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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
OLIS News and Updates
NLS Music Notes Webinar, October 21
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Join us for our next NLS Music Notes webinar on Tuesday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. eastern time via Zoom
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.
Local Library Programs
September 23, 2025
➧ Dungeons & Dragons at East Smithfield Public Library (5:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Faux stain glass at Glocester Manton Free Library (5:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Read to Win & Fin at Pawtucket Public Library (5:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ ILSR Digital Literacy at Pawtucket Public Library (5:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Orchard Gate at Greenville Public Library (5:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Kids Bubble Painting with Goli at Cumberland Public Library (5:30 pm-6:15 pm)
➧ Teen Service Tuesdays- Civics Session 2 at Fuller Creative Learning Center (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Knit and Crochet Group at Weaver Library (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ A Taste of African Heritage Cooking Demo Series @ William Hall at William Hall Library (5:30 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ September Movie: September 5 at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Warwick Public Library - Central
Visit our pet tarantula, Miss Junie, upstairs in the Children's Room.
600 Sandy Lane
Warwick, RI 02886