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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
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!
View updates to library legislation introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
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There is no delivery Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
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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.
Local Library Programs
September 5, 2026
➧ Rug Braiders & Country Crafters @ GREENE at Greene Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Saturday Storytime for Littles (Drop-in style - no sign ups needed) at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft, Fraud, and Scams @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-11:30 am)
➧ Drop-in Baby & Toddler Playtime: Saturday Edition at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (10:30 am-12:00 pm)
➧ September StoryWalk® at Weaver Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
September 6, 2026
➧ Library Closed - Labor Day at Barrington Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ LIBRARY CLOSED - Labor Day at Rogers Free Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Library Closed at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Library Closed at Greenville Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Labor Day (Library Closed) at Lincoln Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Brownell Library
Books, yard games, tools, native seeds, and much more in a small, friendly place.
44 Commons
Little Compton, RI 02837