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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

CE Events Registrations

OLIS News and Updates

RICBA Book Sets for School Libraries

The application for a set of 2027 RICBA nominees will be open July 27 - August 11, 2026.

FY27 State Aid to Libraries

The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.

Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt

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.   

July 31, 2026

Delivery Holiday - Monday, August 10, 2026

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There will be no statewide delivery for libraries on Monday, August 10 in observance Victory Day.

July 29, 2026

Many Faces of BARD, August 13

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The topic for the Thursday, August 13, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Updating the DA2.

July 29, 2026

Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, August 20

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The topic for the Thursday, August 20, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Updated Preference Options in the My Talking Books Skill on Alexa: Part 2.

July 24, 2026

OLIS opens registration on Libraries and AI training at Cranston Public Library on September 30

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Attendees will leave better equipped to address AI questions or concerns from their patrons through daily interactions and to lead discussion groups for their community.

More news and updates

Local Library Programs

August 10, 2026

➧ Closed for Victory Day at Coventry Public Library (9:00 am-8:00 pm)

➧ Tri-County GED Classes at North Providence Union Free Library (12:00 pm-4:00 pm)

➧ Makerspace Appointments at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)

➧ TECH TIME @ THE LIBRARY at Washington Park Library (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)

➧ Teens R.U.L.E. at Wanskuck Library (3:00 pm-4:00 pm)

➧ Take and Make Crafts at Newport Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)

August 11, 2026

➧ Tech Help at Greenville Public Library (9:00 am-11:00 am)

➧ Needlers at North Providence Union Free Library (9:00 am-12:00 pm)

➧ Tri-County Participant Intake/Workforce Readiness Assessment & Support at North Providence Union Free Library (9:00 am-7:30 pm)

➧ STEAM Week: Science Week at Fuller Creative Learning Center (9:30 am-11:30 am)

Other local library programs

Featured Public Library

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Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library

The Jesse Smith Library sits on the former site of the Stillwater Worsted Mills. Our library features a beautiful river walk where patrons can enjoy the breeze off the river and peruse our Storywalk.

100 Tinkham Lane
Burrillville, RI 02830

(401) 710-7800

Rhode Island Library Directory