Archive for February, 2018
Stipends Available-Symposium: Health Information for Public Librarians
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018Free Registration and $500 in travel funds are available to attend the Health Information for Public Librarians symposium which is taking place in conjunction with the Medical Library Association Conference. Deadline extended but act quickly, stipends are awarded on a first-come basis and available until funds run out. When: Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 7:00 AM […]
New opportunity from RI Foundation
Friday, February 23rd, 2018The Rhode Island Foundation (RIF) has a new, flexible grants program. Responsive Grants will open funding opportunities to more Rhode Island nonprofits and will respond to expressed community needs. Nonprofit organizations that are interested in applying should be working to address urgent community need, emerging opportunity, to test new ideas, and to support proven programs. […]
Grants (2) Available for the Preservation of Historical Documents
Friday, February 9th, 2018RI Supreme Court Historical Society Fund The Rhode Island Foundation is now accepting applications for the RI Supreme Court Historical Society Fund. The Rhode Island Supreme Court Historical Society Fund supports nonprofit organizations that wish to do the following: Preserve the history of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the Rhode Island judicial system Preserve […]
Disability on the Shelf
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018Disability on the Shelf: Looking for Representation in Library Collections Presented by Tegan Mannino, Circulation Supervisor and Cataloger at the Monson (MA) Free Library Date: Monday, February 12, 2018 Time: 2:00pm to 3:00pm Location: Online, Webinar Hosted by the Massachusetts Library System but open to non-members. Register now! When asked, we all can think of […]
RARI 2018 Kick-Off for The Hate U Give
Friday, February 2nd, 2018On Saturday, January 27 at The Pavilion at Grace in Providence, the RI Center for the Book hosted the kick-off event for 2018’s Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) selection The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. The program opened with performances by AS220Youth and Living Literature. AS220Youth works with at-risk and-beyond risk young people age […]