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The Explorer Wallet Cards have been emailed to each library's SRP contact. Please email me if no one at your library received the card template. All SRP information and resources are on the SRP LibGuide at https://olis-ri.libguides.com/SRP. LibGuide documents such as the performer contact info and the wallet cards are password protected. Please contact me for the password.

Do the teens in your library like to make videos? Encourage them to participate in the Collaborative Summer Library Program 2019 Teen Video Challenge this summer! This year's Teen Video Challenge will be a NATIONAL contest and five winners will be chosen to receive a $200 cash prize plus $50 worth of summer reading materials for their library. *New* this year, the challenge will run through the summer, so you can hold video making programs in June and July. Videos can be submitted June 1-August 2, 2019. These 60 second-or-less videos should be their interpretation of the 2019 slogan "A Universe of Stories." For more information, including complete contest rules, visit this page of the CSLP website: https://www.cslpreads.org/programs/teen-program/2019-teen-video-challenge/

This year we have the privilege of having not one, but six Reading Champions!

• Dr. Kjell Lindgren: Astronaut!
• Dr. Lindy Elkin-Tanton: Scientist
• Dr. Seth Shostak: Astronomer
• Dr. Michelle Thaller: Communications Director
• Erin Teagan: Author
• Arika Egan: Graduate Student

These videos are perfect for promoting summer reading at schools, within the library, or shared over social media. All the videos can be found here:

https://www.cslpreads.org/nationalsummerreadingchampion/

or on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe3krHkVt7MZtWiE8dJyeL-yvBAoH1DqG

From Libraries Transform:

With summer right around the corner, now is the perfect time to raise awareness about your library’s summer learning programs and activities. There are eye-grabbing Because statements to post to social media that highlight the importance of learning outside of the classroom: Because the Summer Slide Isn’t Playground Equipment; Because Students Who Read During the Summer, End Up on the Honor Roll in the Fall; and Because Learning Happens 24/7. Additionally, the Family Engagement Toolkit provides many ideas and tips for promoting library services that support families and children’s learning and development all year long.

Download the print and digital graphics now from the Libraries Transform toolkit. (If you haven't already created a Libraries Transform account, you'll be prompted to do so to access toolkit materials).

The Massachusetts Library System is moving Teen Summit to a bi-annual schedule.

Save-the-Date Friday October 2, 2020 at College of the Holy Cross, Worcester MA. Featuring keynote speaker Adrienne Kisner, author of Dear Rachel Maddow and the forthcoming The Confusion of Laurel Graham.

From RILINK:

RILINK is seeking help in promoting their LORI Grant "Project Read: Feed Your Mind and Your Heart"

What books can you suggest that you have shared with young people in their school, family, or community to be included in the project?

We have a form available online to submit suggestions online. The URL for the online form is http://rilink.libsurveys.com/suggest

Add the link to your website!
· Html for a message with the logo for the project:
<p>Have you shared a book with young people in your school, family or community that you would recommend to others? The Rhode Island Library and Information Network for Kids (RILINK) invites you to share that title with others in our online survey. <a href="https://rilink.libsurveys.com/suggest " target="_blank"><br/><img border="2" src="https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/130/images/READ_logo_small.png" width="221" height="158"></a></p> (The logo is 20 KB, image size is 221 X 158 pixels.)

For an example of what this looks like, go to http://bodees.com , and scroll down the page. The html for this version, which is placed in a table cell, is:

<tr><td width="400" height="239"><center>Have you shared a book with young people in your school, family or community that you would recommend to others? The Rhode Island Library and Information Network for Kids (RILINK) invites you to share that title with others in our online survey. <a href="https://rilink.libsurveys.com/suggest " target="_blank"><br><imgborder="2" src="https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/130/images/READ_logo_small.png " width="221"height="158"></a></center> </td></tr>

· Flyers/Posters for library sites to distribute (tell us how many you would like) To see an example of the poster, go to https://guides.rilink.org/ld.php?content_id=47784421

· Business Cards for library sites to distribute (tell us how many you would like) To see what the business cards look like, go to https://guides.rilink.org/Read#s-lib-ctab-21125876-7

Barrington Books is pleased to host award winning New York Times best-selling author Jacqueline Woodson for a conversation and book signing on Thursday, June 6th at 7pm at 176 Hillside Rd. Cranston. Peter Quesnel, Juanita Sanchez High School Librarian will be the moderator/conversationalist with Jacqueline Woodson. This is a ticketed event. The $10 general admission ticket can be applied toward the purchase of a Woodson book of your choice, which will be available at the event. Tickets may be purchased through Eventbrite.

It's time to begin voting on the 2019 RI Latino Books Month nominees! Voting takes place through May 30 (paper)/May 31 (online), and all voting materials can be found at www.rilatinoarts.org/LatinoBooksMonth.html. For more information about Rhode Island Latino Books Month and/or to participate, contact Latino Books Month Coordinator, Maria Cotto at mcotto@pawtucketlibrary.org.

Rhode Island Middle School Book Award Committee membership applications are now available at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHP5p5-yD2yt0kObEI1NdDrpPP3wbxR9Gfyeii_eDRUAKUpg/viewform through June 21.

Join the Mock Newbery Goodreads group read-along! Each month we'll pick a book published in 2019 to read and virtually discuss in preparation for creating our first 2020 reading list. May's book is Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu. We have a poll up to select our June book, go vote!

Not part of the Mock Newbery Goodreads group? Join now!

Bank of America Foundation Grants (varies)

Library Pipeline: Awesome Foundation Innovation in Libraries Grant (due between the 1st - 15th of each month)

RI Library Association Annual Conference (5/22-5/23)

American Library Association Annual Conference (6/20 - 6/25)

RI TeacherFest (7/30-7/31)

Association for Rural and Small Libraries Annual Conference (9/4 - 9/7)

New England Library Association Annual Conference (10/20 - 10/22)

National Summer Learning Association Annual Conference (10/21-10/23)

Young Adult Library Services Association Symposium (11/1-11/3)

May

Children's Book Week (April 29-May 5)

Kids Reading Across RI (May 4)

Star Wars Day (May 4)
Free Comic Book Day (May 4)
RI Latino Books Month
National Foster Care Month

Registration for all OLIS spring 2019 continuing education programs is now open. Check the OLIS CE calendar.

Email: danielle.margarida@olis.ri.gov
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