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

OLIS News and Updates

The topic for the April 29 online program will be eReader Program Updates. In the remaining time, we will answer any questions you have about the NLS Braille eReader.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. eastern time and will last for one hour. The meeting will be recorded.

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On March 14, the White House issued an Executive Order on Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy (Executive Order 14238).

Impact on Office of Library and Information Services

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There will be no delivery on Friday, April 18, 2025 in observance of Good Friday. School library delivery is suspended the week of April 14-18 for Spring Recess (except SGA).
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On March 14 the White House issued an executive order to eliminate non-statutory functions of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
This order, if executed, would impact a number of services provided by the Office of Library and Information Services.
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The Kids Reading Across RI Committee is happy to announce that the work of Oge Mora has been selected to celebrate the 16th year of KRARI.
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OLIS has scheduled four virtual data workshops with U.S. Census Bureau for 2025.

OLIS is pleased to announce four virtual workshops focused on using data available from U.S. Census Bureau.

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