The policies of a library help to create the library’s environment for staff and patrons. Effective library policies are essential for setting clear expectations, defining responsibilities, and establishing boundaries. Unfortunately, policies often focus on negatives, rather than positives and may unintentionally target (and harm) specific populations. Using several policies that a library has – dress…
A discussion about the practices and services that allow users to locate archival materials and addressing users needs in a changing digital landscape. This is a continuation of the series started in 2022 explaining the steps of archival management. If you are new to archival arrangement or simply curious, this introduction will help explain the thinking…
This session will NOT be recorded. Join us for an hour-long introduction to and overview of manga in libraries: what it is, why it matters, and how to develop a solid collection. Jillian Rudes, author of “Manga in Libraries” and school librarian, will walk participants through manga readerships, genre, publishers, and age ratings. She’ll cover…
Saratoga Springs Public Library's Neurodiversity Club won the award for 2023 Program of the Year from the Southern Adirondack Library System. The facilitators of the club, Kate Lambert and Lauren Allen, will discuss how they started and expanded the club They will also provide guidance on how to create Neurodiverse-affirming offerings in your libraries. This…
Webinar Description: In July, 2024, Rome was hit by an EF2 tornado that went through the city's center coming within a block of the library. In this one hour program, learn what procedures, policies, and partnerships helped Jervis to respond quickly to the tornado warning and as an essential component of the community's response. In…
The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library is a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL) and the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) that provides FREE accessible reading material for patrons who are blind, low vision, physically disabled, print disabled, or otherwise unable to read print, to patrons…
Conference Schedule 12:30 – 12:40 Welcome and Housekeeping 12:40 – 2:00 Keynote Addresses 12:40 – 1:30 Recharge: Transforming Burnout into Growth Melissa Lawson, Coordinator for Access Services, Utica University 1:30 – 2:00 Presentation Gregg Kiehl, Library Director, Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3)* *This presentation is in place of the planned keynote address, "Transforming…
Exploring unconventional benefits that libraries, museums, and other cultural organizations can offer to recruit, retain, and inspire employees. Written material: legal guidance and sample language for implementing creative benefits. This is the second event in our 4-part “Ask the HR Expert” series. About the presenter: Stephanie “Cole” Adams is an attorney who represents libraries, educators, students, and…
Adding digitized collections to NY Heritage creates unique opportunities for research which can lead to unexpected and fruitful collaborations! This episode of Bits & Bytes highlights a recent example of a successful partnership between a class of Siena College undergraduates and the Schenectady County Historical Society. Using the Samuel Jones Family Papers collection on NY…
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…