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Rhode Island’s Statewide Online Resource Center is your source for answers and a whole lot more.

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Spring Workshops and Summer Reading Ideas from Worldbook - https://t.co/nLzM2vWarC

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https://t.co/CHTJjQtpT4 Returns! - https://t.co/WGZS1lO3Os

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Rhode Island is Getting Back to Work: June Workshops - https://t.co/OrPRMdqe1f

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Worldbook Online's New Look and AskRI Workshops this Month - https://t.co/gmxE5beKvk

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The AskRI Fall Newsletter is out! - https://t.co/EplaMrxlRP

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Udemy Now Available for Rhode Islanders - https://t.co/hY3wZT19FR

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https://t.co/PlUeETz8DS will be briefly unavailable this coming Saturday, 5/18, starting at 7pm. The downtime is due to server maintenance required to launch a new version of https://t.co/PlUeETz8DS. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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This Saturday, March 30th, is the third annual RI Financial Planning Day. North Providence Public Library will be holding free workshops and one on one consultations with a certified financial planner. Stop by between 10:30am and 1:30pm to start planning your financial future.

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World Book recently launched an enhanced Spanish-language database. Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta is now available to https://t.co/PlUeETz8DS users and has a number of exciting features. Learn more by visiting AskRI.or and selecting World Book from the homepage. @worldbookinc

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Happy Dewey Decimal System Day!
Today is the birthday of Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification. The Dewey Decimal system is the most widely used library classification system in the world, in use in 135 countries. Thanks Melvil Dewey!

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Are you looking for a new podcast to dig into? Back in October Ebsco launched their podcast "Long Overdue", a podcast "for librarians that explores the impact that technology has had on the library industry...".

You can find episodes over at Ebsco:
https://t.co/geeFeN3TBS

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Happy Halloween! Today's Halloween themed book is "The Halloween Tree" by Ray Bradbury. Join the mysterious Mr. Moonshroud, as he leads eight boys on a journey back through the centuries to discover the real meaning of Halloween. Learn more at NoveList: https://t.co/MFeWozbW2W

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Halloween is tomorrow! To get in the spirit of the season we've been featuring Halloween themed books you can find in NoveList. Today's selection is "Stumpkin" by Lucy Ruth Cummins.
Find out more about "Stumpkin" at Novelist:
https://t.co/eUL9DqEmoR

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We're two days away from Halloween! To celebrate Halloween we've been featuring scary or spooky books and stories you can find in NoveList. Today's selection is "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman.
Learn more at NoveList:
https://t.co/8xqjWmz54o

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Today's very scary (or, maybe not very scary) Halloween themed story is called..."Not Very Scary". "Not Very Scary" is a fun, possibly scary counting book. A fun read-along for ages 0 -8.
Find out more at NoveList: https://t.co/INFA3M2HSv

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We're counting down to Halloween (6 days!) by featuring spooky stories and bone-chilling books. Today's selection is "House of Furies" by Madeleine Roux. "House of Furies" is perfect for teens who love horror, and historical fiction.

Learn more: https://t.co/Qs7gNIQpB9

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In honor of Halloween, which is just seven days away, AskRI is showcasing some of our favorite scary stories and books. Today's book is "The House With a Clock in Its Walls" by John Bellairs with illustrations by Edward Gorey.
Learn more at NoveList:
https://t.co/QCJOUCkARi

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Did you know that October is Computer Learning month? Brush up on your digital information literacy skills with this helpful article from Ebsco containing valuable tips on how to judge the credibility of what we consume online.
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Teen Read Week starts this coming Sunday, Oct 7th. To celebrate Providence Public Library is offering a Teen Read Week Bingo game! Any student in grades 6 - 12 can participate. To learn more and download a Bingo board please visit:
https://t.co/iaOuyYvwPg
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Are you going to the RILA / NELA conference this Oct 21st - 23rd at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick? https://t.co/PlUeETz8DS will be there. Come by and say hello!
Learn more about the RILA / NELA conference here:
https://t.co/0RhcaSTZQ3