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Thursday, January 22nd, 2015National Library of Medicine (NLM) History of Medicine Traveling Exhibits Did you know that your library can host a National Library of Medicine History of Medicine Traveling Exhibit? Available NLM exhibits include: Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons (2015, 2016) A Voyage to Health (2015, 2016) Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine […]
Library Financial Education Webinar Series
Friday, January 16th, 2015Library Financial Education Webinar Series: Learn how to more effectively discuss financial education topics with library patrons Tune in to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) monthly webinar series intended to instruct library staff on how to discuss financial education topics with their patrons. From time to time, the CFPB will also invite experts from […]
OLIS Mourns Loss of Joe McGovern
Saturday, January 10th, 2015OLIS is saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Joe McGovern, OLIS’ long time Supervisor of Media Services. Joe worked for the Department of State Library Services and OLIS for over 30 years, retiring in 2008, and was well-known throughout the library community for his easy going style and wealth of knowledge, along with […]
Best Practices in Employment Services
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014From the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities – Are you a seasoned employment specialist or vocational program leader for individuals with developmental disabilities? If so, then this refresher session is for you! Participants will get up to speed on the relevance of Employment First, current regulation and policy, and it’s influence upon implementation of employment […]
State librarian keeps track of RI history
Tuesday, December 9th, 2014State Librarian Tom Evans and the State Library were featured in the Providence Journal on December 8, State Librarian Speaks Volumes of RI History. Hats off to Tom for his work with the state legislature and tracking all the happenings at the State House!
Planning e-News Offers Timely Info for RI Communities
Friday, December 5th, 2014The Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program, part of the Department of Administration, publishes an online newsletter. The newsletter includes information about available grants, educational seminars, and community development. You can subscribe to the newsletter by contacting Kim Gelfuso at the Statewide Planning Program. Some topics in the December 2014 newsletter include an Introduction to GIS, […]
IMLS Grant Opportunities
Friday, December 5th, 2014On December 2, The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced two funding opportunities. Brief summaries about Sparks! Ignition Grants and National Leadership Grants follow. The IMLS is offering webinars to assist applicants with both programs. More information about each program can be found by clicking on the links in the summaries. Sparks! Ignition Grants […]
Immigrant Outreach from Your Library
Friday, December 5th, 2014In the past year, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have collaborated to support library services to immigrants. In an upcoming webinar, representatives from the USCIS Public Engagement Division and the Office of Citizenship will review the achievements of the USCIS and IMLS partnership in the […]
Local library gamers win worldwide title
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014Congratulations to the Providence Community Library and its Minecraft program, which provided the winning team in the International Games Day Minecraft Hunger Games. Just last week PCL’s Ed Graves, manager of the Rochambeau Library, was talking about the value of gaming in libraries at OLIS’ Continuing Education program, Exploring the New Normal: Trends in Library […]
Letters About Literature 2015
Wednesday, November 12th, 2014Rhode Island students in grades 4 through 12 are invited to enter the Letters About Literature (LAL) National Contest sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Rhode Island center for the Book. State winners receive a cash prize of $100 and advance to the national level judging. National Winners (one national winner at each […]
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