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,…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…