OLIS News & Updates

OLIS's Spring 2018 Continuing Education Session Now Open!
This CE session includes open meetings for OLIS’ many roundtables, Summer Reading planning, how to apply for a new grant opportunity, book talks, mobile fablabs, coding, Wikipedia, outreach and records management, and so much more!

Studio Rhode Grant Application Open
The application window is now open for the Studio Rhode Next Generation Library Challenge Phase II grants and will remain open until Friday, February 2, 2018.

2017: Year in Review
2017 brought a new strategic direction to OLIS and innovation and learning opportunities for Rhode Island librarians and library staff.

FY2017 Public Library Statistics Available
The FY2017 Public Library Annual Survey data is now available in a number of reports. The reports cover public library revenue, expenditures, library visits, usage and much more.

Prepare Your Library for Winter Weather

Library facilities are subject to the same risks as homes during prolonged periods of extreme cold, especially if the library building will be closed for more than 24 hours. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gives specific recommendations to prepare yourself and your home...

RARI Kick-Off January 27

Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI), Rhode Island’s One Book, One State community read program kicks off its 16th year on January 27th. The 2018 RARI selection is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas...

Senator Reed introduces IMLS reauthorization bill

On December 21, Rhode Island’s own Senator Jack Reed and a bipartisan group of senators introduced the bill to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act. The bill renews and builds on the $231 million committed to museum and library programs administered by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)...

Library Freedom Institute

The Library Freedom Institute (LFI) is a privacy-focused training for librarians to teach them the skills necessary to thrive as Privacy Advocates: from installing privacy software to influencing public policy...

How Your Brain Works

Listen to or read Edgar B. Herwick III of WGBH’s Curiosity Desk discuss how the brain works while driving a car. Then order or download a few digital books about the amazing human brain...

Grace Hopper – Female Pioneer for the Information Age

At the beginning of World War II, Grace Hopper left her husband and faculty position at Vassar College to become a United States Navy Wave Officer and a female computer programmer and software developer. Listen to her story as discussed by Kara Miller and Kurt Beyer...

Some Suggestions for Holiday Books

Tis the season to read holiday books for your enjoyment. Some of our titles include the following...

The Ghost Army of World War II

For "Ghost Army of World War II" and additional titles by Rick Beyer review the following selections in our collection...

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