The Governor’s proposed FY27 state budget includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 24.1%
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
1,332
CE Events Registrations
152
Certified Libraries
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
Spring 2026 Delivery Item Count Report
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The Spring 2026 Delivery Item Count Report is now available.
Music Notes Webinar featuring singer and NLS patron Holly Connor, June 2
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Join us for our next NLS Music Notes webinar on Tuesday, June 2, at 7:00 p.m. eastern time via Zoom.
That All May eRead, May 26 online
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The topic for the Tuesday, May 26, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Navigating DAISY Files on Your eReader.
Reading Across Rhode Island Author Event, April 2026
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The Reading Across Rhode Island Program hosted author Dolen Perkins-Valdez for 2026 title, Happy Land.
Local Library Programs
May 18, 2026
➧ Tech 911! at Wanskuck Library (12:30 pm-2:30 pm)
➧ Knitting Group at Brownell Library (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Knit & Crochet Crafters @ Auburn at Auburn Branch Library (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ RIFLI ESOL Beginner 1 at Pawtucket Public Library (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ Daytime Book Club - May 18, 2026 (**FULL**) at Coventry Public Library (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Herbs with URI Master Gardener at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Makerspace Appointments at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Afternoon Book Club at Rochambeau Library (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ TECH TIME @ THE LIBRARY at Washington Park Library (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ The Fox Point Library Genealogy Club at Fox Point Library (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
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