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Monday, March 7th, 2016Digital Commonwealth Conference Enhance your knowledge of the development and preservation of digital collections at the 10th annual Digital Commonwealth Conference. April 5, 2015 College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts Keynotes by Society of American Archivists fellows Paul Conway and Richard Pearce-Moses. Additional sessions include: Brookline’s Wild-Sargent House of 1822: New life through digital […]
Resources for Reading Across RI 2016
Friday, March 4th, 2016Reading Across Rhode Island 2016 You undoubtedly know that the Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) 2016 book is The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. You are thinking about incorporating the book into your reading group schedules and perhaps you have considered some programming but really aren’t sure where to go with it. The RI Center […]
Intellectual Freedom & Thomas Paine @yourlibrary
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016The American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF) and Ian Ruskin offer libraries an opportunity to provide advance screenings of To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine as a program for their communities before it’s aired on public television. In addition to the film license, libraries are supplied with the […]
Fueling Community Revitalization
Monday, February 29th, 2016The Institute of Museum and Library Services collaborated with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to produce the report Museums, Libraries and Comprehensive Initiatives: A First Look at Emerging Experience. The publication describes the ways that museums and libraries are helping fuel successful comprehensive community revitalization efforts and offers best practices for other institutions to follow. […]
Law Librarians of New England (LLNE) Scholarship
Friday, February 12th, 2016The Law Librarians of New England (LLNE) are offering a professional development scholarship opportunity for those who work in public libraries and might be interested in learning more about basic legal research resources. The annual Introduction to Legal Research Program is LLNE’s 5-week overview of the basic skills and materials used in legal research. To […]
“School Libraries Work!” – new edition
Friday, January 29th, 2016Scholastic Library Publishing released the 2016 edition of School Libraries Work! “The 2016 compendium updates and builds upon the 2008 edition, reinforcing the most relevant themes from that report while highlighting recent research at both the national and state levels.” (Scholastic) Complete an online form to obtain a link for the full report. The form […]
URI Spring Library Professional Development Lectures
Friday, January 22nd, 2016The URI University Libraries’ Faculty Development Committee is proud to announce two programs for Spring 2016: Design for LibGuides that Work Kris Markman of Harvard University Friday 19 February 2016 1-2:30pm Galanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, Carothers Library, Kingston Dr. Kris Markman is the Online Learning Librarian and leads the Digital Learning & User Experience (DLUX) […]
Apply for National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award is the Nation’s highest honor for out-of-school arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America’s young people, particularly those from underserved communities. This award recognizes and supports excellence in programs that open new pathways to learning, self-discovery, and achievement. Each year, the National Arts and […]
EdCampRI Unconference – Janaury 16
Monday, January 11th, 2016If anyone is interested, there is an EdCampRI unconference on Saturday, January 16th from 8 am – 2 pm at Rhode Island College. This may be of particular interest to people in the school library media track or those who want to work with children and teens. EdCampRI is a FREE professional development unconference for […]
RI Library Report Jan. 2016
Thursday, January 7th, 2016The Library Report is an online public journalism project that explores the essential role played by libraries as they face an uncharted future. Stories feature Rhode Island libraries and their projects as well as Presidential Libraries and other national topics. Read the January 2016 issue online http://www.rhodeislandlibraryreport.org/
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