It’s time for the CLRC Legislative Breakfasts (yummy pastries and coffee) and the opportunity to chat with your regional legislator one-on-one. Thank your assembly member, senator, congress member or representative for their support, and then discuss how they can help libraries in the upcoming year. Eastern Region RSVP Friday, December 11 8:30 to 10:00 am…
Last Friday, the New York Library Association gavel was passed on to CLRC’s Executive Director, Debby Emerson. As the new president of NYLA, Debby spoke about her commitment and vision for the association – Strong, Strategic and Sustainable. She urged members to get involved and to spread the word. Debby will serve a one year…
Take a short drive and visit our neighboring libraries for some fun programs. Sullivan Free Library, Chittenango Thursday, October 29 6:00 pm Studies show coloring reduces stress by distraction and relaxation. The library will provide coloring pages designed for adults. Markers, gel pens, colored pencils and watercolor pencils will be available to use. Light refreshments…
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 Find out how Bootstrap can transform your standard HTML websites into inspired single-page designs. This course…
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, passionate library advocate and sustainability guru, presented a workshop on engaging, empowering and exciting ourselves to advocate for all types of libraries. Her enthusiasm was infectious. Later in the day, Rebekkah spoke as the after-luncheon keynote on the sustainability of libraries and our responsibility to the planet and each other. She got…
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 Want to improve the sounds of your audio recordings, fast? In these short tutorials, Garrick Chow…
The National Science Foundation has announced grant opportunities in several program areas through the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources. The program provides support to address immediate challenges and opportunities that are facing undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The program features two tracks: (1) Engaged Student Learning and (2) Institutional…
Weekly Update for October 15, 2015 Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region.
The mission of the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries is to help school libraries encourage and foster a love of reading, support student learning, and make books and reading materials available to students who otherwise would not have access to them. Grants of up to $7,000 are available to update, extend, and diversify the…
Three CLRC member libraries are partnering on a project to identify and catalog human expertise as a resource for the community. Syracuse University School of Information Studies is taking the lead, along with Onondaga Community College’s Coulter Library and Onondaga County Public Library’s Fayetteville Free Library. The proposed digital platform will enable communities to discover…