OLIS News and Updates

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RI Childrens Book Award

Announcing the 2024 RI Children's Book Award Winner

The 2024 Rhode Island Children's Book Award winner is Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories by Elise Gravel!

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Celebrating Kids Reading Across RI 2024

On May 4th, the Rhode Island State House was abuzz with excitement as families, authors, and community organizations gathered to kick off the 15th year of KRARI.

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2024 KRARI Kickoff Event

Join us at the RI State House on May 4th for a kickoff celebration featuring authors Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass and activities from local libraries and community organizations.

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Library of Rhode Island Spring 2024 Delivery Item Count Results

The LORI Spring 2024 item count was held from March 31 to April 6. A total of 36,516 items moved through the statewide delivery network.

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Sharing Visions: 2024 New England Resource Sharing Conference

On Thursday, March 28th, members of the Sharing Visions Planning Committee presented "Sharing Visions: 2024 New England Resource Sharing Conference."

The conference consisted of sessions highlighting the newly revised Interlibrary Loan Code of the United States with Explanatory Text and resource shari

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LORI Delivery Item Count - Spring 2024

The Spring 2024 LORI Delivery Item Count will take place from Sunday, March 31 to Saturday, April 6, 2024. Participation is required for LORI member libraries.

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Free Library Journal Online Courses for RI Library Staff, Spring 2024 - Seats are Limited!

OLIS will provide registration to Library Journal courses on topics including managing conflict, de-escalation, project management and trauma-informed service.

Interested library staff should fill out this survey as soon as possible to be included; applications will be considered on a rolling basis and attendee

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Announcing Kids Reading Across RI 2024

The Kids Reading Across RI Committee is happy to announce that The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass is the 2024 selection!