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Thursday, April 25th, 2013MayDay, MayDay, MayDay! A post from guest blogger, Sarah Hudson, Project Assistant for Protecting the Past – RI. Protecting the Past – RI is joining the effort to encourage libraries, museums, archives, historical societies and preservation organizations to set aside May 1, 2013 to participate in MayDay, a national effort to prepare for disaster. This […]
Keep Blind Children Reading
Friday, April 19th, 2013Here’s a way to celebrate National Library Week and the wonderful services that public libraries offer. Keep blind children reading. Libraries are an important public service for young Rhode Island residents. Together, Rhode Island public libraries and Talking Books Plus can provide access to strong reading collections for Rhode Island’s blind children and children with visual and physical challenges. […]
Conducting Outreach with Immigrants, free webinar
Monday, April 8th, 2013The Healthy Communities, Community of Interest, invites you to join us for: Conducting Outreach with Immigrants, free webinar Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 2 – 3 PM Presenter: Lorena Sprager Register (Free, but you must register) The presenter will offer ways to establish a relationship with immigrant communities as well as ways to partner […]
Special Focus on Education at the Newest Presidential Library
Thursday, February 21st, 2013The newest Presidential Library is scheduled to open on May 1st of this year. The opening of a new library is a monumental task that requires careful curating of artifacts, papers, and exhibits. As well as historical items and significant papers, the George W. Bush Library and Museum will include many resources for educators. For […]
Advocate for Fair E-book Policies
Monday, December 3rd, 2012Advocate for Fair E-book Policies: ALA Launches E-book Media & Communications Toolkit The American Library Association (ALA) created an “E-book Media and Communications Toolkit” to help libraries be proactive at the community level in their approaches toward creating a fair environment for e-book lending. The following press release from ALA provides details about how to […]
Pawtucket Public Library to house collection
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012The collections of the Elizabeth J. Johnson Pawtucket History Research Center (PHRC), presently located in the basement of the Joseph Spaulding House, will be transferred to a dedicated and secure space at the Pawtucket Public Library as soon as the space is finished. After an extensive strategic planning process, which included seeking partnership proposals from […]
EBSCO Titles on AskRI
Thursday, November 8th, 2012Ever wonder what titles are in the various EBSCO databases available thru AskRI? Wonder no more, check out the EBSCO title list available in Excel, pdf or HTML format. As a reminder, the full list of EBSCO databases that AskRI subscribes to, in cooperation with Ocean State Libraries, is available on the AskRI website in […]
Help Teens Learn News Literacy Skills
Thursday, November 8th, 2012Public libraries and library consortia are invited to apply for more than $50,000 in training and support, in the News Know-how initiative that helps students, grades 10-12, learn skills that will help them distinguish fact from opinion , check news and information sources and distinguish between propaganda and news. Students work with librarians, journalists and […]
Looking for Library Jobs?
Monday, September 10th, 2012We hope you are familiar with OLIS’ Jobline, your first source for library job openings in the Ocean State. OLIS supplements Jobline with links to ‘New England Library Jobs’ and selected ‘Outside of New England” job listings. However, for those looking far and wide for a job in a library, check out this: “Library Employment […]
Show Them Why They Should Support the Library
Thursday, September 6th, 2012Working closely with the research departments of ALA and IMLS, StateStats.org created an infographic: Why support your local library? The infographic illustrates the importance of libraries and can be used to muster legislative support, donations, volunteers, friends, etc. Use the link below to view the the infographic. The instructions at the top of the infographic […]
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