In 1910, Jane Addams (1860-1935) was one of the most famous women in America, the revered founder of Hull-House settlement in Chicago, and a participant in virtually every social reform campaign of the era. But in 1917, when Addams publicly opposed America's entry into World War I, her fortunes changed dramatically. For more than a…

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…

In order to combine resources or services, museums or historical societies might decide to merge or consolidate their charters. Or, due to various causes, an institution may decide to dissolve their charter altogether. Merging, consolidating, and dissolving charters are all actions that require an application process through the Board of Regents. Join Lauren Lyons, Chartering…

The relationship between stress, work, and health is complex and although current thinking and research on stress can teach us a lot, it can be difficult to know the difference between what’s truth and what’s myth, between what’s fact and what’s fiction. In this webinar, we will discuss the science of stress and how it…

Working in a library, you have likely received questions from patrons about Medicare and other forms of health insurance. Medicare is a federal health insurance program that provides coverage for people over the age of 65, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease. The Census's 2019 report on Health Insurance Coverage…

Katelyn Angell and Elvis Bakaitis will present different strategies on how to help undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty to locate appropriate grants/funding. They will describe a recent grants initiative led by the Mina Rees Library (The Graduate Center), including interdepartmental partnerships and the CUNY Research Foundation. Initiatives and resources developed to promote external scholarships for undergraduates…

Learn about librarianship at the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where the motto is "Dare Mighty Things." Presenter Caroline Coward supervises the daily operations of the Library at NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, collaborating with and supporting the work of scientists, engineers, and mission specialists across the organization in areas such as information curation, knowledge management, and data repository governance.…

Webinar Description: Summer Reading is often a capacity-challenging exercise for many libraries. In 20**, Albany Public Library partnered with the school district and the Albany Promise to examine the program’s actual impact on the “summer slide.” The findings were not nearly as exciting as anyone expected. APL found out that the program does have an…

Human Trafficking is a misunderstood phenomenon due to media sensationalism and misinformation spread via social media. Unfortunately, human trafficking occurs throughout the world, including the United States. Polaris (the National Human Trafficking Hotline) notes that the 22,326 human trafficking victims they identified in the U.S. in 2019 are only a fraction of the cases, as…

So much time is spent talking about managing existing collections, but what if you are a library just beginning to create a local history collection? This presentation offers thoughts on what to consider when planning your strategy and how to take those first steps. The discussion will include: Collections development policies Outreach Creating the right…