Cazenovia Public Library is pleased to announce that Marli Stahler has joined Carla Zimmerman as co-coordinator of the library’s Literacy Outreach programs. Stahler has more than 20 years of experience teaching reading, and is a dynamic and highly skilled educator with expertise in many areas of community service. Stahler has been a volunteer for Cazenovia Public Library’s Family…
In the spring of 2015, the University of Albany took a huge step towards a sustainable future…they put new trash and recycling bins on the first floor of the University Library! Now, many may find this a small drop in a big bucket, but actions like these are what it means to go green –…
A study, conducted by Fraunhofer USA, found that in a single year teleworking reduced annual vehicle miles by 1,400 miles per telecommuter, and fuel consumption by 680 million gallons. In 2012, Global Workplace Analytics suggested that those with compatible jobs and a desire to work from home at least half the time would save, Nationwide,…
It may only be mid-February, but it’s not too soon to be thinking about green things growing. Take a leaf out of Mt. Kisco Elementary School (NY) Library’s book and work with your teachers and community to build a community garden. Working with other members of the faculty, librarian Susan Polos incorporated garden activities and…
CLRC’s Assistant Director, Déirdre Joyce, has been selected to participate in the 2016 cohort of the Archives Leadership Institute (ALI). With 75 applicants vying for a position in the 2016 cohort at Berea College in Kentucky, the Institute has announced the names of the 25 archivists who will be participating this year. They hail from 18 states or…
Kingston Library Pledges to Go Green! The Kingston Library, located in Kingston, New York, made a pledge in 2010 to consider climate change adaptation, to gather and track emissions data, and to provide community programming to educate the public on climate change. They believed that making the pledge provided “an unprecedented opportunity to save money…
The MLIS program in the iSchool at Syracuse University will be hosting a Resume Review & Mock Interview Workshop to give students a chance to receive feedback from information professionals as they begin or continue their job search process. This workshop will take place online to support the iSchool’s distance students (and if there is…
Save the date! Wednesday, March 2, 2016 is Library Advocacy Day in Albany. This annual opportunity for library supporters to meet with their elected officials in our state capitol is sponsored by the New York Library Association (NYLA). CLRC will continue its tradition of renting a bus to take our Central NY library advocates to…
Upcoming WorldCat Discovery Training Classes OCLC offers WorldCat® Discovery Services training in multiple formats. Instructor-led and self-paced training options, video tutorials and documentation provide the information you need to begin using WorldCat Discovery. Courses are available at no charge to OCLC member libraries. Dates and times for upcoming searching and configuration classes are provided below.…
Complementary capabilities will break new ground in helping libraries meet evolving needs; current products to be supported and enriched ANN ARBOR, MI, and JERUSALEM, Israel, October 6, 2015 – ProQuest, an information solutions provider, central to global research, has signed an agreement to acquire Ex Libris Group, a leading global provider of library automation solutions.…