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Rhode Island Library Day – April 16
By karen | March 29, 2016
Thanks to the RI Library Association for coordinating this event, which was a great success last year. We hope all libraries participate again this year. RILA has graphics and sample letters to invite local officials to your library available on its Library Day webpage. Help raise awareness of all the wonderful things that happen in RI libraries everyday by participating in this National Library Week event!
From RILA:
The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) invites you to participate in the 2nd Annual Rhode Island Library Day on Saturday, April 16, 2016, a date which caps off National Library Week (April 10-16th, 2016). The purpose of this day is to host events and plan activities that will raise awareness about the wonderful things Rhode Island libraries are doing and how Rhode Islanders benefit from their libraries. We hope that you will choose to join this celebration of Rhode Island libraries and begin working within your organization to plan events to mark the occasion.
As part of the celebration, we are encouraging Rhode Island’s public libraries to participate in an Amnesty Day for those returning overdue materials on April 16th. There are numerous ways that libraries can participate, both big and small. Some ideas for activities and events from public and academic libraries celebrating last year’s Rhode Island Library Day include:
- Hosting author visits or guest lectures
- Having raffles and door prizes throughout the day
- Storytimes by special guests (local and/or state government officials, local celebrities, etc.)
- Crafts and makerspace activities
- LEGO® programs
- Book sales
- Special youth programming – magic shows and entertainment
- Movie marathons
- Technology open houses
- Tours for the public
- Food giveaways
- Meet and greet with faculty
If you and your organization are planning to celebrate Rhode Island Library Day, then we would love to hear from you and hear about the events and activities you have in the works, so that we can help disseminate and share these with our library colleagues in RI. Please contact Andrew Creamer andrew_creamer@brown.edu or Beth Ullucci bullucci@burrillville.org with your planned events and activities or questions by March 18, 2016.
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