Sydney Your Say: Placemaking the Library “Placemaking inspires people to collectively reimagine and reinvent public spaces as the heart of every community.” The City of Sydney (Australia) embraces Placemaking. They have created a website, Sydney Your Say, devoted to community input, where Sydneysiders can speak up, sign up for a newsletter, see a calendar of events and follow city…
CLICK HERE for abstracts of September Programs ADVOCACY Sep. 21: 5 Steps to Telling Better Non-Profit Stories (4Good) Sep. 28: The Role of Libraries in Community Workforce Development (Missouri State Library) ASSESSMENT & PLANNING Sep. 20: Weathering the Storm: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in Higher Education (Educause) Sep. 20: Integrating User Feedback to Make…
Kate Moss, Access and Outreach Librarian at the College of Saint Rose, has created a short survey about the use of social media in libraries. She plans to post the results in her column in an upcoming issue of JLAMS and needs your input – only 10 quick questions. Here is the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHDD6HT You…
Space is limited. Registration closes September 30. What I Wish I Learned in Library School Friday, October 14, 2016 Pioneer Library System, Canandaigua, NY The Joint Conference of the Rochester Early-Career Information Professionals (RECIP) and Central NY Library Resource Council (CLRC) Early Career Professionals Special Interest Group is open to all levels of information professionals…
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards is a nationwide program that honors young people in grades five to 12 who are volunteering in their communities. The program’s goals are to applaud young people who already are making a positive difference in their towns and neighborhoods, and to inspire others to think about how they might…
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 Yammer 2016 Essential Training by Gini von Courter Yammer is an enterprise social network for businesses…
Weekly Update for September 8, 2016 Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region.
One hundred and fifty New York State Libraries exhibit booth volunteers have come…and gone. Everyone was pleased to have the opportunity to meet library lovers, book readers, storytime goers and computer users from around the State and beyond. We have four poster boards chock full of orange, blue, yellow and green stickers to prove it. There was a…
Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) is a statewide program established to support the vast network of non-government, unique library and archival repositories that safeguard New York’s historical records. CLRC has a long history of helping its members work through their archival and preservation needs. We feel confident that this new program…
Increasing Veterans’ Access with eBenefits Tuesday, September 20 2:00 – 3:00 FREE – no CE credits REGISTER HERE Would you like to do more to help Veterans? Learn the basics of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ eBenefits web portal, which allows Veterans, Service members, and eligible dependents to directly access VA benefits and services. Understanding…