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Libraries are community spaces and often host arts events. Libraries are places for artists of all types to find information & inspiration. As regular folk, librarians attend arts programs of all types. Please take a few moments to share your thoughts about the arts in RI with Rhode Island State Council for […]

Time to Apply for The Big Read

Washington, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), announces the fifth deadline for The Big Read. The purpose of The Big Read is to revitalize the role of literature in American popular culture. Grants […]

NELINET, in cooperation with the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, will present a special program geared specifically for public library directors, trustees, and decision-makers on December 5.   Public Library Symposium 2008: A Look to the the Future will feature a host of dynamic speakers that will provide insight to help guide your […]

L-TV 124 “Chick Lit”
Fran Farrell Bergeron hosts library director Kathryn Taylor of the Westerly Public Library and West Warwick Public Library Administrative Assistant Sue Laporte in an informative and entertaining look at “Chick Lit” a new literary genre that upon close examination isn’t as new as one might think.
Sunday, October 19         - 12:30 pm
Monday, October 20         - […]

Library Journal’s 4th Design Institute “Going Green” will be held next door in Connecticut on Thursday, December 4. The full day session is presented by LJ in partnership with the Connecticut State Library and Connecticut Library Consortium.  A think tank on green design, the session  brings together leading architects, designers, librarians, and vendors to […]

L-TV 119 E-Zone
Fran Farrell-Bergeron talks with Christopher LaRoux, the director of the Greenville Public Library, and Mattie Gustufson, the collection librarian at the Newport Public Library, about the Rhode Island Public Library E-Zone, a new library service that enables people to browse, check out, and download best selling digital titles 24/7 to their PCs and […]

L-TV 122 Science Fiction and Fantasy
Fran Farrell-Bergeron hosts East Providences’s Rumford Branch librarian Denise Inman and Westerly Public Library director Kathryn Taylor in a discussion on what makes good science ficiton and how science ficiton differs from fantasy.
Sunday, October 5        - 12:30 pm
Monday, October 6        -   2:00pm
Wednesday, October 7    - 9:00 pm
L-TV is shown on the Statewide Interconnect Channel A which is […]