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As a long time Rhode Island resident who has had the pleasure of residing in various parts of the state, I always read with wry amusement the perennial round-ups of “Best Places to Live.” The September issue of RI Monthly has such a list and I read it with a chuckle, finding more than a […]

Share your interests and expertise! The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICH) is now accepting applications to update their Speakers Bureau. For more information, visit the RICH website and follow the Call for Speakers link.

With our analysis of the online Continuing Education Survey complete, the CE Team is in the process of implementing your suggestions with the fall 2006 CE program schedule. We still are seeking your input through comments about the online survey and the data collected. You can review the Survey Overview and Final Report [pdf] to […]

Take a look at what’s going on next door in Southeastern Massachusetts. Through an LSTA grant, the SE Massachusetts Library System (SEMLS) has created an online space for teens known as My Own Cafe. In its own words:
My Own Cafe is a place where teens in Southeastern Massachusetts can find out what other […]

Due to an overwhelming amount of spam, comments have been turned off. But you can still comment, and we encourage you to do so. But now you have to register first, which is a simple and painless process. Just click on the No Comments link on a post or the “logged in” […]

Library Journal is now soliciting nominations for the Best Small Library in America. The award is cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and was founded to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of small libraries. (A small library is defined as one serving an area with a population of 25,000 or […]

Nominations sought for annual ALA Recognition Awards and Grants
Do you know a colleague, library advocate, or a library that deserves recognition for a program, innovation, leadership, or other achievment? Checkout the ALA lists of awards and get someone, or a library, the recognition they deserve!
Nominations are being sought for the 2007 American Library Association (ALA) […]

Google entered the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a transitive verb this year, but apparently Google prefers the word to be used as a proper noun, or most appropriately, as a trademark. For a little diversion, read So Google Is No Brand X, but What Is ‘Genericide’? from the Washington Post. While Google is huge, […]

The National Institute for Literacy announced that the application package for the 2006 Literacy Information and Communication Regional Resource Centers program is now available.
The purpose of the Literacy Information and Communication Regional Resource Centers is to provide for the dissemination of resources through partnerships with adult education and related organizations to help practitioners improve adult […]

meebome! is a web widget that allows you to embed an Instant Messaging chat box on your web site for online reference service. Some of the hurdles of offering IM reference services are that a patron has to have an active IM account and the requirement of a properly installed IM client in the […]