Weekly Update – 7/07/2015
Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region. Weekly Update for July 7, 2015
ALA Great Stories Club Grant Available
The ALA Public Programs Office invites libraries to apply for a grant from the Great Stories Club. Grantees will host reading and discussion events for each of three selected book titles for at-risk teens. Eligible libraries must work in partnership with organizations that serve at-risk youth, such as alternative high schools, juvenile justice organizations, homeless…
Serial Killers and Asylums at the Utica Public Library
Link: http://goo.gl/DlX1Bt This Thursday, July 9, author and filmmaker Michael Keene will speak at the Utica Public Library about his book “Question of Sanity: The True Story of Female Serial Killers in 19th Century New York”. And on Friday, Mr. Keene will discuss his book “Mad House: The Hidden History of Insane Asylums in 19th Century…
The New Dewitt Community Library
Time to roll in the bulldozers? The Dewitt Community Library is looking forward to getting a new space…about 23,000 square feet of space. Double the amount of the current library. Read about the plans for the new library in the syracuse.com article. The library has set up the DCL Building Project webpage to keep residents…
Free Access to Ancestry.com for NYS Residents
Good news for New York state genealogy buffs or libraries with patrons who are genealogy buffs. The New York State Archives has partnered with Ancestry.com to digitize some NYS records of interest to genealogists. The databases are free if you live in New York State. http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_ancestry.shtml Once you enter your zip code, you’ll be asked…
lynda.com – Creating a Responsive Website Design
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. Discover how to make your website more readable and efficient across various screen sizes and devices.…
Rome Memorial Hospital’s Gail Barone Retires
Gail Barone, the Director of Education and Libraries, has been at Rome Memorial Hospital, one of CLRC’s circuit hospital members, for 41 years. She was the hospital educator, responsible for the orientation of incoming employees, as well as addressing the staff’s professional development needs. Gail served as the force behind Rome’s annual Community Health Fair,…