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L-TV 115 An Interview with Denise Inman
Deborah Barchi talks with Denise Inman, the librarian at the Rumford Branch Library in East Providence, about the interaction branch librarians have with their neighborhood patrons and also about the broad range of reader’s advisory services provided by branch librarians. Many interesting books for patrons of all ages are […]

The annual ALA conference is underway in Washington. If you’re still in RI, like I am, reading blog posts from the conference is the next best thing to being there. Check out the ALA Conference Wiki to find bloggers posting about conference sessions.
There’s a blog for everyone. Examples: the Massachusetts School Library […]

L-TV 118 Ocean State Libraries
Fran Farrell Bergeron talks with Ocean State Libraries director Joan Gillespie and Regina Slezak, the director of the Newport Public Library, about the services Ocean State Libraries offers to its member libraries and the public and what prompted the organization’s name change from CLAN to Ocean State Libraries.
Sunday, June 24 - […]

L-TV 116 Interview with Howard BoksenbaumFran Farrell Bergeron talks with Howard Boksenbaum about his career in librarianship and information technology and his new role as Rhode Island’s Chief Library Officer at the Office of Library and Information Services.
Sunday, June 10 - 12:30 pm
Monday, June 11 - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, June 13 - 9:00 pm
L-TV 117 Interview […]

One finding of the library valuation study, Worth Their Weight: An Assessment of the Evolving Field of Library Valuation, is that library practitioners and advocates are not fully aware of how to effectively communicate the value of their libraries to important stakeholders. I have to admit, I am one of those practitioners. While I can […]

This popular discussion series now has two new themes and increased programming. Let’s Talk About It is a reading and book discussion program that focuses on reading a common series of books selected by a nationally known scholar, then discussing them in the context of a larger theme. Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature […]

The ALA Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities are pleased to announce the following Rhode Island libraries have been selected to receive the fourth We the People Bookshelf, which focuses on the theme of the Pursuit of Happiness.

Ashaway Elementary School Library Ashaway

Charlestown Elementary School Library Charlestown

Hope Valley Elementary School Library Hope […]