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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021The American Library Association has announced the following regarding Preservation Week: April 25–May 1, 2021, libraries, institutions, archives, and museums across the country will celebrate preservation and conservation in their communities, libraries, institutions, archives, and museums. Following the Preservation Week 2021 theme “Preserving Community Archives”, Preservation Week will promote and support efforts to conserve community archives, offering […]
Webinar on Anti-Racism in Libraries
Thursday, March 18th, 2021On Friday, April 9, the the Boston Library Consortium and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) New England Leadership Development Committee are co-sponsoring a webinar on Anti-racism: From Conversation to Action and Leading with Intention. Attendees will have the opportunity to “hear four leaders in the profession share their experiences in taking action in […]
Come Back to the Future in 2021
Monday, March 1st, 2021The theme of the 35th Rhode Island Historic Preservation Conference is “Come Back to the Future” which will take place Wednesday, April 21 – Friday, April 23, 2021. The conference will be in a virtual format with Keynote from “Mr. Modernism” George Smart and landscape architect Kofi Boone, FASLA. Visit the conference web site to […]
Lecture Regarding Diversity
Friday, November 8th, 2019Donna Lanclos, Ph.D, is presenting a lecture titled “Maybe We Shouldn’t Talk About Diversity Anymore” at the University of Rhode Island, Carothers Library, Galanti Lounge on November 13th, 2019 at 12 noon. Donna Lanclos is an Associate Professor for Anthropological Research at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte and a consultant in higher education […]
Library Research Seminar Announced
Tuesday, May 1st, 2018LIBRARY RESEARCH SEMINAR VII October 16 to 19, 2019 Columbia, South Carolina The School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina will host the next Library Research Seminar, October 16 to 19, 2019. Details on the program, venue, and calls for participation will be forthcoming in early 2019. Held periodically since […]
COLA Annual Meeting
Thursday, March 29th, 2018Join the Coalition of Library Advocates for their annual meeting on Tuesday, April 10, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Rhode Island State House. Guest speaker this year is Jim Neal, president of the American Library Association. The COLA Sweetheart of the Year is long time library advocate Neeltje Henneman. Visit the COLA website […]
People of Color in AI
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018URI Libraries Diversity Initiatives, Big Data and AI Collaboratives invite those across all disciplines to join them for a panel on People of Color in AI. April 4, 2018 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM University of Rhode Island Libraries Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons Galanti Lounge 3rd floor 15 Lippitt Road South Kingstown, […]
Celebrate National Library Week
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) is sponsoring two events during National Library Week April 8th-14th, 2018 to raise awareness of the great services that libraries provide in their communities: April 10 (Tuesday): Library Legislative Day at the Rhode Island State House, 2:30 to 4:30 pm. RILA, along with the RI Coalition of Library Advocates […]
Digital Commonwealth’s Annual Conference
Thursday, March 8th, 2018Digital Commonwealth Annual Conference, Creativity and Accessibility: Digital Trends in 2018, will be held at the Hogan Center at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester on Tuesday, April 10th, from 8:00 AM to 3:45 PM. Keynote Speakers: Joseph Nugent, Professor of the Practice, Department of English at Boston College. Joycestick, Engaging Ulysses in […]
Tech Tools In Context
Friday, March 2nd, 2018The Rhode Island Library Association Information Literacy Action Round Table is hosting a lesson swap on Wednesday, March 14 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Rhode Island College, Adams Library. The theme is Tech Tools In Context and will feature presenters from public, school and academic libraries showcasing their favorite free or freemium web or […]
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