The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.
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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
152
Certified Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
Delivery Holiday Friday, June 19
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There is no statewide delivery on Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
That All May eRead, June 30 (Date Correction)
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The topic for the Tuesday, June 30, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Typing Special Characters Using Your NLS eReader.
Unearth A Story, NLS Summer Reading Program 2026
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For the complete schedule of events see the link below.
Many Face of BARD, June 11
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The topic for the Thursday, June 11 program will be Introducing New Features in the DA2 Software Version 2.0.
Local Library Programs
June 16, 2026
➧ Tech Help at Greenville Public Library (9:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Needlers at North Providence Union Free Library (9:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Cradle to Crayons (1-3 year olds) at Providence Public Library (9:30 am-10:30 am)
➧ Sensory Play Time at Lincoln Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Lapsit Story Time! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Outdoor Tech Time: Summer Adventure Apps - Navigating with AllTrails & Strava at Barrington Public Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ BLM at Pawtucket Public Library (10:00 am-1:00 pm)
➧ Spanish Bilingual Storytime with Solé at Jamestown Philomenian Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Music and Movement at Rochambeau Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Makerspace Open Studio for Adults at Knight Memorial Library (10:00 am-11:30 am)
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