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URI Summer Institute in Digital Literacy

Monday, June 4th, 2018

The URI Summer Institute in Digital Literacy has a track specifically for librarians (public, academic, and school). The 2018 theme is the importance of storytelling. The keynote address will be given by Len Cabral and his daughter, filmmaker Nuala Cabral. Librarians will learn how to understand and implement digital technologies into programming and practice. Participants […]

Assisting Hearing Impaired Library Users

Thursday, March 22nd, 2018

March is Telecommunications Access Awareness Month recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). By being aware of the needs of deaf or hard of hearing library users, library employees can make a difference in thier patrons experience and perception of the library as a welcoming space for everyone. Library employees are often not aware […]

Digital Commonwealth’s Annual Conference

Thursday, March 8th, 2018

Digital Commonwealth Annual Conference, Creativity and Accessibility: Digital Trends in 2018, will be held at the Hogan Center at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester on Tuesday, April 10th, from 8:00 AM to 3:45 PM. Keynote Speakers: Joseph Nugent, Professor of the Practice, Department of English at Boston College. Joycestick, Engaging Ulysses in […]

Tech Tools In Context

Friday, March 2nd, 2018

The Rhode Island Library Association Information Literacy Action Round Table is hosting a lesson swap on Wednesday, March 14 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Rhode Island College, Adams Library. The theme is Tech Tools In Context and will feature presenters from public, school and academic libraries showcasing their favorite free or freemium web or […]

Library Freedom Institute

Tuesday, December 19th, 2017

The Library Freedom Institute (LFI) is a privacy-focused training for librarians to teach them the skills necessary to thrive as Privacy Advocates: from installing privacy software to influencing public policy.  The Program is offered by the Library Freedom Project (LFP). Building on the success of the LFP’s shorter courses, participants will learn how to: Install, […]

AskRI Scavenger Hunt

Thursday, October 26th, 2017

AskRI is running a scavenger hunt for grade and middle schoolers involving some of the AskRI resources. And there are cool prizes!  Students can sign up as teams and give the team an awesome name! Learn the details at http://askri.org/scavenger-hunt/   Contact John Bent with questions about the contest. Deadline: Teams have until October 31 to […]

Apply now for the Libraries Ready to Code grant!

Monday, July 24th, 2017

The application for Phase III of the Libraries Ready to Code Grant is open now through August 31. The grant program, sponsored generously by Google, will fund a cohort of school and public libraries to design computational thinking and computer science programs for and with youth, including underrepresented youth.  A total of 25 – 50 […]

Digital Commonwealth 2017 Conference

Monday, March 20th, 2017

“Charting the Digital Future” – 2017 Digital Commonwealth Annual Conference When: April 4, 2017, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: The College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Center, Worcester, Massachusetts Keynote: Mary Minow will address fake news literacy and the role of libraries and other cultural heritage institutions in the dissemination, collection and preservation of […]

RILA-ILART Lesson Swap

Monday, January 23rd, 2017

The Rhode Island Library Association’s Information Literacy Action Round Table (RILA-ILART) is hosting a lesson swap. RILA-ILART is looking for librarians who would like to share successful lessons, or lessons that could be perfect with some feedback. Lessons from all levels and library types, from school to university to public, that relate to an information […]

Digital Commonwealth Conference

Monday, March 7th, 2016

Digital Commonwealth Conference Enhance your knowledge of the development and preservation of digital collections at the 10th annual Digital Commonwealth Conference. April 5, 2015 College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts Keynotes by Society of American Archivists fellows Paul Conway and Richard Pearce-Moses. Additional sessions include: Brookline’s Wild-Sargent House of 1822: New life through digital […]

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