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The Office of Library and Information Services strengthens, connects, and empowers libraries to advance knowledge, connect communities, and enrich the lives of all Rhode Islanders.

Service Highlights FY25

$14,088,248

State Aid for Libraries

152

Certified Libraries

1,715,728

Items moved through Delivery

1,332

CE Events Registrations

OLIS News and Updates

Fall 2026 LORI Delivery Item Count
Delivery Item Count will take place October 18-24. Participation and reporting is required for all LORI libraries. The item count reporting form opens for submissions on Sunday, October 25 and closes Tuesday, November 10.
CE Offerings Fall 2026
"America at 250: A Census Data Journey Through Time" and "Public Library Trustee Training" are among the CE courses we offer for Fall 2026. Register today!
Freedom to Read Act
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Model policies are now available to guide compliance with RI's Freedom to Read Act.

NLS Music Notes Webinar, October 22
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The next NLS Music Notes Webinar for patrons and network staff will take place Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m. eastern time. Please join us.

AskRI Fall Workshops
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The fall lineup of AskRI workshops is now available on the OLIS CE Calendar.

BARD Improvements: Software Updates
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NLS continues to make improvements to BARD. To take advantage of these improvements, patrons’ devices must be running one of the more recent versions of the BARD software.

More news and updates

Local Library Programs

October 21, 2026

➧ Stitch Together at (9:00 pm-11:00 pm)

October 22, 2026

➧ Baby Bookworms Storytime at (9:30 am-10:30 am)
➧ Senior Tech Social Club at (9:30 am-11:30 am)
➧ Mother Goose Story Time at (9:30 am-10:00 am)
➧ Work Opportunities Unlimited at (9:30 am-1:00 pm)
➧ Babies & Board Books at (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Tales for Twos *FULL* at (10:00 am-10:40 am)
➧ Boom! Boom! Crash! Storytime @ Central at (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Family Storytime at (10:00 am-10:45 am)
➧ One on One Tech Help at (10:00 am-11:00 am)
Other local library programs

Featured Public Library

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Louttit Library

Louttit Library

Louttit Library is a former one room schoolhouse nestled among gardens and hiking trails with easy proximity to our expanded shady playground and ample parking.

274 Victory Highway
West Greenwich, RI 02817

(401) 397-3434

Rhode Island Library Directory