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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

Fall 2026 LORI Delivery Item Count

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.

CE Offerings Fall 2026

"America at 250: A Census Data Journey Through Time" and "Public Library Trustee Training" are among the CE courses we offer for Fall 2026. Register today!

October 05, 2026

Freedom to Read Act

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Model policies are now available to guide compliance with RI's Freedom to Read Act.

October 15, 2026

AskRI Fall Workshops

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The fall lineup of AskRI workshops is now available on the OLIS CE Calendar.

October 13, 2026

BARD Improvements: Software Updates

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NLS continues to make improvements to BARD. To take advantage of these improvements, patrons’ devices must be running one of the more recent versions of the BARD software.

October 09, 2026

That All May eRead, Tuesday, October 27

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The topic for the Tuesday, October 27, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Care and Use of NLS eReaders: Troubleshooting and Other Miscellany.

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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

(401) 433-4877

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