COLA and Cornucopia of RI Join the RILA Family!

The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) welcomes the RI Coalition of Library Advocates (COLA) and Cornucopia of Rhode Island (CORI) into our organization as RILA Sections.

 

“This connection creates a larger advocacy voice for the Rhode Island Library Community”, says Kieran Ayton, President of RILA. “This will allow us to build opportunities around the state with combined networking activities, programming and professional development.”

 

The RI Coalition of Library Advocates (COLA) works to improve library services through advocacy, education, and public awareness. For over 30 years COLA has supported Rhode Island Libraries through petitions, Congressional testimony, and strategic communications with RI legislators. 

 

Cornucopia of Rhode Island (CORI) serves the library community of color. CORI mentors librarians and library staff of color, promotes the development of multicultural services and programs, and professional and educational activities. 

 

Members of all three organizations can now join or renew their Section memberships on the RILA website

 

The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) is a professional organization that serves its members through career development, education, advocacy, networking partnerships and legislative action. Through collaboration and community partnerships RILA will inspire and promote excellence in library services.

THE REFORMA NORTHEAST CHAPTER Meetings 2018/2019

THE REFORMA NORTHEAST CHAPTER:

ADVOCATES the improvement of library and information services for Spanish speakers and people of Hispanic / Latino origin in the six-state area, at the local, regional, and national levels.

SAVE THE DATE!
2nd RNE Chapter Meeting

Date: Friday December 14, 2018
Time: 10:00AM-4:00PM
Location:
Julius Forstmann Main Library, Passaic, N.J.
​Host: Mario Gonzalez, Passaic Library Director
*****
SAVE THE DATES 2019

3rd Annual RNE Spanish Book Buzz
Friday January 18, 2019 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Penguin Random House, NY, NY

3rd RNE Chapter Meeting
Friday February 8, 2019 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lillian Marrero Library
Philadelphia, PA

4th RNE Chapter Meeting
Friday March 15, 2019
Rhode Island State Library, R.I.
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

RNE 15th Annual Mini-Conference
Friday May 10th, 2019 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Langston Hughes Library
Queens, NY

https://www.reformanortheast.org/

Looking at the Library of Congress Digital Photograph Collections through the Lens of Liberty and Visual Literacy

Looking at the Library of Congress Digital Photograph Collections through

 the Lens of Liberty and Visual Literacy 

An article by Renee Elizabeth Neely, Project Archivist, 

Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, Brown University 

Please see link below:

https://issuu.com/saavms/docs/views_fw_2018?fbclid=IwAR0iAFOm3c13yChuLDV_WOshZLs1vnF16h9jwe_MGAma7hSRkBs1mtQve80

“Anatomy of Murder” (Saturday, December 8, 2018 )

“Anatomy of Murder”
Saturday, December 8, 2018
11:00 a.m.

Please join us for a fascinating look at the construction of murder mysteries with author Clare Sweeney. She will talk about her murder mystery series, her writing process, how she incorporates historic and recognizable places into her stories, and where her characters come from.

University of Rhode Island
Providence Campus
LIBRARY
80 Washington Street
Providence
401-277-5130

General Membership Meeting (December 2018) at the Cranston Public Library (Central)

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

on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 5:30 PM in the library’s seminar room at the

Cranston Public Library

140 Sockanosset Cross Rd

Cranston, RI 02920

Visit the library’s website for directions:

https://www.cranstonlibrary.org/location/central-library

 

Feel free to contact Vice President Julie Cerrito with any questions:  

Juliann Cerrito

401.277.5135

jcerr@uri.edu

General Membership Meeting (October 2018) at the Cranston Public Library (Central)

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

on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 5:30 PM in the library's seminar room at the

Cranston Public Library

140 Sockanosset Cross Rd

Cranston, RI 02920

Visit the library's website for directions:

https://www.cranstonlibrary.org/location/central-library

Cornucopia of Rhode Island: A Library Community of Color members moved forward to become a section of the Rhode Island Library Association (RILA).    The rationale for becoming a section of RILA is the benefits that the organization combined would bring to the Rhode Island library communities.  

The October meeting is very important; please make every effort to attend for only one hour.

Feel free to contact Vice President Julie Cerrito with any questions:  

Juliann Cerrito

401.277.5135

jcerr@uri.edu

We look forward to seeing you on the 1^st.

2018 CORI’s End of the Summer Picnic & Short Business Meeting

You're Invited

Cornucopia of Rhode Island (CORI) serving the library community of color

 

A Section of the Rhode Island Library Association

Vice President Julie Cerrito
Cordially Invites You to Her Home

CORI’s End of the Summer Picnic & Short Business Meeting
Sunday, August 26, 2018 – 1:00 PM
206 Sauga Avenue in North Kingstown

Please call Julie if you need directions--401-699-2345

Bring your favorite covered dish and/or beverage “whatever strikes you”. Don’t forget your swimsuit, towel, hat, and lawn chair. Family members and friends are also welcomed.

NELA/RILA Conference October 21-23, 2018

We're very pleased & excited to announce that early bird registration is now open!
Speakers, please click HERE to register.

Keynote

Sunday Keynote Speaker: "Welcome: The Library is Your Place" - Cyndee Sturgis Landrum - Start your conference off right with an inspiring keynote speech by Cyndee Sturgis Landrum who will share reflections on making your library a welcoming place.  Cyndee Sturgis Landrum has over 20 years of experience in the library and information science profession. She has worked in academic, medical and public libraries in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania. She is a member of several community and professional associations.

Spotlight Speakers

Sunday Night Annual Banquet - Margaret Willison
Monday NERTCL Lunch - Tracey Baptiste
Monday General Lunch - Live Podcast with Andrew Cunningham & Craig Getting
Tuesday AM ALA President "Big Ideas" Talk - Loida Garcia-Febo
Tuesday Lunch - Gregory Maguire
Preliminary Program Schedule*
Decide which days of conference you will be attending by viewing our preliminary program schedule.  PDF version of schedule will be available at a later date.
Sunday Pre-Conference: Advocacy Bootcamp
In partnership with ALA, NELA is pleased to be offering a Sunday pre-conference this year.  More information & registration available soon!  Time will be 9am - 12am, and cost will be $25.
Hotel Information
Last, but not least, to ensure a hotel reservation, make sure to book early!  Visit our personalized hotel website to book your room today!  Or view hotel information at a glance on our conference website.  NELA rate deadline is September 20th!

Thank you for your support of NELA!  We look forward to seeing you in October!

*Schedule and speakers are subject to change.

Susan Edmonds, 2018 Conference Chair & NELA VP
Megan Bishop, NELA Events & Communications Coordinator

See link below:

https://ams.nelib.org/event-3016064

Cultural Literacy and Diversity Training for Librarians

Cultural Literacy and Diversity Training for Librarians

Date and Time: August 7, 2018, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Where: Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115

Fee: $149.00

The editors of School Library Journal present a one-day workshop on Cultural Literacy and Diversity Training for Librarians. This immersive, interactive day of learning will focus on evaluation of books and media, collection development practices, readers’ advisory, and book marketing and promotion. Attendees will come away with an understanding of key concepts such as white privilege, implicit bias, and intersectionality. Librarians will learn how to recognize offensive stereotypes, tropes, and microaggressions within media and how to assess for authenticity and appropriation. Participants will learn how to perform a diversity audit on existing collections and how to craft selection policies and guidelines that set benchmarks for diversity and inclusion. Instructors will include Anastasia Collins, a Simmons College liaison librarian; Mahnaz Dar, SLJ reference and professional reading editor; Shelley Diaz, SLJ reviews manager; and Kiera Parrott, reviews director at Library Journal and School Library Journal.

Primary audience: school librarians; public youth services librarians; educators

Key skills/competencies that will be addressed:
Understanding of key diversity and cultural literacy concepts such as white privilege, implicit bias, stereotypes and tropes, microaggressions, cultural appropriation, and intersectionality.

Ability to recognize common problematic elements in text and art.

Ability to assess the diversity and inclusiveness of current collection development, RA, and promotional practices.

Tools, tips, and advice on how to better diversify collections and displays and how to advocate for inclusive books.

Program and speaker biographies

Register
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slj-leadership-basecamp-divers…

Questions? Contact sljevents@mediasourceinc.com

CORI member 2018 Outstanding Librarian of the Year

Maria Cotto a Bilingual Children's Librarian at the Pawtucket Public Library and a member of CORI for over 10 years received the 2018 Outstanding Librarian of the Year from the
Rhode Island Library Association (RILA).
Yay!! Congratulations. 😁

Award presented to her earlier this month by her good friend and colleague
library director Ed Garcia from the Cranston Public Library.

Congratulations to one of our members Alicia Waters

Congratulations to Alicia Waters a Cornucopia of Rhode Island (CORI) member who just got appointed as the Library Services Coordinator at The Office of Library and Information Services. Yay!!

See link below:
http://www.olis.ri.gov/about/news/2018/alicia.php

General Membership Meeting (May 2018) at the CCRI Library in Warwick

Great CORI meeting last week at the Community College of Rhode Island Library in Warwick, RI. It was our presidents Brenda Andrade (in black shirt and white skirt) last day. Let's wish her a relaxing and great retirement. Hope you can join us next time.

Registration Open for Joint Conference of Librarians of Color 2018

The JCLC 2018 Steering Committee is happy to announce that registration is now open for the

3rd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color. 

September 26-30, 2018
Albuquerque, New Mexico

This is the 3rd national conference to be sponsored by the five ethnic associations affiliated with the American Library Association.
American Indian Library Association (AILA)
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
Black Caucus of the American Library Association
(BCALA)
Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
REFORMA, the National Association to Provide Library
and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking

Early Bird Registration Ends
July 15, 2018
http://www.jclcinc.org/conference/2018/housing-registration/

2018 Rhode Island Library Association Awards and Celebration

2018 RILA Awards and Celebration

On Thursday, June 7, at 4:30 pm directly following the Futures Conference at the University of Rhode Island Library’s Galanti Lounge, the Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) cordially invites you to its annual meeting and a reception at which we will celebrate the accomplishments of our colleagues and the association.

We will be presenting the 2018 RILA Awards, announcing our new strategic plan, and celebrating the Coalition of Library Advocates (COLA) joining RILA as a Section.

Everyone is welcome to this free event, even if you are not able to attend the Futures Conference.

Please RSVP by Monday, June 4, 2018 for this celebration of the Rhode Island Library Community! We hope to see you there! :)

http://rila.wildapricot.org/event-2943884

General Membership Meeting (May 2018) at the Community College of Rhode Island (Knight Campus)

Our next general membership meeting will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 5:30 PM in the library’s conference room at the

Community College of Rhode Island, Knight Campus, Library, 4^th floor

400 East Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island

Telephone: 401-825-2215  

Visit the college website for directions to the Knight Campus:

http://www.ccri.edu/about/campuses.html

Cornucopia of Rhode Island: A Library Community of Color (CORI) is moving forward to become a section of the Rhode Island Library Association (RILA).    The rationale for becoming a section of RILA is the benefits that the organization combined would bring to the Rhode Island library communities. 

As a section of RILA, CORI must designate a CORI member to attend the RILA board meetings at least four times during the calendar year. 

OR CORI members can vote to dissolve.

Please attend this important meeting.  Your voice is important!

Feel free to contact me with any questions.  I look forward to seeing you on the 21^st of May.

Brenda Andrade, President

bandrade@ccri.edu

401- 825-2489

2018 A National Conference on Latino Heritage and Historic Preservation

A National Conference on Latino Heritage and Historic Preservation The 3rd Convening of Latinos in Heritage Conservation and the 33rd Annual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference

We’re proud to announce that we’re participating in @Encuentro 2018, a national conference on Latino heritage and historic preservation, on Thursday-Saturday, April 26-28 in Providence. With talks by national preservation speakers and tours by local leaders, this landmark event will bring together preservationists, scholars, students, design professionals, and advocates. 

Check it out and register today. http://preservationconferenceri.com/ #encuentrori2018 #rihphc #latinoheritageconservation #rilatinoarts

If you're interested in volunteering please contact Sarah Zurier directly at: sarah.zurier@preservation.ri.gov and by phone: (401) 222-4142.

University of Rhode Island GSLIS Program is offering a FREE Sensory Story Time Webinar

University of Rhode Island GSLIS Program is offering a FREE
Sensory Story Time Webinar
Thursday, March 29, 2018
4:00 pm

Babs Wells, Children's Library at Greenville Public Library and Maria Cotto, Bi-Lingual Children's Librarian at Pawtucket Public Library will share the work they have been doing to support children on the autism spectrum and their families.

Please respond to Mary Moen if you would like an invitation to join us. email: mary_moen@uri.edu

COLA's Invitation to their 2018 Annual Meeting

THE RHODE ISLAND

COALITION OF LIBRARY ADVOCATES

INVITES YOU TO THE

2018 Annual Meeting

TUESDAY, APRIL 10 • 5-7 PM

AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE

GOVERNOR’S STATE ROOM

82 SMITH STREET | PROVIDENCE, RI 02904

featuring

GUEST SPEAKER

JIM NEAL

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

&

THE PRESENTATION OF THE

2018 SWEETHEART OF THE YEAR AWARD TO

NEELTJE HENNEMAN

 The event is free and everyone is invited.

General Membership Meeting (March 2018) at the Cranston Public Library

Our next Cornucopia of RI meeting will be held on Monday, March 19th at the Cranston Public Library, 140 Sockanosset Cross Rd, Cranston RI, at 5:30pm.

We encourage librarians, library staff, and library supporters to join the Cornucopia which promotes library services to people of color within Rhode Island and the development of librarians and library staff of color.

Please find more information about the Cornucopia of RI at http://cornucopiaofri.blogspot.com/ and our Facebook page to see what we have accomplished and hope to accomplish in the future.

If you have been a CORI member before and need to renew registration, or would like to become a new member, you may do so at our next meeting, or visit our site for the membership form.  Please also be aware that if and when you become a member of the Rhode Island Library Association , you can also choose to join the Cornucopia of RI as a joint membership.

We hope to hear from you or see you at our upcoming meeting in Cranston!

~Stefanie Blankenship

Branch Librarian, Cranston Public Library Oak Lawn Branch

General Membership Meeting (February 2018) at the Cranston Public Library

Great CORI meeting this evening at the Cranston Public Library. Hope you can join us next time.

General Membership Meeting (February 2018)

Our next general membership meeting will be held on Monday, February 12, 2018 at 5:30 PM in the seminar room at the 

Cranston Public Library

140 Sockanosset Cross Road 

Cranston, Rhode Island

Telephone: 401-943-9080    

Visit the library's website for directions:

https://www.cranstonlibrary.org

What does CORI do? "OUR OBJECTIVES are to promote library services to people of color within Rhode Island and the development of librarians and library staff of color."

Cornucopia of Rhode Island general membership typically meets every quarter, therefore not many meetings. Small committee groups may meet throughout the year. In August we have our annual cookout.  Previous locations included a friend's beach house in Jamestown, a member's home in Johnston and in most recent years at a member's home in North Kingstown, across from a beautiful hidden gem, a beach.

Cornucopia of Rhode Island: A Library Community of Color (CORI) is seeking the following officers for 2018: president, secretary, and treasurer.  Please volunteer.

Feel free to contact our president, Brenda Andrea with any questions you may have about the officer's duties or any other questions or comments.  bandrade@ccri.edu

Sample Duties of CORI Officers:

President: arrange and conduct four quarterly meetings.

Secretary:  take minutes at the meetings and making them available as necessary.

Treasurer: the treasurer is in charge of all financial aspects, accepting membership payments from members and depositing them into our account at Navigant Credit Union. The treasurer also prepares statements for the quarterly meetings and once a year files (mails a check) to the State of Rhode Island for CORI's non-profit status.

Vice President (Julie Cerrito)

Member-At-Large (Emily Brown)

Webmaster (Maria Cotto)

Photographer (Dhana Whitening)

Miss Jones, Former Smith Hill Librarian, to be Honored in Hall of Fame (Rhode Island)

Miss Jones, Former Smith Hill Librarian

Mary C. Jones, a beloved member and community activist of the Smith Hill community, will be honored at Providence City Hall on January 31 as a recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame Awards 2018. The public awards Facebook event page) will take place in the Council Chambers of City Hall from 5:30PM - 7:00PM and will be hosted by Mayor Elorza. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Mary, who was affectionately known to everyone, even her own children, as "Miss Jones", worked at Smith Hill Library for 40 years. She worked tirelessly to help poor residents of Providence obtain better housing, access affordable health care and health education. Miss Jones played a key role in improving the schools in the Smith Hill area and worked with other community leaders to find creative ways to support teachers and create more jobs for residents.

As a librarian, Miss Jones developed many programs promoting cultural awareness, education, health issues and advancement for marginalized groups and people of color. When faced with funding cuts, Miss Jones fought diligently alongside dozens of other library staff and patrons to keep all the libraries open. Two of the programs she introduced, the "Keep Our Families Warm Campaign," providing residents with seasonal winter clothing, and the Children's Christmas Party, with free toys, food and fun, still take place every year at Smith Hill Library.

Miss Jones served on the board of the Neighborhood Health Center for over 35 years, was a founder of the Smith Hill Community Development Corporation and a co-founder of CHIC, which worked with landlords and tenants to fix up buildings. She worked with a host of state and local politicans, including Claiborne Pell, Jack Reed, John Pastore, Rhoda Perry and Maryellen Goodwin. She worked with both of the Chafees as well as city mayors Joe Doorley, Buddy Cianci, Joe Paolino, John Lombardi and David Cicilline plus all Ward 12 councilmen from the late 1960s to the present member, Councilman Terry Hassett.

Miss Jones' lifetime achievements have been previously recognized through the Jefferson Award and a place on the Providence College Wall of Fame. Sadly, she now suffers from Alzheimer's Disease and lives in a nursing home but the fruits of her work continue to grow and flourish in Providence. Miss Jones' daughter, Althea Graves, continues her mother's legacy of community work in Smith Hill and serves on the Board of Providence Community Library.

RILA Bulletin Vol. 90. NO.1 (JAN 2018)

Kieran Ayton
RILA President
president@rilibraries.org
(posting with permission from the RILA President)

Pictures from the December 2017 meeting at the Cranston Public Library

Marlene Lopes signing a book that was published a few years back about RIC College.

Jennifer Rolfsema from Creative Chica

Jennifer Rolfsema from Creative Chica

Marlene Lopes

Brenda Andrade, President of CORI

Julie Cerrito, Vice President of CORI