School Library Journal is offering this free virtual event on May 19. Learn more about the event and register at https://www.slj.com/event/school-library-journal-day-of-dialog-2022-spring.

Do you have

• a commitment to the future of Rhode Island School Libraries?
• ideas about getting reading materials to children all over the state?
• the desire to get the best research tools to our students and teachers?
• thoughts about ensuring that Library Management Systems meet our needs?

The Executive Director of RILINK is involved in all this and more. For more information about the position or to apply, see the RILINK website. Applications are being accepted until April 29th.

Gale has set up a trial for RILINK member libraries through June 3. See Dorothy's email to the RILINK list dated April 5 for links and passwords to the databases.

Please remember that usernames and passwords should only be shared in a secure way. They should not be posted where the public can access them.

All members who have accounts in RILINK Schools should have received an email from Sharon about out of date content and the updated RILINK Schools LibGuides Policy. If you have not, please contact Sharon.

The process of changing the status to Private or Unpublished will begin on May 1. The process of deleting guides will begin in June. A specific date will be avaiable in the May newsletter.

Just a reminder that AskRI has updated its logos. They are available for download at https://www.askri.org/librarians/. A complete list of database logos and URLS are also available at this address.

The updated logos have been added to RILINK Schools in the Image Manager| Shared Library in the following folders: AskRI 2022, AskRI-EBSCO 2022, & AskRI-World Book 2022.

Two more themes have been added to Destiny Discover: Space and Technology. Not sure how to select a theme? Check out these directions at https://bit.ly/3uljCUV. Additional changes are planned for summer. Among them will be an option to choose a K-5 or 6-12 interface, the ability to see more information in Title Peek, and librarians being able to re-order Learning Links.

After having been on leave since October, Zach Berger has resigned from RILINK in order to focus on his work at the Cranston Public Library and to continue contributing to various committees on which he serves. Zach joined RILINK in 2010 and was instrumental in RILINK’ s growth over the years. Among his many roles were managing consortium-level resource sharing initiatives and interlibrary loan, training and troubleshooting in the use of Follett Destiny, developing the RILINK website and administering LibGuides CMS, delivering professional development, and being involved in all aspects of the annual 2-day member summer conference. Behind the scenes Zach was instrumental in developing RILINK’s Strategic Plan. We will miss his professionalism and especially miss his kindness, encouragement, and support for all RILINK members. Best wishes for your future endeavors, Zach!

Sharon Webster is resigning her position as RILINK's Professional Learning and Technology Support Specialist effective August 1, 2022. She will continue to be available to assist the RILINK Staff with Springshare Products through the end of the calendar year. During her 12-year tenure, Sharon facilitated summer conferences and professional learning sessions during the school year. She enjoyed working with individual members to meet their professional learning needs for all the platforms provided by RILINK, but her passion was helping them develop their library sites using LibGuides CMS. She is grateful for the "honorary librarian" status granted her by members.