Dive into our Fall 2025 CE Offerings! Review the calendar for enriching courses and engaging workshops.
The next Public Library Directors' meeting is December 4, 2025. Join OLIS to hear updates and connect with fellow public library directors.
Join the free, virtual New England Teen Summit! Open to all New England library staff, it focuses on empowering teen services.
Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
152
Certified Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
Thanksgiving Delivery Holidays
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LORI delivery is cancelled on Thursday, Nov 27 and Friday, Nov 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Please plan accordingly.
NLS BARD Support: Patron Engagement Section Programs Resume
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The Patron Engagement Section will resume all regularly scheduled online programs in December.
NLS Services Restored - Govt. Shutdown Ended
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On November 12, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, a full-year appropriations bill to fund the legislative branch, including the Library of Congress, for FY 2026.
LORI Delivery Holiday November 11, 2025 & Fall Delivery Item Count Webform is Open
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There will be no delivery on Tuesday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. The Fall Delivery Item Count webform is now open. All LORI libraries are required to participate.
Local Library Programs
November 25, 2025
➧ Adult Grab & Go Craft: Holiday Sugar Scrub at Cumberland Public Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ SURJ at Pawtucket Public Library (7:00 pm-8:30 pm)
➧ Everywhere I Go: Sketchbooks from Cyrus Highsmith at Providence Public Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Exhibition: Echoes of the Andes: Exhibit of Ancient Peruvian Ceramics at Providence Public Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
November 26, 2025
➧ Early Closing at 5 pm at Newport Public Library (9:00 am-5:00 pm)
➧ Laperche School Field Trip at Greenville Public Library (9:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Laperche School 1st grade field trip to the library at Greenville Public Library (9:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Toddler Storytime with Miss Erin - 2nd Fall Session at Rogers Free Library (9:30 am-10:20 am)
➧ Ballet Class with Heritage Ballet 10AM at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-10:50 am)
Featured Public Library
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Brownell Library
Books, yard games, tools, native seeds, and much more in a small, friendly place.
44 Commons
Little Compton, RI 02837