The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.
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Service Highlights FY25
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
CE Events Registrations
152
Certified Libraries
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
Delivery Holiday Friday, June 19
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There is no statewide delivery on Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
That All May eRead, June 30 (Date Correction)
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The topic for the Tuesday, June 30, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Typing Special Characters Using Your NLS eReader.
Unearth A Story, NLS Summer Reading Program 2026
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For the complete schedule of events see the link below.
Many Face of BARD, June 11
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The topic for the Thursday, June 11 program will be Introducing New Features in the DA2 Software Version 2.0.
Local Library Programs
June 20, 2026
➧ Stitch Together at Island Free Library (12:30 pm-2:30 pm)
➧ Knitting and Crocheting Meetup at Lincoln Public Library (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ Father's Day Card Craft! at Middletown Public Library (1:00 pm-2:30 pm)
➧ World Cup Screening: Netherlands v Sweden at Providence Public Library (1:00 pm-3:30 pm)
➧ Tiny Anthropologists: Get Ready to Rock! at Middletown Public Library (2:00 pm-2:45 pm)
➧ A Celebration of Music and the 250-Year History of America @ William Hall at William Hall Library (2:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ SMART at Pawtucket Public Library (3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ June StoryWalk® at Weaver Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
June 21, 2026
➧ Take and Make Crafts at Newport Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Summer Reading Begins at Lincoln Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Lincoln Public Library
The Lincoln Public Library takes pride in our new fiction collection. Your certain to find something to read.
145 Old River Road
Lincoln, RI 02865