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Book Walk & Talk
Meet by the picnic tables at Bulgarmarsh Park in Tiverton for a leisurely walk around the path and an informal chat about what you’ve been reading and watching lately. This program is...
- Date:
- Monday, May 5, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:15am
- Location:
- Tiverton Public Library ,
- Categories:
- Outdoor Adult Program
Libraries as Cooling Centers: Every Library Can Be One!
There is a long tradition of libraries welcoming into their facilities people who need a warm place for work, leisure, and to stay warm during cold months. As extreme heat events become more common in...
- Date:
- Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:30pm
- Location:
- Webinar, OLIS Continuing Education
- Categories:
- Trends & Special Topics
- Register! - 339 seats left
Instructional Design for Adult Learners: A Primer [NICHE ACADEMY]
From NICHE ACADEMY:
Adult learners have different needs and motivations than children, which should influence our instructional approaches.
Join Laura Saunders and Melissa Wong for this session on...
- Date:
- Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Categories:
- Adult Services Literacy Professional Skills
CWG Subject Headings subcommittee meeting
The Subject Headings Subcommittee of the Cataloging Working Group last met in 2020, just before COVID hit, to discuss changing the heading Illegal Aliens to Undocumented Immigrants.
The group was...
- Date:
- Monday, May 12, 2025
- Time:
- 9:30am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Virtual Meeting - OSL
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries > Cataloging
- Register! - 92 seats left
Book Walk & Talk
Meet by the picnic tables at Bulgarmarsh Park in Tiverton for a leisurely walk around the path and an informal chat about what you’ve been reading and watching lately. This program is...
- Date:
- Monday, May 12, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:15am
- Location:
- Tiverton Public Library ,
- Categories:
- Outdoor Adult Program
OSL Public Services Working Group
This is a regular meeting of the Public Services Working Group which shall meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month this year. Keep an eye on the Public Services channel in OSL Connects for agendas...
- Date:
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Virtual Meeting - OSL
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries > Meeting
- Register! - 99 seats left
OSL Membership Meeting (Warwick Public Library)
FY 2025 OSL Business Meetings
Steering Committee
OSL's Steering Committee meets in June, July, October, January, March and April each year (and as needed) to govern OSL. Members of the Steering...
- Date:
- Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Time:
- 9:30am - 11:30am
- Location:
- In Person Event - OSL
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries > Meeting
- Register! - 75 seats left
OSL Member Q&A with the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness
Join us for a fantastic opportunity to engage with the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness in discussion about how to best serve people who are experiencing homelessness.
- Date:
- Friday, May 16, 2025
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:30am
- Location:
- Virtual Meeting - OSL
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries > Circulation
- Register! - 81 seats left
Book Walk & Talk
Meet by the picnic tables at Bulgarmarsh Park in Tiverton for a leisurely walk around the path and an informal chat about what you’ve been reading and watching lately. This program is...
- Date:
- Monday, May 19, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:15am
- Location:
- Tiverton Public Library ,
- Categories:
- Outdoor Adult Program
OSL Cataloging Open Office Hour
Join the OSL Catalogers for our monthly open office hour! Drop in at any time during the hour, we're here to answer any questions you may have when it comes to cataloging.
- Date:
- Monday, May 19, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:15pm
- Location:
- Virtual Meeting - OSL
- Categories:
- Ocean State Libraries > Cataloging
- Register! - 50 seats left
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