ALA Conference Washington, D.C 2022

 

ALA Executive Director, Tracie Hall and CORI President, Dymond Bush at ALA 2022

CORI Annual Summer Outing

CORI Annual Summer Outing 2022

Join us on August 20th for a day of fun in the sun at the CORI Annual Picnic.  RSVP to CORI@RILibraries.org for the address by August 6th.

BCALA and SLJ Announce 2022 Youth Literary Award Winners

 

Go to https://www.slj.com/story/diversity/bcala-and-slj-announce-2022-youth-literary-award-winners for more information about the BCALA and SLJ 2022 Youth Literary Award Winners.

RI Latino Books Award Committee Announce the 2023 RI Latino Books Award Nominees

The RI Latino Books Award Committee is proud to announce the 2023 RI Latino Books Award Nominees just in time for summer reading. Yay!! 

Rhode Island Arts and the Latino Books Award promote books written by and for Latinos. Discover a new author or re-read a favorite book. Be inspired about writing, illustrating and reading. Know that these are professions for which you can Dream and aspire.

We decided to make the announcement a few months earlier this year in the hopes of getting more participants and votes. The free book set request will begin in September. Please visit our website to print out the flyer, book labels and for more information: http://www.rilatinoarts.org/

Additional booklist resources will also be available coming in the Fall 2022. Thank you everyone for your support. We truly appreciate it.

ALA Annual Conference 2022 Diversity and Inclusion

If you are attending the ALA Conference this year, don't miss out on all of the diversity programming events.  Have a great time!  Follow the link below for more information.

https://2022.alaannual.org/equity-diversity-and-inclusion

7 Nonfiction Titles About Gender to Share with Readers During Pride Month

From educational titles to memoirs, these seven books focus on trans identity. Share them with readers during Pride and all year long.

To learn more, please visit the link below:

https://www.slj.com/story/booklists/seven-nonfiction-titles-about-gender-to-share-with-readers-during-pride-month [slj.com]

LGBTQ Reads and Resources at the Warwick Public Library (RI)

 

Use the link below to enjoy a list of LGBTQ resources from the Warwick Public Library during Pride Month and beyond.

https://www.warwicklibrary.org/slider/lgbtq-reads-and-resources [warwicklibrary.org]

 WINNERS of the 2022 RI Latino Books Award

Rhode Island Latino Arts • About Us (rilatinoarts.org)

A Quest for Independence: Youth Transition Summer Camp

 http://oscil.org/events/a-quest-for-independence [oscil.org]

OSCIL’s Summer Transition Program is a one-week, residential program that provides teens and young adults with disabilities, ages sixteen through twenty-three, an opportunity to develop