Join us at the Mid York Library System office to learn more about how libraries can better help LGBTQ individuals and families. Lunch will be provided. Workshop Description: This interactive training assists library staff in improving access for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer-identified, and questioning (LGBTQ) communities. Participants will explore common challenges encountered by LGBTQ individuals…

The New York State Complete Count Commission has announced seven public hearings across the state to gain public input and hear from Census experts and advocates. Each meeting of the Commission will be open to the public and webcast. The events will feature detailed presentations to the Commission by various entities involved in the census,…

Are you an Early Career Library & Information Professional? Then we want YOU to join us at the April meeting of CLRC's Early Career Professionals Special Interest Group (SIG)! The focus of this month's meeting will be scholarship and academia. We'll be discussing things like presenting at and attending professional conferences, publishing, and more! Four…

Join as at the Cazenovia Public Library for a special lecture on the history of libraries! Lecture Description: This program traces almost 200 years in American library practice with a special focus on New England and its many municipal, historic, and specialty research libraries. As a museum scholar, preservationist, and photographer, Bill Hosley has visited…

Join us at the CLRC office for a webinar viewing party! We'll be learning about accessibility and online multimedia from this NYLA provided webinar. Webinar Description: As information providers, we increasingly use video and audio to disseminate information. This poses challenges but also unique opportunities for reaching people with disabilities. Providing transcriptions, captions, and audio…

Come to the Baldwinsville Public Library to get special insight into creating new displays for your library! Workshop Description: Do you find yourself recycling the same old displays over and over? Has your creativity run dry when it comes to display ideas every month? Look no further! Come listen as Meg Van Patten shares her…

Webinar Description: Libraries have been at the forefront of the games for learning movement, both digital games and more recently as part of the tabletop renaissance of the past few years. Tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons have never been more popular, but getting started can seem daunting to the uninitiated. This webinar will offer a…

CLRC's digital services and platforms continue to grow and evolve.  New York Heritage Digital Collections has a new Metadata Dictionary and Exhibit platform.  New York State Historic Newspapers has added several new titles from our region.  Empire Archival Discovery Cooperative is graduating out of its beta phase and poised to begin accepting new contributors.  Our…

Are you an Early Career Library & Information Professional? Then we want YOU to join us at the May meeting of CLRC’s Early Career Professionals Special Interest Group (SIG)! For this month's meeting ECP SIG member Twanna Hodge will be giving us a sneak preview of her upcoming National Network of Libraries of Medicine presentation…

Join us at the CLRC office for a webinar viewing party! We'll be learning best practices for dealing with challenging patrons from a webinar provided by the ALA. Webinar Description: Every library employee encounters challenging patrons and users from time to time. Whether it's a group of patrons causing disruption, a loud patron, or possibly…