Archive for November, 2014
Local library gamers win worldwide title
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014Congratulations to the Providence Community Library and its Minecraft program, which provided the winning team in the International Games Day Minecraft Hunger Games. Just last week PCL’s Ed Graves, manager of the Rochambeau Library, was talking about the value of gaming in libraries at OLIS’ Continuing Education program, Exploring the New Normal: Trends in Library […]
Letters About Literature 2015
Wednesday, November 12th, 2014Rhode Island students in grades 4 through 12 are invited to enter the Letters About Literature (LAL) National Contest sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Rhode Island center for the Book. State winners receive a cash prize of $100 and advance to the national level judging. National Winners (one national winner at each […]
Cultural Heritage Disaster Webinars
Monday, November 10th, 2014There is still time to register for Heritage Preservation’s webinar series! Be sure not to miss out on these free presentations, covering important emergency management programs offered at the state and federal level. Ample time is built into each 90-minute webinar for Q&A. Mitigation and Mitigation Planning Thursday, November 13, 2014 3:00 – 4:30 pm […]
NN/LM, NER Funding Opportunities
Thursday, November 6th, 2014National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, Funding Opportunities A Request for Proposals for funds covering the period of May 1, 2015-April 30, 2016 is posted at: http://nnlm.gov/ner/funding/. The number of awarded projects and amount of funding available is contingent upon NLM funding for NER’s FY2015/16 budget year. Please look over the information […]
Blackstone Heritage Corridor Grant Program
Thursday, November 6th, 2014Blackstone Heritage Corridor Grant Program A new funding source is available for municipalities, nonprofit organizations and state agencies who work in the 24 cities and towns of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Blackstone Heritage Corridor, Inc. announced a grant program to help others support its work in the region to: tell the story […]