Webinar Description: This introductory webinar provides an overview of library assessment including strategies for developing an effective library assessment program and projects.  Topics include: an introduction to the phases of assessment, an outcomes-based approach to assessment, developing and implementing an assessment plan, method selection, and communicating results to key stakeholders.  About the Presenter: As the…

Join the Oneida County Historical Center and the Erie Canal Museum for this hour-long cycling tour around Utica looking at the city’s Erie Canal and brewing history as you ride along the historic Mohawk River. The ride begins and ends at Bagg's Square Brewing Company where you will be treated to a beer as part…

Join staff of the Erie Canal Museum on this recreational bike ride along the route of the Erie Canal in Syracuse, New York. Learn about the 19th century Canal in downtown Syracuse, and explore some of the city’s historic and contemporary Canal systems, including the Onondaga Creekwalk and the Inner Harbor. Meet at the Erie…

Join LILRC to meet bestselling author Jamie Ford and to discuss his work, including his new acclaimed novel, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy (Atria, August 2, 2022), in a moderated conversation. LILRC members who attend will be eligible to win hardcover copies of the book as door prizes. About the Book: “Dorothy Moy breaks her own…

CLRC is offering our members up to 20 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks Webinar, Dealing with Hostile and Potentially Dangerous Library Users (and Staff) Behaviors. Good manners and a friendly demeanor will ensure that frontline library personnel can handle most library customer issues. But what if being courteous is not enough? Do you and your…

This event will be held via Zoom webinar. Do you deal with library data or metadata? Perhaps in your library catalog records, digital repository metadata, or even spreadsheets? As the amount of data we deal with grows, so do the errors and inconsistencies in that data, and the manual correction of these issues becomes even more time-consuming.…

Your Management Philosophy Before you can craft overarching HR philosophies for your organization, you need to know who you are as a manager. Participants will learn how to determine what their management values are and how their values relate to the library’s values before crafting a management philosophy statement. Laying the Foundation: Developing Your HR…

This session, provided by nationally recognized PSLF expert Betsy Mayotte from The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, will explain in detail the eligibility requirements for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The session will also go into detail as to the temporary waivers for PSLF announced in October that opens up eligibility for borrowers who…

Webinar Description: Kroski is one of many who opted for the freedom of building a self-sufficient and sustainable way of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn just what it takes to plan, organize, and run sustainability programs for patrons in libraries, both rural and urban. Programs range from gardening topics to teaching pioneer crafts, to…

Join the Seneca Falls Museum of Waterways and Industry and the Erie Canal Museum for this hour-long cycling tour around Seneca Falls that looks at its unique canal history! The ride begins at the Seneca Falls Museum of Waterways and Industry and ends at Fall Street Brewing, right down the street, where you will be…