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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
Library staff are invited to apply to attend select courses this fall, sponsored in full by OLIS. Course offerings are live and applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
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!
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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 1, 2026
➧ Farmer's Market @ GREENE at Greene Public Library (4:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Adventures around the world at Middletown Public Library (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Drop-in Tech Time at Fuller Creative Learning Center (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Dancercise with Miss Mary at West Warwick Public Library (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Knit and Crochet Group at Weaver Library (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Drop-In Genealogy at Jamestown Philomenian Library (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Yoga for Adults at East Smithfield Public Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Knitting Mavens at Greenville Public Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Premiere Screening: Our Town Tiverton at Tiverton Public Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Library Knitters Club at George Hail Free Library (6:00 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