OLIS News & Updates
Week of July 31, 2017
Nationally known futurists and librarians from around the northeast will converge in Atlantic City, NJ this fall to examine the future and the role of libraries in it. OLIS is offering a limited number of scholarships to attend; discounted attendance is also available.
Subscribe to the Adult Services Google Group to receive the new monthly newsletter, which will contain information from OLIS as well as current events and continuing education opportunities that are relevant to adult services.
OLIS has awarded four scholarships to public library staff to attend the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) August 14-17, 2017 in Newry, Maine. RIPL is hosted by the Maine State Library and will include 50 participants from across New England.
Highlights of the FY2016 LORI ILL statistics and the results from the 2017 library technology scans are now available.
44,149 items were transported in the OLIS-LORI Delivery system during the week of March 26, 2017.
National Leadership & Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grants
IMLS announced a single September 1 deadline for IMLS’ two largest discretionary library programs: National Leadership Grants and (NLG) and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grants (LB21)...IMLS Accepting Nominations for the 2018 National Medal
Each year, the Institute of Museum and Library Services recognizes outstanding libraries and museums that have made significant contributions to improve the well being of their communities ...
Apply now for the Libraries Ready to Code grant!
The application for Phase III of the Libraries Ready to Code Grant is open now through August 31. The grant program, sponsored generously by Google, will fund a cohort of school and public libraries to design computational thinking and computer science programs for and with youth, including underrepresented youth …
Rural & Small Libraries Conference
From the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL)*: Have you registered to attend the Association for Rural and Small Libraries 2017 Conference in beautiful St. George, UT, Sept. 7-9? ...
Jane Austen, British Author Still Beloved by Americans
On the 200th anniversary of her death (1817), we celebrate her life by reading about her writing on the BBC website. If you want to read some of her novels or a biography, we have them in our collection ...
Celebrate Henry David Thoreau’s 200th Birthday Today
Henry David Thoreau was born on 7/12/1817 in Concord, Massachusetts. Today is his 200th birthday. Listen to the National Public Radio broadcast of his life and comments from his biographers ...
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