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Monday, December 28th, 2015In 2016, the Rhode Island Foundation will commemorate 100 years since its founding and plans to celebrate each of Rhode Island’s unique thirty-nine cities and towns by funding community-making projects throughout the state. We seek a diverse range of projects that may include improvements to parks, streetscapes, and other public spaces; creative use of art in […]
IMLS Funding Opportunities
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015FY 2016 National Leadership Grants for Libraries and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (Second Cycle of Funding) Preliminary two-page proposals addressing IMLS priorities will be accepted until: February 2, 2016. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the second cycle of FY 2016 National Leadership […]
REFORMA Northeast Chapter – Lillian Marrero Scholarship
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015The Lillian Marrero Scholarship Award was established in 2010 to encourage library science students who are committed to serving the Latino community by providing financial assistance, and to help recruit and nurture more diverse and multilingual library staffs. The scholarship is named in honor of the late Lillian Marrero, a librarian of the Free Library […]
Equal Access on Websites
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015Being the 25th anniversary celebration of ADA (American Disabilities Act), every public library will want to consider the following. True equal access to web content is shrouded by the following sobering statistics. Only 5% of the population with visual disabilities own or operate accessibility tools (screen magnifiers and screen readers) for full access to the web. According to Forrester as cited by Ai Squared, […]
Employee Rights and “myE-Verify”
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015IMLS and USCIS Webinar on Employee Rights and myE-Verify The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) present the next webinar in a series for public librarians on immigration and U.S. citizenship topics on Wednesday, December 9. This webinar will help librarians assist employees in understanding their rights […]
Reach Tweens and Teens: Thinking Money
Monday, November 2nd, 2015Thinking Money “strives to teach tweens, teens and their parents, caregivers and educators about financial literacy topics” The ALA Public Programs Office, in partnership with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, is accepting applications for Thinking Money, a traveling exhibition to U.S. public libraries. Money affects all Americans, but many […]
School Librarians Recognized as Teachers of the Year
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015The Office of Library and Information Services is pleased to share this announcement from the School Librarians of Rhode Island, the state professional association for librarians in pK-12 schools. Two more school librarians were named 2015 Teacher of the Year in their districts: Suzanne Lynch of Stony Lane and Forest Park Elementary Schools in North […]
New England Media & Memory Coalition
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015The New England Media & Memory Coalition (NEMMC) was unveiled by WGBH/FRONTLINE Records Manager John Campopiano. Geared towards anyone interested in archives, community media, or media in general, NEMMC is a regional organization for the discussion and promotion of how media and digital and analog technologies intersect with and relate to memory, identity, nostalgia, and […]
National Friends of the Library Week
Monday, October 19th, 2015Support your library’s Friends groups with resources from United for Libraries as it coordinates the 10th annual National Friends of Libraries Week Oct. 18-24, 2015. OLIS knows how much your library’s Friends groups support the programs and services of your community’s library. United for Libraries, a division of the American Library Association says this about […]
National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards
Friday, October 16th, 2015An initiative of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, administered in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards honor exemplary creative youth development programs in the arts and humanities. Learn […]
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