CLRC

Second Tuesday at Ten!
2022-12-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-01-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-02-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-03-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-05-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-13 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
To encourage staying connected with each other during this time, we invite you to join us online second 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 join us for our monthly online Zoom meeting every second Tuesday. Call in to say hi, ask questions, provide updates, and talk to your fellow library people!
Join URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87256143578
For those joining by phone: 1-646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 872 5614 3578

Resource Sharing SIG
2022-12-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
CLRC has opened a communication network among our region’s resource-sharing, technical and access services library staff through a Special Interest Group (RS SIG)
We each have unique department workflows, challenges and concerns but are similar in our principles of sharing resources.
CLRC’s RS SIG interests:
* familiarize members with CLRC Resource Sharing services including ILL, medical information reimbursement, catalog updates and delivery
* provide updates to subscription services such as OCLC, RDA and Docline
* provide an outlet for support from CLRC and member libraries
* further professional development through workshops and webinars

Join us for our next Zoom get-together
Wednesday, December 14 at 10:00 am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89268354994?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 892 6835 4994
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Call: 646 876 9923

Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

Library Assistants and Support Staff - LA SIG
2022-12-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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 image of support staff within the library community
Join us on Zoom for our December get-together.
REGISTER HERE
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

Erie Canal Museum Event: Lunchtime Lecture - Interesting Infrastructure: Four Unique Mid-Atlantic Canals
2022-12-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States
With the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 the United States experienced a period of “Canal Mania,” resulting in the construction of thousands of miles of the canals throughout the country. While most attempted to emulate the Erie Canal in its economic success, the realities of geography, finances, politics, and engineering necessitated that each canal be unique in its own special way. This roundtable, featuring Rod Mackler of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Association, Bill Merchant of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Historical Society, Derrick Pratt of the Erie Canal Museum, and Tim Roth of the Canal Society of New Jersey, will examine four of these unique canals, looking at their similarities and differences while having an engaging exchange on 19th century American canals.

This talk will be presented via Zoom. Attendance is FREE with a recommended $10 donation. You can register here: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/lecture/

This program was funded in part by Humanities New York with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities

CLRC Legislative Breakfast - Eastern Region
2023-01-06 08:30 - 10:00 | Utica University, 1600 Burrstone Road, Utica, 13502
Join colleagues and library patrons, Friends and supporters for an informal gathering and a bit of “speed-dating” with CLRC regional state assemblymembers, senators and representatives.
Let’s tell our legislators the great things our libraries are doing, thank them for their support and ask for further support in the 2023-2024 budget.
A continental breakfast will be served.
This event is free and open to all library supporters but reservations are required.

CLRC's Sustainability SIG Meetings
2023-01-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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: sustainable practices are environmentally sound, socially equitable, and economically feasible.
At the start of our January meeting, we’ll be hearing from Saptarshi Lahiri and Scott Kushner as they break down their recent event at the Liverpool Public Library, “Climate Change Workshop: Sustainability in CNY.”

Meeting ID: 885 7044 8340
All CLRC events are open to CLRC members and members of the Empire State Library Network.
All attendees are expected to follow CLRC’s Code of Conduct.

Webinar: Getting it Done: 5 Essential Tools for Pumping Up Your Projects
2023-02-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
Library workers often find themselves wearing many hats, including that of a Project Manager. However, we don’t always have the experience or training necessary to ensure that our projects go off without a hitch. In this session, we will discuss 5 time-tested tools sure to make projects of all sizes more successful. You don’t need to be a professional Project Manager to use these essential tips when tackling your next project.
About the Presenter:
Emily Clasper has worked with a wide range of libraries across the country, offering a unique skill set as a librarian, technologist, speaker, trainer, consultant, and certified Project Management Professional (PMP®). She is currently the Director of Service Strategies for the University of Rochester’s River Campus Libraries, after a long tenure at the Suffolk Cooperative Library System (NY) as System Operations and Training Manager. A leader in the profession and Library Journal Mover and Shaker (2012), Emily brings extensive experience working with staff from public, academic, and special libraries to develop innovative and cost-effective ways to better serve their communities.
Live captioning will be provided.
This webinar will be recorded and a recording will be shared with all registrants afterward.

**All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for one contact hour.**
All CLRC events are open to CLRC members and members of the Empire State Library Network.
All Attendees are expected to follow CLRC’s Code of Conduct

SIG: Academic Librarians
2023-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
We love Academic Librarians!
All academic librarians are welcome in this group to discuss research, department liaison roles, grants, collection development, and other topics related to the areas and responsibilities in academic libraries.
REGISTER HERE

Contact Marc Wildman with any questions.

CLRC's Sustainability SIG Meetings
2023-02-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-04-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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: sustainable practices are environmentally sound, socially equitable, and economically feasible.

Meeting ID: 885 7044 8340
All CLRC events are open to CLRC members and members of the Empire State Library Network.
All attendees are expected to follow CLRC’s Code of Conduct.

Library Assistants and Support Staff - LA SIG
2023-02-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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 image of support staff within the library community
Join us on Zoom for our February get-together and tell us about your “typical” day.
REGISTER HERE
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

Webinar: Basic Book Repair for Libraries
2023-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
Binding quality on books is inconsistent and with day to day handling and repeated circulation books can sustain significant damage. Don’t replace these volumes, fix them. This webinar will introduce participants to basic book repair for circulating or general collections.
Attendees will learn how to repair common types of damage, such as hinge repair, tipping in loose pages, page mending and spine repair. During the webinar, participants will be able to watch narrated action videos of the repairs with live step by step instructions.
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will:
Be familiar with different aspects of book repair for circulating collections
Be familiar with book repair tools, supplies, and equipment
About the Presenter:
Marianne Hanley is the Preservation Librarian for Syracuse University Libraries. She manages the preservation program by defining needs, establishing goals, implementing programs, and managing budget allocations in support of preservation activities. She is Principal Investigator the NYS Conservation/Preservation Grant Program which provides annual state funding to encourage the proper care and accessibility of research materials, by promoting the use and development of guidelines and technical standards for conservation/preservation work. She co-manages the libraries disaster response plan for collections and co-coordinates recovery efforts. She enjoys serving as an instructor for workshops on book repair and disaster preparedness. She holds a Master of Library Science from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Arts from Canisius College, Buffalo, NY.
Live captioning will be provided.
This webinar will be recorded and a recording will be shared with all registrants afterward.

**All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for two contact hours.**
All CLRC events are open to CLRC members and members of the Empire State Library Network.
All Attendees are expected to follow CLRC’s Code of Conduct

SIG: Academic Librarians
2023-03-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The march of the academic librarians…
All academic librarians are welcome in this group to discuss research, department liaison roles, grants, collection development, and other topics related to the areas and responsibilities in academic libraries.
REGISTER HERE

Contact Marc Wildman with any questions.

Weighlock Country Dance
2023-03-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States
The Syracuse Country Dancers and Erie Canal Museum are happy to put on an English country dance that is similar to dances from the towpath Canal era, at the museum on March 25 from 1-4PM!
Despite similar sounding names, contra dancing is not the same as country line dancing. Contra dancing is a more closely related to its cousins, square dancing and English country dancing, which have many similar figures and movements. The dances generally start in a “contra line” or “longways set,” rather than, say, a four-couple square formation (although dances in squares or other formations are included at times as well). A contra line is just a set of couples lined up, one behind the other as they face the stage. The dances are designed so that you and your partner will dance with every other couple in your line. A caller teaches each dance sequence, telling you everything you need to know (no classes are necessary). The dances are done with a smooth walking step, and fancy footwork is rarely required.
Everybody is welcome. The Syracuse Country Dancers are a friendly, multi-age group; the regulars include teens, seniors and everything in between. Their events are both smoke and alcohol free, and dress is casual. People come with or without a partner. Even those who arrive with a partner generally dance with many other partners through the evening as well, and this is encouraged. It’s part of the fun!
If you’re new to this, we suggest coming at the beginning of the dance, since that’s usually when the caller teaches most carefully, with newcomers in mind.
The dance will feature live (and lively!) music provided by Henry Jankiewicz (fiddle) & Harvey Nusbaum (guitar). Reels, jigs, waltzes and related tunes from American, Canadian and British Isles traditions predominate, and the fiddle is often a featured instrument. Tunes for English country dance tend to be particularly varied in style and feeling. Many go back to the 1600s.
This event is free to attend with a suggested donation of $10. Registration can be completed here: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/weighlock-country-dance/
We hope you can attend and enjoy this slice of the past.

Playing For a Different Team: LGBTQIA+ Terms and What They Mean
2023-04-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
Are you clear on the L, the G, the B, and the T, but wondering about what all the other letters mean? Wondering what’s up with all the new pronouns you’re hearing? If so, this webinar is for you!
Attendees will review familiar terms for various sexualities and gender identities, as well as learn new ones. They can expect to come away from the webinar with a greater understanding of the range of identities relating to gender and sexuality that will help them better serve their patrons from the LGBTQIA+ community.
About the Presenter:
Katie Spires (She/they) is currently the Coordinator of Library Services to Online Programs at Utica University and member of the ALA Rainbow Round Table.
REGISTER HERE

SIG: Academic Librarians
2023-04-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Academic Librarians help students grow…
All academic librarians are welcome in this group to discuss research, department liaison roles, grants, collection development, and other topics related to the areas and responsibilities in academic libraries.
REGISTER HERE
Contact Ryan Perry with any questions.

Library Assistants and Support Staff - LA SIG
2023-04-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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 image of support staff within the library community
Join us on Zoom for our April get-together and share your ideas for National Library Week – April 23-29.
REGISTER HERE
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

Webinar: Creating Video Tutorials for Your Library
2023-04-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
Video tutorials can help libraries support patrons in new and immediate ways, especially as patrons increasingly connect with libraries online. Whether you and your library are new to creating video tutorials, or you’d like to boost your video-making skills, this webinar will offer tips and strategies related to recording technologies, editing software, instructional design, narration scripts, accessibility, inclusive practices, user testing, updating your existing videos, and other related topics.
Session Outline:

Introduction: How videos are helping libraries, examples of library videos
Designing Your Video: Part of a series, identifying video objectives, benefits of using narration scripts, accessibility, alignment with visuals
Technology & Software: Recording space, headphones/microphone, video editing software
Creating Your Video: Inclusive practices, copyright, generally edit audio first, captioning
After Your Video is Created: Where will the video be hosted, updating videos, marketing
Q&A

About the Presenter:
John Stawarz is the online learning librarian at Syracuse University, where he supports the library’s creation of digital learning objects, including video tutorials. John also teaches the course “Creating Digital Learning Objects for Libraries” through Library Juice Academy and received his MSLIS and MS Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation from Syracuse University. Please feel free to reach out to the presenter (jdstawar@syr.edu) with any questions ahead of the session.

Live captioning will be provided.
This webinar will be recorded and a recording will be shared with all registrants afterward.
**All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for one contact hour.**
All CLRC events are open to CLRC members and members of the Empire State Library Network.
All Attendees are expected to follow CLRC’s Code of Conduct.

SIG: Academic Librarians
2023-05-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
All academic librarians are welcome in this group to discuss research, department liaison roles, grants, collection development, and other topics related to the areas and responsibilities in academic libraries.
At the May meet-up, we’ll have a presentation on the pros and cons of Chat GPT’s impact on information literacy and pedagogy.
FYI…ALA is hosting a webinar on May 17
Using ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence
The cost is $71.10 for members/$79.00 for non-members.
This will be the last AL SIG meeting of the academic year. Hope to see you in the fall.
Note: The group is looking for a SIG Chair for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Contact Ryan Perry with any questions.

Library Assistants and Support Staff - LA SIG
2023-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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 image of support staff within the library community
Join us on Zoom for the May get-together. Ben Hogben from Ithaca College will be speaking on working with volunteers and student workers.
REGISTER HERE
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

Library Security and Privacy 101 or Is There Really Any Privacy?
2023-05-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Event Description:
This is a starter session for librarians and librarian-adjacent staff (that means everyone who works in a library) who want to know more about personal and patron privacy and information security.
This class is designed for a cybersecurity and privacy beginner who fills any role in your library.
The workshop will explain and show you:
* How do you explain to your customers (and your fellow staff) the importance of information vigilance and the power of skepticism?
* Is there a difference between information privacy and data security?
* Practical (and easyish) first steps to managing personal privacy and data security.
* Why it is important to have a cybersecurity plan.
In the security and privacy journey of a thousand steps, this class will get you (and your library) moving in the right direction.
About the presenter:
Maurice Coleman [he/him/his] is the Principal of Coleman & Associates. As a trainer, coach, and keynote speaker, Maurice helps organizations improve their human processes and use of technology, expand their internal/external communications, and broaden their focus and implementation of EDI activities.
He has facilitated experiences for organizations such as Lyrasis, the American Library Association, Texas Library Association, WebJunciton, Library 2.0, the San Antonio Public Library, Urban Librarians Unite, the Library of Virginia, and PCI Webinars.
Since 2008, he has hosted and produced the long-running (and oldest) training/education and empowerment podcast T is for Training and is the Technical Trainer at a county library system located in Maryland. He was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker in 2010.
REGISTER HERE

Lunchtime Lecture: Just a Painting of a Man and a Horse
2023-05-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States
Join Erie Canal Museum Director of Education & Public Programming Derrick Pratt in exploring what he at first thought was just a fairly normal painting of man leading a team of horses pulling a canal boat that instead revealed an intriguing tale of political corruption and the waning days of the towpath era canal.
Available in person and via Zoom. Registrants will receive a recording of the talk. Register at: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/event/lunchtime-lecture-just-a-painting-of-a-man-and-some-horses/

Health@CLRC 2nd Annual Health Literacy Conference
2023-06-08 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This is a two-day conference.
Thursday, June 8 (9:15 am to 4:00 pm) and Friday, June 9 (9:15 am to 12:15 pm)
The conference will be recorded and distributed to all registrants.
A Zoom link will be shared with you prior to the start of the event.
Your registration will cover both days of this event.
Are you a librarian, nurse, social worker, or professional who wants to enhance their health literacy proficiency? Sponsored by Health @ CLRC and Upstate Medical University’s Health Sciences Library and presented via Zoom, the Communication for Health Literacy: The 2nd Annual Health@CLRC & Upstate Health Sciences Library Professional Development Event is available free of cost to interested professionals. Join us on Thursday, June 8th and Friday, June 9th. This year, the conference will focus on maternal mortality and graphic medicine.
Maternal mortality is defined by the World Health Organization as “the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy” and is a major issue in the United States.
Graphic Medicine is the term used to discuss comic book style discussion of health care topics. The stories explored in graphic medicine are engaging, powerful and accessible to people inside and outside of healthcare. Throughout the conference, participants will learn about services and resources to help you feel empowered to offer a patient or patron a referral to an appropriate resource or organization.
THURSDAY, JUNE 8
9:15 – 9:30 AM:
Welcome – Sarah Lawler, MSLIS
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM:
Maternal Mortality and Doulas as Health Literacy Professionals – SeQuoia Kemp
SeQuoia will provide a multimedia presentation with an overview of full-spectrum community-based doula care and its impact on improving health literacy, body literacy, and maternal and infant outcomes.
SeQuoia Kemp, BSN, certified doula, and community educator from Syracuse, NY. SeQuoia is a community organizer, health justice advocate, and public health educator as well as the Founder of Doula 4 a Queen and Founding Member of Sankofa Reproductive Health and Healing Center.
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM – Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
What About Mom? Health Literacy and Postpartum Education – Teresa Wagner
Maternal Mortality has been recognized as a global health issue. The U.S. considers it a crisis in which most maternal deaths are preventable. Health-care solutions to prevent or manage complications are well known. However, few studies have looked at the effect of health literacy on mom’s ability to recognize postpartum warning signs that might warrant emergent care that could save their own lives. This presentation will focus on our study which examined health literacy of postpartum education from the perspective of new moms using the Integrated Model of Health Literacy. As a result of the study, a team including two universities, community health workers, and interprofessional students developed the “What About Mom?” App to improve postnatal education for all postpartum moms but especially in underserved communities at high risk for maternal mortality while assisting moms and families in potentially saving moms’ lives.
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC is an Assistant Professor in the School of Health Professions. Wagner also serves as Clinical Executive for Health Literacy at SaferCare Texas and as Director of the Community Health Worker Training Program. She’s certified in Public Health, Patient Safety, Lifestyle Medicine, Health Coaching and a certified Community Health Worker Instructor. Dr. Wagner has delivered multiple programs, speaking engagements and trainings on health literacy issues. Additionally, she established both a multi-stakeholder health literacy collaborative with the DFW Hospital Council Foundation and Health Literacy Texas, a statewide nonprofit to build community around health literacy efforts in Texas. As a result of her work, she has received both the 2018 Texas Health Literacy Hero Award as well as the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award from Texas Christian University.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM:
Continuing Education: Drawn to Graphic Medicine: Bringing Comics into Medical Librarianship – Kathryn Houk and Ariel FitzGerald Pomputius
1.5 Hour Recorded Webinar
Graphic medicine, the intersection of health care and comics, has emerged over the last ten years as a growing field in the health sciences, particularly in relation to health humanities and education. Librarians can play a vital role in supporting graphic medicine by collecting and distributing graphic medicine materials and including graphic medicine in their work or instruction efforts. In this webinar, we will discuss where graphic medicine came from and why it is valuable, how you can start collecting graphic medicine at your library, and how you can integrate it into your work in the library. #MLAComics.
At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
• Define Graphic Medicine
• Learn at least one activity for encouraging drawing or critical engagement with comics
• Access and use resources that support collection development and programming
• Explain how comics can be used to support clinicians and health consumers in various ways
• Discuss how comics can amplify marginalized voices or ideas in health and healthcare

Kathryn Houk, AHIP, is assistant professor and health sciences librarian at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas Health Sciences Library. She began developing a graphic medicine collection two and a half years ago due to her interest in health humanities, health literacy, and innovative educational practice. Houk is a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals, is a member of the 2019–2020 MLA Rising Star cohort, and has the Level I Consumer Health Specialization. She is currently enrolled in a master of public health degree program concentrating in community health education and hopes to eventually contribute to the field by furthering research on the use of comics as a health literacy tool.

Ariel FitzGerald Pomputius is a health sciences liaison librarian at the Health Science Center Libraries, University of Florida–Gainesville. She leads a graphic medicine book club for the geriatric clerkship students and teaches courses to undergraduates on dying and women’s health using graphic medicine materials.
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM:
GraphicMedicine.org – MK Czerwiec and Matthew Noe
What began as a humble blog to accompany Dr. Ian Williams’ graduate work has grown over the years to become an internationally renowned resource for the burgeoning graphic medicine community. Join two of the site’s editors, MK Czerwiec and Matthew Noe, for a dive into the site’s growth, what it can offer today, and where it could go in the future.
MK Czerwiec is a nurse, cartoonist, and educator. She is the creator of the graphic memoir Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371, editor of the two-time Eisner Award winning Menopause: A Comic Treatment, and a co-author of Graphic Medicine Manifesto. MK regularly teaches graphic medicine at the University of Chicago and Northwestern Medical School. See more of her work at www.comicnurse.com.
Matthew Noe (he/his) is Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian at Harvard Medical School and a Part-Time Instructor in Library Science at the University of Kentucky. Most well-known for mixing comics and health sciences librarianship, Matthew serves on several professional organization boards, as well as on the Worcester Public Library Board of Directors. He is an author on several book chapters, a scoping review on graphic medicine, and is a regular contributor to Diamond Bookshelf and Booklist. Find him most easily on Twitter, @NoetheMatt.
4:00 PM – 4:00 PM:
Wrap Up and Final Details for Friday – Sarah Lawler, MSLIS
FRIDAY, JUNE 9
9:15 – 9:30 AM:
Welcome – Sarah Lawler, MSLIS
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Graphic Health Literacy: Expanding the Graphic Medicine Canon – Soha Bayoumi

Graphic Medicine is defined as the intersection of the discourse of healthcare and the medium of comics. As a field, Graphic Medicine has been praised for facilitating a better understanding of patients’ experiences with illness and enabling more empathy between healthcare providers and recipients. This talk explores the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has invited us to expand our understanding of the field of Graphic Medicine and argues that health literacy needs to go beyond the clinical to encompass the social and political dimensions of health and illness.
Soha Bayoumi is a Senior Lecturer in the Medicine, Science, and the Humanities Program at the Johns Hopkins University’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Her work focuses on the medical humanities, Science and Technology Studies (STS), Critical Visual Science Studies, and the medicine-politics nexus. She is working on two book projects, one (with Sherine Hamdy) on doctors’ roles in the Egyptian uprising of 2011 and its aftermath and the other on doctors’ social and political roles in relation to health and justice in postcolonial Egypt. She is the editor of the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies and associate editor of the Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies.
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Book Talk: Graphic Public Health: A Comics Anthology and Road Map – Meredith Li-Vollmer
All registrants will receive a copy of the book (Physical materials will not be mailed Internationally)
Book Description
As we confront the challenges of emerging diseases, environmental health threats, and gaps in health equity, medical professionals need versatile communication tools that help people make informed decisions and engage them in constructive conversations about the health of their communities. This book illuminates the power of comics to meet that need.
Graphic Public Health demonstrates the range and potential of comics to address topics such as immunization promotion, outbreak prevention, gun violence, opioid addiction prevention, and climate change. It features the work of acclaimed cartoonists Ellen Forney, David Lasky, and Roberta Gregory, pieces by up-and-coming artists, and comics that Meredith Li-Vollmer produced as a communications specialist for Seattle’s public health department. More than a collection of cartoons, this book connects comics with fundamentals of health communication and discusses why the form can be uniquely effective for these purposes. Each chapter focuses on the use of graphic public health in the context of four specific goals: health literacy, risk communication, health promotion, and advocacy. Li-Vollmer also includes guidance for practitioners getting started in creating comics for any form of public information, and especially for public health.
Practical and purposeful, Graphic Public Health is a clarion call for the current era and an invaluable resource for public health professionals and advocates, scholars of comics and graphic studies, and fans of the graphic medicine genre.
Meredith Li-Vollmer is a communications manager at Public Health – Seattle & King County and author of Graphic Public Health: A Comics Anthology and Roadmap. In her role at the health department, she has collaborated on comics with many indie comics artists since 2008. Her own comics have been published in The Stranger, Illustrated PEN, and the American Journal of Public Health. Meredith is a board member for the Short Run Comix and Arts Festival, a public health liaison for the nonprofit Graphic Medicine, and a clinical assistant professor in Health Services at the University of Washington School of Public Health. She received a doctorate in communications from the University of Washington.
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM:
Wrap Up and Final Housekeeping Items – Sarah Lawler, MSLIS
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Olivia Tsistinas or Sarah Lawler

Library Assistants and Support Staff - LA SIG
2023-06-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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 image of support staff within the library community
Join us on Zoom for the June get-together to share our summer programs.
Note: This will be the last meet-up before the summer break. See you in September.
REGISTER HERE
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.
