OLIS News & Updates

Week of November 4, 2019

What's New on the OLIS Website?

Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden & Senator Jack Reed Visit RI
U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, convened two events at the Cranston Public Library. "The Future of Libraries" panel discussion was organized by OLIS and Senator Reed's office to highlight the work of Rhode Island libraries, and the "Celebration & Kickoff: 20th Anniversary of Veterans History Project” was organized by Senator Reed’s office to promote the project to veterans and library staff.

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LORI Learning Grant Opportunities
The LORI Learning Grant Program provides opportunities for Rhode Island libraries to apply for smaller LORI Grants to work on innovative, forward-looking projects for youth learning that can be replicated in other libraries.

What's New on Rhodarian?

2019 Annual CORI Fall Mini-conference

Cornucopia of Rhode Island (CORI) will be hosting its annual Fall Mini Conference on Thursday, November 7 at 5:30 PM at the Rhode Island State Library. CORI’s mission is to serve Rhode Island’s library community of color by promoting library services to people of color and developing librarians and library staff of color. This year’s […]

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Apply Now: Rhode Island Census 2020 Outreach Grants

From the Rhode Island Foundation: Rhode Island organizations are invited to apply for grants to conduct outreach and education activities that will encourage participation in the 2020 Census. Those activities should focus specifically on increasing census response rates in communities that have been historically undercounted or are vulnerable to an undercount in 2020. Allowable activities […]

Health Literacy Month

October is Health Literacy Month. Resources librarians can use for Health Literacy Month, and beyond, include: Learn something new from The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM). In its weekly blog post, NLM answers the questions: “What is Health Literacy?” and How can we improve Health Literacy?” NLM defines Health Literacy on its Initiatives […]

What's New on Talking Books Library?

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History of Veterans’ Day – November 11, 2019

The history of Veterans’ Day dates back to the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when an armistice between Germany and the Allied nations came into effect, bringing an end to World War I. On November 11, 1919, Armistice Day was proclaimed by President Wilson and commemorated United States’ […]

App Lets Visually Impaired Explore Wonders of Woonsocket Museum

The Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket, RI has found a way to make the museum more accessible to people with blindness or limited vision. The idea is simple: A user installs a smart-phone app, and when they need help seeing around them, they call the app and connect with an “agent,” a sighted […]