The Governor’s proposed FY27 state budget includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 24.1%
The Staffing and Salaries section of the 2025 Public Library Statistical Report is now available for download.
Libraries across the state have come together to offer a robust state-wide reading challenge in February 2026. Visit a participating library to sign up starting on January 19.
Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
152
Certified Libraries
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
OLIS News and Updates
OLIS Launches Summer Reading Pilot
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Public libraries are invited to apply to pilot a new approach to Summer Reading Program support from OLIS.
2026 Calendars
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Production of 2026 braille wall calendars (CAW1), which was delayed due to last fall’s government shutdown, has now been completed, and distribution of calendars has begun.
Many Faces of Bard Program, February 12
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The topic for the Thursday, February 12, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Advanced Searching on the DA2.
Delivery canceled Tuesday, January 27
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Delivery is canceled on Tuesday, January 27 for all libraries. Please report any issues for Wednesday using the Delivery Issues Form.
Local Library Programs
February 8, 2026
➧ Sunday Hours @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Scrabble Sundays at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Write to Grow Workshop: Nurturing Acceptance at Barrington Public Library (1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
➧ Sound Bath at Island Free Library (3:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Exhibition: Echoes of the Andes: Exhibit of Ancient Peruvian Ceramics at Providence Public Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Teen Take & Make: Fortune Cookie Valentines at Greenville Public Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Lovely Animals Scavenger Hunt at Greenville Public Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
February 9, 2026
➧ Toddler Storytime with Miss Erin - 1st Winter Session at Rogers Free Library (9:30 am-10:20 am)
➧ Baby Storytime at Weaver Library (9:30 am-10:30 am)
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