Event Description: This is an IRL/in person event, with easy walking along groomed trails and boardwalks expected. Lunch and reflection time will be in the Joan Weill Adirondack Library at Paul Smith’s College. Come explore the bog life at Paul Smith's College Visitor Interpretive Center with this environmental education professional development opportunity for our members:…

We at METRO believe firmly in the value of libraries and archives as institutions that provide conscientious and meaningful services to members of our communities. Libraries can and do change lives. That said, working in the profession can be a difficult proposition for many, and for a lot of different reasons. Join us for a…

Join LILRC as we welcome science writer Dava Sobel to talk about the intersection of poetry and science. Dava Sobel, a former New York Times science reporter, is the author of Longitude (Walker 1995 and 2005, Penguin 1996), Galileo’s Daughter (Walker 1999 and 2011, Penguin 2000), The Planets (Viking 2005, Penguin 2006), A More Perfect Heaven (Walker / Bloomsbury 2011 and 2012), And the Sun Stood…

No doubt you've heard of artificial intelligence (AI). Perhaps you've even mulled over the implications of these new technologies on teaching, learning, and even our social lives. In this webinar, Julia Stoyanovich, director of the Center for Responsible AI (R/AI) at NYU Tandon, will discuss how we might democratize the process of understanding how AI…

Join LILRC when we welcome author Elizabeth Castellano to discuss her debut novel, Save What's Left (Anchor, 2023), which takes place in a beach town on Long Island! An outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, only to find herself in an all-out war with…

About the webinar: Everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning lately. In the valley between "AI is going to destroy life as we know it" and "AI is going to revolutionize our lives" lies the fact that the future isn't yet written, and these tools will only be as good as we let…

In our diverse and multi-cultural workplace, it is essential that we have the necessary skill sets to responsibly manage, lead, and work collaboratively with others. This workshop will provide participants with the tools to be both a transformational leader and a team player with a focus on diversity, inclusiveness, sensitivity and the role of being…

Join LILRC as we welcome author Ruchira Gupta for a moderated conversation about her Young Adult novel, I Kick and I Fly (Scholastic, 2023), a story of the human trafficking of young girls. In I Kick and I Fly, Ruchira Gupta has given young readers an irresistible story, and also one that could save lives. This book is…

Webinar Description: In the last three years, we've experienced and witnessed the need for organizations that center their employee's well-being and how vital diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural humility are to our wellness and work. In Fostering Wellness in the Workplace, I stated, "No matter where you work, you have a right to a physically…

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…