Event Description: *This is an in-person workshop in Rochester NY* This workshop will introduce library and cultural heritage staff to visual communication and basic library related sign language. Participants will learn a variety of things including: basic tips in communicating with Deaf patrons, simple signs related to the library, strategies to make your library more…
Join your fellow social media librarians for our next virtual meet up. We will have an open conversation about new and ongoing challenges. All are welcome! Registration is Required
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:…
Join LILRC as we welcome Patricia Garvey, Library & Publications Manager at Brookhaven National Laboratory to speak about "Partners in Science," an annual program for local high school students. The BNL Research Library co-sponsors this program with the Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System to encourage scholarship in science and math through the use of reference…
This early access session will provide a tour of the soon to relaunch NYS Historic Newspapers web site. We'll look at the new searching interface including boolean searching and faceting. We'll explore the new ways to browse the collection!
Libraries are like airports with continual arrivals and departures of key staff. In order to have takeoffs and landings go smoothly, directors and trustees need to prepare for the departure of a director in times of crisis and otherwise by creating a succession plan. After covering what the current director and board must put in place prior…
Written by a monk-turned-leadership-guru, Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind offers unique insight on how you can focus your mind, become more resilient, respond better to conflict, and build stronger professional (and personal) relationships. It’s all possible when you begin to understand how your mind works and take control of this complicated mechanism. This book will…
Using PowerPoint, attendees will learn the basics of using presentation software including creating individual slides, adding text and graphic images, creating transitions, and running presentations. Other presentations applications may also be included such as Google Slides and Prezi. Presented by Albert Tablante, MLS, MALET. Registration is Required
Computer science skills are some of the most sought-after and highest-paying in the US job market, with demand growing 3X the national average. In 1995, 37% of computer scientists were women. Today, only 24% of computer scientists are women. Attrition for CS interest in girls is heightened between the ages of 13 and 17. This…
Join LILRC as we welcome Jack Kliger, President and CEO of The Museum of Jewish Heritage, Avraham Groll, Executive Director of JewishGen, and Brad Pomerance, Host and Executive Vice President, Jewish Life Television (JLTV) to learn about a new partnership. Using the digital resources of JewishGen, the historical resources of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and the production resources…