Cornucopia of Rhode Island, A Section of the Rhode Island Library Association

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

2017 Alumni of the Year Award

Providence Community Library

Dhana Whiteing, Regional Library Manager at Mount Pleasant Library, received the Established Alumni of the Year Award on April 21 from the Harrington School of Communication and Media at University of Rhode Island GSLIS. She received her award for outstanding contributions to the field of library and information studies.

Congratulations Dhana!

Article made possible by the Rhode Island Library Association (RILA Bulletin May 2017)

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THE MISSION of Cornucopia of Rhode Island is to serve the library community of color.

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