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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
➧ Poetry For Neanderthals at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (3:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Scrabble at Newport Public Library (3:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Afterschool Activities - Legos at Rochambeau Library (3:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Homework Help at Washington Park Library (3:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Teen Volunteering: Caring Cards (Grades 6-12) at Greenville Public Library (3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ Teen Stamp Art at Newport Public Library (3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ Walking in Place at Island Free Library (3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ Youth Makerspace: Sublimation Printing & Sewing at Knight Memorial Library (3:30 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Bits and Bobs at Wanskuck Library (3:30 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Homework Help at Mount Pleasant Library (3:30 pm-5:30 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Peace Dale Library
Savor the Flavor of Knowledge – Browse Our Library's Cookbook Treasures!
1057 Kingstown Road
South Kingstown, RI 02879