So, next week is Preservation Week! What is your library doing to prepare/celebrate/advance preservation concerns? What is Preservation Week, you might ask? From ALA: In 2005 the first comprehensive national survey of the condition and preservation needs of the nation’s collections reported that U.S. institutions hold more than 4.8 billion items. Libraries alone hold 3…
The National Endowment for the Humanities invites historical societies, libraries, archives, museums, colleges and other local institutions to apply for the Common Heritage grant program, the first federal grant program of its kind. Grants will support day-long events, organized by community cultural institutions, in which members of the public will be invited to share materials…
On Thursday, May 7 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, the Fayetteville Free Library will be hosting a ‘Meet & Greet’ Reception with members of the New York Library Association (NYLA) Council in their Community Room. NYLA serves as the voice of the library community in New York State. Don’t miss this opportunity to voice your…
School Library Month is the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) celebration of school librarians and their programs. Every April school librarians are encouraged to create activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school library programs play in transforming learning. Featured CLRC member – The Oneida-Herkimer BOCES School…
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