Fingers crossed. Blow on the dice. Rub the rabbit’s foot. Anything that brings luck. The Turning Stone Casino in Verona will be sharing about $2.5M of its annual revenue with Oneida County. County Executive Anthony Picente is proposing to use the money towards STEM and arts programs. CLRC member institutions in Oneida County are urged…
Are you planning to pursue E-Rate discounts and want to find out more about the program? Are you already receiving E-Rate discounts but might have questions? Did you miss the webinar offered by the New York State Library last month? The recording and slides from the December 15, 2014 E-Rate webinar, presented by Win Himsworth…
Central New York libraries…the SU iSchool needs your help! And you also get something out of the deal. IST 613 – Library Planning, Marketing and Assessment – at the Syracuse University iSchool is seeking projects for the spring semester. Student teams work with area libraries to develop plans for new library projects, products or services.…
CLRC has RBDB (Regional Bibliographic and Database) mini-grants available for member libraries. Applications are invited in three areas: * Retrospective Conversion * Digitization * Metadata Instructions and application forms are available at:https://rbshost.com/CLRC/grants-sponsored-programs/rbdb/. A total of $40,000 is available to be awarded. Depending on the number of applications received and the amounts of funding requested, CLRC…
Make 2015 your year for professional development! The New York State Library is partnering with OCLC to provide FREE access to WebJunction’s self-paced courses for all library workers, volunteers and students in New York State. The State Library has designated WebJunction as an approved provider of professional development required to maintain active New York State…
The Central New York Library Resources Council held its Syracuse-area Legislative Breakfast at the CNY Philanthropy Center last Friday, December 12. The breakfast was all about advocacy and Google Glass. Rene Battelle from the Marcellus Free Library gave a presentation on the new technology and the legislators, their representatives and attendees had a glimpse through…