LILRC Webinar: Jewish Librarians Meetup

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

Join us for a conversation with fellow librarians and library workers to share your workplace concerns. All are welcome.

OPALS Users’ Group 2025

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

OPALS Users' Group 2025 Please join us as we welcome John Schuster, of Media Flex, to CDLC’s annual OPALS Users Group Meeting. OPALS is an open-source automated library system, developed by Media Flex, Inc. This Users Group meeting is for both current users of OPALS and those who are considering adopting OPALS. John, an OPALS Librarian,…

LILRC Webinar: Long Island Rail Road: How to Research Its History

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

Dave Morrison will give advice on the various resources that are available to librarians and individuals who desire to research the history of the oldest railroad in the country that still operates under its original name. He will discuss the libraries, historical societies, museums and websites that have a wealth of LIRR history. He'll talk…

ESLN Webinar: NYS Coordinated Collection Development Aid

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

Join Barbara Lilley, Library Development Specialist at the Division of Library Development, for an overview of the NYS Coordinated Collection Development Aid program. Barbara will review how libraries should complete and submit the CCDA print and online forms, review when a library needs to submit a waiver, and share tips for libraries to track their…

Webinar: Turning the Page – ADHD and Employee Policies

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

Webinar Description: This presentation will share the findings from a pilot study that looked into the workplace experiences of library employees with ADHD and how (or if) public library policymakers take these experiences into account when making internal policies. Five public library employees were interviewed about their workplace experiences, then policymakers were surveyed based on…

LILRC Webinar: Copyrights for Educational and Cultural Institutions: Common Considerations, Challenges, and Pitfalls

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

Libraries, museums, and other educational and cultural institutions often must balance their public duty as repositories of knowledge against the complexities of modern copyright law in the United States. With the rise of digitization of collections, especially, institutions can face challenges and pitfalls as they try to navigate this complex area of law. This program…

LILRC Webinar: Temple Grandin – How I Learned to Read

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

Join LILRC as we welcome back author Dr. Temple Grandin who will share her personal journey of how she learned to read in the 3rd grade and what worked and didn't work for her in personal childhood reading journey. About Temple Grandin: "Dr. Grandin did not talk until she was three and a half years…

SENYLRC Webinar: We Have Always Been At War With Computers

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

Join Jessamyn West and Ale Ruiz for a conversation about computers: what they are, how we use them, and why we use them wrong. Also, why it's not our fault. The values supposedly imbued into technology are not the ones actually reflected back at technology users. We'll talk about how various dark patterns serve the…

LILRC Webinar – How to Effectively Manage Difficult Conversations and Personalities in the Workplace

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

In our high tech and hybrid world effective communication skills are necessary. All too often mistakes occur and conflicts get generated due to miscommunication. Some of the most complicated and difficult communications are exchanged at the workplace including coaching and disciplinary matters. The communication process is often complicated by the fact that managers/supervisors must communicate with “difficult” and “challenging” personalities.…

RRLC Webinar: Reproductive Health and the Reference Desk

Online Via Zoom NY, United States

REGISTER HERE Reproductive health care is not only a health access concern, but it is also an information access issue. Amid changing legislation regarding sexual and reproductive health care, library professionals may be left wondering how they can accurately provide this information to their community. In this webinar, attendees will learn about reproductive health as…