State Aid to Libraries is fully funded at 25% of local expenditures in FY23. Funding has also been increased to the Statewide Reference Resource Center (AskRI), supporting database

Provide input on OLIS' framework for the Five-Year Plan for statewide library services.

The 2022 Rhode Island Children's Book Award winner is The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora! This year 6,609 student

Comparable statistics reports for FY21 are now available on OLIS' website. Reports cover library services, collections, facilities, operations, and finances.

On March 23, 2022, the FCC announced a third 15-day Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Filing Window.

The ECF application filing window will open on Thursday, April 28, 2022, and close on Friday, May 13, 2022.

Library staff statewide are invited to participate in focus groups to inform OLIS' new strategic plan for statewide library services.