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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
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.
"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!
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Model policies are now available to guide compliance with RI's Freedom to Read Act.
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The next NLS Music Notes Webinar for patrons and network staff will take place Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m. eastern time. Please join us.
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The fall lineup of AskRI workshops is now available on the OLIS CE Calendar.
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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.
Local Library Programs
October 22, 2026
➧ Virtual Author Event-Ghosts, Grief, and Growing Up: YA Storytelling with Cherie Dimaline at (7:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Walking in Place at (7:30 pm-8:30 pm)
➧ RI DSA at (7:30 pm-8:30 pm)
➧ Kids Community Canvas at (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ IFL BOOK GROUP at (8:00 pm-9:00 pm)
October 23, 2026
➧ HOLD FOR HAUNTED HOUSE at (12:00 am-12:00 am)
➧ Friends of the Library Book Sale at (9:00 am-5:00 pm)
➧ Staff Use at (9:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ BHDDH at (9:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Walking Club at (9:00 am-10:00 am)
Featured Public Library
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Cranston Public Library - Central
Do you have a loved one experiencing memory loss or Dementia? Check out our Memory Care Kits.
140 Sockanosset Cross Road
Cranston, RI 02920