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OSL Spanish Language Collection Development Discussion
Join other interested staff to share ideas and best practices on building and maintaining a thriving Spanish Language collection. OSL staff will be on hand to talk cataloging support.
- Date:
- Thursday, December 18, 2025
- Time:
- 9:30am - 10:30am
- Location:
- Virtual Meeting - OSL
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries
- Register! - 94 seats left
OSL Z39.50 Training
This training is for all library staff who add items and/or bibliographic records to Koha. Staff will learn how to search for records in Koha and how to bring one in using Z39.50 when one is not found...
- Date:
- Friday, December 19, 2025
- Time:
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Location:
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries > Cataloging Ocean State Libraries > Koha ILS
- Register! - 35 seats left
New Years
- Date:
- Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Time:
- All Day Event
- Location:
- Holiday
- Categories:
Winter Reading Challenge
OSL's Public Services and Outreach Working Group is working on a Winter Reading Challenge. Participating library staff should sign up for the morning or afternoon session to learn how to implement...
- Date:
- Tuesday, January 6, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Location:
- Virtual Meeting - OSL
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries > Meeting
- Register! - 92 seats left
Census Bureau Data: A Deeper Dive into Your Community by the Numbers
Calling all data geeks! In this workshop with Data Dissemination Specialist Nicole McKenzie, you will learn how to find population and demographic data for various geographies, using data.census.gov,...
- Date:
- Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Webinar, OLIS Continuing Education
- Categories:
- Data, Evaluation & Research
- Register! - 81 seats left
Telling Your Library's Story [NICHE ACADEMY]
From NICHE ACADEMY:
OCLC's From Awareness to Funding studies exposed a disturbing truth: use has nothing to do with library support. Moreover, public support for libraries is falling. Yet those of us...
- Date:
- Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Webinar
- Categories:
- Management Professional Skills Trends & Special Topics
OSL Standing Committees 2025-2026
Members of the standing committees -- Budget and Finance, Bylaws, Nominations, Personnel -- are encouraged to hold these events (typically the first Thursday morning of each month) open for potential...
- Date:
- Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Time:
- 9:30am - 11:30am
- Location:
- Virtual Meeting - OSL
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries > Meeting
- Register! - 98 seats left
Winter Reading Challenge
OSL's Public Services and Outreach Working Group is working on a Winter Reading Challenge. Participating library staff should sign up for the morning or afternoon session to learn how to implement...
- Date:
- Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Virtual Meeting - OSL
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries > Meeting
- Register! - 91 seats left
Generative AI and Collection Development Policies: A Proactive Approach [WEBJUNCTION]
From Webjunction:
Learn how to craft a collection development policy and create selection guidelines that address the rapidly growing amount of AI generated materials.
As materials created by AI...
- Date:
- Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Webinar
- Categories:
- Management Professional Skills Trends & Special Topics
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