The Governor’s proposed FY27 state budget includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 24.1%
Summer Reading Mini-Grant Applications are open for interested public libraries, excluding those that have been selected for the Summer Reading Pilot Program.
View updates to library legislation introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
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 Canceled Wednesday, February 25
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Delivery is canceled on Wednesday, February 25 for all libraries. Please report any issues for Thursday using the Delivery Issues Form.
2026 RI Children's Book Award Voting
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Voting for the 2026 RI Children's Book Award is March 2 - May 1. Beginning March 2, schools and libraries may submit their voting results using the online form.
Many Faces of BARD, Thursday, March 12
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The topic for the Thursday, March 12, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Automatic Downloading on the DA2.
OLIS Opens Summer Reading Mini Grant Applications
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OLIS is once again running the Summer Reading Mini-Grant Program for interested public libraries, excluding those that have been selected for the Summer Reading Pilot Program.
Local Library Programs
March 7, 2026
➧ Cricut Maker 3: Heat Transfer Vinyl at East Smithfield Public Library (12:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ AARP Tax Assistance - Saturday Session at Middletown Public Library (12:30 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ Art in Nature: Creature Needs - A Generative Art-Science Workshop at Barrington Public Library (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ RI Recorder Society at Greenville Public Library (1:00 pm-3:30 pm)
➧ Teen Sewing Workshop: Tote Bags at Newport Public Library (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
➧ A Day in the Life of the Lagoda and a Whaling Voyage at George Hail Free Library (1:00 pm-2:30 pm)
➧ Saturday Science Family Days at North Providence Union Free Library (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Slatersville: America's First Mill Village - Episodes 1 2 at Providence Public Library (1:15 pm-3:45 pm)
➧ Irish Music Performance: Fáilte at Pawtucket Public Library (2:00 pm-3:30 pm)
➧ Sensory Friendly LEGO Club at Pawtucket Public Library (2:00 pm-3:30 pm)
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