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$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
The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.
Did you find the Good Egg and Bad Seed at libraries this summer? Be sure to submit your raffle entries online by September 7 to be included in the drawing for your own Good Egg/Bad Seed plushie!
View updates to library legislation introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
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There is no delivery Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
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Register to attend this Thursday's LORI Certification Training and Q&A session.
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Design with Screen Readers in Mind Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern via Zoom.
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Due to the Biennial National Conference, the Many Faces of BARD program will be held on September 3, which is the first Thursday of the month.
Local Library Programs
September 2, 2026
➧ Lego Challenge at Fuller Creative Learning Center (3:45 pm-4:45 pm)
➧ One on One Tech Help at Weaver Library (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Block Party at Middletown Public Library (4:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ OSCIL at Pawtucket Public Library (4:30 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Craft Circle at Tiverton Public Library (5:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Evening Knitting & Crochet Circle at Jamestown Philomenian Library (5:30 pm-7:45 pm)
➧ Grieving with Grace at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (5:45 pm-7:45 pm)
➧ MPL Building Committee Meeting at Middletown Public Library (6:00 pm-7:45 pm)
➧ Keeping Kids Safe Online Presentation at West Warwick Public Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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North Providence Union Free Library
Most adults who come in remark that they used to skate and play hockey here when it was the North Providence Arena
1810 Mineral Spring Avenue
North Providence, RI 02904