New Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant

We're thrilled to announce the new Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant, which will cover American Library Association [facebook.com] Annual Conference-related expenses of 5 Black/African American youth or teen services librarians or school librarians/media specialists who work in either public or school libraries.

Learn More Here: https://www.ala.org/.../ala-announces-new-jason... [ala.org]

#NELA 2022 Conference Registration Now Open

#NELA 2022 Conference Registration Now Open

ALA Conference Washington, D.C 2022

 

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

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

Cornucopia of Rhode Island at the 2022 Rhode Library Association Conference

Transforming and Restoring Libraries into Places of Belongingby Gabbie Barnes, Windsor Public Library (CT). This session was sponsored by Cornucopia of Rhode Island.

 

Gabbie Barnes from the Windsor Public Library (CT) in the center presented for CORI on Transforming & Restoring Libraries into places of belonging.

 

Julie (past president of CORI) promoting CORI at the 2022 RILA Conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RNE 18th Annual Joint Mini-Conference

 

Reforma Northeast 18th Annual Joint Mini-Conference

Recovering, Revitalizing, Reconnecting
Overcoming Challenges and Adversity

 

 Friday June 17, 2022
​11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Registration starting May 19, 2022

 
Langston Hughes Library
100-01 Northern Blvd.
Corona, N.Y. 11368

 

www.reformanortheast.org

Certificate to CORI by Senator Jack Reed

Erin Arcand, Representative of Senator Jack Reed presented this certificate to CORI 

on behalf of the senator at the 2019 CORI Annual Mini-Conference.

2019 Annual Fall CORI Mini Conference

21st Century Libraries: Transcending & Empowering
Thursday - November 7, 2019 - 5:30 pm
Rhode Island State Library in Providence.

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Performance by students at TAPA (Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts: A Public Charter School in Providence, RI)

Erin Arcand, Representative of Senator Jack Reed speaking on behalf of the senator and presented CORI with a certificate.

Ms. Ida and Ms. Maria both REFORMA members. The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking.

 

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2019 RILA Conference at the Bryant University

2019 RILA Conference at the Bryant University

Don't Miss It!!! Sensory Story Time at the Public Library: Where to Begin

Presented by Maria Cotto , Bilingual Children's Librarian, Pawtucket Public Library

Barbara (Babs) Wells , Children's Librarian/Department Head, Greenville Public Library

Learn practical approaches for implementing a Sensory Story Time at your public library, focusing on resources and step-by-step methods and strategies to prepare for the sensory story time. This session will also outline how to prepare sensory activities that will engage children who seek sensory input.

Sponsored by Cornucopia of Rhode Island

Thursday, May 23, 2019
8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI

To register for this event see link below:
https://www.rilibraries.org/page-1776018

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

Pictures of CORI's 10th Anniversary Celebration: An Evening of Memories

Stefanie Blankenship, Library Manager ~ Oaklawn Branch-Cranston Public Library

Dhana Whiteing, Regional Librarian Coordinator for the Providence Community Library

Senator Jack Reed

Loida Garcia-Febo, 2018-2019 ALA President

Emily Brown, Youth Services Coordinator - Cranston Public Library

Karen Mellor, Chief of Library Services

Ida McGee, Reference Librarian - University of Rhode Island

MaryElizabeth Berry, Past-President of CORI

Andrew P. Jackson (Sekou Molefi Baako), Director of Emeritus, Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, Queens Library, New York

 Brenda Andrade & Karen Mellor, Chief of Library Services

From left to right: Dr. Donna Gilton, Brenda Andrade, Ida McGhee, Andrew Jackson, Loida Garcia-Febo & Dr. Chery McCarthy

Jeffrey Cannell, Andrew Jackson & Loida Garcia-Febo

Andrew Jackson and Dr. Donna Gilton

Jeffrey Cannell & Loida Garcia-Febo

Pictures courtesy of Dhana Whiteing