Déirdre Joyce, Assistant Director at the Central NY Library Resources Council (CLRC), will be leaving the Council at the end of the month. Déirdre has worked for the CLRC for over six years, coming from her previous position as an archivist/librarian at the University of Texas at Tyler. Déirdre will be taking a new position…
We received the following announcement from Tom French. Please join us in congratulating Jan Fleckenstein! I am delighted to announce that Jan Fleckenstein has been named to succeed me as Director of the Syracuse University Law Library. Jan has served as acting director since August. I couldn’t be more pleased with her appointment and ask…
SUNY New Paltz President is signatory on climate change letter from Higher Education leaders Submitted by Megan Coder. SUNY New Paltz President Donald P. Christian, along with several other NY state college presidents, has signed onto a “Letter from Higher Education Leaders on Climate Action,” organized by a diverse group of higher education institutions and…
Once again, CLRC is happy to offer discounted registration to the Computers in Libraries conference, which takes place March 28-30, 2017 in Arlington, VA. NEW PASS TYPE This year there is a new pass type that includes workshops! This new pass, the Gold Pass, is available to groups at the rate of $589 (regular rate is…
Please join CLRC in congratulating Matthew Kopel as he moves on to a new position with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance. Please see the following announcement from NDIA: Announcing The Digital Inclusion Corps Pilot Project December 13, 2016 Angela Siefer NDIA is happy to report we received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library…
Three years ago the Rochester Public Library focused on the problem of literacy in the Rochester City School District. Only 5% of students were considered “proficient” based on the Grades 3-8 ELA Assessments. The graduation rate was 49% and 90% of students come from economically disadvantaged households. Literacy Coordinator Shelley Matthews met this challenge head-on with…
We’re Collecting Your Stories! This year, CLRC’s Legislative Committee is focusing its advocacy message on the unique ways that libraries in Central New York are part of our education equation. We’re looking for libraries of all shapes and sizes to send us a picture and a tag line telling us what makes your library and…
The Empire State Library Network (ESLN) is a SCOLA.org affiliate, bringing special discounted pricing for SCOLA web subscription services to all libraries in New York State. Click here to watch SCOLA’s informational video SCOLA is a non-profit educational organization that provides authentic foreign language resources in more than 175 native languages. SCOLA receives and re-transmits foreign TV programming from around the world and…
North Onondaga Public Library (NOPL) likes to think outside the box when it comes to loaning items to patrons. Books, CDs, DVDs, magazines—they have those by the thousands, sure. But they also loan Chromecasts, umbrellas, bocce ball and croquet sets… and garden plots! Garden plots are available to be checked out for the season at…
Sierra Magazine’s annual Cool School List is open to all four-year, degree-granting undergraduate colleges and universities in the United States. Two hundred schools submitted data this year and were ranked on answers to 64 questions that reflect a commitment to sustainability with specific emphasis on campus energy use, transportation, and fossil fuel divestment. The goal…