Monday, February 12, 2018
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.
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
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:
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)
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Miss Jones, Former Smith Hill Librarian, to be Honored in Hall of Fame (Rhode Island)
Miss Jones, Former Smith Hill Librarian
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)
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Pictures from the December 2017 meeting at the Cranston Public Library
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| Marlene Lopes signing a book that was published a few years back about RIC College. |
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| Jennifer Rolfsema from Creative Chica |
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| Jennifer Rolfsema from Creative Chica |
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| Marlene Lopes |
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Brenda Andrade, President of CORI |
Thursday, December 28, 2017
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:
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)
2018 Membership Form
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A Library Community
of Color
Please Print ______New Membership ______Renewal
__ Mr. __ Mrs. __ Ms.__ Dr.
Last
Name _______ First Name MI
Home
Address
City_______________________ State___________ Zip
Code_________
Telephone
Number ______ __ Email Address:
Business
Name & Address
City______________________ State_____________
Zip Code________
Telephone
Number ______
Email Address
Preferred
Contact: __
Home __
Business
May we share your preferred contact
information with other Cornucopia members?
_____Yes ______No
Type of
Library/Institution: _ Academic __ Public __ School ___ Special
_ Board/Trustee _ Library Student __ Name of School ______________
_ Retired _ Government _ Other ___________
Interests: __ Membership __ Hospitality __ Programming __ Website
__ Public Relations & Outreach __ Other
_______
2018 MEMBERSHIP
DUES $ 20.00
2018
Student Membership Dues $ 5.00
Additional
Donation (optional) $
TOTAL Submitted $
Please make money order or checks
payable to Cornucopia of Rhode Island
Please mail application and payment to:
Ida
D. McGhee, Treasurer P. O. Box 491, West
Kingston, RI 02892
Office Use Only
Date Received _____________ Payment
Type________________ Date of Deposit__________
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