The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.
Find the Good Egg and the Bad Seed at libraries around the state between June 21 and August 21. Get stamps in your passport for chances to win a large plush and other great prizes.
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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
152
Certified Libraries
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
CE Events Registrations
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
Accessibility in Video Games Level 2 Access On Webinar, June 30
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Tuesday, June 30, 2026, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern via Zoom
Delivery Holiday Friday, June 19
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There is no statewide delivery on Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
That All May eRead, June 30 (Date Correction)
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The topic for the Tuesday, June 30, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Typing Special Characters Using Your NLS eReader.
Unearth A Story, NLS Summer Reading Program 2026
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For the complete schedule of events see the link below.
Local Library Programs
June 25, 2026
➧ Little Picassos! at Knight Memorial Library (3:15 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ Walking in Place at Island Free Library (3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ Scrabble Club at Rogers Free Library (4:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ One on One Tech Help at Weaver Library (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Teen: Beaded Plant at Newport Public Library (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Scrabble Club at Rogers Free Library (4:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Summer Reading Kick-off and Free Book Fair @ William Hall at William Hall Library (4:30 pm-6:30 pm)
➧ Digging up Stories - Researching Family History at Newport Public Library (5:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Excel and Ready at Pawtucket Public Library (5:00 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Wooden Ornament Workshop at Knight Memorial Library (5:00 pm-7:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Lincoln Public Library
The Lincoln Public Library takes pride in our new fiction collection. Your certain to find something to read.
145 Old River Road
Lincoln, RI 02865