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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015October 27 Webinar Will Address Interagency Initiative to Better Integrate Immigrants into Communities The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) present another webinar in their series for public librarians on immigration and U.S. citizenship topics. The webinar will provide an overview about the White House Task Force […]
October is National Medical Librarians Month
Friday, October 9th, 2015October is National Medical Librarians Month The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), NER is celebrating National Medical Librarians Month by highlighting the work of its members with profiles featuring information about professionals in the New England Region. They will begin in October 2015 and continue throughout the year. Their goal is to learn […]
Route 1 Reads Project
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015The Rhode Island Center for the Book is participating in the Route 1 Reads project sponsored by the East Coast Centers for the Book. Centers for the Book in every state from Maine to Florida chose a book to represent their state. For 2015, The Rhode Island Center for the Book’s Route 1 Reads selection […]
RICH Grants Information Workshops
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015RI Council for the Humanities (RICH) is offering workshops about meeting criteria for grant applications to RICH. Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join RICH for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities. The Rhode Island […]
More Opportunities to Publish
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015Technology Instruction in Libraries for Staff, Patrons, and Students Book Publisher: McFarland Carol Smallwood, co-ed. Google for Patron Library Use ed. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015); public library administrator, special, school librarian. Lura Sanborn, co-ed. Women, Work, and the Web, contributor, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015); public, academic, school librarian. One or two chapters sought from U.S. […]
How Libraries and Museums Can Strengthen Executive Function
Thursday, September 17th, 2015Webinar: Brain-Building Powerhouses: How Museums and Libraries Can Strengthen Executive Function Life Skills A free webinar featuring the findings from the just-released groundbreaking report, Brain-Building Powerhouses: How Museums and Libraries Can Strengthen Executive Function Life Skills, will be broadcast on September 22. Mind in the Making (MITM), a program of the Families and Work Institute […]
STEM Exhibit Opportunity
Friday, September 11th, 2015The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in collaboration with the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning, the Lunar and Planetary Institute and the Afterschool Alliance, has extended the application deadline for three science and technology focused traveling exhibitions. Public libraries have until Oct. 8 to apply (this date was verified with […]
NAHSL – North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries
Thursday, September 10th, 2015NAHSL Conference October 18-20, 2015 in Providence! with speaker Amy Dickinson, NPR Panelist Early bird registration runs through September 25th. Don’t miss out! http://nahsl.libguides.com/NAHSL2015/registration “New this year, we’re offering a special rate to librarians and other information professionals. We realize that the content of Monday’s program may be of interest to colleagues beyond medical and […]
ALA Scholarships
Thursday, September 10th, 2015CHICAGO — If you need a bit of financial help to get through your graduate program, scholarship funds are now available. The American Library Association (ALA) has more than $300,000 available to students who are studying in library science or school library media programs at the master’s degree level. Get your application in early. The […]
Assisting Library Patrons with the Health Insurance Marketplace
Thursday, September 3rd, 2015Open Enrollment for 2015 coverage starts November 15, 2014. When library patrons seek assistance with enrolling in the Healthcare Marketplace, be prepared with resources from CMS.gov. Managed by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS.gov provides Health Insurance Marketplace information including: In-Person Assistance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces Qualified Health Plans State Marketplace […]
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