It's time to start taking a closer look at 2025 children's books with the first 2026 RI Mock Newbery reading list.

The topic for the Thursday, July 17, 2025, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be My Talking Books Skill Preferences, Part 2.

The first part of the Preferences program was held in May. After the presentation and demonstration, we will answer any questions you have about th

The topic for the Thursday, July 10, 2025, Many Faces of BARD program will be An Open Forum with Advanced Tech Support: You Ask, They Answer.

There will not be a presentation, just one full hour of answering any BARD-related questions.

There will be no delivery on Friday, July 4, 2025 in observance of Independence Day.

The 2025 Kids Reading Across Rhode Island program officially launched on June 14 with a kickoff event at the William Hall Library.

The FY26 enacted budget includes full funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25% of local appropriations and expenditures.

The RI Emergency Management Agency announces cooling centers in local communities.

NLS is releasing version 4.0 of BARD Express this week.

This release is light on new front-facing features; however, it is considered a major release because the program has been converted to a 64-bit program