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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
CE Events Registrations
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
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 12, 2025
➧ Young Creators - Papermaking at Providence Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Sakonnet Writers Group at Tiverton Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ URI Master Gardeners Free Soil Testing at Warwick Public Library - Central (10:00 am-1:00 pm)
➧ Friends of the Robert Beverly Hale Library Book Sale at Robert Beverly Hale Library (10:00 am-2:00 pm)
➧ Charles Whipple Greene Museum Open at George Hail Free Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ LEGO Club at Newport Public Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Summer Reading Registration at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
➧ Grateful Threads Quilters @ GREENE at Greene Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Rug Braiders & Country Crafters @ GREENE at Greene Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Play Date @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-11:30 am)
Featured Public Library
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Union Branch Library
Visit Tiverton's branch library in Historic Tiverton Four Corners!
3832 Main Road
Tiverton, RI 02878