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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
The application for a set of 2027 RICBA nominees will be open July 27 - August 11, 2026.
The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.
Find the Good Egg and the Bad Seed at libraries around the state between June 21 and August 21. Get stamps in your passport for chances to win a large plush and other great prizes.
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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.
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There will be no statewide delivery for libraries on Monday, August 10 in observance Victory Day.
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The topic for the Thursday, August 13, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Updating the DA2.
Local Library Programs
August 15, 2026
➧ African American Fiction Book Club: I, Medusa at Knight Memorial Library (1:30 pm-1:30 pm)
➧ Toe Jam Puppet Band - Summer Finale! at Weaver Library (2:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ Dave Marchetti's Animal Experiences at Providence Public Library (2:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ Juggling & Balloon Show with Circus Dynamics! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (2:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ Is Beekeeping For Me? at Middletown Public Library (2:30 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Summer Serenades with Surnames! at Knight Memorial Library (3:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Riverwalk Times Concert Series at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ August StoryWalk® at Weaver Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
August 16, 2026
➧ Summer Reading Weekly Check-In at Fox Point Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
August 17, 2026
➧ Banned Movie Night: A Clockwork Orange at Knight Memorial Library (5:00 am-7:30 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Cranston Public Library - Central
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140 Sockanosset Cross Road
Cranston, RI 02920