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Route 1 Reads Project

Tuesday, September 29th, 2015

The Rhode Island Center for the Book is participating in the Route 1 Reads project sponsored by the East Coast Centers for the Book. Centers for the Book in every state from Maine to Florida chose a book to represent their state. For 2015, The Rhode Island Center for the Book’s Route 1 Reads selection […]

RICH Grants Information Workshops

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015

RI Council for the Humanities (RICH) is offering workshops about meeting criteria for grant applications to RICH. Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join RICH for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities. The Rhode Island […]

More Opportunities to Publish

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015

Technology Instruction in Libraries for Staff, Patrons, and Students Book Publisher: McFarland Carol Smallwood, co-ed. Google for Patron Library Use ed. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015); public library administrator, special, school librarian. Lura Sanborn, co-ed. Women, Work, and the Web, contributor, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015); public, academic, school librarian. One or two chapters sought from U.S. […]

Inspiration and Innovation in Libraries and Museums

Friday, September 18th, 2015

IMLS Hosts 2015 Focus Conference in New Orleans, November 16 and 17 Conference to highlight agency priorities, showcase IMLS grantees’ work, and explore the latest issues in museums and libraries The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will hold a conference that will bring together grantees, potential applicants, and professionals working in museums, libraries, […]

How Libraries and Museums Can Strengthen Executive Function

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

Webinar: Brain-Building Powerhouses: How Museums and Libraries Can Strengthen Executive Function Life Skills A free webinar featuring the findings from the just-released groundbreaking report, Brain-Building Powerhouses: How Museums and Libraries Can Strengthen Executive Function Life Skills, will be broadcast on September 22. Mind in the Making (MITM), a program of the Families and Work Institute […]

STEM Exhibit Opportunity

Friday, September 11th, 2015

The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in collaboration with the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning, the Lunar and Planetary Institute and the Afterschool Alliance, has extended the application deadline for three science and technology focused traveling exhibitions. Public libraries have until Oct. 8 to apply (this date was verified with […]

Grants to promote reading or the use of library resources

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

Carnegie-Whitney Awards up to $5,000 The American Library Association Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library. Funded projects have ranged from popular, general-reader […]

NAHSL – North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

NAHSL Conference October 18-20, 2015 in Providence! with speaker Amy Dickinson, NPR Panelist Early bird registration runs through September 25th. Don’t miss out! http://nahsl.libguides.com/NAHSL2015/registration “New this year, we’re offering a special rate to librarians and other information professionals. We realize that the content of Monday’s program may be of interest to colleagues beyond medical and […]

ALA Scholarships

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

CHICAGO — If you need a bit of financial help to get through your graduate program, scholarship funds are now available. The American Library Association (ALA) has more than $300,000 available to students who are studying in library science or school library media programs at the master’s degree level. Get your application in early. The […]

Assisting Library Patrons with the Health Insurance Marketplace

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

Open Enrollment for 2015 coverage starts November 15, 2014. When library patrons seek assistance with enrolling in the Healthcare Marketplace, be prepared with resources from CMS.gov. Managed by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS.gov provides Health Insurance Marketplace information including: In-Person Assistance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces Qualified Health Plans State Marketplace […]

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