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Friday, July 26th, 2019Application Period Open for National Leadership and Laura Bush and 21st Century Librarian Grant Programs The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is now accepting FY 2020 proposals for National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21). Applicants have through September 27, 2019 to submit their two-page preliminary […]
‘Americans and the Holocaust’ Traveling Exhibition Tour
Friday, June 28th, 2019From ALA: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office invite libraries to apply to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. The […]
The Yiddish Book Center’s “Coming to America” Reading Groups for Public Libraries
Thursday, June 27th, 2019The Yiddish Book Center’s “Coming to America” Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a reading and discussion program to engage teens and adults in thinking about immigrants’ experiences encountering America. Public library workers can apply to receive training and resources to help them lead a reading group exploring Yiddish literature in translation and additional literature related […]
Supreme Court blocks citizenship question
Thursday, June 27th, 2019The US Supreme Court has blocked the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census for the time being, remanding the decision back to district court. The Court ruled that the evidence presented was not sufficient to include the question in the Census and has sent it back to the lower courts for further […]
Maria Cotto named Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year by REFORMA
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019Maria Cotto, bilingual children’s librarian at the Pawtucket Public Library, has been named Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year by REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking. The Dr. Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year Award recognizes a librarian who has distinguished himself or herself […]
Adult Literacy XPrize
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019Together with the RI Department of Education, the RI Office of Innovation, the RI Office of Postsecondary Commissioner, and Providence Public Library, OLIS is pleased to be part of an effort focused on promoting the use of mobile phone apps for native English-speaking and English language learner adults at the beginning-intermediate levels. Rhode Island is […]
Public Libraries and Health Literacy
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019The Public Library Association (PLA) has expanded its partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a program of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Starting in March 2019, PLA and NNLM will team up to raise awareness of the National Institute of Health’s “All of Us” Research Program, a historic effort to […]
Read Across America Day
Thursday, February 28th, 2019From the Office of Senator Jack Reed: “In an effort to improve literacy, promote a lifelong love of books, and encourage children to explore a world of discovery and new ideas through reading, Senator Jack Reed and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) are once again leading a national effort to designate March 2nd as “Read Across […]
RILA Money Smart Week
Monday, February 11th, 2019Money Smart Week begins on March 30th! Still haven’t booked a program? The Financial Literacy Roundtable (FLRT) has compiled a list of contacts for financial education providers throughout the state to help you get started: Financial Literacy Program Resource List. FLRT would love to help you promote your Money Smart Week events, so please submit […]
Preservation and Programming Grants Available
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019The Rhode Island Foundation is accepting grant applications forthe preservation of original historical manuscripts and municipal records; andfor the preservation of records or the implementation of programs about Rhode Island legal history and/or constitutional history. Joseph O’Neill Ott Fund: Supports the preservation of original historical manuscripts and documents and municipal records of the smaller cities […]
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