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RI public libraries are linked through a state-wide communications network and an Innovative Interfaces Millennium system
All public libraries have high-speed Internet access through the OSL network
The 50 library systems in OSL offer access to a combined total of 4.5 million items
Over 6.9 million items per year are borrowed from member libraries
There are over 520,000 registered OSL library card holders
OSL operates with an annual budget of $1.6 million derived from local support
More than 1.5 million items annually are sent through the state-wide interlibrary loan system by OSL libraries
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