Archive for December, 2015
Grant Opportunity from RI Foundation
Monday, December 28th, 2015In 2016, the Rhode Island Foundation will commemorate 100 years since its founding and plans to celebrate each of Rhode Island’s unique thirty-nine cities and towns by funding community-making projects throughout the state. We seek a diverse range of projects that may include improvements to parks, streetscapes, and other public spaces; creative use of art in […]
IMLS Funding Opportunities
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015FY 2016 National Leadership Grants for Libraries and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (Second Cycle of Funding) Preliminary two-page proposals addressing IMLS priorities will be accepted until: February 2, 2016. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the second cycle of FY 2016 National Leadership […]
REFORMA Northeast Chapter – Lillian Marrero Scholarship
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015The Lillian Marrero Scholarship Award was established in 2010 to encourage library science students who are committed to serving the Latino community by providing financial assistance, and to help recruit and nurture more diverse and multilingual library staffs. The scholarship is named in honor of the late Lillian Marrero, a librarian of the Free Library […]
Equal Access on Websites
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015Being the 25th anniversary celebration of ADA (American Disabilities Act), every public library will want to consider the following. True equal access to web content is shrouded by the following sobering statistics. Only 5% of the population with visual disabilities own or operate accessibility tools (screen magnifiers and screen readers) for full access to the web. According to Forrester as cited by Ai Squared, […]
Employee Rights and “myE-Verify”
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015IMLS and USCIS Webinar on Employee Rights and myE-Verify The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) present the next webinar in a series for public librarians on immigration and U.S. citizenship topics on Wednesday, December 9. This webinar will help librarians assist employees in understanding their rights […]