Level Up at Your Library this summer! Engage in books, puzzles, games, STEM, chess, and coding. It's summer fun for all ages!
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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
152
Certified Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
Nonvisual Drawing Club
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July 19th, 2-3:30 pm. Learn techniques for drawing raised lines: you don’t need vision to learn to draw! We’ll explore different kinds of drawing exercise each time we meet.
Summer Conference Tech Highlights
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Chancey Fleet Assistive Tech Coordinator, Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library
FY2026 Library of Rhode Island Certification
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The FY2026 LORI Resource Sharing Certification is open—find training links and documentation on the Certification page.
Mock Newbery 2026
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It's time to start taking a closer look at 2025 children's books with the first 2026 RI Mock Newbery reading list.
Local Library Programs
July 19, 2025
➧ Union Library Book, Bake and Yard Sale at Union Branch Library (9:00 am-5:00 pm)
➧ Young Creators - Papermaking at Providence Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ LEGO Club at Newport Public Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Summer Reading Registration at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
➧ Grateful Threads Quilters @ GREENE at Greene Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Rug Braiders & Country Crafters @ GREENE at Greene Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Family Game Time at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Family Fun at Newport Public Library (11:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Community Crafting Club at George Hail Free Library (11:00 am-2:00 pm)
➧ Science Saturday at Pawtucket Public Library (11:00 am-12:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Middletown Public Library
Visit the current library at 700 West Main, but start getting excited for the new building at 110 Enterprise!
700 West Main Road
Middletown, RI 02840