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State of Rhode Island, Office of Library & Information Services , An agency of the Department of Administration

OLIS News and Updates

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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The next NLS Music Notes Zoom meeting for members and network staff will take place Tuesday, April 23, at 7:00 p.m. eastern.

It was one of the first rock festivals in the US and featured breakthrough performances by The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar, and Janis Joplin.

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On Thursday, April 11, 2024, Many Faces of BARD program, BARD 2.0: An Introduction and Demonstration will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour.

The session will begin with a brief presentation.

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Join our vibrant community for free, interactive remote workshops covering tech topics for beginners and seasoned users, book discussions, a Braille study group and more.

Below, you’ll find all offerings for the fall.

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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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From the RI State Library

A Message from the Rhode Island State Library:

Resources to Share

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