What should be done with images, documents and objects that put us face-to-face with the ugly side of history? Panelists Regina Feeney (Freeport Memorial Library), Melanie Cardone-Leathers (Longwood Public Library), Claire Bellerjeau (Raynham Hall Museum), and Nicole Menchise will discuss how their organizations, past and present, have used these materials to promote an open dialogue…

This webinar will offer concrete strategies for supporting remote staff, building successful online collaboration, facilitating online and phone meetings, and managing workflows and projects.  This was a workshop offered by the Library Leadership and Management Association. Presenter: Carli Spina, Head of Research & Instructional Services, SUNY's Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

To encourage staying connected with each other during this time, we invite you to join us online Tuesdays at Ten! Staying connected is important during this unprecedented time. CLRC is looking to stay engaged with our members by offering the library community an opportunity to chat, discuss, and check-in with colleagues around the region. Please…

Copresented by LILRC Health Sciences Information Committee, SCLA Health Concerns Committee, and NCLA Health Services Committee.   Meet Maia Kobabe, author of Gender Queer: A Memoir (Lion Forge, 2019) for a discussion of the book, the 2020 ALA Alex Award winner and 2020 Stonewall-Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book. Copies of Gender Queer: A Memoir are available to…

This year we're taking our annual Digital Services User Group Meeting online.  This meeting will be an opportunity to get updates on our various repository platforms and services--including: New York Heritage Digital Collections, New York State Historic Newspapers, Empire Archival Discovery Cooperative, Digital Dark Archive, Access & Digitization Grants, as well as the services we…

To encourage staying connected with each other during this time, we invite you to join us online Tuesdays at Ten! Staying connected is important during this unprecedented time. CLRC is looking to stay engaged with our members by offering the library community an opportunity to chat, discuss, and check-in with colleagues around the region. Please…

Ping. The email hits your inbox. “We regret to inform you that…” Receiving news of a temporary or permanent separation is one of the unfortunate aspects of modern employment. While there’s only so much preparation one can do until it actually happens, we will share our personal experiences being impacted by employment separations. In this…

Albany Book Festival 2020 Goes Online! We’re going to have to do things a little differently this year. We have pivoted to a Virtual  Writers Institute for our entire fall programming, with everything offered online, starting with our Albany Book Festival September 10-24. The health and safety of everyone involved is paramount.  Covid-19 protocols dictate it…

The workshop will include introductions to various programs that offer grants related to collections preservation and collection assessments, as well as strategies for developing fundable projects within these programs. Programs discussed will include (but not be limited to): National Endowment for the Humanities Institute of Museum and Library Services] Program through the Foundation of the…

Build a collaborative, data-driven organizational culture with your constituents at the heart of everything you do by connecting your team to business processes. Learn how to create a digitally connected office that will transform your library, so you can: · Break down silos · Inspire employee collaboration, engagement and productivity · Provide a cohesive constituent…