The latest grants for libraries and small institutions are posted here regularly. The latest grants posted include: NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions, Deadline: May 15, 2007; The History Channel Grant Program, Save Our […]
L-TV 112 The Karla Harry Commission on Libraries
This special edition of L-TV focusing on the Karla Harry Legislative Commission on Libraries will be cablecast the week of April 1st to coincide with the current Surf RI statewide database demonstration. Host Kathryn Taylor interviews Rep. Peter Lewiss, OLIS Chief Library Officer Howard Boksenbaum and East Providence Library director Eileen Socha […]
You don’t need to be an OCLC member to get a listing in OCLC’s new WorldCat Registry, a directory of libraries and consorita, their services, URLs, populations served, etc. Profiles do not include any sensitive or personal information. Sign up today!
Get the most out of MedlinePlus.gov! Do you know that most Medline content is available in Spanish? How about featuring your library on the MedlinePlus directory? Want to learn more about how to use MedlinePlus? Check out this flyer [pdf] from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region.
This is one flyer that your patrons will appreciate. It always helps to spice up the usually not so pleasant but inevitable message with a sense of humor. Download the Word document and customize it for your library.
Found via walking paper.
The Carnegie-Whitney Awards have been established to provide grants for the preparation and publication of popular or scholarly reading lists, indexes and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all types of libraries.
The grants may be used for print and electronic projects of varying lengths. Grants of up to $5000 […]
L-TV 111 CLAN & It’s New Director
L-TV Host Debbie Barchi introduces the audience to Joan Gillespie, CLAN’s new director, as they discuss CLAN’s services, future and the organization’s name change to “Ocean State Libraries”.
Sunday, Mar. 18 - 12:30 pm
Monday, Mar. 19- 2:00 pm
Wednesday, Mar. 21 - 9:00 pm
L-TV 110 A Librarian’s Must […]
Library staff should be aware of and try this service for their patrons:
I have received a letter announcing the implementation of the “soft launch” of United Way 2-1-1 in Rhode Island in order to test the system and fix any problems or glitches. They ask that you use the 2-1-1 system for information and […]
Have you assisted someone with starting a business by providing resources in/from your library? Now is the time to share the story:
Through May 10th, Womans Day magazine, in conjunction with ALA’s Campaign for Americas Libraries, is collecting stories on how its readers have used the library to start their small businesses.
The magazine announced the initiative […]
A New York Times article examines the way social networking web sites can be developed and customized to meet the needs of a particular client base. MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube don’t serve everyone’s needs, although the concept behind them and their methods of delivery certainly can work for many different causes. The same tools can […]
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