LORI libraries can apply for LORI Project Grants for projects from $10,000 to $27,500 and Mini Grants for projects from $2,500 to $7,500. Applications are open through 3/23.
The Governor’s proposed FY27 state budget includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 24.1%
View updates to library legislation introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
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OLIS News and Updates
Carroll Center: Navigating Employment with Confidence
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Navigating Employment with Confidence: Wednesday, March 18 | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET | Zoom
Carroll Center Free, Virtual Tech Talk
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Carroll Tech Talk: Friday, March 20 | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET | Zoom
2026 LORI Grant Program Applications Open through 3/23
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LORI libraries can apply for LORI Project Grants for projects from $10,000 to $27,500 and Mini Grants for projects from $2,500 to $7,500. Applications are open through 3/23.
RI Libraries Wrap Up Winter Reading Challenge
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Nearly 2000 Rhode Islanders logged over 24,000 collective days of reading this February!
Local Library Programs
March 14, 2026
➧ Drop-in LEGO Build at Lincoln Public Library (10:00 am-3:00 pm)
➧ RIFLI ESOL Citizenship at Pawtucket Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Sakonnet Writers Group at Tiverton Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Gentle Yoga with Pam at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Charles Whipple Greene Museum Open at George Hail Free Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Once Upon a Storytime at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-10:45 am)
➧ Come play Mah Jongg! at Island Free Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Young Creators - Making a Picture Book at Providence Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Lucky Leprechaun Story and Craft at Greenville Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Friends of the Library Annual Meeting at Pawtucket Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Willett Free Library
You will feel right at home in the smallest independent library in the smallest state!
45 Ferry Road
North Kingstown, RI 02874