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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
Library staff are invited to apply to attend select courses this fall, sponsored in full by OLIS. Course offerings are live and applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
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!
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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.
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OLIS to provide free registration to library staff, all levels and library type, to select Library Journal and School Library Journal courses in Fall 2026.
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The topic for the Tuesday, August 25, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Previewing the New Features of Version 3.1 of the NLS eReader.
Local Library Programs
August 21, 2026
➧ Cricut Maker 3: Heat Transfer Vinyl at East Smithfield Public Library (3:00 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ Teen & Tween: Gaming Lounge at Newport Public Library (3:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Romance Book Club: The Fox and the Devil at West Warwick Public Library (3:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Outdoor Games! at Washington Park Library (3:00 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ Upcycle Sewing at Wanskuck Library (3:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Perler Bead & Bracelet Builders at Mount Pleasant Library (3:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Friendship Bracelet Fridays! at Knight Memorial Library (3:15 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Origami 101 with teacher t. at Rochambeau Library (3:30 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Spanish for Beginners! at Island Free Library (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
August 22, 2026
➧ ESOL - Evaluation & Registration - Fall 2026 at Mount Pleasant Library (8:00 am-5:30 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Conimicut Branch Library
Our knitting club is always looking for new members.
55 Beach Avenue
Warwick, RI 02889