Dive into our Fall 2025 CE Offerings! Review the calendar for enriching courses and engaging workshops.
Join the Northeast Summit on Climate Adaptation of Library Facilities for an inspiring session showcasing how libraries can lead climate action through the arts.
Learn how to use data.census.gov to find population and demographic data for your library community.
Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
152
Certified Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
2025 Staffing and Salaries Report
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The Staffing and Salaries section of the 2025 Public Library Statistical Report is now available for download.
Many Faces of BARD, January 13 @ 4 pm
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The topic for the program will be BARD 2.0: An Overview, and the program will be conducted in Spanish.
OLIS Delivery Holidays
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LORI delivery is cancelled on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1 for the holidays. School library delivery resumes January 5.
That All May eRead, Dec. 16
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Please note: Due to multiple federal holidays, for this month only That All May eRead is being held on the third Tuesday of the month. The regular schedule will resume in January.
Local Library Programs
January 7, 2026
➧ Paws to Read at Lincoln Public Library (6:15 pm-6:30 pm)
➧ Teen & Tween K Pop Party! at Weaver Library (6:30 pm-7:45 pm)
➧ Paws to Read at Lincoln Public Library (6:30 pm-6:45 pm)
➧ Managing Neurodiversity to Prevent and Address Burnout at Cumberland Public Library (6:30 pm-7:45 pm)
➧ Paws to Read at Lincoln Public Library (6:45 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Graphic Novel Book Club at Pawtucket Public Library (7:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Exhibition: Echoes of the Andes: Exhibit of Ancient Peruvian Ceramics at Providence Public Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Digital Drop-by... at Island Free Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Library Chef: Chef Knife Skills (Virtual Class) at Cumberland Public Library (7:30 pm-8:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Fuller Creative Learning Center
Cooking, sewing, gardening, tech and more. We are always learning!
260 Dover Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914