A new report, Public Libraries: A Vital Space for Family Engagement, released by Harvard Family Research Project and the Public Library Association, issues a call to action for libraries to strengthen their efforts to engage families in children’s learning. The report is available as a free PDF download to PLA members. Harvard Family Research Project…
CLRC offers a 20% discount on Library Juice Academy courses. Learn something new this fall. Most of the classes listed below are four weeks in length. Registration is accepted through the first week of class (unless enrollment is full). Classes are taught asynchronously, so participants can do the work as their schedules allow. Details on…
We want to talk to you about it! In an effort to gauge interest in a slate of digital preservation opportunities currently open to our members in CNY, CLRC is asking members (and any interested, additional library and/or archival partners around the state) to participate in a survey on Cooperative Digital Preservation. As many librarians and archivists are keenly…
The University Heights Tool Library in downtown Buffalo, NY, seeks to connect community members with tools needed for basic home improvement projects. The organization’s tagline—“Borrow and build. We provide communities with the tools they need to create the change they want”—is a nice distillation of the mission of sustainability: it empowers communities to find solutions…