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National Maritime Heritage Grant

The National Maritime Heritage Grants Program provides support for education and preservation projects focusing on historic maritime resources. Approximately $1.7 million of funds are available for 2015. Application deadline is August 3, 2015. Looking for a summer vacation destination? Why not visit one of New York State’s maritime-related national parks? Here is the list.

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Changes on the Hill

Dean of Syracuse University College of Law Takes Leave The dean at the College of Law, Hannah Arterian, will be stepping down from her post beginning August 1 to take a research leave focusing on legal education. She has plans to return as a faculty member in the future. Read more here. iSchool’s Associate Professor…

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Middleville Free Library Celebrates 100 Years

Congratulations and happy birthday to Middleville Free Library on turning 100 years old. The library is part of the Mid-York Library System. Back in 1915, the library opened its doors with a little over 300 books. Today there are over 10,000. And the library keeps growing! Congressman Richard Hanna (pictured with the library’s Board President,…

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Welcome Jennifer Milligan – Manlius Library

A hello note from the new Director of the Manlius Library… I am so excited to introduce myself as the new Director of the Manlius Library! Prior to coming to the Manlius Library, I was the Director of the Sherrill-Kenwood Free Library, where I had served since 2011. Previously I was in systems engineering management…

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Discounted Registration for Internet Librarian Conference

Location Monterey Conference Center 1 Portola Plaza Monterey, CA 93940 Date: 10/26/15 – 10/28/15   Once again, the NY 3Rs Association, Inc. is partnering with Information Today to provide discounted registration to Internet Librarian 2015, to be held in Monterey, California, on October 26th-28th. The discounted 3-day conference cost is $369 (originally $499). If you are…

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lynda.com – Up and Running with Articulate Storyline

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. In this course, David Rivers introduces you to Articulate Storyline, an elearning tool to help you…

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New York Libraries Exhibit at the New York State Fair

New York libraries love the Fair! Plans are underway to make the 2015 New York State Fair Libraries Booth bigger and better than ever! More Information from CLRC If you had the opportunity to volunteer for a shift last year, you know how much fun it was – the trivia wheel, the colorful dotted survey,…

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Lemoyne College Adopts New Admissions Policy

CLRC academic member in transition… Beginning in the Fall of 2016, prospective students looking to study at Lemoyne College will have the option of withholding their SAT and ACT scores from the admission process. Assistant vice president for enrollment management, Bill Cheetham, said, “By increasing our reliance on factors other than standardized tests, we will…