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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012National Leadership Grants-Libraries : Call for Applications The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications for National Leadership Grants-Libraries. Deadline: February 1, 2013 The guidelines for National Leadership Grants-Libraries (NLG-Libraries) have changed this year. Because the program is no longer aligned with National Leadership Grants for Museums, it no longer includes a […]
Information Literacy Month & Webinar
Friday, October 5th, 2012October is Information Literary Month in Rhode Island, as proclaimed by Governor Lincoln Chafee on September 10. RI is one of 10 states participating in the National Forum on Information Literacy’s (NFIL) 2012 Information Literacy campaign. The campaign was brought to the attention of the Governor in a joint effort by the RI Library Association […]
Help patrons find the financial information they need
Thursday, March 15th, 2012Financial Literacy CE for Library Staff — so you can better serve patrons Prepare for Money Smart Week @ your library by learning how you can help patrons find the financial information they need. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the American Library Association developed Money Smart Week @ your library to promote personal […]
National Information Literacy Month
Friday, October 21st, 2011It’s October 21 and I’m only just now learning that October is National Information Literacy month. If nothing else, I need to work on the timeliness of my information posting! that being said, there are still ten days left to celebrate National Information Literacy Month. Read about past and ongoing events and what you can […]
Adult Literacy Mini-Conference CANCELLED
Friday, August 12th, 2011The Literacy Volunteers of Kent County, RI, is offering the 30th Anniversary Adult Literacy Mini Conference Saturday, September 17, 2011. Speakers include Dr. Judy Blankenship Cheatham, Reading Is Fundamental; David C. Harvey, President and CEO of ProLiteracy; and Dave Whitaker, former Executive Director of the Literacy Center for the Midlands in Omaha, Nebraska. The conference […]
Using Blogs to keep up with the Library World
Friday, April 29th, 2011Blogs are an easy way to keep up with the library world. I follow blogs on various library-related topics to stay abreast of hot issues and emerging trends, and I have found that there is a wealth of information from our colleagues all over the nation available on the internet. Here are some of my […]
Health Literacy: a 20th Century Skill
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Are you interested in health literacy? Are you a health professional or from a community group and interested in collaborating with libraries to improve health literacy? Then, this webinar is for you. The NN/LM NER will facilitate a Healthy Literacy “Community of Interest” (COI) for our next contract (May 2011-2016). We hope you might join. […]
Increased funding to support Civil War reading and discussion series
Friday, March 25th, 2011The ALA Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced an increase in funding for the Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War reading and discussion program grant. Following the application process, 50 selected public, academic and community college libraries will receive a $3,000 grant to support […]
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