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$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
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!
View updates to library legislation introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
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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 8, 2026
➧ Meeting of the Library Board of Trustees at Jamestown Philomenian Library (5:00 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Knit and Crochet Group at Weaver Library (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ RI Food Bank: Food Too Good To Waste at George Hail Free Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Knitting Mavens at Greenville Public Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Library Knitters Club at George Hail Free Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Get to Know AAUW at Rogers Free Library (6:00 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Adult Craft Evening: Book Bedazzling at Barrington Public Library (6:30 pm-8:30 pm)
➧ The Other Book Group @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Computer Basics with Windows 11 : Session 1 at Lincoln Public Library (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Chess for Kids at Cumberland Public Library (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Tiverton Public Library
Home to Rhode Island's first NASA Moon Tree!
34 Roosevelt Avenue
Tiverton, RI 02878