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Rhode Island’s own Senator Jack Reed, a long time supporter of libraries, is helping to celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros. From the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC):
Several members from the U.S. Senate, including Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), will be joined by children from the […]

Being on the cutting edge is cool and being highlighted for it nationally is even cooler! Apparently it’s not only Rhode Island that’s excited about the fact that the Exeter Public Library is offering NETFLIX, the Shifted Librarian blog highlighted the program on April 22!

L-TV 106 Talking Books Plus
L-TV Host Fran Farrel Bergeron introduces the audience to Hope Houston, the librarian for the Talking Books Plus program at the Office of Library and Information Service as they examine the services that Talking Books Plus provides to people whose disabilities prevent them from using print materials.Â
Sunday, April. 29 - […]

Kudos to Exeter Public Library for being on the forefront of the Library scene again by providing NETFLIX @ your library. There is much talk about adopting NETFLIX in the nation’s public libraries, Exeter is among the first that actually ventures out to provide the service.

L-TV 105 The Exeter Public Library
L-TV Host Debbie Barchi introduces the audience to Amy Neilson the director of the new Exeter Public Library in a discussion that examines what its like to design and build a community’s first public library. 
Sunday, April. 22 - 12:30 pm
Monday, April. 23- 2:00 pm
Wednesday, April 25 -9:00 pm

Smaller libraries, archives, and historical societies might think obtaining training or resources for preservation is beyond their reach. There are however easy to apply for grants from several entities. Perhaps your library or reposititory already applied for a grant from the RI Historical Records Advisory Board. Whether you did or didn’t, here is an additional […]

You’ve probably read about Web 2.0, and may well understand, as much as anyone can, what it is all about. But whether you’re a Web 2.0 groupie or neophyte, you should check out Michael Wesch’s brief video on YouTube, Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us. It uses Web 2.0 to explain […]

Wireless Librarian, a website created by Bill Drew about, what else, wireless in libraries, is now the Wireless Networking in Libraries wiki at WebJunction. Bill will continue as editor of the site, but now everyone can contribute to the wiki and grow this resource about wireless in libraries.
I was looking at the list of […]

An American Libraries article, Working at Finding Work (Feb. 2007), highlighted the difficulties librarians can encounter when job seeking, particularly when they are seeking either a first job or are attempting to cross over into work at a different library type (e.g., a college librarian seeking work in a public library). Many job seekers don’t […]

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is providing 2 new tools, free sets of its DVD “Keeping Your Community Connected” and brochures that include persuasive statistics, library patron stories, and a call to action for community members and leaders. Order them now at the website.