In This Issue
Mentorship Progam ~ Summer Reading Video ~ RILA Conference ~ RI Library Day
Updates and Highlights from the Community
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Letter from the President
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Hello everyone! Happy New Year and best wishes for a fantastic 2019!
RILA has many exciting initiatives planned for this year, including our Annual Conference, to be held at Bryant University May 22 and 23. This year’s RILA conference will launch a statewide news literacy initiative, featuring engaging sessions on news and media literacy, civic education and democracy, and many other topics of interest to public, academic, school, and special librarians and library staff. Please consider submitting
a conference proposa
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for a presentation, poster, or lightning talk. We will be reaching out to you soon with more information!
Another important RILA initiative is mentorship. If you or someone you work with is looking for mentorship opportunities, please take a look at the
New England Library Leadership Symposium (NELLS)
program. OLIS and RILA both contribute funding for this five-day intensive training program designed to foster the mentoring and development of leaders in our library community. NELLS is for library professionals, paraprofessionals, or volunteers (trustees, friends, etc.) in mid-career (3-15 years’ experience in or with libraries). Here is
a brochure
with more information. Applications along with 3 letters of reference are due by March 15, 2019. Please contact
president@rilibraries.org
with questions.
Thank you,
Kieran Ayton, RILA President
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Summer Reading Planning Begins Now!
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Summer Reading Planning begins in full during this time of year. RILA interviewed a public librarian and school librarians to talk about how they coordinate and collaborate to create a seamless transition into the summer.
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Cornucopia of Rhode Island: A Library Community of Color (CORI)
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A grassroots organization, CORI was founded in the fall of 2005 with a mission and goal to serve the library community of color and an objective to promote library services to people of color within Rhode Island and the development of librarians and library staff of color.
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The Rhode Island Coalition of Library Advocates (COLA)
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While RILA is comprised primarily of professional practitioners, COLA is a grassroots organization of community residents eager to preserve and expand library services in the state. Merging with RILA enables COLA to build its capacity to advocate and educate for all our libraries.
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Save the Dates! Statewide Library Events
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Financial Literacy at Your Library
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The Financial Literacy Roundtable continues to plan for the upcoming Money Smart Week (March 30 - April 6).
Check out their
RILA Page
to learn more about the multiple resources that you can use to host a Money Smart Event.
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The Rhode Island Library Association’s 2019 Conference, which will be held
Wednesday, May 22nd and Thursday, May 23rd
at Bryant University in Smithfield, is now
accepting proposals for presentations
, posters, and lightning round sessions.
The
2019 RILA Conference
will launch a statewide news literacy initiative and feature engaging sessions on news and media literacy, civic education and democracy, and much more. The RILA Conference brings together public, academic, school, and special librarians and library staff. We want to hear your ideas!
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Save the Date! RI Library Day
RILA invites you to save the date for the 5th Annual Rhode Island Library Day (#rilibraryday) on
Saturday, April 13, 2019!
We'll be holding this event during ALA's National Library Week (April 7th-13th, 2019), the theme of which is “Libraries = Strong Communities” (you can read more about that
here
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We encourage you to take this opportunity to highlight and celebrate the many ways you support the individuals and institutions within your communities. We will be sending suggestions, plans, and promotional materials over the coming months to help you plan for the day.
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News From the Rhode Island Library Community
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News from the Cranston Public Library
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The Cranston Public Library announces
Beth Johnson
, Coordinator of Adult Services retired after 35 years at CPL on 1/2/19.
Christine Hall
has been hired as Cataloging and Reference Librarian. Christine received her Masters in Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island. She was most recently working at the Providence Public Library, Willett Free Library and as a part-time Reference Librarian at the Cranston Public Library.
Alyssa Taft
has been hired to be the new Teen Librarian. Ms. Taft received her MLIS from the University of Rhode Island. She was recently the librarian at Portsmouth Middle School. She also currently serves on the RI Middle School Book Award committee. Ms. Taft will start on January 21, 2019.
The Cranston Public Library has appointed
Dana Santagata
as the new Head of Circulation Services. Ms. Santagata has been a dedicated staff member of the Cranston Public Library for 30 years. She started her new role on January 3.
Kim Sevigny
has been hired as Library Assistant II-Technical & Circulation Services. Ms. Sevigny has worked part-time for the library for the past 20 years and will transition to her full-time role on January 19.
Cranston Public Library also hired
Renee Mitchel
l as new Library Assistant II-Circulation Assistant. Renee had previously worked at the Coventry Public Library and the Jesse Smith Library in Burrillville.
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Latino Books Month RI, initiated by Rhode Island Latino Arts and now in its sixth year in Rhode Island, promotes books by and for Latinos. This month-long celebration encourages librarians, teachers, educators and booksellers to promote books written by and for Latinos and it encourages communities to read books in both English and Spanish. This coming year’s project is a RILA partnership project with Raising Readers in RI & Pawtucket Public Library.
Lastly, we are working on establishing a committee to assist in planning and organizing future activities. If you a teacher or a librarian who currently works with kids in grades K-12 and are interested in being on the committee — please contact
Maria Cotto
We have some very exciting activities on the burner for next year, focusing on Latino books, authors and illustrators, and we promise you will not be disappointed!
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The Rhode Island Library Association
is a professional organization that serves its members through career development, education, advocacy, networking partnerships and legislative action
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The RILA Bulletin is produced by the RILA Communications Committee. The RILA Communications Committee is responsible for publicizing and supporting Rhode Island Library Association activities using a variety of communication tools. Responsibilities including publishing the RILA Bulletin, managing social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, and exploring other mediums as needed.
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