Archive for January, 2015
Join Us for the COLA Annual Meeting
Friday, January 23rd, 2015Tuesday, February 10th, 5 – 7 pm in the Governor’s Room at the RI Statehouse Light refreshments will be served. Free and Open to the Public. Guest Speaker: Brian C. Jones of The Library Report The COLA Sweetheart of the Year Awards recipient this year is Bob Aspri Read more… The Coalition of Library Advocates […]
Host an NLM exhibit @ Your Library
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015National Library of Medicine (NLM) History of Medicine Traveling Exhibits Did you know that your library can host a National Library of Medicine History of Medicine Traveling Exhibit? Available NLM exhibits include: Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons (2015, 2016) A Voyage to Health (2015, 2016) Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine […]
Library Financial Education Webinar Series
Friday, January 16th, 2015Library Financial Education Webinar Series: Learn how to more effectively discuss financial education topics with library patrons Tune in to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) monthly webinar series intended to instruct library staff on how to discuss financial education topics with their patrons. From time to time, the CFPB will also invite experts from […]
ALA Task Force Seeks Input (non-members included)
Thursday, January 15th, 2015ALA Task Force Seeks Input on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion The ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion was created in the spring of 2014 by then ALA President, Barbara Stripling. The Task Force is currently in the information-gathering phase. To aid with information gathering, it has launched a series of short surveys to […]
OLIS Mourns Loss of Joe McGovern
Saturday, January 10th, 2015OLIS is saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Joe McGovern, OLIS’ long time Supervisor of Media Services. Joe worked for the Department of State Library Services and OLIS for over 30 years, retiring in 2008, and was well-known throughout the library community for his easy going style and wealth of knowledge, along with […]
Project Management 101: Planning Your Project
Friday, January 9th, 2015Project Management 101: Planning Your Project A FREE, two-part webinar February 5 and 19, 2015 (1 hour each afternoon) 11 am PST / 2 pm EST Produced by the Coalition to Advance Learning in Archives, Libraries, and Museums Join your colleagues from archives, libraries and museums for a two-part, interactive learning webinar that will introduce […]