News & Events

New Public Library Data Maps Now Online
See fiscal year 2015 per capita data metrics including visitors, circulation and expenditures displayed on interactive visual maps of all public library systems in the state.

Enacted State Aid to Libraries FY2017
State aid to libraries has been increased by $900,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016.

Spring 2016 LORI Delivery Items Count Results
43,053 items were transported in the OLIS-LORI Delivery system during the week of April 25, 2016.

Thomas Viall Receives RILA Citation of Merit Award
Thomas Viall, Chair of the Library Board of Rhode Island, was awarded a Citation of Merit by the Rhode Island Library Association at the Association’s annual conference on May 27.

2016 Summer Reading Program
Summer readers, children and teens, visit your local public library this summer and discover new books and presentations by summer reading program educators and artists.