CLRC

CLRC LA SIG Meet Up
2020-05-21 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
CLRC has opened 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

Participation is open to all library support staff, regardless of title.
Meeting connection instructions will be emailed to registrants.
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

Tuesdays at Ten
2020-05-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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 join us for our weekly online Zoom meeting every Tuesday. Call in to say hi, ask questions, provide updates, and talk to your fellow library people!

Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/263399129
For those joining by phone: 1-646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 263 399 129

Webinar: Messages I Learned - Coping with the Unknown
2020-05-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:

Working from home/Sheltering in Place is a simple concept, but it isn’t easy. While moving forward, we must also trace from where we have come from and what we have learned. This activity is primarily a silent self-reflection journey through one’s past to better inform our futures.
Participate in a reflective process and engage with an authentic conversation regarding emotions, anxieties, and realities of this period of time in our lives. You will need a pen and paper for this webinar!

About the Presenter:

Jess Pettit is a recognized facilitator and educator in the Diversity and Inclusion space and has spent the past decade coaching, teaching, and motivating thousands of people around the world. Combine this with her expertise in business leadership development and workplace cutlure – Jess is the PERFECT partner for clients to build understanding and drive ownership of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Learn more.

**All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for one hour of CE credit.

CLRC LA SIG: Library Assistants and Support Staff
2020-05-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States

SENYLRC Webinar: Food and the First World War in the Hudsun Valley
2020-06-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson gives an overview of food rationing, conservation, and production efforts during the First World War, with special focus on the Hudson Valley, from community canning kitchens around the Valley to farmerettes and special instruction trains. Included in the talk is a discussion of the archival resources she uses in her research and how libraries and archives can help connect researchers to their collections.
About the presenter: Sarah Wassberg Johnson is a museum professional and food historian. She has an MA in Public History from the University at Albany and a BA in History from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. She is a member of Southeastern’s Digital Advisory Committee and is in the editing stages of her book on food in WWI New York. You can find out more by visiting thefoodhistorian.com.

ESLN Webinar: The 2020 Census Counts!
2020-06-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Communities that don’t get fully counted in 2020 will miss out for the next ten years. This is the time to get involved; the Census counts — and so do you!
Join Hillary Loveless-Medina, Regional Field Manager at Census Counts, as she shares information and updates about the 2020 Census as well as instructional resources, lessons, and activities that can be used to teach and promote civic engagement for students at all grade levels.
In this webinar, attendees will learn:

how the 2020 Census impacts your community
how to access and utilize Census resources at your disposal
how to empower your students and patrons to become census advocates in their own family and friend network!

LILRC Webinar: Making Space for Self - Wellness Between Service and Productivity
2020-06-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Copresented by LILRC and SCLA Health Concerns Committee
Program Description: This program will introduce participants to several yoga principles/sutras which will then frame a gentle, guided practice suitable for all. Emphasizing the connection between the mind and breath, the practice will be followed by an overview of the incorporated “tools” so that participants are comfortable using them on their own as a means to manage stress..
Presenter: Lisa Melendez, Professor of Library Services, Suffolk County Community College, Ammerman Lisa Melendez has been an academic public services/instructional librarian for over 25 years. Several years ago, she began to think about and research how her studies and practice in yoga overlap with information literacy. This led her to attending the Summer Session on Contemplative Pedagogy at Smith College (2014), and from that point on she began to explore practical ways of incorporating mindfulness/contemplative practices into her work, both in the classroom as well as on committees.
She has presented at Transforming Higher Education, the annual conference sponsored by the Association for the Contemplative Mind in Higher Education (2016), and along with several other academic librarians,has formed the Mindfulness for Librarians Facebook group which hosts virtual hangouts on related issues, practices, etc. Most recently, she published a chapter in Recipes for Mindfulness in your Library (2019): https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/recipes-mindfulness-your-library-supporting-resilience-and-community-engagement.
This program is the first in a series, “Workplace Wellness for Librarians.”
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (.15 CEU’s) will be emailed after the workshop.

SCRLC Online Workshop: Project Outcome for Academic Libraries - Data for Impact and Improvement
2020-06-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Description: In this interactive workshop, attendees will learn how to use the Project Outcome for Academic Libraries surveys and resources. Project Outcome is a free toolkit that helps libraries measure four key learning outcomes – knowledge, confidence, application, and awareness – across seven library program and service areas. The survey topics cover: Instruction, Events/Programs, Research, Teaching Support, Digital & Special Collections, Space, and Library Technology. Project Outcome provides academic libraries of any size the means to easily measure outcomes in those areas and to use that data as the basis for continuous improvements and advocacy.
Prior to the workshop we recommend that participants register for Project Outcome, review basic materials in the toolkit, and consider a goal for outcome measurement at their library.
Learning Outcomes – participants will:

Measure meaningful learning outcomes using Project Outcome for Academic Libraries.
Use the Project Outcome for Academic Libraries toolkit to administer surveys, analyze results, and create reports.
Understand how other libraries have used outcome data for action.
Identify challenges and effective means of implementing outcome measurement to improve library services and advocacy.
Develop an action plan for successfully implementing Project Outcome at your library.

Presenter bio: Sara Goek is Program Manager at ACRL, where she contributes to efforts to improve research about academic library contributions to student learning and success. She is the project lead on the new Project Outcome for Academic Libraries toolkit. Prior to joining ACRL Sara worked as research faculty at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and as a lecturer, tutor, and post-doctoral researcher at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. She holds a PhD in History / Digital Arts & Humanities and an MA in Historical Research from UCC, and a BA in History and Irish Studies from Boston College.

Webinar: Intro to [Blank] Librarianship
2020-06-04 14:30 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
How much do you know about all the different fields of librarianship? If you’re looking to learn more about what your colleagues in these different fields do, are thinking about making a change in your career, or are just starting your career and need more information, then we invite you to hear from our panel of librarians!
We’ll be hearing from public, hospital, school, and academic librarians! Together we’ll talk about their experience applying for their job, what a “typical” day looks like, what prepared them most for their experiences, and more.
If you have specific questions you’d like the panel to answer please email them to Rebecca Kluberdanz at rkluberdanz@clrc.org.
About the Panelists:
B. Maggie Foster is the Community Engagement and Adult Programming Coordinator at Liverpool Public Library, located in Liverpool, NY. In her role as coordinator and librarian, she is responsible for outreach and programming services to the local community. These services include monthly programs and book deliveries to senior residences, offsite programs with community businesses, visits to schools with the LPL2Go Book Bike, and so much more! Maggie received her MLIS in August 2013, from the iSchool at Syracuse University, and her Public Librarian License from NYS in December 2013. She has worked in libraries since her high school days, and has experience as a research assistant in an archival setting as well as a medical library, in addition to time spent in Children and Teen Services. When not being the Loud Librarian, Maggie spends her free time with her husband and three beautiful children.
Sarah Lawler is a Clinical Outreach Librarian at the Upstate Health Sciences Library. She provides library services to patients, family members, nurses, doctors, and staff at the Upstate Cancer Center, as well as to nurses in the oncology unit in the hospital. She leads the Health@CLRC service. Additionally, she offers outreach services to the Central New York community, and reference services to the entire Upstate Medical University community, including academics. Sarah also has experience as a public librarian.
Sue Kowalski is the librarian at Pine Grove Middle School in East Syracuse. She is passionate about being a connector between people, ideas, resources and opportunities. She is actively involved in the regional, State, and National level with the impact of librarians as leaders.
Tarida Anantachai is the Lead Librarian of the Learning Commons at the Syracuse University Libraries, where she also serves as the liaison to her campus’ international student services center, English Language Institute, and Office of Multicultural Affairs. Her research interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion; early career development and mentoring; and outreach programming. Tarida was an ALA Emerging Leader, is an alumna of the Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians, and is currently a fellow in the ARL Leadership and Career Development Program. Tarida received her MS in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

**All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for one hour and 30 minutes of CE credit.

SENYLRC 2020 Annual Meeting
2020-06-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
For the first time ever, Southeastern NY Library Resources Council will hold an online annual meeting. The theme is “Surviving and Thriving at the Library.” The program will be condensed, but will still include the basic elements: an update on our yearly activity, a featured speaker, awards presentation, and honoring new and outgoing Trustees.
New for this format: We are looking for members to participate by being panelists and are encouraging you to submit at 10 minute presentation for consideration. Back when this meeting was going to be in person, we were planning on having a poster session to celebrate member work. In light of all the changes brought about by the ongoing pandemic, we want to keep the spirit of the poster session and celebrate your work as you continue to survive and thrive.
Presentations can be relevant to work before, during, or after this period of quarantine and library closure. We seek representation from all member types: academic, public, school, and special. Please use the form to let us know about your idea!
The meeting will be held via Zoom on Friday, June 5, 2020 from 10am-12pm.
Please submit your proposals by May 22, 2020.

SIG: Early Career Professionals Zoom Meetup - "Intro to [Blank] Librarianship" Webinar Breakdown
2020-06-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Are you an Early Career Library & Information Professional? Then we want YOU to join us at the Zoom meeting of CLRC’s Early Career Professionals Special Interest Group (SIG)!
For this meeting we’ll be breaking down the June 4 webinar, “Intro to [Blank] Librarianship.” If you can’t make that webinar, don’t worry! We’ll also use the time to talk about how we’ve been coping, what we can do moving forward, advice we want to share, and more. Feel free to use this opportunity to share in a safe space.

More Information about the ECP SIG:
In this group you’ll identify issues that are important to you as an early career professional as well as network and trade stories with other regional early career professionals.
You’re eligible for the ECP SIG if:

you’re in the first five (5) years of your library/information career and
you’re a CLRC or ESLN member (if your institution or parent institution is a member, so are you! Don’t hesitate to ask if you’re unsure).

METRO Webinar: How To Be A Good Ally
2020-06-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Racism and oppression won’t come to an end until we all engage in the process of educating ourselves and taking action. This webinar seeks to open a discussion on de-centering whiteness as we work toward a just and equitable city, state, and country.
Join panelists Jessie Daniels, Jessica Hochman, Maura Smale, and Polly Thistlethwaite as we discuss how white supremacy pervades our systems, how to do anti-racist work in all areas of our lives, and what it means to join in the fight — both online and in person — in ways that amplify the voices that must be heard.

Webinar: Coronavirus and Communicable Disease in the Workplace
2020-06-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
This webinar will cover:

What is a virus? What is a coronavirus?
How could coronavirus be acquired or spread at work?
Considerations for re-occupying/re-opening the physical building/facility
How could workplace exposure to coronavirus be prevented? Hierarchy of controls for hazard reduction

About the Presenter:
Nellie Brown is the Director of Workplace Health and Safety Programs for the Worker Institute at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A certified industrial hygienest, biologist, and chemist, Nellie earned her master’s degree in a multidisciplinary program in natural sciences and applied science from the State University of New York College at Buffalo. She gave a recent webinar for eCornell on Workplace.
Do you have specific questions regarding reopening that you would covered during the presentation? Please email them to Rebecca Kluberdanz at rkluberdanz@gmail.com.

**All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for one hour and 30 minutes of CE credit.

LILRC Webinar: 6th Annual Herbert Biblo Academic Libraries Invitational
2020-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The first Academic Libraries Invitational conference was initiated in 2015. As suggested by the LILRC Board and approved by the Boards of ASLD and DASL, this regional academic libraries conference was officially changed to Herbert Biblo Academic Libraries Invitational in 2019 in memory of former LILRC Director Herbert Biblo. All faculty and staff from Long Island academic libraries and special libraries are invited and encouraged to attend this year’s conference, which is changed to a virtual conference, to hear from the following speakers presenting on three great topics.

9:45pm – 10:00 Check-in
10:00am – 10:10 Opening Remarks

10:10am – 10:45am OER Behind the Scenes: Many Moving Parts
As part of a SUNY’s Excelsior tuition-free program, an Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative was introduced in 2017. The governor of New York state allocated $8,000,000 to support this initiative. The funds were dedicated to compensate teaching faculty who agreed to create, adapt and adopt OERs for their courses. Stony Brook University undertook the challenge. Stony Brook University Libraries led the charge with support from the Office of the Provost. Some faculty members were supportive of the initiative and forged ahead in creating, adapting and/or adopting OER materials. Their submitted proposals were accepted and forms were signed to receive monetary compensation for their efforts; thus began the backend of the OER implementation process. The backend involved the University Libraries collaboration with non-academic entities on campus such as Human Resources, Procurement, and the Office of Institutional Research. In most cases, these departments were unfamiliar with OER. This presentation discusses the noted challenges related to navigating the backend of OER implementation and its sustainability, all the while being mindful of one of the primary goals of the OER initiative to mitigate the high costs of textbooks for students who are financially strapped.
Presenter: Mona Ramonetti, Head of Scholarly Communication and Stony Brook University OER Campus Lead, Stony Brook University Libraries
10:45am – 11:20am Leveraging Section 108 Rights: The Academic Libraries Video Trust
This session provides an overview of Section 108(c) of the Copyright Act, which addresses preservation of audiovisual material in library collections, as well as the Academic Libraries Video Trust (ALVT, www.videotrust.org). Section 108 gives libraries the right to make replacement copies of audiovisual material that is damaged, deteriorating, lost, stolen, or in an obsolete format as long as the material is not available to purchase. The ALVT is a shared repository for audiovisual material digitized under rights granted via Section 108 and is a crucial tool for addressing issues of preservation and access.
Presenter: Sarah E. McCleskey, Head of Resource and Collection Services, Hofstra University Library
11:20am – 11:55am Providing an Inclusive Environment for Neurodiverse Individuals
Core issues and common struggles of individuals with neurodiverse diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) will be covered. Tips for identifying and understanding their struggles will also be provided. As well, best practice strategies for supporting these individuals, and options to offer safe environments will be discussed.
Presenter: Mitchell Nagler, Director of Bridges to Adelphi Program and Adjunct Faculty, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University
11:55am – 12:00pm Wrap-up

This conference is open to all.

CLRC LA SIG - Zoom Meet Up
2020-06-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States

LILRC Annual Membership Meeting
2020-06-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
With the safety of our members in mind, we invite you to join us for the
2020 Virtual LILRC Annual Membership Meeting!

Tentative Schedule
9:45am – 10:00am – Registration (waiting room will begin at 9:45am, Check in will begin at 10am; Meeting will be locked at 10:15am)
10:00am – Welcome
10:05am – Business Meeting
Break
10:35 – Keynote Address: Lauren Moore, NYS Librarian
Break
11:45 – 2019 Technology and Innovation Grant Recipients Presentations
12:30 – Farewell

Keynote Speaker
Lauren Moore has served in various leadership positions at public libraries and library systems throughout her career. Most recently, she has served as the Executive Director of the Pioneer Library System where she leads the development of 42 small and rural libraries in Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming and Livingston Counties by coordinating shared services. She previously served as the Assistant Director of the Pioneer Library System and the Deputy Director of the Southern Tier Library System. Ms. Moore has also served in leadership positions for various library professional organizations as well as for local, regional and statewide community service groups, including most recently, The New York State Complete Count Commission. The Commission was created to inform and help direct the State’s efforts in the upcoming 2020 Census.
Technology and Innovation Grant Award Recipients:
Locust Valley Library; Digitizing Our Local Newspapers
Montauk Public Library; Montauk Oral History Recordings
St. Joseph’s College; South Shore Historic Inns and Activities
Farmingdale Public Library; Farmingdale Voices
Middle Country Public Library; Middle Country Maker/DB
Mastic – Moriches – Shirley Community Library; IPADs for Digital Literacy
A certificate for 2 Professional Development Hours (.2 CEUs) will be emailed after the workshop.

ESLN Webinar: The Responsibilities and Challenges of Reopening Libraries in NYS
2020-06-16 13:30 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Public libraries have been given permission to reopen with restrictions as part of NY Forward’s phase one in the reopening process. What does this mean for you, your library, and your community? If you do decide to reopen as part of this phase, where should you begin? Hear from directors of both libraries and library systems in rural and urban regions across New York State. They will discuss the challenges of reopening their libraries, the services their libraries are offering, and how they are ensuring that the library is safe for both their staff and patrons.
Featuring:
Jeremy Johannesen, Director of NYLA
Lauren Moore, State Librarian
Stephanie Cole Adams, The Law Office of Stephanie Adams, PLLC
Michelle La Voie, Director of the Olean Public Library
Christian Zabriskie, Executive Director of Onondaga County Library System
Scott Jarzombek, Executive Director of Albany Public Libraries
Mary Lou Carolan, Assistant Director of Newburgh Public Library
Casey Conlin, Library Sustainability Coordinator of Mid-Hudson Library System
Susan Mitchell, Director of North Country Library System
Free to ESLN Members. Registration is required. Please note that this webinar will not be recorded.
If you have any questions, contact Tina Broomfield (cbroomfield@rrlc.org) or Caitlin Kenney (ckenney@wnylrc.org)

WNYLRC Webinar: Boost Your Library's Customer Service with Virtual Chat Reference
2020-06-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
About the Webinar:
Whether we are working from home during a pandemic or helping patrons from our offices and reference desks, virtual reference is an important aspect of the service we provide to our communities. Please join UB librarians Kim Plassche and Jill Hackenberg as they share chat reference tips for newcomers and veteran chatters. Learn techniques to help you deliver excellent customer service including creating your own canned messages for frequent questions, finding primary sources online, working with patrons from outside your community and more!
Registrants will receive the link to the webinar one day prior to the presentation.
About the Presenters:
Jill Hackenberg has coordinated Instant Librarian, the UB Libraries’ chat reference service since 2000. She is also the Computer Science subject librarian at UB. An area of research interest for Jill has been the examination of the group of MLS degree holders who work as Sci-Tech librarians, how they got to be in their professional positions and whether they brought any science background with them to their jobs. She previously worked as a science librarian at the University of Houston Libraries (TX). She has a keen interest in geology and has accumulated an extensive collection of rocks and minerals. These were acquired through travel, museum shops, Gem and Mineral trade shows, serendipitous discovery, and gifts. There are over 200 items in her collection. Amateur astronomy, which she’s pursued for over 30 years, is another hobby of hers, as is researching her family tree and ancestry.
Kim Plassche conducts chat reference as part of her role as the Map Librarian and liaison to Geography at the University at Buffalo. Prior to joining the University at Buffalo Libraries, she worked in public and corporate libraries in reference, research and management roles. In addition to working chat for local public libraries, Kim has worked for the company Chatstaff, providing virtual reference to more than 90 public and academic libraries in the United States and Australia. Kim holds a BS in Environmental Science and an MLS, both awarded by the UB. When she isn’t working, Kim is home with her husband (also a librarian), infant daughter, stepdaughter and two lazy cats.

METRO Webinar: How to Become an E-book Sleuth
2020-06-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In March, due to the inaccessibility of library spaces and print books, the Mina Rees Library at CUNY’s Graduate Center launched its first-ever E-book Detective Agency. Through a coordinated effort, the program helps faculty, staff, and students to locate e-books available to them — both freely accessible copies (from repositories, publisher websites, the open web, etc.) and copies that are available but sometimes not so discoverable through our subscription resources. As of June 1st, the team has searched for over 450 titles, with widespread positive feedback from patrons. ​
Join us to learn about this program as a potential extension of your library services. Kate Angell, Elvis Bakaitis, Jill Cirasella, and Adriana Palmer will demonstrate their search process and share the guides they’ve created.

LILRC Webinar: Providing You Own "Gifts of Gab" - Social Support For Your Patrons
2020-06-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join Stony Brook University Social Worker Interns for a program geared towards providing insight into how our librarians can better support their patrons, especially those that have been isolated, during this time.
They will also be discussing how to connect your patrons to a volunteer interim project that can aid in alleviating the negative effects social isolation has on older adults during this pandemic. The project is a volunteer call-based companion coordination that connects social work students and those in need of social interaction. Weekly phone calls are set up for light conversations to keep people connected during these difficult times.
This program will cover:

Effects of social isolation
Tips on how libraries can support patrons at this time
Self-care for seniors and additional resources
What is Gifts of Gab

LILRC Webinar: Ask An Archivist - Creating Digital Projects and Joining New York Heritage
2020-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
What you need to know about joining New York Heritage and advice on creating digital projects.
Please Note: This meeting will begin promptly at 12:00pm

Please keep microphones and video off/silenced during the presentation
All questions should be submitted through the chat box
The presentation, video, and questions and answers will be available after the meeting. View Previous Recordings

Code of Conduct
For questions, please email Nicole Menchise, nmenchise@lilrc.org.

CLRC LA SIG Zoom Meet Up
2020-06-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States

CLRC Resource-Sharing Special Interest Group (RS SIG) Zoom Meet Up
2020-06-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Did you know that CLRC has an open 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 believing in the core library value of sharing.
Some of CLRC’s RS SIG interests include:
* familiarizing members with CLRC Resource Sharing services including ILL,
medical Information reimbursement, cataloging and delivery
* providing updates to subscription services such as OCLC, RDA and Docline
* providing an outlet for support from CLRC and member libraries
* furthering the professional development of resource sharing staff through
workshops and webinars
Join us for our next get-together.
Meeting connection instructions will be emailed to registrants.
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

LILRC Webinar: Ask An Archivist - Preservation of Born-Digital Materials
2020-07-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Understanding the deterioration hazards and preservation strategies of born-digital materials.
Please Note: This meeting will begin promptly at 12:00pm

Please keep microphones and video off/silenced during the presentation
All questions should be submitted through the chat box
The presentation, video, and questions and answers will be available after the meeting. View Previous Recordings

METRO Webinar: Big Disruptions Can Lead to Big Opportunities
2020-07-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The latest pandemic has stalled regular public library operations. How can we take advantage of this time to consider real change in operations and services that will benefit our communities? What might change for the good? This webinar will address a variety of areas of services, functions, staffing considerations, community role, and building design. Participants will have an opportunity to contribute some of their own thoughts and observations.
Maxine Bleiweis has been at the forefront of change her entire public library career. She is known for questioning the status quo on behalf of the public and eliminating barriers to service. She created the first big makerspace in Westport, CT, to accommodate different learning styles. Her book, Helping Business, was the first how-to manual for librarians on serving the business community. Bleiweis received the 2015 PLA Charles Robinson Award for Innovative Leadership. She is now consulting and speaking nationally and internationally.

NNYLN Webinar: Disaster Planning & Policy Writing Workshop (Two-Part Webinar)
2020-07-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Description:
Through lectures and written exercises, this two-part webinar series will equip participants with a wealth of information and resources that will enable them to create and complete a useable, effective, and updateable disaster plan.
Part one of the webinar will examine those steps to take when beginning to formulate a disaster plan. We will explore ways to identify and assess risks to your collections, ways to prevent some emergencies from occurring altogether, and how best to prepare for writing your disaster plan. At the end of this first part, participants will be supplied with a simple one-page template to fill out which will give them a basic working disaster plan and lay the foundation for future planning.
Part two of the webinar will be held one week later and will be an opportunity to ask questions encountered while filling in the template and for a final lecture of what the next steps in the planning process are.
Presenter: Donia Conn
Donia Conn is a book and paper conservator as well as an independent consultant for small and mid-sized cultural heritage institutions. She has worked in the fields of conservation and preservation for over 20 years. She teaches and consults on the full spectrum of collections care topics and is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). She earned her BA in Mathematics from St. Olaf College and her MLIS with an Advanced Certificate in Conservation from the University of Texas-Austin. Previously, Donia has worked for the Northeast Document Conservation Center, Northwestern University, and Syracuse University.

Virtual Continuing Education Focus Group
2020-07-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Come help CLRC prepare for their next Plan of Service!
CLRC is currently in the process of creating their next Plan of Service. In order to do that we’ll need YOUR feedback! We’ll be an online focus group for all of our members to discuss the past and future of continuing education offerings. Come join us to review events and workshops you’ve enjoyed and talk about what we could be doing better!
Those who attend will be entered into a raffle to win a $25 gift card!

Advancing Racial Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Symposium
2020-07-08 - 2020-07-10 | NY, United States
Attend the Denver Public Library’s Advancing Racial Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Symposium.
Intended Participants
While the symposium is free and open to the public we do want to be clear that the intended audience is folks who have been already centering equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the professional work that they do and are wanting to learn from folks that are also equally committed and engaged in the work. We recognize that folks and organizations will be at different places on their EDI journey but we are expecting that those who attend the symposium will have already begun and will be walking into the conversation with a foundational understanding of what a racial equity framework is and why it matters in the work that they do.

METRO Webinar: Universal Design for Learning At Your Library
2020-07-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Universal Design for Learning is an educational framework that builds on the concept of Universal Design to ensure that learning spaces and materials are accessible and inclusive for all learners. It’s principles can be applied in all sorts of library settings from children’s programming at public libraries to the design of learning spaces and materials at institutions of higher education.
While UDL has a lot to offer in any instructional setting, it can be particularly useful as a means of focusing on accessibility and inclusion when planning remote and online educational programming whether this is a one-shot instruction session, a full semester class, or another type of program with educational goals. In this session, you will learn the principles of Universal Design for Learning and how these can be applied in various library settings.
Carli Spina is an Associate Professor and the Head of Research & Instructional Services at the FIT Library. She regularly publishes, presents, and teaches on topics related to accessibility, Universal Design, and inclusivity in libraries.

LILRC Webinar: Grow with Google - Using Data to Drive Business Growth
2020-07-10 14:00 - 15:00 | GoToWebinar, NY, United States
Join Long Island Libraries and Grow with Google speaker Petia Abdur-Razzaaq to Learn best practices and analyze trends about how customers engage with your business online, then turn these insights into well-informed, actionable decisions.
In this session we’ll cover:
* Identifying business goals and how you plan to use your online presence to achieve them
* Incorporating data into your marketing plan
* Selecting tools to help you find the answers you need
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a registration link for this training session being presented by Grow with Google via GoToWebinar.
