Level Up at Your Library this summer! Engage in books, puzzles, games, STEM, chess, and coding. It's summer fun for all ages!
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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,332
CE Events Registrations
152
Certified Libraries
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
OLIS News and Updates
FY2026 Library of Rhode Island Certification
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The FY2026 LORI Resource Sharing Certification is open—find training links and documentation on the Certification page.
Mock Newbery 2026
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It's time to start taking a closer look at 2025 children's books with the first 2026 RI Mock Newbery reading list.
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.
Local Library Programs
July 16, 2025
➧ Safe Sitter at Greenville Public Library (9:00 am-2:15 pm)
➧ Roots2Empower at Pawtucket Public Library (9:00 am-12:30 pm)
➧ Baby Storytime at Weaver Library (9:30 am-10:00 am)
➧ Summer Storytime @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Northern Rhode Island Art Group at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-11:45 am)
➧ Yoga Storytime with Create Power Yoga at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-10:45 am)
➧ Family Storytime at Newport Public Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Magic Treehouse Morning at Kingston Free Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Toddler/Preschool Storytime at Weaver Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Summer Reading Registration at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Oaklawn Branch Library
Borrow a ukulele kit and learn how to play!
230 Wilbur Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920