The New York State Library is pleased to announce that an additional $20 million has been added to the 2019/2020 State Aid for Library Construction program. That brings the total for the program year to $34 million. For information about the FY2019/2020 State Aid for Library Construction application process, libraries should contact their public library…
The New York Library Association (NYLA) is pleased to announce the incoming council members for 2020 Claudia Depkin, President-Elect (2019-2020) / President (2020-2021): Claudia Depkin is currently the Director of the Haverstraw King’s Daughter Public Library. During her time as a NYLA member, she has served as the NYLA Treasurer and President of the Leadership…
The Yiddish Book Center’s Coming to America Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a reading and discussion program to engage teens and adults in thinking about immigrants’ experiences encountering America. Public library workers can apply by August 16, 2019, to be part of the program. Participants will receive training and resources to help them lead…
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office invite libraries to apply to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. The special…
Free copies of the 2018 edition of Your College Search: Proof Positive, a guide to college admissions, financial aid and New York’s private colleges, and the 2019 Campus Locator Map are now available for librarians. These free resources have been updated for 2018-19 with profiles of over 100 New York colleges and universities, details on…
Know someone deserving of this NYLA Advocacy recognition? https://www.nyla.org/max/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=39&MenuKey=career Purpose To recognize and honor an individual who, or a group that, has made a far reaching, sustained contribution to the promotion and/or support of library and information services to the people of New York State or residents within a designated service area within the State.…
Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) currently offers FREE Planning & Assessment Services designed to support New York State collecting institutions in improving and advancing program efforts while forming strategies for future growth and development. In each instance, DHPSNY services aim to improve adherence to best practices and are tailored to an…
Libraries must complete and submit project applications online by the due date set by their public library system. Public library systems set their own individual application due dates through the online portal. Public library system boards of trustees will review project applications and recommend funding allocations to the State Library. Public library systems must submit…
For the first time in years, there is an active bill in both houses of the NYS Legislature. Add your name in support for ensure that every student in NYS has access to a certified school library media specialist. New York State Education Law denies primary school students their fundamental right to instruction in information…
The Women’s Fund of Central New York (Women’s Fund) invites grant applications from nonprofit organizations whose primary focus is to address key issues affecting women and girls in Central New York. Nonprofit charitable organizations determined as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code (IRS), that provide services directly to women and girls…