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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
152
Certified Libraries
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
OLIS News and Updates
That All May eRead, September 30
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The topic for the Tuesday, September 30, 2025, That All May eRead online program will be NLS eReader Searching: Tips and Tricks.
Resource Sharing LORI Certification Submission Deadline
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Attention, directors! LORI Certification closes Monday, Sept. 15 for academic, public and special libraries and Tuesday, Sept. 30 for school libraries.
Upcoming Data Workshops with U.S. Census Bureau
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OLIS has scheduled two virtual data workshops with U.S. Census Bureau for the fall.
Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, September 18
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The topic for the Thursday, September 18, 2025, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Everyday Use Examples for My Talking Books, Part 2.
Local Library Programs
September 18, 2025
➧ George Matteson: The Man and His Maps at Coventry Public Library (6:00 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Scrapbooking Club at East Smithfield Public Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Tabletop Game Night at East Smithfield Public Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Cookbook Club @ GREENE at Greene Public Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Plant Parent Support Group at Middletown Public Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Art of the Book - Binding a 4x5 inch blank journal at Newport Public Library (6:00 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Mandala Painting with Julie at George Hail Free Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Meatless Meals: Dessert at Fuller Creative Learning Center (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Dungeons & Dragons at Fuller Creative Learning Center (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Cookbook club at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (6:00 pm-8:00 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