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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

CE Events Registrations

OLIS News and Updates

RICBA Book Sets for School Libraries

The application for a set of 2027 RICBA nominees will be open July 27 - August 11, 2026.

FY27 State Aid to Libraries

The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.

Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt

Find the Good Egg and the Bad Seed at libraries around the state between June 21 and August 21. Get stamps in your passport for chances to win a large plush and other great prizes.   

July 31, 2026

Delivery Holiday - Monday, August 10, 2026

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There will be no statewide delivery for libraries on Monday, August 10 in observance Victory Day.

July 29, 2026

Many Faces of BARD, August 13

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The topic for the Thursday, August 13, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Updating the DA2.

July 29, 2026

Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, August 20

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The topic for the Thursday, August 20, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Updated Preference Options in the My Talking Books Skill on Alexa: Part 2.

July 24, 2026

OLIS opens registration on Libraries and AI training at Cranston Public Library on September 30

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Attendees will leave better equipped to address AI questions or concerns from their patrons through daily interactions and to lead discussion groups for their community.

More news and updates

Local Library Programs

August 6, 2026

➧ STEAM Week: Culinary Week at Fuller Creative Learning Center (9:30 am-11:30 am)

➧ Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library (9:30 am-10:30 am)

➧ Tales for Twos Story Time **FULL** at Coventry Public Library (10:00 am-10:40 am)

➧ Beach Bash Storytime @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-10:30 am)

➧ Family Storytime at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-10:45 am)

➧ Outdoor Storytime at Notte Park at North Providence Union Free Library (10:00 am-10:45 am)

➧ Movie: Bernie The Dolphin at North Providence Union Free Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)

➧ RIFLI Intermediate ESOL at Pawtucket Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)

➧ BLM at Pawtucket Public Library (10:00 am-2:00 pm)

➧ Early Years Playgroup at George Hail Free Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)

Other local library programs

Featured Public Library

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Riverside Branch Library

History buffs, check us out! We're right down the street from the historical Crescent Park Looff Carousel, and we have a large Pomham Rocks Lighthouse model on display.

475 Bullocks Point Avenue
East Providence, RI 02915

(401) 433-4877

Rhode Island Library Directory