Providing robust readers’ advisory service that values equity, diversity, and inclusion principles is essential to all library service. Moving from being a neutral, well-meaning library where systemic racism is acknowledged to an actively anti-racist organization involves work. In this program you will learn tangible skills to help build enthusiasm for reading and discovering diverse books,…

Public libraries across the country are experiencing an increase in encounters of patrons conducting “First Amendment audits”. The asserted purpose of these “audits” is to record alleged civil rights violations in places open to the public, but the recording can impact patron privacy, workforce conditions, and library operations. This session will cover how libraries can…

NOTE: THIS IS AN IN-PERSON PROGRAM. It will be held in our NEW location in the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) building, 800 Troy Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110. At this time, masking is required in our building. Our auditorium allows for distancing, and we have an upgraded ventilation system. This hands-on workshop will…

Facebook, Twitter… we’ve seen them go awry when faced with the scourges of misinformation and trolling. In authoritarian regimes, entire platforms are easily blocked. Would decentralized social media, where there is no central controlling entity, be better? How do you take down damaging posts when there is no central command center? We walk you through…

Join us to learn more about one of NASA’s most unique educational programs: Astrobiology for the Incarcerated. Astrobiology for the Incarcerated is an educational program that teaches incarcerated communities about the resiliency and transformative history of life on Earth, and the search for life beyond our planet…which may be especially relevant to people within incarcerated…

In this webinar, Information Literacy Librarian Kelly Delevan will discuss the multiple ways in which bias (implicit and explicit) complicates our search practices. Bias can reside in information systems, individual sources, or our personal perspectives. Navigating through this bias requires a dispositional shift – we need to accept that bias is pervasive and apply strategies…

It is no longer a question of whether a crisis will happen, but rather when, which type, and how it will occur.  Managers need to think about the unthinkable in order to protect their organizations.  The better an organization can anticipate areas of vulnerability, or possible crises, the better it can prepare to manage them.…

Cosponsored by: Nassau County Library Association, Academic and Special Libraries Division Long Island Library Resources Council Suffolk County Library Association, Division of Academic and Special Libraries Keynote: Corliss Lee and Brian Lym, Editors, Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries (ACRL, 2022). Corliss Lee (she/her/hers) is the American cultures librarian…

Webinar Description: Are you interested in working in a public library? Are you already working in a public library but want to move up through the ranks? We’ll hear from three panelists who will share what you need to know about taking these exams. They’ll share their personal experiences in the library world, best practices…