Why do the Brits call them biscuits and we call them cookies? The answer lies in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland. But cookies have a peculiar history. Once the purview only of the wealthy, their flavors, shapes, and textures have changed over time. Influenced by changing technologies, household labor, slavery, social status,…
Webinar Description: As a follow-up to Nisha's presentation, "Trauma-Informed Librarianship: What is it and what can it look like?" this workshop will allow participants opportunities for individuals to deepen their awareness about how trauma shows up in their respective workplaces, explore the Trauma-Informed Road Map, and think of small but actionable ways to be more…
Library workers can make great use of NYC Open Data to both answer questions from library visitors and conduct their own research. For anyone who doesn’t know about it yet, NYC Open Data is a treasure trove of free information that can be tapped into easily, whatever your experience with data thus far. Through this…
Join Nicole Menchise in the Long Island Library Resources Council’s Scan Center (digitization and reformatting lab) to watch step by step how to handle, scan, gather metadata, number and properly house the 35mm slides in your collection.
Please note: This session will NOT be recorded. Join presenters Christine Fena and Claire Payne of Stony Brook University to discuss digital privacy. In this engaging session, participants will have the opportunity to explore several key aspects of online privacy, as well as think about ways to educate and inform their own patrons about digital…
How can librarians integrate discussions on digital citizenship, even without the benefit of a designated technology class, with tweens and teens? Manuela Aronofsky is a middle school technology integrator who engages with 10- to 14-year-olds on a daily basis. She will share some of the things she's learned from discussing online habits, trends, and activities…
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:…
A conversation with Vanessa Nastro, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at the Port Washington Public Library, about creating multiple avenues of access to promote their archival materials. Her efforts resulted in the creation of the book Along Manhasset Bay, collaborating with app developers, MyTours to develop a complimentary walking tour, hiring Blumlein Associates, Inc. to…
Co presented by SCLA Division of Academic and Special Libraries (DASL) and LILRC Presenter Will Salas has been a Patent and Trademark Resource Center Representative since 2009 and opened The Smithtown Library PTRC in 2013. Since then, he has aided over 1,000 inventors and entrepreneurs. Mr. Salas has an MLS from St. John's University, a BA…
Please join LILRC's Health Sciences Information Committee for LILRC Hospital Library Services Program 6th Annual Conference. Christopher J. Gobler, Ph.D, will be speaking on the topic of Environmental Health and on the development of LIBAWQA, the Long Island Beach Water Quality App, through which the public can access up to the minute information on the…