Description: The WNYLRC Continuing Education Committee is excited to announce the beginning of Round One (Idea Submission) for Intersect 2023: Creating a Community in Your Library! This year’s theme was the most popular in our recent poll. Thank you to everyone who participated! The event will be held in person on Friday, October 13, 2023.…

Primo VE is a discovery tool that allows users to find a library’s physical and electronic resources. There is a feature available in Primo VE called Collection Discovery, which allows libraries to create and present visually appealing, browsable collections of resources to library users. We will share how the University at Albany, as well as…

Mandy Roome will cover the various tick species across NY and the human pathogens that they can carry, discuss how different mammals impact the spread of Lyme and other tick born diseases, and cover the ongoing Pfizer Lyme vaccine clinical trial.

Please join Long Island VITA providers Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Code for America, the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as they discuss their free tax preparation programs and how Long Islanders can benefit from this service, and the importance of access to free tax preparation for our region.…

You're invited to the Central New York Library Resources Council's 2023 Annual Conference on Thursday, October 19 at the Oneida Community Mansion House!  Schedule of Events: 9:30 to 10 a.m. - Registration 10 to 10:20 a.m. - Welcome & Opening Remarks 10:20 to 11:15 a.m. - Keynote Panel on Artificial Intelligence in the Library Generative artificial intelligence…

Description: Health literacy affects a person's ability to access, use and understand health care and instructions and can have negative effects on health outcomes. But what is health literacy? What affects it negatively or positively? How can you support health literacy in your community? Join the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 7…

As an organization you provide customer service on many platforms including in-person, phone, chat, social media and  web services.  This program looks at all of these interactions and how together form a strong customer service mission. Presented by: Victor Caputo is a library management consultant, former library director and public relations/program director with 30 years of…

In this program, we will introduce you to the amazing online meeting software of Spatial.io that is making some of the concepts of the metaverse a reality. In this class, we will see firsthand an example of a Virtual Art Gallery which can be accessed from VR devices, mobile devices, and computers. We will then…

This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the techniques for safely handling and storing fragile collections. Using a range of tools and supplies, participants will learn how to reduce damage to collections resulting from improper storage and careless handling by staff and users. From newspapers and scrapbooks to genealogies and posters, we will explore the…

Long Island author, Richard Panchyk, will share his novel Escape ‘56. This gripping novel is based on the life of young Elizabeth Molnár (the author’s mother) and her family as they lived through the harrowing days of the Hungarian Revolution. Escape ‘56 recounts the story of the inspiring student-led uprising and the shocking Soviet invasion…