Grow with Google is bringing free digital skills workshops and one-on-one coaching to Rhode Island. They’re teaming up with local libraries across the state to offer these trainings so that Rhode Islanders have the opportunity to learn digital skills to grow their careers or businesses.

Visit the Grow With Google Providence event to learn more about and register for one or more of the sessions below:

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

For Libraries & Nonprofits - Discover Digital Resources to Empower Your Community

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Reach Customers Online with Google

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Get Your Business Online

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Power Your Job Search with Google Tools

1:1 Coaching

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

1:1 Coaching with a Googler

Grow with Google is bringing free digital skills workshops and one-on-one coaching to Rhode Island. They’re teaming up with local libraries across the state to offer these trainings so that Rhode Islanders have the opportunity to learn digital skills to grow their careers or businesses.

Visit the Grow With Google Newport event to learn more about and register for one or more of the sessions below:

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

For Nonprofits - Discover Digital Resources to Empower Your Community

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Reach Customers Online with Google

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Get Your Business Online

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Digital Skills for Everyday Tasks

1:1 Coaching

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

1:1 Coaching with a Googler

We'll be discussing the newest YA books (fiction and non-fic published bewtween June 2018 - May 2019). Please submit titles you'd like to discuss to Danielle Margarida (use subject line Current YA) by May 30 or bring your favorite new titles to the meeting. This will also be the last YART meeting of the year, so we will wrap up the meeting with our 2018/19 highlights and planning for 2019/20 meetings.

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The Digital Innovation Roundtable (DIRT) relies on input from its members and other interested library staff to plan its future programs. Join fellow library staff with an interest in emerging technology and digital literacy programming to review and reflect on the previous year's activities, and help to plan the upcoming 2019/2020 continuing education discussion topics and program ideas. This meeting will be an informal gathering at which you will have the opportunity to network and chat with library staff that share your interest in technology, plan for another great year of programs and see the FabNewport facility to learn more about what they do!

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The Adult Services Roundtable (ASRT) relies on input from its members and other interested library staff to plan its future programs. Join fellow adult programming librarians to review and reflect on the previous year's activities, and help to plan the upcoming 2019/2020 continuing education discussion topics and program ideas. This meeting will be an informal gathering at which you will have the opportunity to network and chat with other adult services librarians, share some food and plan for another great year of programs!

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Come to the Special Collections Roundtable meeting for a panel discussion on security practices for reading rooms and collection storage areas.

Are your collections safe from theft? from premeditated or accidental damage? from environmental damage? Does your repository have check-out and return procedures for users in place? How is sound is your collection monitoring process? Libraries, historical societies, and archives need security measures in place to assure that collections are protected when in use and shelved. Policies and procedures assure that adequate security measures are followed and that the repository has a strategy for responding to thefts. Security arrangements may vary from one institution to another and are dependent on staffing, physical setting, and use. The important thing is that there are security practices in place to meet your institution's needs.

You'll leave this session better prepared to review your current policies and procedures and revise them to improve security for your collections!

Program will be held in the Sydney L. Wright Museum Room of the Jamestown Philomenian Library.

After the meeting there is an optional 1 hour tour of the Jamestown Historical Society's Vault and Museum. The Museum and Vault are short walk from or drive from the Library (3-4 blocks). The climate controlled Vault is where the paper collection, smaller objects, and textiles are stored. It has 10 JHS networked computers and 2 scanners and is where volunteers catalog and care for the collection.

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