Dive into our Fall 2025 CE Offerings! Review the calendar for enriching courses and engaging workshops.
Learn how to use data.census.gov, the Census Bureau's premiere online data platform, to find population and demographic data for your library community.
Join the free, virtual New England Teen Summit! Open to all New England library staff, it focuses on empowering teen services.
Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
CE Events Registrations
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
NLS Impacts from Federal Govt. Shutdown
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Please see below for a list of items that are delayed.
LORI Resource Sharing Reports Available
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The reports for 2025 LORI Certification, FY2025 Interlibrary Loan Statistics and Fall 2025 Delivery Item Count are now available.
Thanksgiving Delivery Holidays
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LORI delivery is cancelled on Thursday, Nov 27 and Friday, Nov 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Please plan accordingly.
NLS BARD Support: Patron Engagement Section Programs Resume
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The Patron Engagement Section will resume all regularly scheduled online programs in December.
Local Library Programs
December 8, 2025
➧ Knit & Crochet Crafters @ Auburn at Auburn Branch Library (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Holiday Floral Arranging at Greenville Public Library (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ Knitting Group at Brownell Library (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Tech 911! at Wanskuck Library (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ TECH TIME @ THE LIBRARY at Washington Park Library (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ Babies & Board Books at Barrington Public Library (1:30 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Drop-in Sewing at Fuller Creative Learning Center (1:30 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Makerspace Walk In at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (2:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Read more, learn more! at Washington Park Library (2:30 pm-5:30 pm)
➧ Cardmaking for the Community @ Oak Lawn at Oaklawn Branch Library (3:00 pm-4:30 pm)
Featured Public Library
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East Greenwich Free Library
Explore the East Greenwich Library's Rhode Island Room—your gateway to local history and genealogy, uncovering the stories that shaped our community.
82 Peirce Street
East Greenwich, RI 02818