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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
OLIS News and Updates
Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, Jul 17
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The topic for the Thursday, July 17, 2025, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be My Talking Books Skill Preferences, Part 2.
The Many Faces of BARD, July 10
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The topic for the Thursday, July 10, 2025, Many Faces of BARD program will be An Open Forum with Advanced Tech Support: You Ask, They Answer.
Delivery Holiday - July 4, 2025
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There will be no delivery on Friday, July 4, 2025 in observance of Independence Day.
Kids Reading Across RI 2025 Kickoff
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The 2025 Kids Reading Across Rhode Island program officially launched on June 14 with a kickoff event at the William Hall Library.
Local Library Programs
July 13, 2025
➧ Take and Make Crafts at Newport Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Exhibition: GO HOME Artwork by Robbie Sena, Teen Creative Fellow at Providence Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
July 14, 2025
➧ Employment Program at Pawtucket Public Library (9:30 am-1:30 pm)
➧ Messy Mondays: Process Art for Toddlers at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (9:30 am-10:30 am)
➧ Summer Craft Time at Rogers Free Library (10:00 am-11:30 am)
➧ Summer Fun for Young Ones with Miss Patty at Greenville Public Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Employment Program at Pawtucket Public Library (10:00 am-2:00 pm)
➧ Open Play @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Summer Reading Registration at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
➧ Library Babies story time at Coventry Public Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
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