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- Sep 15, 2026: Voter Registration Drive at Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning CommonsSeptember 15th is National Voter Registration Day! Join us at Carothers Library & Learning Commons in the first floor lobby to check your voter registration or register to vote. Whether you’re voting in Rhode Island or in another state, you’ll find the resources you need to get started! View on site | Email this event
- Sep 15, 2026: Library Ramble: A Guided Tour of Carothers Library & Learning Commons at Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning CommonsJoin us at the Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning commons for a guided tour of the library. During the tour, you’ll learn about popular services and spaces, including the Launch Lab, Makerspace, and Research Help Desk, that can support you as a learner, creator, and researcher at URI. View on site | Email this event
- Sep 15, 2026: Escape from the Haunted Library: An Introduction to the University Libraries at Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning CommonsGet ready to enter the haunted Carothers Library & Learning Commons—if you dare! Work with a team to solve spooky clues and escape the library before its restless spirits trap you in the stacks forever. As you play, you’ll discover practical ways the URI Libraries can support you during the semester. With your team, you’ll practice finding books, DVDs, and articles; learn how to read call numbers; and uncover helpful spaces and services for research, creating, studying, and getting assistance. No library expertise is needed—just bring your curiosity and problem-solving skills. Come for the spooky escape-room challenge and leave knowing how to make the most of your library View on site | Email this event
Library News
- URI Libraries have joined Punctum Books’ Supporting Library Membership Program.University of Rhode Island Libraries join a growing international collective of institutional libraries collaborating with Punctum Books. The Supporting Library Membership Program was initiated with metadata management, scholarly communications, and collection management librarians at UCSB Library and OAPEN. When libraries support Punctum, they not only receive specific things that are meaningful to them (such as […]
- URI Libraries hosts new online exhibit.
- Connect to articles using Browzine and LibKeyWant to find articles faster and more efficiently? Browzine is a desktop and mobile app that connects you with the URI Libraries’ current ejournal subscriptions. See the how-to-guide to learn more. LibKey Nomad is an extension for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi browsers. Find out more on our guide. LibKey.io allows you to search for […]
- The University of Rhode Island has joined HathiTrust!HathiTrust is a digital library of more than 17.4 million volumes, digitized from member library collections. Funded by member libraries and governed by members through its Board of Governors, HathiTrust is a global collaborative of research and academic libraries working towards its mission to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into […]
- New for Fall 2021: LTI 350G, Bias: Interrogating the ArchiveThe University Libraries presents a new Grand Challenge course for fall 2021 – LTI 350G, Bias: Interrogating the Archive Machine learning and other artificial intelligence applications are becoming more prevalent in our society with algorithms assisting and/or making decisions on college admission, employment, lending, parole and sentencing among other things. Because AI both learns and […]
