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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICH) welcomes the Rhode Island Center for the Book, one of the 50 state affiliates of the national Center for the Book. Currently hosted by the Providence Public Library, the Rhode Island Center for the Book will transition to its new home at the Humanities Council as of […]
Some Interesting Facts about Wikipedia
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011At the ALA Conference President’s Program on Sunday, June 26th, Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation presented some interesting facts about Wikipedia. Did you know that… • The Wikipedia offices are located in San Francisco, CA and presently employ 75 people. • Wikipedia has real-time monitoring and relies on over 100,000 people from […]
Public Library Funding & Technology Access report online
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011The American Library Association has released a digital copy of the Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2010–2011. The report includes: The Public Library Funding Landscape, Public Library Technology Landscape, State Summary Data, and Reports from the Field. Provided by American Libraries magazine and the American Library Association Office for Research and Statistics, the […]
Discover Earth! an interactive exhibit from ALA
Monday, June 20th, 2011Would you like to see your public library host Discover Earth: A Century of Change? The Discover Earth exhibition will focus on local earth science topics—such as weather, water cycle, and ecosystem changes—as well as a global view of our changing planet. The primary message of the exhibition is that the global environment changes – […]
4 RI Library Directors Retire
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011There was must be something in the water, or in the air. This June, four long term directors of Rhode Island public libraries are retiring, leaving some very large shoes to fill. The Office of Library and Information Services thanks these directors for their many years of dedicated public service to their communities as well […]
Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Awards 2011
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Awards 2011 Do you know of an innovation in resource sharing that makes an outstanding contribution to the field? Perhaps you know of one that improved library patron services in a remarkable way. The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) Innovation Awards recognizes and honors an individual or institution for changes they made […]
Community College of Rhode Island Library is NEH/ALA grantee
Friday, June 10th, 2011The Library of the Community College of Rhode Island Library is one of 65 libraries nationwide to receive a grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) to host public reading and discussion programs around the Civil War. The award announced in a June 7 press release from […]
RIMOSA and RI libraries partner this summer
Thursday, May 19th, 2011The Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA) has teamed up with RI public libraries in two ways: with traveling exhibits and the Teen Summer Reading Program. Throughout the summer, individual exhibits from RIMOSA’s Metamorphosis installation will tour Rhode Island public libraries. RIMOSA will also conduct its Animation and Sound Effects programs at various […]
Working All the Library Funding Angles
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011This month WebJunction features resources on Library Funding – and who couldn’t use more funding for their library? Securing funding for the library benefits from a multi-faceted approach: staff are becoming savvy in how to demonstrate the library’s value to the community, seek grants for specific initiatives or projects, organize effective fundraising activities, and pursue […]
National Library Week: Storytelling
Monday, April 11th, 2011Celebrate National Library Week with stories. Now you can learn powerful storytelling techniques through the WebJunction class “There will always be storytellers”. Storytelling has always been at the heart of libraries. We all know that our libraries, like a good story, are captivating, enlightening and inspiring, but how do you tell your library’s stories in […]
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