Archive for January, 2013
Digital Literacy, Libraries and Public Policy
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013The American Library Association’s Digital Literacy Task Force has released a comprehensive report on digital literacy and digital inclusion in the context of school, public and academic libraries. The report talks about how various libraries support digital literacy programs for their patrons and students. Libraries play an increasingly important role in digital literacy efforts. A […]
Library Services in the Digital Age
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013The Pew Internet & American Life Project has published a new report that surveys the role of libraries in people’s lives and communities. The results will not come as a surprise: free computers and internet access now rival book lending and reference service as a vital service of libraries. However, the report from the leading […]
Get your passport @ the library
Monday, January 7th, 2013Do you need a passport? Well, there’s no better place to get one than at the library. The Pawtucket Public Library, in partnership with the RI Family Literacy Initiative (RIFLI), is now an Official US Passport Acceptance Facility, the first library in RI to accept passport applications. The library will begin accepting passport applications starting […]
Grants for Preservation
Monday, January 7th, 2013Grants for Preservation of Historical Documents–Call for Proposals The Rhode Island Foundation announced that applications are now being accepted for the Joseph O’Neill Ott Fund In a bequest to The Rhode Island Foundation in 1994, Joseph O’Neill Ott, a leader in the preservation and antiquities community in the state, established a permanent endowment dedicated to […]