Archive for November, 2012
PLA Survey on Digital Learning Centers
Monday, November 26th, 2012Public Library Association Survey on Digital Learning Centers for Libraries Public libraries and community organizations are becoming the go-to place for digital literacy education. Users come searching for help to understand and use computer programs, printers and other hardware, the Internet (web browsing, e-mail, social media), digital media (cameras, e-readers, music players) and more. PLA […]
Get Published in Library Anthologies
Friday, November 23rd, 2012Two opportunities for writing for a publication have been posted: 1) Pre-School through Teen Library Outreach and 2) How to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries. Deadline for each is December 30, 2012. 1) Pre-School through Teen Library Outreach Book Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc. Co-editor: Kerol Harrod, Denton Public Library, Denton, […]
Pawtucket Public Library to house collection
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012The collections of the Elizabeth J. Johnson Pawtucket History Research Center (PHRC), presently located in the basement of the Joseph Spaulding House, will be transferred to a dedicated and secure space at the Pawtucket Public Library as soon as the space is finished. After an extensive strategic planning process, which included seeking partnership proposals from […]
LibraryAware Community Award
Monday, November 19th, 2012The LibraryAware Community Award emphasizes the library’s engagement with the community and will recognize a library or library system that has demonstrated its ability to make its community “aware” of what the library can do for it—and has delivered on that promise. The award will be given by Library Journal and funded by LibraryAware, a […]
2013 RI Innovation Fellowship
Thursday, November 8th, 2012Do some of your library users have great ideas about ways to work on Rhode Island based solutions for Rhode Island’s unique (or not so unique) challenges? Perhaps you know someone on the faculty or in the municipal office that has such ideas. The application period the Rhode Island Foundation’s 2013 Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship […]
EBSCO Titles on AskRI
Thursday, November 8th, 2012Ever wonder what titles are in the various EBSCO databases available thru AskRI? Wonder no more, check out the EBSCO title list available in Excel, pdf or HTML format. As a reminder, the full list of EBSCO databases that AskRI subscribes to, in cooperation with Ocean State Libraries, is available on the AskRI website in […]
Help Teens Learn News Literacy Skills
Thursday, November 8th, 2012Public libraries and library consortia are invited to apply for more than $50,000 in training and support, in the News Know-how initiative that helps students, grades 10-12, learn skills that will help them distinguish fact from opinion , check news and information sources and distinguish between propaganda and news. Students work with librarians, journalists and […]
Help Libraries After Disasters
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012The American Library Association has a web page that provides information about how to assist libraries affected by disasters. To learn how you can help New Jersey and New York libraries affected by disasters, visit the webpage Helping United States Libraries After Disasters.