New Initiatives Grant Final Report “Full STEAM Ahead” Please provide a brief narrative explaining your project and its outcomes. Willow Field Elementary is shifted from a K-6 to a K-2 library in Fall 2022, and the intent of this grant was to provide STEAM materials for students at Willow Field Elementary. The results were incredible!!…
International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA Diversity in Research: Social Justice from Data May 30, 2023 – June 2, 2023 With the generous help from CLRC, I attended the 48th annual conference of the International Association for Social Science Information, Service and Technology – IASSIST for short…
Innovative User Group Conference May 10 – 13, 2023 The Central New York Libraries Resources Council (CLRC)’s Professional Development Grant enabled me to present at and attend the Innovative User Group (IUG) Conference. The conference was held in Phoenix, Arizona and brought together information professionals who use various Innovative products including Sierra, Polaris…
New Initiatives Grant Final Report “Soule Branch Library SEL Manga/Anime Afterschool Program” Please provide a brief narrative explaining your project and its outcomes. Soule Branch Library piloted a social-emotional learning (SEL)-themed tween and teen manga/anime program for the 2022/23 school year. Combining a weekly afterschool anime club, a specially curated manga collection with a focus…
Library Juice Academy: Library of Congress Classification Course May 2023 I just completed the Library Juice Academy course, Library of Congress Classification, thanks to the generous professional development grant from CLRC. As a paraprofessional with no formal education in cataloging, I learned most of what I know about cataloging standards and practices through on-the-job training…
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference March 2023 I am so grateful for the professional development grant from CLRC to attend the ACRL Conference 2023 in Pittsburgh. I am currently a staff member at the Syracuse University Libraries, and I am taking courses online to earn an MLIS at the iSchool. I submitted…
Video tutorials can help libraries support patrons in new and immediate ways, especially as patrons increasingly connect with libraries online. Whether you and your library are new to creating video tutorials, or you’d like to boost your video-making skills, this webinar will offer tips and strategies related to recording technologies, editing software, instructional design, narration scripts, accessibility, inclusive practices, user testing, updating your existing videos, and other related topics.
I had a great time at NYLA with the many opportunities for growth with the many great speakers and panels. However my biggest highlights was the networking. I recently finished school and I meat teacher and other student from Syracuse University that I have seen on a screen. As well as the many vendors that shared there ideas and knowledge with me as a beginner.
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.6″] We have renamed our RBDB Grants program! The program will henceforth be known as “Access & Digitization Grants.” This new name better reflects the purpose of the grants. It also reduces the number of acronyms you’ll encounter on our website by one. The application period for Access & Digitization Grants…
CLRC is happy to announce the recipients of 2018 member library RBDB grant funding: New Woodstock Free Library: $750 to digitize works of art by a local artist. Mid York Library System: $3,815 to perform retrospective conversion for Prospect Free Library’s catalog records. Oneida Public Library: $1,620 to digitize Oneida High School yearbooks. Ilion Free Public Library: $4,160 to digitize…