The Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff program seeks to strengthen the ability of individual museums to serve the public. IMLS encourages applicants to invest in the professional development of museum staff, volunteers, and interns to enhance their skills and ensure the highest standards in all aspects of museum operations. The application deadline…
From the blog of Angela Thor, CLRC Medical Circuit Librarian… Since 1999, deaths due to drug overdoses have been on the rise. Libraries have become involved in the battle on the reactive side, stocking NARCAN and training staff to recognize the signs of an overdose and to administer the drug. But as they say, an…
Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives, an initiative of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), is intended to help digitize and provide access to non-digital collections of rare or unique content in cultural heritage institutions. Through this program, CLIR aims to enhance the emerging global digital research environment in ways that support new…
ADVOCACY NEWS Copies of written testimonies and the video recording of the January 10, 2018 Assembly Standing Committee on Libraries and Education Technology, public hearing on library funding, are available at: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/future/index.html. Wanda Bruchis, Director of the Mid-York Library System, and Chris Sagaas, Director at the Utica Public Library, were there to testify. Thank you,…
CLRC offers its member constituents (including members of our five participating library systems and individual members) access to the entire lynda.com training library at no charge. For more information on how to request an access code, please click here Instagram for Business by Anson Alexander Want to start marketing your business? Opportunity awaits on Instagram!…
Deadline to apply is January 31. Underfunded libraries, schools and non-traditional organizations that provide educational services to children are invited to apply to receive one of three Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants. Every year, in the process of choosing the Coretta Scott King Book Award winners and honor books, the Ethnic…
The Online Exhibition: Two Hundred Years on the Erie Canal https://dp.la/exhibitions/exhibits/show/erie-canal This exhibition was curated by Heidi Ziemer of the Western NY Library Resources Council and Dan Ward, in partnership with Empire State Digital Network with funding from Humanities New York. The exhibition materials were contributed by Empire State Digital Network, The New York Public…
CLRC offers its member constituents (including members of our five participating library systems and individual members) access to the entire lynda.com training library at no charge. For more information on how to request an access code, please click here How to Design and Deliver Training Programs by Jeff Toister An effective training program helps to…
CLRC offers its member constituents (including members of our five participating library systems and individual members) access to the entire lynda.com training library at no charge. For more information on how to request an access code, please click here Advanced Google Analytics by Corey Koberg Do you want better insights from Google Analytics? By customizing…
Help spread the word to the teens in your communities and encourage them to participate. The New York State Library is pleased and excited to announce the details for the 2018 Teen Video Challenge to help promote Summer Reading at New York Libraries! This challenge gives teens, aged 13-18, the opportunity to work with their…