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Friday, September 13th, 2013September is National Library Card Sign-up Month and there is still time to promote. ALA has put together a page of resources to help libraries reach the community, including PDFs of posters, audio and digital PSAs, and sample press releases. Find out more and download the tools from the ALA website.
Free, Online Collections Care Courses
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013Do you need to know more about Fundraising for Collections Care, Caring for Audiovisual Materials, or Outreach Activities for Collections Care? Free, Online Collections Care Courses from Heritage Preservation on these topics are now open for registration. The three new online courses are part of the Caring for Yesterday’s Treasures—Today series. The series, launched in […]
Grants for RI Court and Legal History
Wednesday, August 14th, 2013Grants for RI Court and Legal History The Rhode Island Foundation is accepting applications for grants from the Rhode Island Supreme Court Historical Society Fund. Grants from this fund may support nonprofit organizations that wish to provide programs that preserve the history of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the Rhode Island judicial system, preserve […]
CE for Implementation of Affordable Care Act
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013Affordable Care Act and RI Libraries Do you receive questions from your library patrons about health reform? Looking for more information about new health insurance options in 2014? OLIS has organized a program to help libraries begin to prepare for the October 1 opening of the Healthsource RI, the RI healthcare marketplace. When: Tuesday, August […]
ALA, IMLS Detail E-Health Resources for Library Staff
Thursday, July 18th, 2013ALA, IMLS Detail E-Health Resources for Library Staff July 18, 2013 With the enrollment for the Affordable Care Act beginning on October 1, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and ALA announce new resources available to libraries. An IMLS cooperative agreement with OCLC’s WebJunction will result in online educational webinars, tip sheets, and […]
Reliable Immigration Services and Information
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013Referring Library Patrons to Reliable Immigration Services and Information A FREE webinar on: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region invites you to join it for a webinar presented by Ted Albers, USCIS Northeast Regional Community Relations Officer. US Citizenship and Immigration Services […]
Blind Toddlers at the library
Thursday, June 27th, 2013Why would a public librarian need to know about braille? Braille is not only the written language for blind and visually impaired individulas, it’s a literacy tool just like regular print is for sighted individuals. At the Braille Summit held at Perkins in Watertown, MA last week, braille was described as a literacy tool where fingers must […]
Consumer Health CE Needs Assessment
Friday, June 7th, 2013Healthy Communities Learning Needs Assessment The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, Healthy Communities COI (Community of Interest) is planning programs for the coming year and would like your input. Please take a couple of moments to complete a learning needs assessment: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/healthycommunitiesCOI For more information, contact: Michelle Eberle, MSLIS, AHIP Consumer […]
E-Books on your mind?
Thursday, May 9th, 2013ALA provides a great resource in its “E-Book Media and Communications Toolkit. It’s all online at http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/ebooktoolkit
EBSCO Points of View Updates
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013There have been some exciting enhancements to EBSCO’s Points of View Reference Center (PoV), including new and updated content. A new interface is coming soon that will improve the user experience, add visual appeal and offer expanded content for patrons. PoV is available on AskRI, click on the EBSCO link. Enhancements to EBSCO include: New […]
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