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Bring your questions, new ideas, and timely topics to this open discussion. Leverage the knowledge and experience of colleagues from around the state as we crowdsource recommendations and best practices.

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Join fellow youth services librarians to share best practices for sensory story times and inclusive library programs and services. We will be discussing community connections, sensory activity ideas, and programs/services beyond story time.

Please bring your PR materials for your library's upcoming sensory programs so that the group can help with promotion!

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Would you like to implement outcome measurement in your library? Join us for this Project Outcome Regional Training, a half-day, in-person workshop. At this workshop, a Project Outcome trainer will facilitate the planning process for implementing outcome measurement using Project Outcome tools.

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How can I best support someone who cannot access print materials?

This is the question that many librarians, educators, and other service providers ask when they encounter people with print disabilities. Fortunately, there are many solutions that will provide those with reading barriers independence and the power of literacy! Join us on Tuesday, March 31 at Warwick Pulic library to discuss how different websites, E-Books, electronic book readers and other accessibility options (like those built in on smart phones) can break down these barriers. We will also provide information on applications such as Read2Go, Seeing AI, Voice Dream Reader, and BARD.

This information will help your patrons who have dyslexia, cerebral palsy, a visual impairment or other reading barriers.

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Take your program planning and collection development to the next level with Google Forms and Google Sheets. Join us for a hands-on workshop that leverages freely available technology to collect, report, and analyze data. Together we'll look at how to design forms, use formulas and perform calculations, and create tables and charts to track spending and programming attendance.

The library will have a limited number of laptops available for use and partcipants are encouraged to bring their own device.

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The first step in building a diverse collection is determining what your collection actually contains. This training will provide you with a roadmap for conducting a diversity audit of your collection. Breakout sessions focused on specific concerns for various audiences and collection types will be included.

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Join us for a tour of Providence Public Library's new teen space and a discussion on how to create welcoming and safe spaces for teens through relationship building, responsive programming, and teen friendly policies.