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Reading Across Rhode Island, Rhode Island’s One Book, One State community read program kicks off its 16th year by inviting everyone to join in the reading of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. The 2018 program runs from January through May with readers in Rhode Island classrooms, libraries, community centers, bookstores and book groups invited to join discussions and participate in local community events such as lectures, exhibits and dramatic interpretations centered on this year’s selection.

For more information, including the program's kickoff and author event, visit the RI Center for the Book. (Print, post, and distribute the kickoff flyer attached below!)
Register for the kickoff on January 27th.

May is Latino Books Month in Rhode Island! Initiated by RI Latino Arts and now in its fifth year, Latino Books Month RI promotes books by and for Latinos. This month-long celebration is sponsored by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), which encourages librarians, teachers and booksellers to promote books written by and for Latinos and it encourages communities to read Latino books in both English and Spanish.

Check out the 2018 nominees and get ready for voting in the spring by downloading flyers and ballots at http://www.rilatinoarts.org/LatinoBooksMonth.html.

Have suggestions for 2019? The committee is looking for books published in the past 3 years for the following age groups:

• Kindergarten to 2nd grade

• 3 grade to 5 grade
• 6 grade to 8 grade
• 9 grade to 12 grade

Send suggestions (and questions) to Maria Cotto at mcotto@pawtucketlibrary.org.

Poster: Are You Prepared for an Emergency?

Organization: The National Academies Press
Audience: Parents, Childcare providers, Schools, Pediatricians
Topics: Emergency Preparedness for Children
Website: https://www.nap.edu/iomposter/taking-care-of-kids/
Description: This poster gives resources that help parents, childcare providers, schools, and pediatricians prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

Activity Book: Ready Wrigley Prepares for Flu Season
Organization: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Audience: Parents, Childcare providers, Schools, Pediatricians, Children
Topics: Flu Season Health
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/readywrigley/documents/16_270945_Ready_Wrigley_flu_1.pdf​
Description: This downloadable coloring book includes tips, activities, and a story to help the whole family prepare for emergencies.

It's that time of year! The Collaborative Summer Library Program is looking for general theme suggestions for 2021 and 2022.

Guidelines: These suggestions should be thought provoking, exciting, and accessible to all libraries! Upon submissions, themes will be reviewed by Manual Committees for trademark infringement, accessibility, and will be narrowed down to the top themes to be voted on by CSLP membership.

This survey must be completed by January 11, 2018 so that submissions can be sent to CSLP by the January 12 deadline.

Thanks to everyone who shared their RICBA displays! Checkout the RICBA newsletter to see where the Rooster has been spotted.

The final discussion list for the Mock Newbery meeting on January 17 at the Cranston Public Library, and the reading list for the Mock Caldecott meeting on January 23 at the Greenville Public Library are now available. Check out the the lists below for more info.

Walmart Community Grant (12/31)
YALSA Summer Learning Grant (1/1)
YALSA Teen Summer Intern Grant (1/1)
*new* Aim High: Supporting Out-of-School Time Programs Serving Disadvantaged Middle School Youth (1/26)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Donation Grant (1/31)
USSBY Bridge to Understanding Award (1/31)
Bank of America Foundation Grants (varies)
Library Pipeline: Awesome Foundation Innovation in Libraries Grant (due between the 1st - 15th of each month)

Graduate Certificate of Professional Studies in Youth Experience

applications accepted until February 16

Information Session, January 16 7pm

Excite Transformation™ For Libraries

application for cohort 2 training in RI due 6/14/18

February
World Read Aloud Day (February 1)
Take Your Child to the Library Day (February 3)

March
Read Across America Day (March 2)
Teen Tech Week (March 4-10)

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