OLIS News & Updates

Week of April 8, 2019

What's New on the OLIS Website?

2019 LORI Grant Awards

OLIS awarded 15 LORI grants for 2019. The LORI Grant Program, an LSTA subgrant program, is funded through the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services under its Grants to States Program supported by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

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LORI Delivery Items Count
The OLIS-LORI Delivery Items Count will take place from Sunday, April 7 through Saturday, April 13.

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Census Solutions Workshop
You are invited to a Census Solutions Workshop on April 10, from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Warwick Public Library. Join libraries and community organizations to learn more about the 2020 Census and how to better use census data, while brainstorming strategies to ensure that Rhode Island gets a complete and accurate count, especially for hard-to-count populations.

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RI Children's Book Award 2019 Winner and 2020 Nominees Announced
The 2019 RI Children's Book Award Winner is Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero by Patricia McCormick and illustrated by Iacopo Bruno. Check out the Award Winners and Nominees page for more details, including the breakdown of votes and the list of 2020 nominees.

What's New on Rhodarian?

Public Libraries and Health Literacy

The Public Library Association (PLA) has expanded its partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a program of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Starting in March 2019, PLA and NNLM will team up to raise awareness of the National Institute of Health's "All of Us" Research Program...

Read Across America Day

From the Office of Senator Jack Reed: "In an effort to improve literacy, promote a lifelong love of books, and encourage children to explore a world of discovery and new ideas through reading, Senator Jack Reed and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) are once again leading a national effort to designate March 2nd as “Read Across America Day.”

What's New on Talking Books Library?

Xavier Society for the Blind – Religious Materials Compatible with Talking Book Machines

“Xavier Society for the Blind is pleased to announce that our conversion to digital talking book format is now complete and we have added some popular titles on cartridge to our library...

Read Every Book by the Author, How About a Read-Alike?

If you have read every book by a particular author and would like to read more of the same type of book, you may request a Read-Alike...

Audio Described DVDs

In need of audio descriptive DVDs. The Audio Description Project / American Council for the Blind has an excellent listing of all audio described DVDs since 1997.

No Need to Use Bookshelf Mode – Sequential Play

Members may now download firmware which allows users to sequentially play multiple talking-book titles on a single cartridge without the need to enter Bookshelf mode—a capability that has long been requested by NLS patrons and network libraries...