Saturday, June 24, 2017

NELA 2017 Diversity Summit

Hadley Farms Meeting House

Wednesday, July 26, 2017
41 Russell St, Rt. 9, (in the Hampton Village Barn Shops)
Hadley, MA 01035
Speakers & Programs


Congratulations to Ida D. McGhee (CORI Founder) and Loida Garcia-Febo both presenter.

 ~Loida Garcia-Febo - 21st Century Libraries Are For Everyone: Serving the needs of our most vulnerable community members

 ~Promoting Diversity in Library Careers-- How to strengthen & support the pipeline of future diverse librarians - Em Claire Knowles, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science & Ida D. McGhee, Co-Founder of Cornucopia of Rhode Island: A Library Community of Color

http://nelib.org/nela-2017-diversity-summit/

Thursday, June 15, 2017

UPDATE: General Membership Meeting (June 2017)

Cornucopia of Rhode Island: A Library Community of Color 
General Membership Meeting

The next Cornucopia of Rhode Island meeting will be held

Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.
Jamestown Philomenian Library
26 North Road
Jamestown, RI 02835
Telephone # 401-423-7280

http://www.jamestownphilomenianlibrary.org/

Monday, June 5, 2017

Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) Conference 2017

Cornucopia of Rhode Island at the  RILA Conference 2017

Generations of Mentoring: Building Community to Diversify the Profession
(A Panel Discussion)

Emily Brown
Gina Brown (Moderator)
Maria Cotto
Emily Grace LeMay
Dhana Whiteing
Charlene Williams
Yvonne Smart
Ida McGhee

The panel discussion was great! Everyone shared wonderful stories. Lots of laughs 😄😄😊


Gina Brown (Moderator), Dhana Whiteing, Yvonne Smart, Charlene Williams, Maria Cotto, Emily Brown, Emily Grace
Dhana Whiteing and Yvonne Smart
                      From left to right: Yvonne Smart, Gina Brown, Ida McGhee, Maria Cotto, Emily Grace,  Dhana Whiteing, Emily Brown, Charlene Williams