Weekly Update – 2/03/2016
Weekly Update for February 3, 2016 Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region.
Sustainability Spotlight
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…
CSMCL Grant to Purchase Multicultural Books
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (CSMCL) advocates for multicultural children’s literature and includes librarians, teachers, parents, caregivers, students, and experts in the field of children’s literature. CSMCL will award a $500.00 grant in selected multicultural children’s books to libraries that are having an El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los…
ALA Leadership Institute Accepting Applications
Leading to the Future August 8-11 Eaglewood Resort, Itasca, Illinois Applications accepted through April 15, 2016. Limited to 40 mid-career librarians. This four-day immersive leadership development program will be led by ALA Past-President Maureen Sullivan and library and leadership consultant Kathryn Deiss. More information or to register.