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Current Reading Challenges

We have several ongoing reading challenges that you and your child are able to participate in. Check out this page for more information.

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

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Children of Newport County are now eligible for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library! Sign up your child to receive a FREE, age-appropriate book in the mail each month.

Click here for more information.

E-Zone Library

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Check out the E-Zone library for ebooks AND audiobooks. Available to all Ocean State Libraries card holders.

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Read ebooks, listen to audiobooks and music, or watch popular TV shows and films. All you need is your Newport Public Library card barcode. Try the Hoopla Digital Library today!

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Find your next great read using Novelist Plus! Use this database to search for read-alikes. A more robust version of EBSCO’s Novelist database. Includes nonfiction titles and audiobooks.


Award Winning Books

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Kids Reading Across RI

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Rhode Island Book Awards

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  • RI Children’s Book Award Winner 2024
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