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.
View updates to library legislation introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
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 24, 2026
➧ Nonfiction Book Group @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ YA for Adults Book Group @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Spice It Up at Lincoln Public Library (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Evening Book Club at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Community Craft Night at Cumberland Public Library (6:30 pm-7:45 pm)
➧ Meditation for Healthy Living with Dr. Alan Post at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Graphic Novel Book Club for Teens at Pawtucket Public Library (7:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Storied Lives Book Club at Pawtucket Public Library (7:00 pm-8:30 pm)
June 25, 2026
➧ Baby Storytime (Drop-in style - no sign ups needed) at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (9:30 am-9:50 am)
➧ Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library (9:30 am-10:30 am)
Featured Public Library
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Auburn Branch Library
Did you know Auburn is the oldest library in Cranston? Check out our timeline back to 1888 in the Isabel S. Wallace Program Room.
396 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910