Compliance check! This fall, New York implemented a new law requiring employers with 1-4 employees to offer up to 40 hours a year unpaid sick leave. Also as part of the new law, employers with over 5 employees must offer paid sick leave--and must not require the disclosure of confidential medical information to use the…
CLRC is now in the process of planning our next five-year plan of service! While we would ideally like to hold conversations in-person around the Central New York region we understand that it is not possible right now. In their stead, we’re planning to hold four “regional conversations” via Zoom this January! We’ll kick-off these…
Webinar Description: Libraries are no strangers to providing various forms of entertainment to our patrons. However, now that our patrons are spending more time at home, they’re looking for more to do. In this webinar, we’ll provide Take and Make project ideas for adults, teens, and children. We’ll cover: Ideas that are multigenerational Where to…
In this four-part series, Nicole Menchise, LILRC Digitization and Archives Coordinator, will explain why these documents and policies are key to the operation of an archival repository. Examples will be shared. The six documents are: Collections Management Policy -January 15th Temporary Custody Receipt & Deed of Gift - February 19 Incoming & Outgoing Loan Paperwork…
From Education to Action Tuesday, October 27 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM You have a unique and deeply-rooted interest within the field of librarianship but how do you utilize your expertise and personal experience to assist in an advocacy campaign?In this session, we’ll review the Audience Engagement Roadmap, learn how to craft impactful messaging and…
CLRC is now in the process of planning our next five-year plan of service! While we would ideally like to hold conversations in-person around the Central New York region we understand that it is not possible right now. In their stead, we’re planning to hold four “regional conversations” via Zoom this January! We’ll kick-off these…
CLRC is now in the process of planning our next five-year plan of service! While we would ideally like to hold conversations in-person around the Central New York region we understand that it is not possible right now. In their stead, we’re planning to hold four “regional conversations” via Zoom this January! We’ll kick-off these…
Webinar Description: With the recent push to remote instruction, reference services, and document delivery, the priorities for providing disability in access have shifted. This webinar looks at what are best practices that libraries and their staff can adopt to provide an inclusive experience for all: What are captions and audio descriptions The truth behind automated…
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 image of support staff within…
Join LILRC in welcoming Janice P. Nimura, author of the upcoming book, The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine (W. W. Norton & Company, January 19, 2021). "The world recoiled at the notion of a woman doctor, yet Elizabeth Blackwell persisted―in 1849, she became the first woman in America…