OLIS News & Updates

Week of January 1, 2019

What's New on the OLIS Website?

2018: Year in Review

2018 was another productive year for OLIS, as we moved ahead with our new strategic plan and continued to provide services and support to Rhode Island's libraries.

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Spring 2019 CE Session Open
Scroll down the CE calendar to February and beyond to explore programs on connected learning, film archives, NASA @ My Library training, 3D modeling and much more!

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Fall 2018 LORI Delivery Items Count results
39,725 items were transported in the OLIS-LORI Delivery system during the week of October 14, 2018.

What's New on Rhodarian?

Museum & Library Services Act Signed into Law

On Monday, December 31, 2018, the President signed S. 3530 into law. S. 3530, or the "Museum and Library Services Act of 2018," reauthorizes, amends, and expands the programs of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). A key provision of the bill expands funding for the Grants to States program...

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RI Center for the Book 2019 Book Announced

Rhode Island Center for the Book Announces 2019 Reading Across Rhode Island Title: What the Eyes Don t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance and Hope in an American City, by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha...

ALA Loleta D. Fyan Grant now accepting proposals

The American Library Association, Library and Research Center is now accepting applications for the Loleta D. Fyan Grant. Applications for up to $5,000 for the improvement of public libraries and the services they provide are available. The grant is to be used for the development and improvement of public libraries and the services they provide...

What's New on Talking Books Library?

Happy New Year from RI Talking Books

Happy New Year to all of our members! The Talking Books Library staff wish you and yours a healthy and prosperous year. As we look forward to the service improvements planned by the National Library Service, Library of Congress, we want you to be assured that the RI TBL staff will continue to provide the high quality service you have come to expect...

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January is National Braille Literacy Month

Is Braille still relevant in the age of computers? It sure is! Read the article from the Carroll Center for the Blind. https://carroll.org/2015/01/january-national-braille-literacy-month/...

National Library Service Newsletter Available Free Online

Keep up with all the latest news from NLS by bookmarking https://tinyurl.com/infoNLS Quarterly Newsletter