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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 […]
Watts Program in the History and Culture of the Book
Monday, March 28th, 2011The Watts Program in the History and Culture of the Book at the John Carter Brown Library is presenting two public events in the month of April. These will be the final events of the year for the Watts Program. Please come and bring a friend. Monday, April 4, 5:30 PM Moveable Books and Book […]
Retirement Party for the Jamestown Public Library Director, Judith Bell
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Susan Aylward, Director of the North Kingstown Free Library shared the following news with us: Retirement Party for Judy Bell The party will be held at the Jamestown PAC on Feb 25th at 6pm. It will include a dinner buffet and a cash bar. Tickets are $25 per person. Larger donations are accepted and will […]
Serving the 21st Century Patron
Friday, November 5th, 2010Registration is now open for a free online conference on Serving the 21st Century Patron. The conference, organized by WebJunction and scheduled for December 1-2, will feature sessions on: 21 Ideas for 21st-Century Libraries 2-1-1 and Library Partnerships [note: RI has a dynamic 211 service that is eager to work with libraries] Changing Reference Services […]
Internet Librarian 2010: Random notes
Thursday, October 28th, 2010There were lots of great sessions at the conference. Some final snippets: Samuel Davis of the Columbus Metropolitan Public Library presented on Columbus Neighborhoods. CMPL, in collaboration with WOSU Public Media (the public television outlet based at Ohio State University), facilitated the creation of a community archive in preparation for Columbus’ bicentennial in 2012. CMPL […]
Internet Librarian 2010: The ubiquity of screens
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010One of the pervasive concepts throughout the conference is the ubiquity of screens. And if you stop and think about it, screens are everywhere. Increasingly they are how we interact with the world, whether it be at the ATM machine, the supermarket, through our handhelds, our computers, our home entertainment systems. And all of these […]
Internet Librarian 2010: Ren Gen
Monday, October 25th, 2010In Monterey opening keynote speaker Patricia Martin (Litlamp Communications) spoke on Adding Value to Your Community. Author of the book Ren Gen (Renaissance Generation) she suggests that we are on the cusp of a renaissance, a time when radical change makes the established culture irrelevant. In a renaissance, old things must be shed to make […]
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