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Make the Switch to HTTPS

CLRC wants to help its members make sure their patrons’ privacy is secure. Take the pledge below and begin using HTTPS. Make your digital library services secure and private. The Library Freedom Project will be publishing the initial list of pledges next week as a way to encourage everyone to include reader privacy and digital…

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Diversity in Libraries: thoughts from the ACRL/NY Symposium

This post is by Kelly Delevan, Instructional Services Librarian at Le Moyne College. She was a recipient of one of CLRC’s Professional Development Awards, which she used to attend the ACRL/NY 2015 Symposium.  Image via Twitter Thanks to a professional development grant from CLRC, I was able to attend the ACRL/NY Symposium on December 4th at Baruch College…

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lynda.com – Up and Running with Public Data Sets

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 Up and Running with Public Data Sets shows how to find free, public sources of data…

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Community Garden Spaces Grant Opportunity

Time to be thinking about spring in Central New York… Project Orange Thumb is dedicated to supporting the community garden movement throughout the U.S. and Canada. Fiskars’ garden grants provide tools and resources to help communities reach their goals for neighborhood beautification, community collaboration, and healthy, sustainable food sources. It is intended to promote new…

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NY 3Rs to Become Empire State Library Network

The NYS Board of Regents recently approved a name change for the NY 3Rs Association, Inc. Beginning in January 2016, we will be using our new name – Empire State Library Network (ESLN). The name change was done to better describe who we are, what we do and to reduce the confusion associated with various…