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WNYLRC Webinar: Practicing Trauma Informed Approaches, Two Part Session
2020-10-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2020-10-15 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
*This will be a two part session, held on October 7th and October 15th at 10 am. Each session will be 90 minutes, with a 15 minute break.*
Webinar Description:
Trauma-informed care (TIC) approaches incorporate key principals to ensure that direct service and organizational supports are attentive to how trauma affects individuals and communities. By developing trauma-informed service systems, organizations can implement care approaches that address the lived and stated needs of staff, providers, and people seeking services. Participants will identify how to facilitate TIC strategies to mitigate the impact of traumatic stress by developing an understanding of the signs and symptoms of trauma, barriers and challenges to care provisions and ways to enhance empathic engagements. Through this series, participants will develop personal and organizational self-care strategies and ways to sustain TIC into the organizational culture and practices.
Objectives:

Participants will be able to provide a definition of trauma that includes collective traumatic stress, historical trauma, and complex trauma.
Participants will be able to understand the term “trauma informed care,” and its relevance in organizational culture, and the Six Principles of TIC
Conceptualize organizational strategies to move TIC forward in your organization.

Learn how to identify escalating situations using a trauma-informed lens and build empathy to enhance supportive responses.
*This will be a two part session, held on October 7th and October 15th at 10 am. Each session will be 90 minutes, with a 15 minute break.*

About the Presenter:

Caroline Sharkey is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and Program Coordinator/Clinical Supervisor for the TILT (Trauma Informed Library Transformation) program at the Athens Public Library in Athens, Georgia. She has 24 years working with youth, families, and communities to address trauma in the fields of education, social work, and community development. She has led trauma-informed organizations, trained agencies, and facilitated more than 350 community and professional presentations. Caroline is currently pursuing her doctorate in social work at the University of Georgia.

METRO Webinar: Building Community Broadband Networks
2020-10-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Greta Byrun, Community Tech NY with speakers from The Point CDC and the Bronx Community Relief Effort, the Kingston Equitable Internet Initiative, the Buffalo Digital Divide Initiative, and New York’s NYSERNet broadband consortium.
The pandemic has brought anxiety and chaos around the digital divide and inequities in access to remote education. With broadband priced out of reach for many low-income families and for overstretched cities and school districts, many communities are looking for solutions outside the current flawed market. What does it take to create a different kind of internet service, one that is equitable and imagined as a public good and a utility, not a luxury?
Some municipalities are lucky enough to have the capacity and resources to go it alone, building out conduit and fiber through their electric utilities or as a municipally-owned open-access resource. Other places are innovating to compose an original ecosystem of resources and capacities including organizing vision, bandwidth, funding, governance, and workforce. Each community’s broadband ecosystem is as unique as a fingerprint, but emerging practices and strategies can be replicated and shared. In this moment of potential and need, we will learn from three communities building broadband their own way: The Bronx, Buffalo, and Kingston.
The Digital Equity webinar series is organized by the New York State Library and the New York State Education Department, in partnership with the METRO Library Council and the Northern New York Library Network.

New York State Library Digital Equity Webinar Series
2020-10-08 14:00 - 15:30, 2020-10-22 15:30 - 16:30, 2020-10-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Digital equity is a complex set of conditions that requires that every New Yorker has access to affordable broadband, adequate devices, necessary software, digital literacy skills, and a community of support.
Persistent digital divides exist in communities — urban, suburban, and rural — across New York; in fact, more than 25% of students in New York lack access to the Internet and/or appropriate devices to participate in remote online education. The challenges to student connectivity can’t be considered in isolation, since they are part of larger systemic inequities disproportionately affecting people of color and people with lower incomes.
This webinar series is intended to bring together stakeholders from across sectors to:

establish an understanding of the challenges to digital equity and
develop a shared vision of how we can work together to achieve digital equity in New York.

The series is organized by the New York State Library and the New York State Education Department, in partnership with the METRO Library Council and the Northern New York Library Network.
Scheduled Events:
Metro Library Council, the Zoom host for these webinars, will be recording the sessions and making them available via YouTube. Links will be added to the table below as the archived sessions become available.

Thursday, September 10,
2-3 pm
Understanding Digital Inclusion and Digital Equity
Presenter Francella Ochillo, Executive Director of Next Century Cities, described the need for long-term solutions for local connectivity.

Slides from the September 10th webinar in PDF (373 KB)
The recording from the September 10th webinar is available on YouTube.

Thursday, September 24,
2-3 pm
Digital Bridge K-12 Initiative: Assessing Home Access Needs
Presenters Grace Ting and Ellen Goldich introduced the Digital Bridge K-12 Home Access Needs Assessment Playbook, a free step-by-step guide to help schools/school districts identify students who lack home digital access.

Slides from the September 24th webinar in PDF (0.97 MB)
The recording from the September 24th webinar is available on Youtube.

Thursday, October 1,
2-3 pm
Affordable Telephone and Internet Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Presenter Sam Faduski from the The Public Utility Law Project, provided an overview of the Lifeline low-income discount telephone program and low-income internet programs, also reviewing changes to these programs in light of the COVID-19 health pandemic.

Program evaluation survey (October 1 program)
Slides from the October 1st webinar in PDF (205 KB)

Thursday, October 8,
2-3:30 pm
Building Community Broadband Networks
Presented by Greta Byrum of Community Tech NY and Sharon Akkoul of NYSERNet, with speakers from The Point CDC and the Bronx Community Relief Effort, the Kingston Equitable Internet Initiative, and the Buffalo Digital Divide Initiative, this webinar will demonstate how three unique communities are building broadband ecosystems their own way.
Register for Building Community Broadband Networks

Thursday, October 22,
3:30-4:30 pm
Using Digital Navigators to Bridge Social Divides
Presented by National Digital Inclusion Alliance, this webinar will show how different affiliates are putting the Digital Navigator Model into action to add more digital equity to our social safety net and community institutions. Speakers include: Sabrina Roach and Paolo Balboa from NDIA; Shauna Edson and Justin Strange, from the Salt Lake City Public Library’s Digital Navigator project; and Margaret (Meg) Käufer, of the STEM Alliance of Larchmont-Mamaroneck.
Register for Using Digital Navigators to Bridge Social Divides

Thursday, October 29,
2-3 pm
Starting Your Own Digital Inclusion Coalition
Presented by Scott Kushner, Director of LaFayette Public Library, and Annabeth Hayes, Director of Tully Free Library, founders of the Central New York Digital Inclusion Coalition; and Stacey Martin, Digital Inclusion Coordinator at Finger Lakes Digital Inclusion Coalition. This program will interview members of newly formed coalitions, explore establishing and sustaining a coalition, and address the real work happening right now.
Register for Starting Your Own Digital Inclusion Coalition

Thursday, November 12,
2-3 pm
Capitalizing on OER for Equity in PK-12: Finding and Using Open Teaching and Learning Resources
Presented by Shawna M. Brandle, Associate Professor of Political Science, at Kingsborough Community College, Stacy Katz, Assistant Professor, Library, Lehman College, Jennifer Van Allen, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, Lehman College, Nicole Williams, Instructor, Library, Bronx Community College. This webinar will introduce Open Educational Resources (OER) and how to customize these learning materials for students’ diverse needs.
Register for Capitalizing on OER for Equity in PK-12: Finding and Using Open Teaching and Learning Resources

Thursday
November 19,
2-3 pm
CanCode: Virtual Digital Literacy For All
Presented by AnnMaire Lanesy of AlbanyCanCode, this webinar will introduce CanCode’s Virtual Digital Literacy program which is designed to create a bridge for underserved populations to take their first steps towards careers in technology.
Register for Cancode: Virtual Digital Literacy for All

Thursday, December 3rd,
2-3 pm
Broader than Broadband: Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Equity Strategy
Presented by Nick Higgins, Selvon Smith, Maya Wagoner, and David Giles from the Brooklyn Public Library.
Register for Broader than Broadband: Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Equity Strategy

Additional programs may be added for December.

LILRC Webinar: 29th Annual Conference on Libraries and the Future - Diversity, Democracy, Engagement
2020-10-09 09:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Recent events have highlighted the structural racism and prejudices that continue to exist in society. The Long Island Library Resources Council recognizes and acknowledges the systemic discrimination that exists. The Council believes people have a right to be free from discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other status.
This year’s Annual Conference on Libraries and the Future: Diversity, Democracy, and Engagement will confront these issues with three excellent speakers. Our keynote speaker, Nancy Kranich, special projects research librarian and faculty at Rutgers University, will examine engagement in libraries. V. Elaine Gross, President of Erase Racism, will discuss promoting diversity in libraries. Ryan Dowd, author of The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness, will provide a condensed version of his workshop on how libraries can better serve the homeless. Each of these speakers will round out a program that brings attention to how libraries can serve different populations and how libraries can serve as community centers leading the way for change in society.

CDLC Webinar: Preservation Interest Group - Preservation During COVID-19 Times
2020-10-13 09:30 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
All are welcome to join this discussion with University at Albany Preservation Librarians, Ann Kearney and Karen Kiorpes.
Topics for discussion will include use of cleaners and disinfectants in cultural institutions, air quality guidelines for storage areas, and guidelines for safe handling. We will also hear from some member libraries on how they are managing preservation and security during this time.

Tuesday at Ten!
2020-10-13 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://us02web.zoom.us/j/85171574501
For those joining by phone: 1-646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 851 7157 4501

LILRC Webinar: Librarians Are Teachers - Applying Theory to Help Adults Learn
2020-10-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Online via Webex, NY, United States
As a librarian, you are a teacher. In just about everything you do, from answering reference questions, doing library orientation sessions, and responding to search requests, to formal teaching, you teach. And you teach adults. This webinar will show you how to apply the work of major adult learning theorists, particularly Malcolm Knowles’s work on andragogy, to improve your teaching in all settings. You’ll leave with practical ideas that help you teach more effectively and with greater personal satisfaction.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session attendees will be able to:
1) Apply learning theories to address specific problems and characteristics of adult learners in a range of settings
2) Create effective instruction for adults
3) Reflect on their own teaching strategies and modify them to be more effective
Audience
Librarians who teach, orient library users, or instruct staff on new tools and resources. Beginners are welcome.
This registration is for the live webinar only and does not provide MLA CE hours. This will NOT be recorded.
Medical librarians, please contact Sally Stieglitz @sstieglitz@lilrc.org to learn how to participate with a MLA site code that supports MLA continuing education contact hours.

Presenter
Lauren Hays, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Central Missouri. Previously, she was the Instructional and Research Librarian at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, KS where she enjoyed teaching and being a member of her institution’s Faculty Development Committee. Her professional interests include the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, information literacy, digital literacy, educational technology, and academic development. On a personal note, she loves dogs, traveling, and home.

LILRC Webinar: Making Space for Self - Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills in the Workplace
2020-10-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Confucius said: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” There are those who are consistent high performers. There are those who excel at maintaining a sense of calm and rarely react to stress. Considering the on-the-job stress, interpersonal challenges at work, how do we hear the words of Confucius and have a job we love; so that ultimately, we can feel motivated and motivate others?
We will look at filling your EI toolbox with skills needed to build a bridge between the cognitive brain and the emotional brain to have higher workplace satisfaction.
Presenter: Maria Hensley-Spera, LCSWR, TF-CBT, is a clinical social worker and clinical instructor at Stony Brook University Department of Psychiatry, School of Health Sciences Physical Therapy, and a Field Placement, Instructor in the School of Social Welfare. She has worked with children, teens and families in community mental health centers and a school-based mental health program throughout her career. She specializes in Trauma-Focused CBT, Functional Family Therapy.

Library 2.020 Mini-Conference: Sustainability in Libraries
2020-10-14 15:00 - 18:00 | NY, United States
We’re excited to announce our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: “Sustainability in Libraries,” which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 – 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone).
This mini-conference will center on the concept of “Sustainable Thinking” which aligns the core values of libraries with the “Triple Bottom Line” definition of sustainability–i.e. the intersection of environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic feasibility–to inspire investment and build support for your library in the future.
Library leaders must mobilize to ensure libraries take an active, visible role in building sustainable and resilient communities, particularly in light of the events of 2020. Our future depends on citizens who are able to work together with empathy, respect, and understanding to adapt to the many challenges and opportunities facing society today. As we struggle with the concurrent challenges of COVID-19, the resulting financial crisis, the political landscape and the increasing effects of climate change, we also find opportunities in these moments such as the rise of the Black Lives Matter/Solidarity Movement in the face of the “I Can’t Breathe” protests and an increasing call for locally driven solutions to problems impacting us on a global scale.
Through this mini-conference we will explore the importance of infusing the new core value of sustainability into everything we do and demonstrate how libraries – of all types – that lead into the future using “sustainable thinking” to fulfill our mission as libraries in new and innovative ways.
Conference sessions will include topics related to:

Libraries as Inspiration & Catalyst – topics and examples related to how libraries may provide leadership and serve as a model for sustainable practices through facility stewardship, innovative service design, and outreach and partnership practices.
Libraries as Conveners & Connectors – topics and examples related to how libraries work collaboratively through visionary partnerships to facilitate collective impact work to address existing challenges and opportunities with a focus on community well-being and self-reliance
Libraries as Contributors to Community Resilience – topics and examples of how libraries contribute to future community resilience from disaster preparedness, & response and recovery efforts to work that contributes to creating a culture of respect, understanding, and empathy in the library’s service area.

This event is being organized in partnership with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System and co-chair of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Special Task Force on Sustainability, Learn more about Rebekkah at http://SustainableLibraries.org. Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #sustainabilityinlibraries on their social media posts leading up to and during the event.
This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.
REGISTER HERE
to attend live and/or to receive the recording links afterward.
Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.
Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing 30-minute keynote. A mini-conference FAQ (frequently asked questions) page is here.
The call for proposals is now open. We encourage all who are interested to submit to present a 30-minute session on the conference topic. More information here. You can view the current proposals that have been submitted here.
KEYNOTE PANELISTS (more to come!):
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (@rebekkah)
Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System
Opening Keynote (Moderator)
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (MLS, LEED AP) is the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System. Rebekkah currently serves as the co-chair of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Special Task Force on Sustainability, as an advisory board member for the ALA Center for the Future of Libraries, and is the co-founder of both the ALA Sustainability Round Table and the New York Library Association’s Sustainability Initiative. Rebekkah was named a Library Journal (LJ) Mover & Shaker in 2010 and writes the LJ Sustainability column. A frequent international speaker on the topic of libraries and sustainability, Rebekkah is the author of Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library’s Future in an Uncertain World and Resilience, part of the Library Futures Series from ALA Editions.

LILRC Webinar: Preparing Youth for College, Career, and Beyond
2020-10-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The landscape of college and careers is rapidly changing, and increasingly moving in a digital direction, and while many young people are proficient in texting, video apps, and social media, they are not proficient in work-related digital skills and communication. This program will provide library staff with lesson plans, and ideas to help young people engage in activities that will prepare them to be successful at the next level.
Key Takeaways
Library staff will:
1. Learn how to assist young people in preparing for work in a variety of settings.
2. Receive lesson plans designed to develop young people’s hard/ soft work skills.
3. Encourage young people to assess their skills and passions, and explore career options that align with each.
Presented by: Jessica Olsen-Hoek; Prevention Director, Youth Enrichment Services

WNYLRC Webinar: Repurposing the Librarian - Using the Hybrid Classroom to Emphasize the Need for School Media Specialists
2020-10-15 13:30 - 14:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
With a Hybrid model of learning for the 2020-21 school year, one librarian has found a way to prove how necessary her expertise is in the district. Originally asked to teach enrichment classes during the hybrid model, Library Media Specialist Dani Newman counter-offered her administrator by saying she would be happy to do that, but wanted to also find a way to circulate books for all her students. During this workshop, she will discuss how she developed a plan, discussed it with administration and teachers whose classes would be involved, and set it in motion. Newman will talk about how she is being used a push-in technology expert for both teachers and students and how she is using the Enrichment classes to develop “tech leaders” in the school. During a time when many librarians or their libraries are being “repurposed,” Newman will the describe the way she has been utilized in a different way, while maintaining the distinction of being the School Library Media Specialist.
Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link one day prior to the event.
About the Presenter:
Dani Newman, MSEd, is in her third year as a Library Media Specialist at Fillmore Central School District in Fillmore, NY. While the school is a PK-12 school, she primarily teaches PK-6.Newman serves as the Middle School Drama Co-Director and the Odyssey of the Mind advisor. She also coaches archery and softball. Newman is the Chair of the Cattaraugus-Allegany School Library System’s Communication Coordinators Committee (C3). Previous to her position at Fillmore, she worked as a high school English teacher in Olean, NY, and Smethport, PA. She also worked as an adjunct professor of English Composition at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Newman, a mother of five grown children (and grandmother of one), lives in Smethport, Pennsylvania.

Third Thursday at Three - CLRC LA SIG Meet Up
2020-10-15 15:00 - 16:00 | 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.

Empire State Maker Faire
2020-10-16 - 2020-10-17 | NY, United States
Discover what makers can do at the Empire State Maker Faire, an online event on October 16 and 17, 2020. This statewide showcase, organized by local producers throughout New York State, will share the creative work and technical know-how of all kinds of makers who share a passion for making. The event features demonstrations, performances, and how-to workshops – everything from robotics to woodworking to flaming art. Empire State Maker Faire is free and open to the public.
On Friday, October 16th, Empire State Maker Faire offers a day for students to explore making in science, art, and technology with hands-on activities that can be done at school or at home. Live sessions and a variety of public programs will happen on Saturday. An online showcase of makers and projects will be exhibited on MakeFaire.com.
Would you like to share what you make at The Empire State Maker Faire? The Call for Makers, an open call for entries, will be available online in mid-August. See Makerfaire.com for more details.
Save the date and follow https://syracuse.makerfaire.com/ and on social media for updates.
Empire State Maker Faire is presented by the producers of Maker Faires in Rochester, Long Island, Buffalo, Fredonia, Twin Tiers, Syracuse, and World Maker Faire, in conjunction with Make: Community (https://make.co/ )
Media Contacts:
Pauline Lynch Shostack
Maker Faire Syracuse Co-Producer
syracusefaireinfo@gmail.com
Dan Schneiderman
Empire State Maker Faire Lead Producer & Coordinator
NYSCATE Maker Chair
schneiderman.daniel@gmail.com
585-478-6898
Gillian Mutti
Maker Faire/Make Community
Gillian@make.co

The CLRC 2020 Annual Conference Goes Virtual
2020-10-16 10:00 - 15:15 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The CLRC 2020 Annual Conference Goes Virtual!
Join us Friday, October 16 for our Annual Conference featuring keynote speaker, New York State Senator Rachel May!
Virtual Conference Schedule:
10 to 10:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks
10:15 to 11 a.m.: Keynote Address from New York State Senator Rachel May
Senator Rachel May represents Central New York’s 53rd District, which includes most of the City of Syracuse, parts of Onondaga and Oneida counties, and all of Madison County. She chairs the Senate Committee on Aging and the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, and is a member of the committees on agriculture, elections, environmental conservation, higher education, and Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation.
As a freshman legislator, Senator May was instrumental in passing transformative legislation, including comprehensive election reforms, tenant-centered housing reforms, unprecedented criminal justice reform, and the nation’s most ambitious climate legislation. She worked hard to bring the people of Central New York into the process of decision-making in Albany, by holding a record number of legislative hearings in and focused on the region, including hearings on the Climate Leadership and Community Preservation Act, rural broadband, farm labor rights, health care for all, and upstate nursing home issues during the COVID-19 crisis. In addition, she has brought her downstate colleagues to Central New York for roundtables on opioid addiction treatment and prevention, minority and women-owned businesses, and childcare and child welfare. She also sponsored and passed into law a bill to create the first regional STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) school for Central New York, which is currently under construction in the City of Syracuse.
As chair of the Senate Committee on Aging, she has been a vigorous supporter of home care workforce initiatives, expanded funding for in-home care programs, the Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, and nursing home accountability. She has sponsored bills to create a Reimagining Long Term Care Task Force, authorize a family caregiver tax credit, and create a home care jobs innovation fund to support workforce growth.
A resident of Syracuse, Senator May had a successful career in higher education prior to running for public office. She started out as a professor of Russian language and literature at Stony Brook University, where she was a proud member of UUP, before earning tenure at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She moved to Syracuse in 2001 and retrained in ecology and sustainability, becoming director of sustainability education at Syracuse University.
Senator May earned a master’s degree from Oxford University on a Marshall Scholarship and a Ph.D. in Russian language and literature from Stanford University. She also earned a master’s degree from SUNY-ESF. She and her husband, a professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, have one daughter who recently graduated from Cornell University.
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Virtual Outreach – Socially Distant but Still Reaching Our Community
Join us for a panel who will discuss their experience with virtual outreach during this time of closed doors and social distancing. We’ll discuss their initial responses, successes and failures over the past months, what they consider their best practices, and what they envision for the future.
Panelists Include:

Nancy Howe – Assistant Director, Baldwinsville Public Library
Sheryl Soborowski – Librarian, Olean Public Library
Mary Zawacki – Executive Director, Schenectady County Historical Society

12 to 1 p.m.: Lunch Break!
1 to 1:45 p.m.: New York State Library: Here to Serve Every New Yorker
Librarians from the New York State Library will provide an overview of tools, resources, and services available through the New York State Library, including the Talking Book and Braille Library, NOVELny online databases, and a renowned research library collection with extensive legal and genealogy materials. Research and Outreach librarians are available to help you connect your library to the State Library’s unique resources.
2 to 2:15 p.m.: Business Meeting & Library Awards! See below to learn more about the nomination process.
2:30 to 3:15 p.m.: CLRC New Initiatives Grant Recipient Lightning Talks!

Biking by the Book

Jennine Bloomquist – Librarian, Camden Middle School

Nature Backpacks for Library

Carol Johnson –Branch Manager, Onondaga County Public Library

Stop Motion Video Creative Animation

April Bliss & Kim Rudwall – Dunham Public Library

Art in Conversation

Erin Cassidy – Assistant Director of Technology, Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville

New Media: The Silent Generation

Mary Klucznik – Library Media Specialist & Teacher, Chittenango High School

The CLRC Annual Conference is open to library staff across New York State!

SENYLRC Webinar: Self Care, Self Defense & De-escalation Webinar
2020-10-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Self Care, Self Defense & De-escalation: REady Steady In the Library: taking Initiative before an Emergency, Natural disaster, or Trauma
About the presentation:
Front-line library staff encounter a range of attitudes and behaviors from patrons, mostly good, but sometimes – not. Emergencies (from the personal to the pandemic) add even more stress to daily interactions. This webinar will cover ways that library staff can take care of their mental and emotional health and will offer practical strategies for staying safe while diffusing antagonistic or threatening behavior in the library.
About the presenters:
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This event is free and open to all library workers.
All participants will receive a certificate for CE Credit

About the series:
This presentation is the second in a series of webinars to support and empower library staff and improve library resiliency in the preparation, response, and recovery phases of an emergency or disaster in their libraries or communities.
Webinar Schedule
Workshop 1: Opening Session: Developing RESILIENT Libraries – Thursday, October 1, 2020, 2-3:30
Workshop 2: Self Care, Self Defense & De-escalation – Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 10:30-12
Workshop 3: Planning for emergencies and disasters: Infrastructure – Nov 2020
Workshop 4: Planning for emergencies and disasters: Public Health – Dec 2020
Workshop 5: Communication skills and disaster communication plans – Jan 2021
Workshop 6: Wrap-up – Participant presentations – Feb 2021
These workshops are organized by Southeastern New York Library Resources Council with a Health Information Outreach Award from the National Library of Medicine. Developed resources reported in this project are supported by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) under cooperative agreement number UG4LM012342 with the University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

RRLC Webinar: Libraries & Anti-Racism Training Series
2020-10-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join RRLC this fall for the Libraries & Anti-Racism Training Series, beginning September 2020.
Through a series of 3 webinars led by Strategic Diversity Initiatives, attendees will build and refine their anti-racism knowledge and toolkit, with the goal of actively combating white supremacy in our society and our libraries. Attendees may pick and choose which webinars to attend or choose to complete the entire Libraries & Anti-racism training series. Additionally, the training series will also include optional pre-work or post-work for webinars in the series, with assignments focusing on self-reflection and how we can all do the work to be actively anti-racist in our professional work and daily lives.
September 15, 2020 – Learning from this Moment: Understanding Privilege and Advancing Racial Equity
October 21, 2020 – Beyond Diversity 101: Micro-inequities, Implicit Bias, and Moving toward Equity
November 18, 2020 – Now More Than Ever: Why Leadership on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Requires Emotional Intelligence
This program is open to RRLC and ESLN members and is free to attend.
Attendees may earn up to 4.5 hours of continuing education credit.
NOTE: Attendees will need to register for each webinar they plan to attend.
If you have any questions, contact Tina Broomfield.

Learning from this Moment: Understanding Privilege and Advancing Racial Equity
Webinar #1 | Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | 2:00 – 3:30pm
Recent events surrounding the unjust killing of Black Americans has created a moment of civil unrest and engagement which few of us have witnessed first-hand. We are called, as individuals and as organizations, to learn the history that has brought us to this moment. We must understand how bias and privilege affects the work we do and how we show up as colleagues, supervisors, mentors, and leaders. In this webinar, we’ll learn how each of us can act as allies and agents of change to create the racial equity called for by this moment.

Beyond Diversity 101: Micro-inequities, Implicit Bias, and Moving Toward Equity
Webinar #2 | Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | 2:00 – 3:30pm
Many of us have been involved with diversity training that focuses on cultural difference and respecting all perspectives. While this is a good start, we cannot move toward true equity in our workplaces, organizations, and personal relationships until we address historical and institutional inequality. In order to address the myriad ways that certain people are marginalized based on social identities such as race, gender, disability, religion, class, sexual orientation, etc, every one of us needs to understand our own identities, how we all demonstrate bias that is often unconscious, and how we are all capable of moving toward equity.

Now More Than Ever: Why Leadership on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Requires Emotional Intelligence
Webinar #3 | Wednesday, November 18, 2020 | 2:00 – 3:30pm
For many who care about advancing equity and social justice in all areas of their lives, this past year has brought tremendous challenges. While U.S. society grows increasingly diverse and complex, our social and political discourse grows more polarized, less nuanced, and frighteningly hostile. Whether it’s another leader being accused of sexual harassment/assault, a new challenge to rights we thought secure, or the reemergence of organized white supremacy, we are living through a profound social and cultural moment. Continuing to build an inclusive and equitable society, in the face of so many challenges, will require not just allies and advocates, but leaders and risk-takers. And these leaders must come to the work prepared, not just intellectually but emotionally as well. In this practically-focused presentation, we will explore how the framework of “emotional intelligence” has much to offer those of us doing the work of diversity, inclusion, and social justice.

Training Series Instructor: Strategic Diversity Initiatives
Strategic Diversity Initiatives is a certified LGBT-owned and woman-owned consulting firm that serves clients nation-wide. With 25 years of experience, we specialize in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts with an approach that is both strategic and sustainable. Our customized solutions include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training, Emotional Intelligence, Diversity & Inclusion Assessments, and Diversity & Inclusion Coaching and Consulting.

LILRC Webinar: Sagamore Hill - A Look at the Historic Furnishing Plan
2020-10-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
A The Historic Furnishing of Theodore Roosevelt’s Home, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
Join Susan Sarna for a behind the scenes look at the research involved in implementing Sagamore Hill’s Historic Furnishing plan. The home has gone through two major renovations and several updates to the furnishings in the 67 years as a museum. As Curator, Susan has always felt that her number one priority at Sagamore Hill is the protection and the historic accuracy of the Roosevelt Home and its contents. As the project manager of the 2015 renovation of the Home and the collection her main goal was the National Park Service’s motto: to preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
Susan Sarna has spent 31 years protecting, conserving, researching and educating people about the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt and his family. Her work has been informed by her studies in both Public History and Education and having studied in the U.S. and England. Before working for the National Park Service she was a high school teacher and is well-practiced in engaging minds of all ages.

NNYLN Webinar: OurStoryBridge - Connecting the Past and the Present
2020-10-22 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
OurStoryBridge, released September 2020 at www.ourstorybridge.org, is a free resource and tool kit for producing a crowdsourced, community story project emphasizing audio history collecting and sharing. It replicates the success of the model, Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are (www.myadirondackstory.org) in other communities across the country, with an initial focus on New York.
What is Adirondack Community? : It’s a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes three to five-minute audio stories and related photographs from local archives and community members through an online platform to share the rich social and cultural history of the Town of Keene, located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains.
The presentation will address some of these questions and others, plus lead you to resources for answers to others:

What is an OurStoryBridge project and what can they provide us at no cost to get started?
How can our library or other organization start a story project and why do it?
What will it take to run: cost, fundraising, technology, partnerships, personnel/staff resources, marketing?

Launched by the Keene Valley Library (Keene Valley, NY), OurStoryBridge brings into focus all the moving parts needed to make your own community story project a similar success. Some potential impacts that an OurStoryBridge project can have on your community are:

Appreciate the history that shaped your community, that helps make it what it is today and what it can become tomorrow.
Create closer bonds between residents, and promote connections that lead to neighborly acts of kindness, assistance, and support in times of need.
Preserve stories that may be lost if not recorded soon and honor the legacies of your older generations by capturing their stories in their own words.
Engage the younger generations, and encourage them to remain in or return to their home community after high school, college, trade school, or any number of life’s adventures.
Educate residents and visitors of all ages, and inspire them to become contributing members of your community.
Celebrate what makes your community unique, perhaps even famous.
Attract new residents and visitors.
Reveal pockets of rich histories and connections heretofore unknown or not widely known.
Acknowledge the catastrophes, tragedies, or difficult challenges that shape your community.
Appreciate how the geography and the economics of your area impact how your community members live.
Unravel the puzzle of how and why street or place names, stores, clubs, and other institutions came to be.
Re-ignite a passion for your community archives and/or previously recorded oral histories by translating some onto this new digital platform.
Meet your audience where they are: online!

Read more about the presenter, Jery Y. Huntley.

METRO Webinar: Using Digital Navigators to Bridge Social Divides
2020-10-22 15:30 - 16:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance
More details coming soon!
Digital equity is a complex set of conditions that requires that every New Yorker has access to affordable broadband, adequate devices, necessary software, digital literacy skills, and a community of support.
Persistent digital divides exist in communities — urban, suburban, and rural — across New York; in fact, more than 25% of students in New York lack access to the Internet and/or appropriate devices to participate in remote online education. The challenges to student connectivity can’t be considered in isolation, since they are part of larger systemic inequities disproportionately affecting people of color and people with lower incomes.
This webinar series is intended to bring together stakeholders from across sectors to:
> establish a shared understanding of the challenges to digital equity and
> develop a shared vision of how we can work together to achieve digital equity in New York.
The series is organized by the New York State Library and the New York State Education Department, in partnership with the METRO Library Council and the Northern New York Library Network.

LILRC Webinar: Graphic Design with Canva & Lucid Press
2020-10-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Take your social media graphics, flyers, and newsletters to the next level with Canva and Lucidpress. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of graphic design, creative and accessible ways to share your content, and discover the basics of two great online programs anybody can use to start designing.
Presenter: Arielle Hessler is the Emerging Technologies Librarian at John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, New York. She runs the social media and marketing content for her library, and is always looking for new web-based programs that will make online life easier for professionals.

NYLA Webinar: Advocacy Fundamentals - A Virtual Series
2020-10-27 09:00 - 10:30 | NY, United States
From Education to Action
Tuesday, October 27
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
You have a unique and deeply-rooted interest within the field of librarianship but how do you utilize your expertise and personal experience to assist in an advocacy campaign?In this session, we’ll review the Audience Engagement Roadmap, learn how to craft impactful messaging and explore the mediums and tools available to advocates at every level.
Attendees will have the opportunity to draft their own stories and share them with others.
Presenter: Briana McNamee, Director of Government Relations & Advocacy for the New York Library Association
Building People’s Self Advocacy Skills: An Introduction to the Right Question Strategy
Tuesday, November 24
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Led by representatives of the Right Question Institute (RQI), this session will ask library workers to decide for themselves the need to be involved in advocacy work.
Any library worker – from a Director with a Masters to the library clerk or volunteer – needs to feel their work is valuable and critical to their communities before they can expect others to understand and appreciate the library experience.
Libraries are foundational to a healthy community. We will use the Question Formulation Technique to explore the role of the library and library workers in making libraries flourishing and well-resourced public spaces.
Presenter: Luz Santana (She/Hers), Co-Director of the Right Question Institute & Yeja Dunn (They/Them)
The Legislature & Libraries
Tuesday, December 15
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Successful advocacy at the New York State Capitol requires community involvement and support from the legislature.
The general election is now in our rear view mirror and we are speeding ahead to the next two-year legislative session. Members from the Senate and Assembly will join us to discuss the 2020 Session, their roles within their respective houses, priorities and, the year ahead.
Presenters: TBD
Empowerment through Self Advocacy
Tuesday, January 19
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Advocacy means fighting for the self, too. As women have cracked the glass ceiling and climbed the ladder in the working world, stereotypes about their behavior have increased. Women attempt to assert themselves when faced with challenges, yet assertive women are viewed as aggressive, mean, or bossy. Historically, librarianship has been regarded as “women’s work” and women dominate the field. However, library administrative roles are often held by men. How might women in the library world advocate for themselves and ascend these roles? Be inspired by these three women who overcame challenges in the workplace.
Presenter: TBD
Growing Genuine Community Support (Budget)
Tuesday, February 16
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Local libraries are funded with local funds. This statement might seem obvious to library advocates, but it is a mystery to many local officials and residents. Community members who are charged with funding libraries, or who influence local decision-making will exercise good choices on behalf of their communities when they understand how libraries are funded, and the true value of delivery meaningful service. This workshop will focus on how libraries can (1) advocate consistently for local funding, (2) inform local stakeholders about the nuances of library funding and (3) craft messaging that ties increased library investment to improved community wellbeing.
Presenter: Brian Hildreth, Executive Director (Southern Tier Library System)
From Your Hometown to the Capitol
Tuesday, March 9
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
You’ve made it to the end! Or have you? Advocacy work is cyclical, without a starting or ending point. Ask yourself, “What’s next?” You now have the ability to reach your legislators, mobilize your patrons, and market your movement. Now that you have developed your advocacy skill set and a better understanding of this work, you will be able to set your legislative priorities. Your outcomes this year will determine your efforts next year.
Presenter: Briana McNamee, Director of Government Relations & Advocacy (NYLA) & Megan Murray Cusick, Assistant Director for State Advocacy (ALA)
Cost and Registration
There is no fee to register to participate in this series. Pre-registration is required. You may register for the entire series or any of the individual sessions.
Continuing Education Credits
Each session is eligible for 1.5 CEUs.

Webinar: Finding Census Data - The Essentials
2020-10-28 10:00 - 11:15 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
This presentation first explains the differences between the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey while also highlighting the idea of sample thresholds, questionnaire logic, and statistical geography. Following this, the presenter will go into the data.census.gov portal to show different ways to access and download the data. Datasets include variables on economic, social, housing and population. Additionally, we will look at the ACS website and get a short tour of topics, datasets and links available there. The presenter will stop a various times during the workshop to allow for questions.
About the Presenter:
David Kraiker has been at the Census Bureau for more than 23 years — first working as a Geographer in the New York Regional Office, and then more recently transitioning over to a Data Dissemination Specialist position. He normally travels around New York State and Northern NJ to give free workshops highlighting Census data. He holds a BA from Clark University and a MSC from Rutger-Newark. He lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife and family.
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.

WNYLRC Webinar: Virtual Happy Hour - The Salem Witch Trials
2020-10-28 16:30 - 17:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
“The devil came to me and bid me serve him.” These words of confession sparked the Salem Witch Trials in 1692, igniting a series of accusations, interrogations, and executions that continue to entrance people to this day. Join us for an exploration of these fascinating trials, as well as a discussion of how the story of Salem and the portrayal of witches has developed over the past three centuries.
This is intended to be a fun, socializing virtual event. Prep a cocktail or a mocktail, kick back, and listen! Participants will be free to ask questions.
About the Presenter:
Maya Rook is a historian and educator living in Rochester, NY. She holds an MA in American History from the University at Albany and blends critical insight with humor and empathy in her investigations of the dark, often absurd, aspects of the past. She is the direct descendant of a confessed witch from the Salem witch trials.

METRO Webinar: Starting Your Own Digital Inclusion Coalition
2020-10-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Digital Inclusion Coalitions are growing across the country; communities recognize the need for committed, organized partnerships that exhibit a unified voice to improve digital inequities. If you have concerns for your community and its members’ ability to participate effectively in the digital world, forming a digital inclusion coalition may be beneficial.
During this program, we will interview members of newly formed coalitions, explore establishing and sustaining a coalition as well as the name the real work happening right now.
From the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, here are some reasons why you might form a digital inclusion coalition:
> To present a unified community voice around digital inclusion
> To raise awareness about digital inequities and the impact on your communities
> To support digital inclusion providers through professional development, networking, and information-sharing
> To strengthen the impact of digital inclusion programs through service partnerships
> To raise funding for digital inclusion programs
> To build political support for public investment in digital inclusion programs
> To develop a collective understanding about the need for digital inclusion among providers in specific areas of community development (i.e., health, education, workforce development, civic engagement)
Presenters on this call include:
> Scott Kushner, Director, LaFayette Public Library, founder of Central New York Digital Inclusion Coalition
> Annabeth Hayes, Director, Tully Free Library, founder of Central New York Digital Inclusion Coalition
> Stacey Martin, Digital Inclusion Coordinator at Finger Lakes Digital Inclusion Coalition
The Digital Equity webinar series is organized by the New York State Library and the New York State Education Department, in partnership with the METRO Library Council and the Northern New York Library Network.

SCRLC 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
2020-10-30 09:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The Board of Trustees invites you to attend SCRLC’s 54th Annual Meeting
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Audits: Implications and Applications for Library & Information Organizations

Location: Virtual (a Zoom link will be emailed a couple of days before the event)
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm

Deadline to register: End of the day, Wednesday, October 28th

This year we are pleased to have Dr. Kawanna Bright, Assistant Professor of Library Science at East Carolina University facilitating the workshop.

Description: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) audits offer library and information organizations (LIOs) a strategic method for assessing their DEI efforts. However, the actual execution of these audits is often seen as overly complicated and expensive. And with no standardized methods available, many LIOs find themselves not even sure where to begin. This workshop is designed to offer attendees not only an overview of what a DEI audit is designed to do, but also prepare them to take the necessary steps towards planning and conducting a DEI audit in their own organizations.

Objectives

Understand what DEI audits are and how they apply to LIOs.
Determine which key aspects of DEI audits apply directly to their organizations.
Create an initial plan for assessing DEI in their own organizations.

The ultimate goal of this workshop is for attendees to leave knowing what their next steps will be for conducting a DEI audit in their own organizations.

Agenda

9:00-12:00 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Audits: Implications and Applications for Library & Information Organizations – Dr. Kawanna Bright
12:00-12:15 Break
12:15-1:00 Business Meeting

Call to Order – James Galbraith, President
Roll Call
Approval of 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes – Jim Galbraith
President’s Report – Jim Galbraith
Financial Report – Sarah Glogowski, Treasurer
Executive Director’s Report – Mary-Carol Lindbloom
Board of Trustees Elections (Candidates Biographies) – Jim Galbraith
Presentation of Awards
Adjournment of Business Meeting

Wrap-up/Close

Presenter: Kawanna Bright, PhD, MLIS
Bio: Dr. Kawanna Bright is Assistant Professor of Library Science at East Carolina University. Dr. Bright earned her PhD in Research Methods and Statistics from the University of Denver in 2018. Prior to earning her doctorate, Dr. Bright worked as an academic librarian for twelve years, with a focus on reference, instructional services, and information literacy. She earned her MLIS from the University of Washington iSchool in 2003. Dr. Bright’s current research focuses on assessment in libraries, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in libraries, the application of research methodology to the study of library and information science, and the importance of the liaison librarianship role in academic libraries. Her work with Dr. Amy VanScoy (University at Buffalo) to investigate the reference and information services experience of librarians of color received a 2014 ALA Diversity Research Grant and was awarded the 2017 Beta Phi Mu-Library Research Round Table Research Paper Award. Among other projects, Dr. Bright is diligently continuing her efforts to develop a standardized DEI assessment tool for academic libraries in the hopes of moving the assessment of DEI away from simply counting “diverse” employees.

SENYLRC Webinar: They're Just Not a Good Fit
2020-10-30 10:30 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
They’re Just Not a Good Fit: Interrogating and Interrupting Hiring Practices in Academic Libraries That Center Whiteness
About the presentation:
As a profession, we talk the talk of valuing diversity and inclusion, but do we walk the walk with our hiring practices? The profession stresses the importance of “a good fit” when hiring, but we rarely interrogate the fact that “a good fit” can be a reflection of our implicit biases and that our very hiring practices continue to center and prioritize whiteness. Three academic librarians conducted a survey of hiring policies with a focus on the processes (or lack thereof) of recruiting candidates from underrepresented groups. This session will report on their findings and recommend the implementation of specific practices designed to create an inclusive candidate pool and an equitable search process.
Bios:
Samantha Guss is the Social Sciences Librarian for Data, Statistics, and Government Information at the University of Richmond. She holds an MSLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MA in Business & Workplace Education from New York University and her research interests include library services design and evaluation, data literacy, and workforce issues in Library & Information Science.
Sojourna Cunningham is the Social Sciences and Assessment Librarian at the University of Richmond. She has a Masters in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Liberal Arts from the University of Richmond. Her research interests include improving the user experience within the academic library and process improvements in DEI.
Jennifer Stout is a Teaching and Learning Librarian at Virginia Commonwealth University. She received her MSLS from the University of North Caolina at Chapel Hill in 2010. Her research interests include information literacy pedagogy, feminist and critical librarianship, assessment of library instruction, and anti-racist practices in academic libraries.
This webinar is open to library workers of every type.
Attendees will be given a certificate of attendance for CE Credit.
The event will be recorded, and a link to the recording will be sent to all registrants.

ESLN @ NYLA: Resisting Achievement Culture
2020-11-05 12:00 - 13:00 | NY, United States
Program Description: Meredith Farkas achieved more by age thirty than she’d expected in her whole career, yet she always felt she hadn’t done enough and didn’t deserve accolades. She didn’t realize at the time that she was chasing something that would never come from career achievement: a feeling of enoughness. Meredith will share the new path she forged when she stepped off the achievement treadmill and embraced a slower, more mindful, and gratitude-focused approach to work and life. She will discuss reflective practice, how to stave off burnout, how to decide when to say “no,” and how library workers at any level of an organization can move the culture toward one that values all different kinds of contributions.
Program Speaker:
Meredith Farkas, Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus
