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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
The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.
Did you find the Good Egg and Bad Seed at libraries this summer? Be sure to submit your raffle entries online by September 7 to be included in the drawing for your own Good Egg/Bad Seed plushie!
View updates to library legislation introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
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There is no delivery Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
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Register to attend this Thursday's LORI Certification Training and Q&A session.
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Design with Screen Readers in Mind Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern via Zoom.
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Due to the Biennial National Conference, the Many Faces of BARD program will be held on September 3, which is the first Thursday of the month.
Local Library Programs
September 7, 2026
➧ Baby Time at George Hail Free Library (10:30 am-11:00 am)
➧ History Hijinks Book Club at Providence Public Library (5:30 pm-6:45 pm)
➧ Maker Mondays for Adults at Middletown Public Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
September 8, 2026
➧ Needlers at North Providence Union Free Library (9:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Sensory Play Time at Lincoln Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ RIFLI Registration at Pawtucket Public Library (10:00 am-1:00 pm)
➧ Outdoor Family Story Time - Weather Permitting at Barrington Public Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Lapsit Story Time! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Colors & Shapes Storytime @ Knightsville at Knightsville Branch Library (10:30 am-11:00 am)
➧ Awesome Autumn Storytime @ Auburn at Auburn Branch Library (10:30 am-11:00 am)
Featured Public Library
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Barrington Public Library
Expect the unexpected (and more) at Barrington Public Library!
281 County Road
Barrington, RI 02806