Fleet Library, RISD
Robert L. Carothers Library, URI
Greenville Public Library
Woonsocket Harris Public Library
Essex Public Library, Tiverton
Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library, Burrillville
Providence Public Library
Warwick Public Library
Cumberland Public Library
Douglas and Judith Krupp Library, Bryant University
We are pleased to invite you attend this year's Annual Conference from June 3-4 in Newport, RI. This year's venue is the Antone Academic Center at Salve Regina University. Our theme is NAVIGATING A SEA OF CHANGE and the conference program promises something for everyone. Take a look at the full schedule of events & register now - visit our Annual Conference webpage!
The annual RILA awards process provides the opportunity for special recognition of the accomplishments, service and commitment of trustees, librarians and others. The RILA Executive Board encourages you to nominate a deserving colleague or associate for this year’s awards.
This year’s nominations are due no later than May 7, 2013. Nomination letters should be sent to Laura Marlane, Executive Director, Providence Community Library, South Providence Library, 441 prairie Ave, Providence, RI 02905, or emailed to lmarlane@provcomlib.org.
Criteria for Trustee of the Year Award
Any trustee of any library who has served on his/her board for at least three years is eligible for this award. These are suggested guidelines, but by no means the only ones, upon which a nomination may be made:
• Nominee worked in a readily identifiable way to develop/improve library service to a community, or to a specific segment within the community.
• Nominee successfully lobbied for increased funding and/or resources for his/her library.
• Nominee fashioned a plan that successfully enhanced the library’s role in the community.
• Nominee was instrumental in networking with trustees of other libraries to foster cooperative planning or activities.
Criteria for Outstanding Librarian Award
This award honors the career accomplishments of a librarian who has demonstrated an outstanding record of service to both his/her library and to the library profession. The nominee must be a member of the Rhode Island Library Association. Guidelines for nomination include:
• Development of outstanding service in (a) field(s) of expertise, e.g. children’s, administrative, technical.
• Involvement in statewide library activities.
• Record of professional library leadership.
• Encouragement of community/institutional support for library.
Criteria for Citation of Merit
This award is conferred upon citizens who are neither librarians nor library trustees who have made outstanding contributions to quality library service. This award may be given to an individual or group.
The RILA Executive Board will determine award recipients based on the letters of recommendation. The Board reserves the right not to present these awards in any given year.
Love all things trivial? Then sign up for our FREE Trivia Night event! Bring a friend, bring a team (up to 6 members), or just bring yourself and connect with other RILA members. Socialize, network, and engage in a little healthy competition! WRIK Entertainment and Quiz Master/Librarian, Stef Blankenship, will keep the questions coming!
Received by the RILA President 4/4/2013
Lawrence Macedo
Mgmt Assistance Supervisor
RI Emergency Management Agency
lawrence.a.macedo.nfg@mail.mil
The Rhode Island Library Association invites you to submit a proposal to present at the Rhode Island Library Association's 2013 Conference. The conference will be held Monday and Tuesday, June 3 and June 4, 2013 at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. If you are are offering innovative services or programming at your library, or can provide expertise, advice or tips/tricks on an area of interest to your peers, please submit proposals for presentations or poster sessions! Proposals are due on February 28, 2013.
UPDATE: Check out this great article on the successful event, written by our friends at the Rhode Island Library Report.
The Rhode Island Library Association would be thrilled if you could join us for RI Library Legislative Awareness Day on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, from 2 - 4 pm (NEW TIME) in the RI State House Rotunda!
It's Money Smart Week!
Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort of hundreds of organizations across the country including businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies and the media. These groups come together once a year to stress the importance of financial literacy, inform consumers about where they can get help and provide free educational seminars and activities throughout the week. Programming is offered to all demographics and income levels and covers all facets of personal finance from establishing a budget to first time home buying to estate planning. The effort was created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2008.
Money Smart Week events are scheduled at various RI libraries throughout the week of April 20-27.
See the full calendar of Rhode Island Money Smart Week events: http://tinyurl.com/d86hkhu
For MSW Programming Ideas and Resources Click on the PDF below. For downloable promotional items please click here. For detailed descriptions of the RI MSW events and a downloadable brochure of these events, please click on the PDFs below.
For additional information on participating in MSW, please contact RILA Members-at-Large, Chris Wallace Goldstein or Julie DeCesare.
I am a junior in college and was given an amazing opportunity to partake in an internship with RILA. My name is Erin Bergano and I am a studying at the University of Rhode Island, majoring in public relations and double minoring in business and writing. Studying these fields has given me the tools to become a team member at RILA. Assisting RILA through this internship has been an extremely rewarding experience.
When I learned that this opportunity was available I was instantly interested, since libraries have been a huge part of my everyday college career. While interning with RILA, I have assisted with real public relations tasks, established relationships with board members, and developed my public relations skills. Collaborating with RILA Board members has been a major part in the development of the public relations projects I have worked on. Interacting with the Board, particularly Jenifer Bond and Eileen Dyer, has been exceptional; their teamwork and productivity are to be admired and strived for. While developing assignments and expectations, they have created an open communication channel, forming a team-based relationship.
RILA has a high level of expectation, trusts me to complete assignments to their professional standards, and believes in my abilities as a public relation consultant. Creating press releases, surveys, and a PR manual have been the main focuses thus far. These assignments have benefited RILA in different, but equally important ways; creating stronger public relations documents and essential reference tools for future team members. These projects have been completed at a high professional level due to the training I have received from URI and my growing experience in fieldwork. Applying concepts I have learned has proven effective in task development and execution.
Creating these documents for RILA has been a great learning experience, not only in developing my public relations skills, but also in learning about the organization and other libraries. Understanding RILAs audience and mission were major components while brainstorming for the different assigned documents. Therefore, becoming familiar with these factors was crucial. Most people, including myself before starting this internship, have a misconception of whom RILA serves. Learning RILA’s mission was the first step in understanding the organization. RILA is an organization for not only professional librarians, but also other staff, trustees, and supporters. RILA seeks to improve the visibility, accessibility, responsiveness, and effectiveness of libraries and information services throughout Rhode Island. Furthermore, learning about the different programs RILA offers, the history of RILA, and the contributions RILA has made throughout the years gave me a fuller understanding the organization.
My experience with RILA has been educational and gratifying, teaching me important concepts and skill sets that will be applicable in any organization. The synergy of my studies, my pervious experiences, and the RILA experience has contributed to the success of my internship. I am exceedingly grateful for the opportunity to work with such an outstanding organization.
Rhode Island librarians, library staff, and library supporters turned out in droves to honor Senator Jack Reed for his receiving the Crystal Apple Award from the American Association of School Librarians and the American Library Association’s Honorary Membership. Also in attendance were ALA president Maureen Sullivan; ALA President-elect Barbara Stripling; AASL President Susan Ballard; and of course Rhode Island library staff and supporters from all different types of libraries from all over the state.
Maureen Sullivan stated that she wishes “every single state had a Jack Reed of its own…he makes a difference not just for the people of Rhode Island, but the people of this nation.” Though the Senator was unable to attend at the last minute, due to mechanical difficulties on his plane leaving Washington, DC, it was a privilege to say thank you to a man who has championed libraries on the federal level since his election to the House in 1990. Stay tuned for a complete write-up in November 15th’s installment of The RILA Bulletin.
A big thanks to the many sponsors of the event, the Fleet Library at RISD, the event's organizers, and all who attended.
Read more coverage of the event by Brian Jones of The Rhode Island Library Report.
- Andria Tieman and Eileen Dyer
