The OCPL Sustainability Committee offers recommendations to help you integrate sustainable practices into your libraries and communities. Plastic has a devastating impact on our environment. Time to reconsider the way we use them in and outside of work. Most of our libraries have plastic toys and products in our children’s areas for kids to play…
Harriet the Spy to Represent New York State at National Book Festival In celebration of the 55th anniversary of the publication of Harriet the Spy, The Empire State Center for the Book has selected Harriet the Spy to represent New York State at the 2019 National Book Festival. Harriet the Spy was first introduced to…
Sustainable Tips and Tricks is full of recommendations to help you integrate sustainable practices into your libraries and communities. With winter coming to a end, it’s time to start thinking about your outdoor garden. Whether you’re planting at the library or at your home, it’s important to consider the sustainable benefits of using plants that…
The New York Library Association Sustainability Initiative (NYLA-SI) today announced that two public libraries in the state have been awarded SUSTAINABLE LIBRARY CERTIFICATION. Hendrick Hudson Free Library (HHFL) in Montrose and Saratoga Springs Public Library (SSPL) participated in a rigorous benchmarking process that examined the many facets of doing business including facilities management, policy making…
The American Library Association (ALA) Council voted to add Sustainability to the list of Core Values of Librarianship. “The foundation of modern librarianship rests on an essential set of core values that define, inform, and guide our professional practice. These values reflect the history and ongoing development of the profession and have been advanced, expanded,…
New Initiatives Grant Have a project you want to pilot? Thinking of an innovative program or service you’d like to offer? Our New Initiatives Grant may be able to help. Learn More. Congratulations to last quarter’s grant recipient: Elizabeth Hartnett from Oneida/Herkimer BOCES, for a project titled Engineering in a Novel Way. This project will…
In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the CLRC office will be closed on Monday, January 21. We will reopen on Tuesday morning at 8:30 am.
From Protocol To Publication: Maximizing the Return on Your Systematic Review Investment Tuesday, January 29 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Are you buried under Systematic Review requests? Worried that your hard work at the beginning of a review project will be filed away, never to be seen again? Do you want to maximize the return on your…
Sustainable Tips and Tricks comes to you from the Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL) Sustainability Committee to help integrate sustainable practices into your libraries and communities. Get a sparkly new cell phone this holiday season? Here are some tips on what to do with your old phone to prevent e-waste. Note that it is illegal…
Spend the day with your school librarian or public librarian counterpart getting to know each other and brainstorming collaborative ideas with a focus on using our Mobile Marker Kits together. Hear examples of school public library partnerships, discuss possible ideas and how to implement them. Plan events and activities for your students, children and young…