Weekly Update – 6/23/2015
Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region. Weekly Update for June 23, 2015
OCC Joins Achieving the Dream
Achieving the Dream works with community colleges across the country to help over 4 million students improve in their studies, graduate and have a better chance for greater economic opportunity…
Report from SLA 2015
Read the report from CLRC’s first Professional Development Award recipient, Ruth Owens, from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Ruth attended the SLA Annual Conference in Boston where…
Two Big Library Wins
This announcement comes from Libby Post, President and CEO of Communication Services: There were two big wins for the library community on Tuesday, June 23. The Dunkirk Free Library won…
NYLA Goes on the Road
Roll out the blacktop for Jeremy & Jack’s Excellent Library Adventure 2015! Jeremy Johannesen, New York Library Association’s (NYLA) Executive Director, and his son Jack, will be hitting the road…
Integration of Google Apps for Education into Gale in Context
Integration of Google Apps for Education into Gale In Context In an effort to better connect your library’s resources to the user workflow, we are pleased to announce the…
2015-16 NOVELNY Databases Announcement Update
All of the databases listed below will be part of NOVELNY in 2015-2016, except for the National Newspaper Index. On August 7, the National Newspaper Index will become part of…
State Law Requires Every Public Library Trustee to Take an Oath of Office
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Many library trustees begin their terms on July 1. New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 requires all public library trustees to take an oath of office within…
CLRC Announces Recipients of Member RBDB Grants
CLRC is happy to announce the recipients of 2015 member library RBDB funding: Moon Library, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: $10,500 for the project, Conversion/Digitization and Preservation of…
Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy Collection Featured in New York Heritage
This month New York Heritage is spotlighting the Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy Collection as one of its featured collections. As Assistant General Traffic Manager with the New York Central Railroad, Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy (1855-1906)…