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10/9/2025 - Ed Garcia, Director of Cranston Public Library, Honored with Rhode Island Center for the Book Page Turner Award

9/18/2025 - Dave Bartos Appointed Vice-chair of the Rhode Island Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission (RIHGEC)

9/9/2025 - Cranston Public Library Welcomes New Information Technology Manager 

9/4/2025 - Nomi Hague Appointed Auburn Branch Librarian

8/6/2025 - The Cranston Public Library Receives $5,000 Legislative Grant

7/30/2025 - Cranston Public Library Hires Talia Botelho as the new full-time Youth Services Librarian

6/26/2025 - New Hours at Oak Lawn

6/16/2025 - $2,000 Grant to Support ESL and Citizenship Classes at William Hall Library

5/28/2025 - Recent news and appointments from the Board of Trustees

5/19/2025 - Ed Garcia begins term as 2025-2026 President of Ocean State Libraries

4/30/2025 - Recent news and appointments from the Board of Trustees

2/4/2025 - Cranston Public Library suspends Hoopla borrowing services

7/31/2024 - Recent news and appointments from the Board of Trustees

6/5/2024 - Julie Holden, Assistant Director, Cranston Public Library Wins Outstanding Librarian Award

5/10/2024 - Cranston Public Library receives two Core PR Xchange Awards

4/30/2024 - Alyssa Taft Named The University of Rhode Island GSLIS Recent Alumna of the Year for 2024

3/27/2024 - Updated Meeting Room Usage Fee

3/14/2024 - Cranston Public Library Hosts Spring Concert Series at William Hall

12/22/2023 - Cranston Public Library Hosts Summer Camp Fair to Help Local Families Plan Their Summer

12/5/2023 - Elena Rios Named a 2024 Emerging Leader by the American Library Association

11/10/2023 - Cranston Public Library Introduces Branch7 Outreach Van

09/20/2023 - Digital Literacy Workshops at the Cranston Senior Center

05/09/2023 - Fred Miller Charity Hockey Game Raises $1473.50 for the Cranston Public Library Association

04/18/2023 - Tayla Cardillo Named GSLIS Recent Alumna of the Year for 2023. 

03/03/2023 - Cranston City Council appoints Jennifer Cowart to the Board of Trustees

2/22/2023 - Talking Books Library Kit Now Available at Cranston Public Library

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