Author Archives: Rebecca

Maggie Gall-Maynard, Alyssa Newton, & Karen Fenner Discuss New Initiatives Grant Project, “On the Iditarod Trail: From New York to Nome”

The Onondaga Free Library partnered with Westhill High School in the Westhill Central School District and created an enhanced learning opportunity for students and families around the theme of the Iditarod.

Jennine Bloomquist Discusses New Initiatives Grant Project, “Biking by the Book”

Biking by the Book is part of our larger effort to revamp the middle school library into someplace students want to come. Students, faculty, and staff were all asked the question, “What would make you want to come to the library more often?”

Elizabeth Hartnett, CLRC Professional Development Award Recipient, Talks About the American Association of School Librarians Conference

In November of 2019 I was able to attend the AASL 2019 conference in Louisville, Kentucky with the financial assistance of CLRC. This was the first national library conference I have ever been able to attend.

Christina Paniccia, CLRC Professional Development Award Recipient, Talks About the LibraryWorks Webinar: Get 40 Marketing Resources in 60 Minute for Your Library

Thanks to a professional development grant from CLRC, I was able to attend a webinar called Get 40 Marketing Resources in 60 Minutes for Your Library​.

Erin Cassidy Discusses New Initiatives Grant Project, “Art in Conversation: Jacob Lawrence & James Baldwin”

The Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville and the Everson Museum of Art have partnered together in the fall of 2020 on a new initiative, Art in Conversation: Jacob Lawrence & James Baldwin.

Mary Klucznik Discusses New Initiatives Grant Project, “New Media: The Silent Generation”

New Initiatives Grant Final Report “New Media: The Silent Generation” Please provide a brief narrative explaining your project and its outcomes. In the fall of 2019 we offered a new course titled, NEW MEDIA During our initial class meeting we surveyed students to understand what they wanted out of the course. Overwhelming they said: “we…

Melissa Lewandowski, CLRC Professional Development Award Recipient, Talks About the New York Library Association Conference

Thanks to a Professional Development grant through CLRC, I was able to attend the 2020 New York Library Association Annual Conference virtually. This conference offered a wide variety of professional development programs to attend and I am looking forward to trying some of the things I learned and ideas I got at my library.

Jaime Dudajek-Burgdoff, CLRC Professional Development Award Recipient, Talks About the Equity in Action Webinar Series

Thanks to the Central New York Library Resources Council Professional Development Grant, I was able to attend a three-part webinar series offered by the Library Journal and School Library Journal entitled “Equity in Action: Building Diverse Collections”.

Chaeyeon Kim, CLRC Professional Development Award Recipient, Talks About the SAA Arrangement and Description: Fundamentals Workshop

Thanks to the generosity of the CLRC’s Professional Development Grant, I was able to virtually attend a workshop entitled ‘Arrangement & Description: Fundamentals’ offered by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) on October 26 and 29, 2020.

Leslie Cartier, CLRC Professional Development Award Recipient, Talks About the American Association of School Librarians Conference

Due to the generosity of the CLRC’s professional development grant, I was able to travel to Louisville, Kentucky in mid November, 2019 to attend the Biennial Conference of the American Association of School Librarians.