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L-TV 131 Fran and Debbie’s  BookTalk, part 1 
Debbie Barchi, the director of the Barrington Public Library, joins Fran Farrell Bergeron, the director of the West Warwick Public Library, for their annual discussion on their favorite, recently read books.  This show is part one of a two part show that looks at a variety of interesting titles and genres.

Sunday, July 13        -  12:30 pm
Monday,  July 14       -    2:00 pm
Wednesday, July 16   -   9:00 pm

L-TV 123 Travel Books
Fran Farrell Bergeron interviews L-TV co-host Kathryn Taylor about Kathryn’s worldwide travels and adventures and the books that provide good insights before and after each journey.

Sunday, June 29     -  12:30 pm
Monday,  June 30    -    2:00 pm
Wednesday, July  2  -   9:00 pm

Ed Garcia, Assistant Director at Central Falls Public Library writes:

The Central Falls Public Library recently received a community grant of $766 from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk to purchase diabetes books in both English and Spanish. The grant will allow the library to purchase new and updated books on Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, obesity, diabetes camps, recipe books and gestational diabetes. This grant will allow the library to purchase over 30 new diabetes and health books.

“There are 21 million people in the United States and 90,000 in Rhode Island living with diabetes. The Latino population in Central Falls is at a higher risk then the general population for developing diabetes; which makes this collection an important addition to the library”, stated Assistant Library Director Ed Garcia.

Novo Nordisk is one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies producing diabetes related products. Please visit www.novonordisk-us.com for more information.

For more information please contact Ed Garcia, Assistant Library Director at 401-727-7440 or at edgarcia@cflibrary.org

L-TV 114 Books You May Have Missed, part 2

Host Fran Farrell Bergeron and featured guest John Bucci continue their discussion on very interesting book titles that haven’t yet received widespread public attention. 

Sunday         June 22   -  12:30 pm
Monday         June 23  -    2:00 pm
Wednesday   June  25  -    9:00 pm

Lately I have been aware much discussion about how libraries can best serve patrons with special needs, especially how to recognize special needs and respond in a fitting manner. Of course, the more you know, the easier it is to “do the right thing.”

Now there is a website chock-a-block with resources to help library staff assist people with autism as well as their families. Libraries and Autism : We’re Connected is a project of two New Jersey public libraries, The Scotch Plains Public Library and the Fanwood Memorial Library. On the website there is a customer service training video for library staff, free resources, a knowledge base, and a place to email your own questions.

I learned about the website and the how the project came to fruition through a list serve posting from one of the ALA subdivisions, the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASLCA) To read more about how the Libraries and Autism: We’re Connected project grew and how to contact the libraries for more information, read the ASCLA posting.

L-TV 113 Books You May Have Missed, part 1 

Host Fran Farrell Bergeron and featured guest John Bucci discuss a half dozen very interesting titles that haven’t yet received widespread public attention. 

Sunday         June 15   -  12:30 pm
Monday         June 16   -    2:00 pm
Wednesday   June  18  -    9:00 pm

RI Center for the Book (RICFB) was presented with the 2008 Boorstin Award at the Library of Congress’ annual State Exchange Day.  The RICFB was recognized for a successful period of renewal under the leadership of the Providence Public Library, which resulted in increased individual and organizational membership. The Center was also recognized for the effective continuation of its Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) signature event, the development of a new series of reading-promotion programs for specific constituencies, including young readers and the book arts, and for significant and effective marketing achievements like the creation of a new Web site and logo. The award is accompanied by a $1000.00 check for the RICFB. For more information, visit www.ribook.org.
The two other state Center for the Book winners were Ohio and Kansas.

Donna DiM

L-TV 130 Melody Allen: a career in Children’s Library Service

Fran Farrell Bergeron interviews Melody Allen, OLIS’s Library Program Specialist in Children’s Library Service, in a show that highlights the great impact that Melody’s dedicated, innovative approach to connecting children with libraries has had on the Rhode Island library community.

Sunday        June 8   -  12:30 pm
Monday        June 9   -    2:00 pm
Wednesday  June 11  -    9:00 pm

Seventy-seven RI public libraries and schools will receive forty images and a teachers resource book. Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide.

Picturing America is an initiative of the NEH, conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA). Check out the NEH website for more information, including a list of award winners. Congratulations to all them all!

Interested in applying for Round 2 of the awards? Applications for the second round of Picturing America to be shipped in 2009 will be accepted online beginning August 4, 2008, with a deadline of October 31, 2008.