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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights 2024
$13,384,631
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
3,319,562
Items moved through Delivery
$245,844
LSTA Subgrants
OLIS News and Updates
The Many Faces of BARD, June 12
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The topic for the Thursday, June 12, Many Faces of BARD online program will be the BARD 2.0 website, which all NLS patrons will begin using this summer.
NLS Patron Corner, June 16
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On Monday, June 16, at 7:00 p.m. EST, the NLS Patron Engagement Section will host a Patron Corner. The topic for this program is Cooking Without Looking: A Patron’s Perspective.
LORI Resource Sharing Certification Training Sessions
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The FY2026 LORI Resource Sharing Certification process opens July 15, 2025. For details and training registration links please see the Certification page.
That All May eRead, June 24th
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The topic for the Tuesday, June 24, That All May eRead online program will be An Overview of the File Manager.
Local Library Programs
June 12, 2025
➧ Blood Pressure Screening at Rogers Free Library (9:00 am-10:00 am)
➧ UNAVAILABLE at Pawtucket Public Library (9:00 am-8:45 pm)
➧ Info Table: Medicare Resources at West Warwick Public Library (9:30 am-12:30 pm)
➧ Babies & Board Books at Barrington Public Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Movie: Thelma at Mayor Salvatore Mancini Union Free Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Family Story Time! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ The Empowered Caregiver at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-11:30 am)
➧ Harmony and Glocester Manton Libraries' Craft Tables at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
➧ Weekly Take and Make Crafts at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
➧ Summer Reading Registration at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Barrington Public Library
Expect the unexpected (and more) at Barrington Public Library!
281 County Road
Barrington, RI 02806