Fun and Games with CDLC: Dungeons and Dragons Join us as our presenters showcase how to host Dungeons and Dragons campaigns for people of all ages! Olivia Downs from Albany County Parks & Recreation and Leah Fitzgerald and Matthew Young from Amsterdam Free Library will showcase their accomplishments and highlight how they host various gatherings…
Webinar Description: Maximizing patrons’ use of your library collection means knowing what they are – and are not – borrowing. Collection evaluation is key, but it is definitely not a “one and done” process. Evaluating collections means looking at popularity, diversity, gaps, people, and using the collection life cycle to know when and what staff…
Ideally, every object in a historic collection has a unique identifier, and that identifier is attached to the item securely, discretely, and with products that "do no harm." With so many 'archival' products to choose from, it's hard to know what is safe, effective and reversible. LILRC's Digitization and Archives Coordinator, Nicole Menchise, will teach…
What makes cleaning “green”? Can we reduce the need to clean with chemicals and find alternatives? This webinar will cover: – ready-made cleaners: typical & greener – alternatives: ingredients & tools – general purpose cleaners – heavy-duty grease cleaning: cooking aerosols – hard-water scale: tile, toilets, tubs, sinks – disinfectants – laundry detergents and softeners…
The PILLARS Symposium: Preparation, Information Literacy, Libraries, Academic Resources, and 21st Century Skills for Transitioning from Secondary School to College This symposium is designed to introduce educators to a wide range of teaching and learning resources for practical use in the 21st-century classroom. This year’s theme, Is AI On The Test? A Symposium for Educators Who Weren’t Ready for Robots, focuses a critical lens on Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) in the classroom, including creating policies, practical methods, evaluating AI tools, user privacy, and legal issues. The Lineup: We are proud to share that our keynote speaker this year is Elissa Malespina, author of The AI School Librarian Newsletter and owner of Educational Equity Advisors. The lineup also includes: Dr. Ifeoma…
STEAM Educator Francisco Silva will discuss NASA en español resources for libraries, addressing both children's and adult services. About Francisco Silva: I was born in 1984 in Madrid and I am a STEAM educator based in Las Vegas. With 11 years of experience focusing on youth education, I have developed a strong expertise in popular…
CDLC Sustainability Idea Swap Please Note: This is an in-person event at CDLC in Latham, New York. We invite you to join fellow CDLC members for a Sustainability Idea Swap, an in-person networking event intended to ignite new ideas and share practical strategies for sustainability in libraries. Every library, regardless of size or type, is engaged in sustainability…
This webinar deals with the effects of shift work and hours of work on the worker and the workplace with suggestions made as to solutions which can minimize adverse effects. The program content includes the effects of shift work on the human body to produce desynchronization of body systems and the resulting health, behavioral, and…
Join us for a conversation with fellow librarians and library workers to share your workplace concerns. All are welcome.
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,…