CLRC

ESLN @ NYLA: The Lemonade of Crisis Response
2020-11-06 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | NY, United States
Program Description: 2020 has tested the flexibility, resilience, and resourcefulness of libraries as never before, but one thing is for sure: communities rely on their libraries during a time of crisis. What have we learned from 2020, and how will we use it in the years to come? Using the vocabulary of federal crisis response, this interactive session is designed to give library leaders and staff skills for not only responding to rapidly evolving crises but using that response to hone and amplify your library’s role in the community. This session will also put an emphasis on personal well-being as a key component of emergency response.
Program Speakers:
Stephanie “Cole” Adams, The Law Office of Stephanie Adams (LOSA), PLLC

Webinar: Understanding Homeschooling in New York State and the Role Libraries Play
2020-11-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
With the recent elevated interest in homeschooling, is your library strategically prepared to assist this growing community group? Research shows that up to 70% of homeschool families consider the library a main resource for their education. Good patron service begins with understanding of need. Join Deanna McGregor, Homeschool Liaison Librarian, as she explains why some families choose to transition informal learning at home into the educational path of homeschooling. Learn homeschool family motivations, New York State requirements, and what resources are available. Most importantly, she will share from experience how libraries can meet multiple literacy needs of families homeschooling young children.
About the Presenter:
Deanna’s BS in Elementary Education and passion for helping others learn support her in serving the past 5 years as Homeschool Liaison Librarian at the Liverpool Public Library in Liverpool, New York. With over 15 years of experience homeschooling her own children and as director of a community based academic co-operative, Deanna gained an understanding of the needs of homeschooling families. More recently she received her MILS from SUNY at Buffalo in 2017 with a focus on the symbiotic relationship between homeschool families and public libraries. In her role as Homeschool Liaison Librarian, she enjoys creating opportunities for library staff to connect with the homeschool community.
Live captioning will be provided by Rev.com. This webinar will be recorded and a recording will be shared with all registrants afterwards.

**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.

LILRC Webinar: Developing Collaborative Partnerships in Academic Libraries
2020-11-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Partnerships between academic libraries and different departments across college campuses have been growing in recent years. Join in for an interactive hour where we talk about what kinds of partnerships are common, what to consider when beginning a partnership, and how to get things up and running.
Presenter: Holly Jackson is the Student Success Librarian at Mansfield University and has been creating and growing academic library partnerships with writing and tutoring centers for over 5 years. Her recent book, Sharing Spaces and Students: Employing Students in Collaborative Partnerships, examines how to create, hire, train, and assess student positions in collaborative partnerships between academic libraries and other departments/areas across campus.

SCLRC Webinar: Communications - Stemming the Tide
2020-11-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This online workshop is part 1 of a 2-part series. Feel free to attend either workshop or both. Register below to receive a link that will work for both workshops.

Part 1: Communications: Stemming the Tide

This year, the methods we use for communication have increased, as well as the frequency of communication. Information is arriving in your inbox, through social media tools, on your phone, and other methods. How do you tame these streams and stay on top of the messages you are receiving? This webinar will help you think through the ways you are receiving information and how to ensure that you see important communications. We will also think through what your communication preferences are, and how to communicate your communication preferences to others. At the end of this workshop, you will have a set of action items to help you tame those overflowing streams of information heading your way.

Speaker: Jill Hurst-Wahl is a consultant, speaker, writer, and educator, who understands the power of good communications. She is the president of Hurst Associates, Ltd. and professor emerita in Syracuse Unversity’s iSchool. Jill began honing her own communication skills when sending a message from “here to there” was more difficult and time-consuming than today. As technology changed, she worked on adapting to our changing communication practices. Through it all, she has realized that what good communication is has remained true. She enjoys sharing those truths with others and helping people become better communicators.

New York State Library Digital Equity Webinar Series
2020-11-12 14:00 - 15:00, 2020-11-19 14:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-03 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.

METRO Webinar: Capitalizing on OER for Equity in PK-12 - Finding and Using Open Teaching and Learning Resources
2020-11-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
With Shawna M. Brandle, Associate Professor of Political Science, Kingsborough Community College; Stacy Katz, Assistant Professor, Library, Lehman College; Jennifer Van Allen, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, Lehman College; and Nicole Williams, Instructor, Library, Bronx Community College
Do you find that the curricular materials you are provided don’t always quite meet the needs of all your students? Never fear, Open Educational Resources (OER) are here! OER include freely available, openly licensed learning materials. Open licensing permissions allow you (and your students) to revise and remix these learning materials to customize them to your students’ diverse needs, fostering more equitable learning. In this workshop, you will learn more about OER and equity, why you want to use OER in your school, and where to find these materials.
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.

RRLC Webinar: Food for Thought - Exploring Nutrition Information Resources
2020-11-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This class is designed to assist librarians, public health workers, health professionals, and the general public in locating authoritative information on nutrition and topics relating to nutrition. Background information on the importance of nutrition information to other health-related topics will be included, and resources for locating nutrition-related statistics and evidence-based practice will also be identified.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the class, participants will be able to:

Identify 3 reliable resources for locating online and print nutrition information.
Practice searching for definitions of basic nutrition vocabulary and relevant terms.
Create a plan for implementing three resources into real-life scenarios.

About the Presenter:
Tess Wilson is the Community Engagement Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region. She currently serves as the YALSA Blog Manager, presents workshops as a privacy advocate with the Library Freedom Project, and trains mentors with the Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PA. Previously, she was a Guest Editor for the Fall 2018 issue of YALS , a recipient of the Freedom to Read Foundation’s Judith Krug Education Award, and a 2017 ALA Emerging Leader for United for Libraries. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University and her MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh.
This program is sponsored by the RRLC Library Assistants Group.
Free to RRLC & ESLN Members. This will be held on Zoom Webinar; registration is required.
All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for one hour and 30 minutes of CE credit.

RRLC Webinar: National Library of Medicine Resources for Citizen Science
2020-11-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Citizen science is happening all around you! Citizen scientists in your community are participating in bird and butterfly counts, contributing to Alzheimer’s research, monitoring air quality, and collecting genetic information–all furthering and advancing our greater scientific knowledge. Citizen science is an amazing way to participate in research efforts, and it can often be done from a mobile device, from one’s home, or from a library.
Libraries are ideal partners for citizen scientists! In this class, participants can expect to learn how to support citizen science in their communities and ways that libraries can easily participate. Participants will learn about citizen science library program models, free National Library of Medicine resources to incorporate into citizen science library programs, and sources of funding to explore for buying testing kits or supporting community research efforts. Citizen science library programs are perfect for all ages, and all types of libraries. No prior scientific knowledge is required, simply a willingness to participate!
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Describe the different aspects of citizen science
Share specific examples of health‐related citizen science projects
Discuss some of the challenges with citizen science
Explain ways librarians & libraries can get involved with citizen science
Identify citizen science resources and funding opportunities

About the Presenter:
Tess Wilson is the Community Engagement Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region. She currently serves as the YALSA Blog Manager, presents workshops as a privacy advocate with the Library Freedom Project, and trains mentors with the Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PA. Previously, she was a Guest Editor for the Fall 2018 issue of YALS , a recipient of the Freedom to Read Foundation’s Judith Krug Education Award, and a 2017 ALA Emerging Leader for United for Libraries. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University and her MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh.
This program is sponsored by the RRLC Library Assistants Group.
Free to RRLC & ESLN Members. This will be held on Zoom Webinar; registration is required.
All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for one hour and 30 minutes of CE credit.

WNYLRC Webinar: Live Chat Reference Service - Excellence Amid Challenging Times, Part 1 and 2
2020-11-16 13:00 - 16:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join us for a session with Marie L. Radford, Ph.D., who will share the research she’s been working on and will cover the current challenges of managing virtual reference chat services and etiquettes in these unusual times. This is a workshop that will be divided into two sessions, with a 30 minute break in between.
Part 1 – 1pm -2:30pm
Overview recent changes impacting reference service
Importance of building positive relationships and communication for success and satisfaction
What do our VRS users want?
Positive interpersonal communication behaviors in live chat
What to do when things go downhill – person is cranky, rude, or rushed?
Preliminary results of recent national survey of academic library chat reference, impact of COVID, & service changes
Giving compassionate reference service during COVID-19
Break for 30 minutes.
Part 2 – 3pm to 4:30pm
What does the research say is vital to successful encounters?
Review idea of barriers and facilitators to success
ACTIVITY – Analysis of successful & unsuccessful transcripts & discuss
Research-based guidelines for successful chat reference
Pulling it all together – bottom line for success during COVID-19 and beyond.
About the Presenter:
Marie. L. Radford is Chair and Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University, NJ. Her latest books are Research Methods in Library and Information Science, 7th ed. with Lynn S. Connaway (Forthcoming 2021, Libraries Unlimited), Conducting the Reference Interview, 3rd ed. with Catherine Sheldrick Ross and Kirsti Nilsen (2019, ALA Editions), Library Conversations: Reclaiming Interpersonal Communication Theory for Understanding Professional Encounters with Gary Radford (2017, ALA Editions). Her research focuses on qualitative research, interpersonal communication within virtual and traditional reference service, and postmodern approaches to media stereotypes of librarians/libraries. She leads numerous workshops/webinars on topics that include interpersonal communication in library contexts, service excellence, time management, managing change, conflict management, and positive approaches to problematic people.

LILRC Webinar: Ask an Archivist - Rolled Documents Do's and Don'ts
2020-11-17 11:30 - 12:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Testing out in-house methods for relaxing rolled documents.
Code of Conduct
For questions, please email Erin Hunter, ehunter@lilrc.org.

LILRC Webinar: Effective Project Management
2020-11-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Effective project management is an essential skill in today’s workplace. It can be used to manage personal tasks, as well as projects that involve multiple team members or departments. It can help with time management, the creation of workflows to meet milestones and provide deliverables, and create efficiencies in communication. Join Jaime Barrilleaux from EBSCO as she discusses her experiences with project management, what worked and what didn’t, and free tools that are available to you to enable effective project management at your organization.
About Jaime Barrilleaux
Jaime is the eLearning Training Specialist at EBSCO. She hosts online training sessions covering multiple EBSCO products, in addition to designing and delivering training videos for product lifecycles and eLearning paths. Jaime previously worked in member support and engagement for a statewide academic library consortium and as an acquisitions specialist at an academic library. She earned her MLIS from the University of Southern Mississippi in December 2012.

NNYLN Webinar: Workplace Wellness - COVID Edition
2020-11-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-12-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Over the course of three, one-hour sessions, participants will gain an understanding of why worksite wellness programs are so valuable and how to get started. Each month will build on the previous session as we work together to help launch effective, sustainable worksite wellness programs based on each worksite’s individual needs. Although worksite wellness programs may include many aspects of wellness, these workshops will give particular emphasis to mental health as this is a growing need during this pandemic.
Each session will include best practices, local and national resources from evidence-based sources, hands-on activities, and action steps to complete independently outside of sessions. By the end of this series, participants should have the necessary resources to:

Start (or have started) their own worksite wellness committee.
Develop an action plan.
Carry out several worksite wellness activities.
Draft a worksite wellness policy based on employee needs data.

For a complete overview, visit: http://bit.ly/workplace_wellness_covid_edition
Presented by April Bennett, Nutrition Program Manager at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Jefferson County.
Read April’s full bio here.

LILRC Webinar: The Graphic Histories, with Creator Dr. Aaron Gronstal
2020-11-18 11:00 - 12:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC for a behind the scenes look at the creation of NASA’s Astrobiology graphic novel series. Our guest will be the author and illustrator of the series, Aaron Gronstal, Communications Specialist at NASA Astrobiology Program, who will speak on how he uses comics to communicate science with the public.
Aaron Gronstal earned his doctorate in Geomicrobiology and Astrobiology at the Planetary and Space Science Research Institute (Open University, UK) and developed both scientific and artistic skills at the University of Iowa, UC Berkeley and the University of Melbourne. Dr. Gronstal currently works at NASA in the Astrobiology Program.
This program is being presented in cooperation with NASA’s Solar System Ambassador program. For more information on the program, visit https://solarsystem1.jpl.nasa.gov/ssa/home.cfm

PLA Webinar: Providing Library Senior Services in a COVID-19 World
2020-11-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Online via PLA, NY, United States
This is a webinar being offered by the PLA. CLRC has a limited number of links to share so please register early if you are interested!
Webinar Description:
How to provide library service to seniors, the most vulnerable population affected during COVID-19, has been the question raised by outreach librarians across the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), eight out of ten deaths related to COVID-19 are individuals aged sixty-five years and older. While we might not be able to visit our seniors or facilities in-person for the foreseeable future, libraries can still reach this population while they shelter in place. During this webinar David Kelsey of the St. Charles (IL) Public Library District and Glenna Godinsky of the Gail Borden Public Library District (Elgin, IL) will recommend tips and tricks for serving the senior demographic during COVID-19.
Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Discover innovative methods to provide library senior services to their community during COVID-19;
Develop techniques to present virtual programming to facility seniors who are in isolation due to COVID-19; and
Find creative ways to support facility activity directors during COVID-19.

About the Presenters:
David Kelsey has been the outreach services librarian at the St. Charles Public Library in St. Charles, IL since 2015, where he coordinates the department’s services and programs. David is the president-elect for the national Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) and has spearheaded outreach interest networking groups for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System, System Wide Automated Network, and Library Integrated Network Consortium. He was a 2017 ALA Emerging Leader and is the recipient of the 2018 ILA Alexander J. Skrzypek Award, the 2018 ASGCLA Exceptional Service Award, and the 2019 ABOS John Philip Excellence in Outreach Award. David has been published in the March/April 2017 and July/August 2018 editions of Public Libraries magazine and was featured in the March/April 2018 edition of American Libraries magazine. David received his MLIS from the University of Rhode Island and is the recipient of the 2019 Alumni of the Year Award.
Glenna Godinsky, life enrichment liaison at Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin, IL and a 2020 Library Journal Mover and Shaker—Community Builder, is a certified dementia practitioner with a background in special education, having run a non-profit organization for at-risk students for over a decade. With her team of twelve volunteers, Glenna designs and implements monthly programming for twenty-four senior/developmental care communities. A co-founder of the Elgin Memory Café and bilingual Café de los Recuerdos, she also led her city to earn the national recognition of Dementia Friendly Elgin, joined the Metropolitan Mayors’ Caucus: Age-friendly Communities Committee, and TRIAD, a first-responder group for seniors and community organizations.

RRLC Webinar: Libraries & Anti-Racism Training Series
2020-11-18 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.

SCRLC Webinar: Communications - Being Understood
2020-11-19 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This online workshop is part 2 of a 2-part series. Feel free to attend either workshop or both. Register below to receive a link that will work for both workshops.

Part 2: Communications: Being Understood

We don’t just receive information; we are also senders of information. In this webinar, we will consider how to use the preferred communication methods of our teammates, and how to seek compromises. Because of the dominance of email, we will discuss email best practices, and then consider best practices for social media (both as individuals and as representatives of our organizations). At the end of this workshop, you will have ideas for new practices to implement, as well as ideas for possible staff or community member training.

Speaker: Jill Hurst-Wahl is a consultant, speaker, writer, and educator, who understands the power of good communications. She is the president of Hurst Associates, Ltd. and professor emerita in Syracuse Unversity’s iSchool. Jill began honing her own communication skills when sending a message from “here to there” was more difficult and time-consuming than today. As technology changed, she worked on adapting to our changing communication practices. Through it all, she has realized that what good communication is has remained true. She enjoys sharing those truths with others and helping people become better communicators.

Third Thursday at Three - LA and Paraprofessional Meet Up
2020-11-19 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
CLRC offers a communication network among our region’s Library Assistants, Paraprofessionals and Support Staff through a Special Interest Group (LA SIG).
Our interests include:
* recognizing all library support staff employed in CLRC member libraries
* furthering the professional development & job enrichment of support staff
* enhancing the professional image of support staff within the library community
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.

LILRC Webinar: Recruiting for Diversity
2020-11-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This program will address issues directors, managers, and supervisors need to consider when trying to increase the diversity of their staff. Attendees will learn what it means to be diverse and what specific issues need to be considered in attracting and recruiting diverse candidates. These issues include but are not limited to employment policies, organizational culture, and the promotion of an inclusive environment.
Loida Garcia-Febo , ALA President for 2018-2019, is an international library consultant, researcher and expert on topics such as human rights, advocacy and services to multicultural populations. She has served communities as academic, public, school, and special librarian in Puerto Rico and New York. She has taught in 26 countries and has advocated on behalf of libraries at the United Nations, European Union Parliament, US Congress, NYC City Hall, NY State Senate and on streets and sidewalks of New York. She completed two terms on the IFLA Governing Board where she Chaired the Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP), co-founded IFLA New Professionals SIG, served in FAIFE and CPDWL, and is currently a member of the Management of Library Associations Section. Garcia-Febo is the recipient of the 2015 REFORMA Elizabeth Martinez Lifetime Achievement Award. She was named a Notable Member on ALA’s International Relations Round Table, and received the ALA Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award in 2010. Garcia-Febo holds a BA in Business Education and MLS from the University of Puerto Rico. She was born, raised and educated in the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico.

NYLA Webinar: Advocacy Fundamentals - A Virtual Series
2020-11-24 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.

NNYLN Webinar: Instructional Videos for Everyone (2-Part Program)
2020-12-01 14:30 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
What exactly is an instructional video? An instructional video is “any video that demonstrates a process, transfers knowledge, explains a concept, or shows someone how to do something” (Simon, 2020) They can literally be about anything, and anyone can make them.
In this 2-part program, we will learn how to make our own instructional videos. Instructional videos are a great way to relay information, however, the process can seem intimidating and be time-consuming. Together, we will learn about creating effective instructional videos using free and low-cost tools. The session presenter, Dr. Baker, is an instructional design expert who has provided detailed videos on the basics of production including the design process, software, equipment, and resources.
Part 1 (12/1): Let’s learn! We’ll screen videos from Dr. Baker and review a resources toolkit for attendees utilize in their own video creation.
Part 2 (12/17): Let’s see! We’ll show off our homemade instructional videos with Dr. Baker who will be present to answer any and all questions on the instructional video-making process.
Learning Objectives:

Learn the process of creating instructional videos
Learn about some free or affordable tools to create videos
Participate in video creation

Attendees will need to have access to a computer and/or video recording device. They must also be able to download applications or software onto their computer to use to create their video. This program does not provide technical support but a space for the learning process of instructional video creation.
Presenter:
Fred Baker, Ph.D. is a designer at heart. With a broad leadership background in diverse business industries, and more than a decade practicing and teaching instructional design, he creates training & performance solutions designed to increase effectiveness, retain human capital, and drive improvement in any type of organization.
Through his Instructional Design firm, Integrated Human, LLC, he uses systems thinking and human-centered design approaches to address organizational challenges and spark growth in individuals, communities, and organizations. If you would like to learn more, please connect with Dr. Baker at www.integratedhuman.org.

LILRC Webinar: How to Build an Anti-Bias Library
2020-12-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
What’s an anti-racist library? And why should we be trying to build one? Simply put, an anti-racist library is one that actively works to dismantle racism and promote equality. How can we build one when we can find racial bias all over our libraries– in our collections, our discovery systems, and our interactions with patrons and other staff? In this workshop, we’ll talk about identifying and addressing microaggressions, implicit bias, and biased library systems, in pursuit of building an anti-racist library. Because an anti-racist library is a better library for our patrons, our staff, and our world.
Presenter: Molly Higgins is currently a Reference and Digital Services Librarian and the Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service. She has previously worked at Stony Brook University’s Health Science Library and the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Lamar Soutter Library. She has experience in digital technologies, health sciences, and Asian American Studies. She specializes in the intersections of instructional design, technology, and issues of equity and social justice. She holds an MLIS from the University of Washington and a BA in Asian American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

RCLS Webinar: Committee Leadership Training - How to Run a Meeting
2020-12-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Presenters Carolyn Bennett Glauda, Southeastern New York Library Resources Council, and Joanna Goldfarb & Jen Park, Ramapo Catskill Library System, encourage any library staff, directors, and trustees to attend a session regarding committee leadership. This training is appropriate for anyone who is new to a leadership position in a committee, would like to learn more about how to effectively run meetings, or who is interested in assuming a leadership position in the future.

Attendees will “walk away” with the following learning objectives:

Construct an effective meeting
Decide what structure will meet the meeting’s needs (will this meeting require Robert’s Rules?)
Empower all meeting attendees to participate
Communicate effectively with a large group
Value the attendees’ time
Stay on task, tactfully conclude off-topic discussions, and end meetings in a timely manner

This workshop will take place via Zoom. Log-in information will be sent to registrants the morning of the program. Attendees will receive 1 CEU.

METRO Webinar: Broader than Broadband - Brooklyn Public Library's Digital Equity Strategy
2020-12-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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.

CDLC Webinar: Preservation Interest Group - Response and Recovery from Unwanted Water Events
2020-12-08 09:30 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Unwanted water? Unwanted water is the most common emergency affecting your collections, whether from a leaky building, a burst pipe, or even local area flooding.Learn how to reduce the risk, prepare in advance, and how to respond quickly!
Join area organizations and University at Albany’s Ann Kearney and Karen Kiorpes on December 8, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. for this discussion on Response and Recovery from Unwanted Water Events.
All are welcome, including people from outside the Capital District!

NNYLN Webinar: Raising Your Level of Librarian-Faculty Collaborations
2020-12-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Description:
In this session, attendees will learn about online faculty-librarian collaborations from two librarians who worked with faculty to create an embedded librarian program that began with a basic level of collaboration via a presence in the learning management system and has since grown to include more advanced levels of collaboration including synchronous and asynchronous information literacy opportunities and even assignment and course modification and creation.
In addition to seeing examples of all levels of collaboration, attendees will learn the strategies used to begin this collaboration and how librarians continue to work with faculty to refine and enhance collaborations and create new collaborative opportunities. Finally, attendees will learn how these librarians are applying these collaborations with faculty to education initiatives at their affiliated health system.
About the presenters:
Amy Snyder is the Education Librarian at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. She earned her MSLS from Clarion University. She works with students and collaborates with faculty on information literacy in face to face and online learning environments. Amy’s current interests include incorporating active learning into instruction, engaging students in a virtual environment, and evidence-based practice.
Christina J. Steffy is the Director of Library Services and an adjunct English faculty member at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. She is also an adjunct library science faculty member at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Christina has an MLIS from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, as well as undergraduate degrees in English and communication from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. She is currently completing an M.A. Professional and Digital Media Writing through East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, and she is active in statewide and regional library associations.

Webinar: SMART Goals - A How-To, Hands-On Working Session
2020-12-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
When creating project, team, or organizational goals, we are often told to make them SMART. What does it mean to have goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-based? How do you create SMART goals? How does their creation help you think about your definition of success?
This 90-minute working session will teach you about SMART goals. In other words, how do you make them specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-based, without making them unreasonable? You will learn what they are and then put what you are learning into practice by creating SMART goals for a project you have in mind. During the session, you will have time to work on your own goals and gain feedback on them from other participants.
About the Presenter:
Jill Hurst-Wahl is a consultant, speaker, writer, and educator, who understands the power of good communications. She is the president of Hurst Associates, Ltd. and professor emerita in Syracuse Unversity’s iSchool. In her various roles, including in team-based environments, Jill has been responsible for goal setting and goal attainment. She understands that goals must be well defined, so that you know when you have reached them.
Live captioning will be provided by Rev.com. 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 1.5 contact hours.**
All CLRC events are open to CLRC members and members of the Empire State Library Network.

WNYLRC Webinar: Virtual History Happy Hour - Christmas with the Donner Party
2020-12-10 16:30 - 17:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
“Children, eat slowly,” spoke Margret Reed as she stirred a pot of bubbling soup for her starving sons and daughters, “for this one day you may have all that you wish.” On this Christmas Day in 1846, Reed and other members of the Donner Party – a group of pioneers who infamously resorted to cannibalism while trapped for the winter in the Sierra Nevada – prayed for God to end their gnawing hunger. Together we’ll explore the fascinating story of the Donner Party, with a special focus on how they spent Christmas… and what they ate for dinner.
This is intended to be a fun, socializing virtual event. Prep a cocktail or a mocktail, kick back, and listen to this interesting piece of history! Participants will be free to ask questions.
Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link one day prior to the event. This session will not be recorded.
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 specializes in blending critical insight with humor and empathy in her investigations of the dark, often absurd, aspects of the past. Maya has visited the site of the Donner Party camps in northern California three times and was the 2015 keynote speaker at the annual Donner Party Hike’s luncheon. Learn more about History Happy Hours.
