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

OLIS News and Updates

Building Equity-Based Summers cohort 2 application is open through September 22.

OLIS is seeking five public libraries to participate in the second year of the three-year Building Equity-Based Summers initiative.

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The topic for the September 14, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be Using Your Braille Display to Read Braille BARD Books on Your iPhone.

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

New dates announced for the Talking Books Discussion Group. September 26, 2023 at 2:00 pm and November 28, 2023 at 2:00 pm.

September 26, 2023

2:00 - 3:00 pm

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Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, October 24, at 7:00 p.m. (EDT) for “Time Out for ‘Take Five’,” the first quarterly NLS Music Notes meeting!

Music Section Head Juliette Appold and Music Reader Services Librarian Brian McCurdy will discuss the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Take Five” and its relevan

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OLIS in partnership with the RI Center for the Book is offering book sets of the 2024 RICBA nominees to school libraries demonstrating need.

The Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS) in partnership with the RI Center for the Book (RICfB) is offering book sets of the 2024 RI Childr

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services requests information on programs, resources, and activities designed to strengthen information literacy skills.

The agency is particularly interested in programs and activities that can be implemented at the local level, in community organizations such as museums

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Apply to join Howard County Library System’s Pathways to Success: Professional Development for Skilled New Americans library cohort by September 22.

Pathways to Success mitigates unemployment and underemployment by expanding services customized for skilled immigrants.

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The topic for the August 10, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be Using BARD on the BlindShell phone. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour.

For this session, Cory Kadlik, Assistive Technology Manager at Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library, will demonstrate how you can make the most of t

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