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.

OLIS is gathering information from the RI library community to prepare its new strategic plan for statewide library services. Your answers will help OLIS assess what areas of libra

OLIS is offering Technology Grants funded through the American Rescue Plan Act for the purchase of computers and other technology to expand digital access and services.

The Office of Library and Information Services is using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds (

A report containing staffing and salary data from the FY2021 Public Library Annual Survey is now available.

This publication summarizes information gathered from the 2021 Library of Rhode Island Certification which includes interlibrary loan statistics and the LORI Technology Scan.