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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,332
CE Events Registrations
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
152
Certified Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
NLS Music Notes Webinar, October 21
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Join us for our next NLS Music Notes webinar on Tuesday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. eastern time via Zoom
That All May eRead, September 30
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The topic for the Tuesday, September 30, 2025, That All May eRead online program will be NLS eReader Searching: Tips and Tricks.
Resource Sharing LORI Certification Submission Deadline
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Attention, directors! LORI Certification closes Monday, Sept. 15 for academic, public and special libraries and Tuesday, Sept. 30 for school libraries.
Upcoming Data Workshops with U.S. Census Bureau
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OLIS has scheduled two virtual data workshops with U.S. Census Bureau for the fall.
Local Library Programs
September 28, 2025
➧ Dungeons & Dragons: Into the Deep at West Warwick Public Library (3:45 pm-5:45 pm)
➧ Adult Grab & Go Craft: Pumpkin Spice Candle at Cumberland Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Take and Make Crafts at Newport Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Exhibition: Echoes of the Andes: Exhibit of Ancient Peruvian Ceramics at Providence Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
September 29, 2025
➧ Toddler Storytime with Miss Erin - 1st Fall Session at Rogers Free Library (9:30 am-10:20 am)
➧ Baby Storytime at Weaver Library (9:30 am-10:00 am)
➧ Apple Tasting and Craft Drop In! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (9:30 am-5:00 pm)
➧ Wanskuck Halloween Costume Drive at Wanskuck Library (9:30 am-5:00 pm)
➧ Crossroads Mobile Diversion Street Outreach Services at Smith Hill Library (9:30 am-10:30 pm)
➧ Mindfulness Meditation at Rochambeau Library (9:45 am-10:45 am)
Featured Public Library
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Brownell Library
Books, yard games, tools, native seeds, and much more in a small, friendly place.
44 Commons
Little Compton, RI 02837