Do you have an exceptional student volunteer at your library? 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. Youth who have engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred during the 12 months prior to the date of application…
Weekly Update for September 1, 2015 Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region.
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“Nerd and geek culture has become much more accepted over the years.” So says Josh Carlson, Youth Services Director at the Utica Public Library. And the proof was in the kryptonite. UPL held it’s first ever, Fandemicon this past weekend. The fun event celebrated all things superhero, gaming and manga. The fans wore costumes, created…
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 Moodle Administration Essential Training tackles Moodle’s administrative side. It provides a simple introduction to installing and…
Weekly Update for August 19, 2015 Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region.
Did you tune in last week to the August 13th edition of WCNY’s SciTech Now!? The Fayetteville Free Library’s Fab Lab was featured on the show, spreading the word to science and tech geeks everywhere about the library’s great work. Sue Considine, FFL’s director, highlighted their varied programs and services to the community. If you…
The College of St. Rose and the New York Library Association (NYLA) are cooperatively offering a completely online professional development course for librarians. The modules include: * development of foundational skills for teaching and learning * delivery of instruction about libraries and library skills * use of technology and information resources for teaching…
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering over 75 grants of $7,500 each to help fund creativity programming in public libraries. The monies may be used to expand existing programming or for new creative opportunities for children ages 6-14. Applicants must be public libraries; individual branches within a library system are welcome…
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 Millions of people use it every month to watch and share videos online, but YouTube isn’t…