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152
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1,715,728
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OLIS News and Updates
Library staff are invited to apply to attend select courses this fall, sponsored in full by OLIS. Course offerings are live and applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.
Did you find the Good Egg and Bad Seed at libraries this summer? Be sure to submit your raffle entries online by September 7 to be included in the drawing for your own Good Egg/Bad Seed plushie!
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Register to attend this Thursday's LORI Certification Training and Q&A session.
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Design with Screen Readers in Mind Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern via Zoom.
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Due to the Biennial National Conference, the Many Faces of BARD program will be held on September 3, which is the first Thursday of the month.
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OLIS to provide free registration to library staff, all levels and library type, to select Library Journal and School Library Journal courses in Fall 2026.
Local Library Programs
August 30, 2026
➧ Adult Grab & Go Craft: Mini Rock Cactus Garden at Cumberland Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Take and Make Crafts at Newport Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
August 31, 2026
➧ Summer Reading Program Ends (Adults) at Coventry Public Library (9:00 am-8:00 pm)
➧ Monday Morning Yoga at Barrington Public Library (9:30 am-10:30 am)
➧ Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop at Jamestown Philomenian Library (10:30 am-11:30 am)
➧ Baby Time at George Hail Free Library (10:30 am-11:00 am)
➧ Drop-in Tech at Fuller Creative Learning Center (10:30 am-11:30 am)
➧ Knitting Group at Brownell Library (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Knit & Crochet Group @ Auburn at Auburn Branch Library (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Makerspace Appointments at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Portsmouth Free Public Library
Enhancing the lives of our users.
2658 East Main Road
Portsmouth, RI 02871