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Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
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OLIS News and Updates
Delivery Item Count will take place October 18-24. Participation and reporting is required for all LORI libraries. The item count reporting form opens for submissions on Sunday, October 25 and closes Tuesday, November 10.
"Web Accessibility for Librarians," and "America at 250: A Census Data Journey Through Time" are among the CE courses we offer for Fall 2026. Register today!
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Check out some highlighted sessions coming from OLIS this fall. Registration is open!
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Our next book discussion on The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes - DB 122153 will be on Tuesday, September 22 @ 2 pm.
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The topic for the Thursday, September 17 program will be Effective Use of the Reading History and Streaming History and What’s the Difference.
Local Library Programs
September 29, 2026
➧ Pillow Making Workshop! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (4:30 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Pokemon Lantern at Glocester Manton Free Library (5:00 pm-5:45 pm)
➧ Fall Terrariums with Sea Peppers at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (5:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ TWEEN Tuesday (for ages 9-12 only) at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (5:30 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Gilbert the Party Pig Story Hour @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (5:30 pm-6:30 pm)
➧ Teen Service Tuesdays- Drop In Service at Fuller Creative Learning Center (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Knit and Crochet Group at Weaver Library (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Girl Scouts of Southern New England at Middletown Public Library (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ The Books That Grew Us- Media Literacy at George Hail Free Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Teen Program -- Crafty Teens Social Club at Cumberland Public Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Riverside Branch Library
History buffs, check us out! We're right down the street from the historical Crescent Park Looff Carousel, and we have a large Pomham Rocks Lighthouse model on display.
475 Bullocks Point Avenue
East Providence, RI 02915