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Thursday, November 10th, 2011New Roots Providence is offering a Learning Collaborative on Performance Management Are you asked questions such as: “What is your Performance Management system?” “What are the metrics you use to evaluate your work?” “Why is your organization continuing a program?” “What are the outcomes are you getting from the money you’ve spent?” These can be […]
Island Free Library a Star Library
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011Congratulations to the Island Free Library in New Shoreham (Block Island), which once again is a star library in Library Journal’s annual roundup of exemplary libraries. In America’s Star Libraries, 2011: Top-Rated Libraries, the Island Free Library received 5 stars, the highest rating. Ratings are based on output measures and expenditures. Next time you’re on […]
Lives Worth Living
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Press Release LIVES WORTH LIVING Premieres on the PBS Series INDEPENDENT LENS Thursday, October 27 at 10 PM during National Disability Employment Awareness Month Powerful Documentary Chronicles the History of America’s Disability Rights Movement While there are over 54 million Americans living with disabilities, Lives Worth Living is the first television history of their decades-long struggle for equal […]
2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
Monday, October 24th, 2011Which library or museum do you believe has exemplified extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions? Has its impact on the community been a model of civic engagement? Did it become the centerpiece of economic and/or environmental change in its community? Does its educational impact make it the place of choice for lifelong learning? […]
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 […]
Grants to Support National Library Week
Monday, October 17th, 2011U.S. libraries of all types encouraged to apply for $3,000 to support National Library Week activities! CHICAGO – Your library has something for everyone. This National Library Week, celebrate the ways your library provides a place where everyone belongs. The deadline for 2012 grant has been extended to Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. U.S. libraries of […]
A change for RI School Librarians
Monday, October 17th, 2011[October 13] The Rhode Island Educational Media Association (RIEMA) announced that after a long and thoughtful process has changed it’s name to School Librarians of Rhode Island. The new website will address is http://www.slofri.org/ and is currently being updated. The association’s name change appears to be part of a national trend in the school library […]
Smart Money Week @ your Library
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Even in the best of times, everyone can learn something new about being smart with money! And libraries are natural places to facilitate lifelong learning in this arena! ALA and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago are partnering again for Money Smart Week @ your library, which will be held April 21-28, 2012. Libraries provide […]
Digital Public Library of America
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Ever wonder if something similar to the scale and magnitude of European Library may exist in our world? If you have been paying attention to the progress of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) project, you may declare with reservation that this can be it for us. Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation […]
Large Print Dictionaries
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011For your patrons who prefer using a large print dictionary, the following suggestions came from the Library for Blind and Physically Handicapped listserv. The best dictionaries are online. The Oxford English Dictionary in electronic version could be printed or set-up on a stand-alone pc or laptop dedicated to the dictionary with ZoomText for enlargement. Large […]
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