Share and get ideas for promotion for your upcoming events! We will be sharing our best posters, promotion plans, social media campaigns, and promotional tools this morning. Love Canva? Let us know how and why it works for you! Your recent series had people wait listed by the dozens? Show us how you did it! Find new ways to freshen up your look or just find ideas for new programs! Register to attend.

In increasingly digital world, many library resources are available 24/7- a great way to expand library services and promote online reading and learning; but did you know that 26% of households in RI do not have broadband internet in their homes? This workshop will explore ways in which libraries can help close the digital divide through mobile hotspot or device lending programs. Hear from representatives from Mobile Beacon and T-Mobile about their different offers and services; learn about successes and pratfalls from libraries who have run such programs; discuss the challenges of funding a program like this; and help us strategize other innovative,long-term solutions to help libraries promote digital equity for our patrons and communities. Register to attend.

How can librarians help their patrons access the tools and resources necessary to protect themselves from cybercrime and surveillance in the 21st century? Join us for a webinar to learn about how you can host a cybersecurity and online privacy workshop at your library, about what tools and resources will help you be successful, and about what challenges you and your patrons might face. Register to attend.

Ken Findlay and TeLisa Richardson will introduce you to Department of Corrections staff and provide an overview of RI's prison system population and services provided. They will also discuss the Books Beyond program for incarcerated parents and their children and RI’s Reentry Initiative activities. Join us to discuss how libraries can contribute to this important initiative by supporting members of your community that have been impacted by incarceration. Register to attend.

Learn about how you can use AtoZ Databases to better support small business and workforce development, along with other community reference needs in your library. Familiarize yourself with the product and discover new features at a hands-on workshop with AtoZ rep Christine Smailys. A limited number of laptops will be provided for attendees; please bring your own if you can! Program also being offered November 30 and December 1. Register to attend.

Join Mary Anne Quinn, Head of Reference for the Warwick Public Library for an exciting talk about something we all do-book talks! Mary Anne's tremendously popular Breakfast with Books series highlights the new year reads and summer reads in a fast-paced thorough way that has her patrons filling their holds lists for months. Mary Anne will demonstrate the event using some of the best books of 2017 and discuss her tips and tricks for book talking any title on your shelf. Register to attend.