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The Governor’s proposed FY27 state budget includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 24.1%
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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
CE Events Registrations
152
Certified Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
VoiceOver for Mac Discussion Group (virtual)
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Join the Chancey Fleet Assistive Tech Coordinator — Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library of New York.
Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, May 21
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The topic for the Thursday, May 21, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Creating the Personalized Experience:
KRARI Virtual Author Event: Eden Royce
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Kick off Kids Reading Across RI 2026 with a live, virtual discussion with Conjure Island author Eden Royce.
All May eRead online program is canceled, April 28
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The April 28, 2026, That All May eRead online program is canceled. We will resume our regular schedule for this program on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Local Library Programs
April 26, 2026
➧ Grief Yoga: Movement, Breath & Sound at Barrington Public Library (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Sunday Hours @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Scrabble Sundays at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Rhode Island Latino History with Marta V. Martínez at Pawtucket Public Library (1:30 pm-3:30 pm)
➧ CANCELLED - Atwater-Donnelly Trio at Barrington Public Library (2:00 pm-3:30 pm)
➧ Adult Grab & Go Craft: Book Page Magnets at Cumberland Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Take and Make Crafts at Newport Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Exhibition: Echoes of the Andes: Exhibit of Ancient Peruvian Ceramics at Providence Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
April 27, 2026
➧ Toddler Storytime with Miss Erin - Spring Session at Rogers Free Library (9:30 am-10:20 am)
➧ Crossroads Mobile Diversion Street Outreach Services at Smith Hill Library (9:30 am-10:30 am)
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