Academic libraries have long strived to uphold organizational and field-wide values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Many prominent programs have been developed in response to these values, most notably in an effort to diversify the field, and over the last year in particular, racial justice initiatives have taken greater hold. However, sufficient progress on…
No matter what your role at work, being able to confidently lead a meeting is a useful skill. Once you are comfortable with the basics of planning and preparing to facilitate a group discussion, you can confidently volunteer to take more active roles in committees, boards, and special interest group meetings. Learn from three people…
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…
Designing and building out websites with their "archivability" in mind from the early planning stages will ensure that the content being produced is more readily preservable and will remain accessible to users and cultural heritage researchers well into the future. Join Sumitra Duncan, Head of the Web Archiving Program at the New York Art Resources…
Library workplaces often bring challenges in the area of staff civility. This presentation focuses on aspects of an individual, team, and leader perspective and presents some practical solutions for improving workplace dynamics. Individual topics include tips for self-awareness and mindfulness as well as handling workplace conflict. Also covered is how to create effective teams, improve…
Technology is an invaluable tool in the mission to make our society fully equitable, diverse and inclusive. In this session, Kelvin Watson, Executive Director, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, will discuss how the 38-branch Broward County Library system (his previous library system) used technology in their quest to achieve those goals, and how he plans…
We should bring our hearts to work, and qualities such as open-mindedness, emotional intelligence, and reflective action are all part of this process. Services steeped in humanism, compassion, and understanding should be the cornerstone of what we do, and why we do it, for all members of our communities, including the underserved. Not only do…
Join us for our 2021 Annual Conference featuring keynote speakers Crystal Chen & Nicollette Davis of We Here!
This one-hour session will present a brief overview of the Ancestry Library Edition available to OWWL public library users. Navigation of the website and its search features will be demonstrated. By the end of the session, users will be able to: – Access Ancestry Library Edition from their hosting library (or remotely until 12/31/2021) –…
At the first anniversary of the release of OurStoryBridge, Jery Y. Huntley, MLS, on behalf of the Keene Valley Library, will be talking about three interrelated projects sponsored by the library and lauded by librarians, school library media specialists, and teachers across New York State and the nation. They demonstrate how libraries have have been…