Dive into our Fall 2025 CE Offerings! Review the calendar for enriching courses and engaging workshops.
Join the Northeast Summit on Climate Adaptation of Library Facilities for an inspiring session showcasing how libraries can lead climate action through the arts.
Learn how to use data.census.gov to find population and demographic data for your library community.
Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
152
Certified Libraries
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
CE Events Registrations
OLIS News and Updates
2025 Staffing and Salaries Report
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The Staffing and Salaries section of the 2025 Public Library Statistical Report is now available for download.
Many Faces of BARD, January 13 @ 4 pm
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The topic for the program will be BARD 2.0: An Overview, and the program will be conducted in Spanish.
OLIS Delivery Holidays
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LORI delivery is cancelled on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1 for the holidays. School library delivery resumes January 5.
That All May eRead, Dec. 16
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Please note: Due to multiple federal holidays, for this month only That All May eRead is being held on the third Tuesday of the month. The regular schedule will resume in January.
Local Library Programs
December 31, 2025
➧ Library Closed at 12 pm - New Year's Eve at Barrington Public Library (12:00 pm-9:00 pm)
➧ New Year's Eve (library closes at 12 PM) at Lincoln Public Library (12:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Knit & Crochet Drop-In @ William Hall at William Hall Library (12:30 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Library Closes at 1PM at Island Free Library (1:00 pm-1:00 pm)
➧ Drop-in Chess Club for Kids, Tweens & Teens at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (1:30 pm-2:30 pm)
➧ Open Tech Time @ William Hall at William Hall Library (2:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ The Chronicles of Yarnia at Fox Point Library (2:00 pm-3:30 pm)
➧ LIBRARY CLOSES EARLY - New Year's Eve at Rogers Free Library (3:00 pm-3:05 pm)
➧ Coffee & Crafts at Wanskuck Library (3:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Create with the Maker Cart at Fox Point Library (3:00 pm-5:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Tiverton Public Library
Home to Rhode Island's first NASA Moon Tree!
34 Roosevelt Avenue
Tiverton, RI 02878