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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 2023 Rhode Island Children's Book Award winner is Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter! This year 7,069 students from 107 schools and public libraries voted.
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The Kids Reading Across RI Committee is proud to announce that The Aquanaut by Dan Santat is the 2023 selection!
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Cover for the book: The Aquanaut by Dan Santat
Comparable statistics reports for FY22 are now available on OLIS' website. Reports cover library services, collections, facilities, operations, and finances.
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Library Comp Stats 2022 announcement
Library of Rhode Island (LORI) Summer Reading Program Mini-Grants are non-competitive grants available to all public libraries to support reading and learning programs this summer.
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Are you comfortable with LORI resource sharing and interlibrary loan procedures? Are you willing to help mentor new colleagues who might need occasional assistance troubleshooting
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Resource Sharing Working Group
The Governor's proposed budget for FY24 includes full funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25% of local appropriations and expenditures.
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Voting for the 2023 RI Children's Book Award will take place February 1, 2023 - March 13, 2023. Beginning February 1, schools and libraries may submit their voting results using th
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A report containing staffing and salary data from the FY2022 Public Library Annual Survey is now available.
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