Oak Park Public Library in Illinois has built a comprehensive, combined social services and public safety model over the past six years. Rob Simmons, Oak Park's Director of Social Services and Public Safety, has been instrumental in creating innovative programs such as free mental health assessment and counseling services, educational support for low-income students, supportive…
Campus conversations and library love in February. Join us for the CLRC Academic Librarians Special Interest Group meeting via Zoom. All academic librarians are welcome in this group to discuss research, department liaison roles, grants, collection development, and other topics related to the areas and responsibilities in academic libraries. REGISTER HERE …
Twenty percent of the children you serve have a disability. Welcoming them into your library is easier than you think. Learn about the culture of inclusion, the materials that expand access and the tools you need to reach your community. Explore: Universal Design for Learning Representing children with disabilities Supporting families Virtual accessibility And much…
2021 was quite a year for Facebook. New details that emerged from leaked documents proved that, as nefarious as Facebook is for users here in the United States, the reality for other countries is far worse. Join our data privacy + security experts Dan Ayala and Gary Price for a discussion on how Facebook functions…
Join us for a meeting of CLRC's Sustainability Special Interest Group! We meet every other month on the second Friday at 10 a.m. This group meets to discuss how best to reach our community to convey a sense of urgency regarding the state of our planet. Our focus is on the three pillars of sustainability:…
Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of…
Third Tuesdays at 2:00 pm CLRC offers a communication network among our region’s Library Assistants, Paraprofessionals and Support Staff through a Special Interest Group (LA SIG). Our interests include: * recognizing all library support staff employed in CLRC member libraries * furthering the professional development & job enrichment of support staff * enhancing the professional…
“A firsthand, eye-opening story of a prosecutor that exposes the devastating criminal punishment system. Laura Coates bleeds for justice on the page.” —Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist. When Laura Coates joined the Department of Justice as a prosecutor, she wanted to advocate for the…
Facebook broke news in 2021 that it is creating an umbrella company through which it is poised to create a virtual reality. Living life through avatars in a new world has long been the subject of science fiction; now, though, technology is moving closer to making virtual reality, well... a reality. Join our data privacy…
Hundreds of new books are published every month. But who has the time to read so many books? In the form of book talks, Charlie Kelly will highlight new and upcoming culturally relevant kids books which include picture books, chapter books, novels, graphic novels, poetry, biography, and nonfiction titles. Ms. Kelly has attended webinars by…