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State of Rhode Island, Office of Library & Information Services , An agency of the Department of Administration

OLIS News and Updates

LORI delivery is cancelled on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1 for the holidays. School library delivery resumes January 5.
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Please note: Due to multiple federal holidays, for this month only That All May eRead is being held on the third Tuesday of the month. The regular schedule will resume in January.

The topic for the Tuesday, December 16, 2025, That All May eRead online program will be NLS eReader Searching: Tips and Tricks.

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The topic for the Thursday, December 18, 2025, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Using Book Navigation and Bookmarks.

After the presentation and demonstration, we will answer any questions you have about the My Talking Books skill for Alexa-enabled smart speakers.

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The Fall 2025 AskRI workshop recordings are available in the OLIS Learning Center.

If you couldn’t attend a workshop live, we’ve got you covered.

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Please see below for a list of items that are delayed.

Due to the 43-day federal government shutdown in October and November, NLS will not produce

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The reports for 2025 LORI Certification, FY2025 Interlibrary Loan Statistics and Fall 2025 Delivery Item Count are now available.
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