The OLIS team saw many exciting accomplishments and transitions in 2023.

OLIS Staff Changes and Activities – Local and National

2023 Headlines on the OLIS Website

The Talking Books Library continues to build the RI Collection with the addition of 2 more titles of local interest.

41 Sign of Hope by Dave Kane (father of an 18 year old son killed in the Station Nightclub Fire in Warwick, RI)

DBC 27012

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), supported by the National Library for the Blind Endowment.

NLS offers a paid internship for individuals who are legally blind that provides the opportunity to gain work experience and explore career options work

The Many Faces of BARD program on Thursday, January 11, 2024, will be an open forum with the NLS Download technical support team. The team will take questions related to any BARD.

The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. EST and last for one hour. This program will be recorded.

The FY2023 Staffing & Salaries Report is the first report published using data submitted for the FY23 Annual Survey.

The Talking Books Library staff want to wish you and yours a very happy holiday. Stay safe and warm.

The MOC program (Magazines on Cartridge has been experiencing delays. NLS is working to resolve the issues. We appreciate your patience.

Rhode Island Librarians, Elana Rios and Stella Hudson have been named among the 2024 cohort of ALA's Emerging Leaders. Press release from CPL on follows regarding Ms. Rios.

Press Release: Cranston Public Library’s Elena Rios Named a 2024 Emerging Leader by the American Library Association