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METRO Webinar: Libraries and the Employment Crisis
2020-05-12 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
One in six Americans are now out of work. That staggering statistic will certainly impact library operations, from staff reductions to the sheer number of patrons who will need our services.
Please join us for an online discussion with NYPL’s Marzena Ermler, BPL and ULU’s Djaz Zulida, and Renaissance Solutions’s Steven Davis. We’ll discuss steps to take now in order to prepare for a job search, as what to do should employment at your current position come to an end. We will share advice to impart to patrons who, once we reopen, will inevitably seek our assistance with employment concerns of their own.

NNYLN Webinar: Crisis Communications for Non-Profits (2-Parts)
2020-05-12 13:30 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Crisis communications consultant and interim chair at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University Michael Meath will lead a free workshop designed to provide participants with a simple formula to follow to help preserve their organization’s reputation during its most critical hours.
The world of crisis communications has changed dramatically. People no longer wait for organizations to put together lengthy responses that explain and justify their actions. At the same time, without thoughtful, careful responses a crisis can grow worse with great velocity. “Crisis Communications for Nonprofits” is a free workshop that will give organizations an actionable plan to properly and appropriately handle the unexpected.

Tuesdays at Ten
2020-05-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
To encourage staying connected with each other during this time, we invite you to join us online Tuesdays at Ten!
Staying connected is important during this unprecedented time. CLRC is looking to stay engaged with our members by offering the library community an opportunity to chat, discuss, and check-in with colleagues around the region. Please join us for our weekly online Zoom meeting every Tuesday. Call in to say hi, ask questions, provide updates, and talk to your fellow library people!

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

LILRC Webinar: Coffee+Conversation - Social Media Librarians Virtual Meet Up
2020-05-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join your fellow New York social media librarians for our first virtual meet up. We will have an open conversation about new and ongoing challenges.

Free Money for Medical ILL - Info Session via Zoom
2020-05-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Calling all CLRC member libraries’ resource-sharing/ILL staff…
The New York State Library Division of Library Development (DLD) provides funding for medical and consumer health information costs. CLRC coordinates and administers these funds to member libraries for reimbursement of document delivery costs and others.
In this meeting, we’ll be talking about:
* the NYS Medical Information Services Program (MISP)
* how to be reimbursed for accepted medical ILL expenses
* ways to pull medical request reports (WorldShare ILL, ILLiad, EFTS)
* how to benefit from participating in MISP reimbursement
Log on information will be sent to participants prior to the meeting.

CLRC LA SIG - Weekly Zoom Meet Up
2020-05-07 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.

SENYLRC Webinar: Stress Management and Self-Care
2020-05-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This presentation will be in webinar format, with plenty of time for Q&A. It is for library workers of all types, inducing public, school, academic and special. While our libraries are physically closed, we are still serving our members. During this time, psychological first aid is necessary for library workers as we navigate our new roles and responsibilities. Self-care is imperative, because if we don’t take care of ourselves, we will not be able to take care of others or meet their professional demands. Therefore, taking steps to manage your own stress and maintain your resilience is not a luxury or a sign of weakness – it’s an ethical responsibility!
In this webinar, we will cover topics related to:

Working with stress, both related to this current Covid-19 pandemic and other disasters
Managing relationships while under stress
Community stress management

As much as everyone looks forward to the time when the situation has stabilized and we reach the “new normal”, that’s simply not where most of us are at this point. A stable endpoint to this crisis will happen eventually, but while the outbreak continues and official guidance and policies keep changing, we need to focus on how to maintain our current adaptability.
Free for members, affiliate members, and other library workers in the region of other ESLN councils.

WNYLRC Webinar: Getting Started with LibWizard
2020-05-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
WNYLRC is launching a new pilot program with Springshare’s LibWizard. Katie Bertel, Outreach & Engagement Librarian at SUNY Buffalo State, will be giving an overview of the program and how LibWizard can enhance your digital literacy initiatives.

WNYLRC Virtural Happy Hour: Frank L. Baum and The Wizard of Oz
2020-05-06 16:30 - 17:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
There’s no place like home…to enjoy a Virtual Happy Hour! Journey deep into the fascinating life of L. Frank Baum and his classic story The Wizard of Oz. Not only will we explore Baum’s inspirations for creating the original book in 1900, we will also consider how it has manifested in different forms over the years — including the popular 1939 film, a now-abandoned theme park, shopping malls, and more. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and make comments throughout the presentation!
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.
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 teacher with an MA in American Cultural History from the University at Albany. She currently resides in Rochester where she offers a series of History Happy Hour events that make history fun, accessible, and relevant to the general public. As a college instructor and public speaker, Maya strives to blend critical insight with humor and empathy in her investigations of the past.

METRO Webinar: A Community Call for Support and Self-Care during COVID-19
2020-05-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In light of the effects on COVID-19 on New York State, we felt it was necessary and important to host a community call for BIPOC librarians, archivists, educators, library and cultural workers living/working in New York City and the surrounding areas. The purpose of this call is to provide a compassionate space, free of judgment, where we can share our thoughts, feelings, and insights on the current situation and provide mutual support. Anyone is welcome although we ask that you join the call with a spirit of empathy and respect for one another. For more information please refer to the METRO code of conduct.
The Community Call will be facilitated by Traci Mark (Studio Manager of METRO) and Zakiya Coller (Digital Archivist at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture) and will take place on Wednesday, May 6th from 2-3 PM.
This event will not be recorded. If you’re unable to attend, please feel free to email Traci Mark at tmark@metro.org with your thoughts ahead of time.We will try to include them into our discussion. There will also be a written summary of the call (without names) that will be published on metro.org on a later date. If you would prefer to participate anonymously, consider using a pseudonym during the call and/or elect to join without video.
A few topics we welcome participants to discuss include:
— Managing your workday from home.
— Self-care tips and coping strategies.
— Setting boundaries with staff, co-workers, managers, and even household members.
— Job precarity, funding, budgets.
— Taking the time to process the current situations. Strategies to help with this.
— What are you reading, watching, writing?
— Ways we can support one another and take action.
A few important resources:
— Social Distancing is a Privilege (via NYtimes)
— COVID-19 Is Hitting Black and Poor Communities the Hardest (JSTOR Daily)
— LGBTQ community may be ‘particularly vulnerable’ to coronavirus pandemic. Here’s why. (USA TODAY)
— New York state now has more coronavirus cases than any country outside the US (CNBC)
— MoMA Terminates All Museum Educator Contracts (Hyperallergic)
— Tamiment-Wagner Community: COVID-19 Support & Resources
— Documenting Your Community’s Experience of COVID-19: A Resource List

WNYLRC Webinar: Hands-Free Story Hours - How to Imagine and Reimagine Folk and Fairy Talkes for Storytelling Sessions
2020-05-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Practical storytelling skills and creativity unite in this interactive, thought-provoking workshop.
Develop skills to efficiently learn compelling renditions of stories for telling. Method: Some lecture/demonstration, mostly interactive and hands on. Takeaway: A ready-to-tell story, performance, linguistic and story-learning skills. Also, as time permits, we’ll explore how classic stories can be relevant today. You’ll learn how to update older stories to reflect 21st century culture. Method: Some lecture/demonstration, mostly discussion and hands-on, including exercises adapted from our book, Storytwisting. Takeaway: Ideas for developing re-imagined stories for all ages, practical tips, ethical considerations.
Please note: This workshop is now a virtual event. Registrants will be emailed the link the day before the presentation. This workshop will not be recorded.
About the Presenters:
Barry Marshall, and Jeri Burns, PhD have been working together as The Storycrafters since 1991. They are the 2018 recipients of the National Storytelling Network’s “Circle of Excellence” Award. The Storycrafters have produced twelve award-winning CD recordings. Their 2018 book, “Storytwisting”, published by Parkhurst Brothers Publishers, was the winner of the 2019 ‘Storytelling World’ Award.
In addition to their work as performers, Jeri and Barry are healing storytellers at the Stamford CT Hospital psychiatric unit, and were adjunct college faculty at Southern CT State University. Jeri is adjunct college faculty at SUNY New Paltz, and communication coach of public defenders for the New York State Defenders’ Institute, Albany NY. Barry is sound engineer and producer of storytelling recordings at Our Old House Studio, Hudson NY.
They perform and teach their art form in schools, libraries, and other venues all over the US and internationally in the Caribbean and the British Isles. They have been featured performers at storytelling and folk festivals nationally and internationally.

LILRC Webinar: Fostering Equity in Tech with Girls Who Code
2020-05-05 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join a virtual workshop to learn the importance of Gender Equity in STEM while learning how to make your STEM programming more inclusive and equitable. Gain tangible skills you can implement right away and learn how to unlock Girls Who Code free virtual resources and curriculum.
Program will include:

The Importance of Gender Equity in STEM
Fostering an Inclusive Environment
Creating Holistic STEM Programming
Accessing Free Resources
Q&A Session

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (.15 CEU’s) will be emailed after the workshop.

SCRLC Webinar: Student Employment 2020
2020-05-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Student employees are vital to the operations of a library. Hiring, training, and creating a diverse and inclusive working environment are part of the duties of a supervisor of student employees.
This online discussion will focus on student employment practices that will include information on hiring, communication styles, crafting a working agreement, creating a diverse and inclusive team, recognizing student employees, as well as student employees who work remotely.

LILRC Webinar: May the Fourth Be With You! LILRC STAR WARS DAYS Happy Hour Meetup
2020-05-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC and your library colleagues for a Star Wars Day Meet Up!

WNYLRC Webinar: Updated on the 2020 Census
2020-05-04 10:30 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Members are invited to join a discussion with partnership specialist Amy Brombos and ask questions about the status of the 2020 Census. We want to hear how libraries are remotely encouraging their patrons to take the census, and how the Census Bureau is approaching the pandemic.

LILRC Webinar: Understanding VR, AR, and Mixed reality
2020-05-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Learn about what the differences are between VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality), and MR (Mixed Reality), how we can see them being used today and in the future. In addition, learn how you can begin to create content in these new technological mediums and engage in cutting edge library programming.
Presenter: Christopher Van Wickler, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Great Neck Library

LILRC Webinar: Ask An Archivist At-Home Preservation Series - Internships: Are You Ready for the Responsibility?
2020-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 | NY, United States
Understand the responsibilities of hosting a student internship and create a game plan for an optimal learning experience. Students welcome.
These online, hands-on workshops are for those interested in getting some practical, professional advice about how to preserve your personal family archives, or are looking to learn something to bring back to their organizations. Plan to budget 60 minutes for each meeting in order to have ample time to cover the topic and to answer comments and questions during and after the live presentation. CEU are given to those that register for the live workshop. The sessions will be recorded and located on the LILRC.org website.

LILRC Webinar: Hands Off Astronomy Programs - Adapting Traditional STEM & STEAM Astronomy Programs for Social Distancing
2020-04-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
NASA Solar System Ambassadors, Sally Stieglitz, LILRC’s Communications and Marketing Coordinator, and Tom Lynch, will share ideas and resources for transitioning traditional STEM and STEAM programs from “hands on” to “hands off.”
About Tom Lynch: Tom Lynch is an amateur astronomer, sidewalk astronomer, and a library telescope promoter. He spends many Friday mornings as a volunteer docent at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, Long Island. In his spare time, Tom is a CPA sole practitioner with a BA in accounting from St. John’s University. Tom loves talking about astronomy, space exploration, and library telescopes.
For more information on NASA’s Solar System Ambassador program: https://solarsystem1.jpl.nasa.gov/ssa/home.cfm
A certificate for 1 Professional Development Hours (.1 CEU’s) will be emailed after the workshop to anyone who viewed the full workshop live.

METRO Webinar: Information Inequity and Other Fault Lines Revealed by the Pandemic
2020-04-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The epidemic revealed what many of us have been working against for decades: the most vulnerable among us are disproportionately impacted by inequitable access to information.
This online panel discussion will center those in our communities who are disproportionately suffering due to the spread of the novel coranavirus. We will discuss the challenges of providing services to marginalized communities in this crisis and share ways in which we might help.
Panelists for this conversation include Kate Adler (MCNY), Leanne Ellis (DOE), Rhonda Evans (Schomburg Center), and Sherell Walker (BMCC).

Webinar: Introduction - Nursing Reference Center Plus
2020-04-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Online via Webex, NY, United States
Are you a nurse, health professional, or hospital library staff member? Are you interested in learning more about Nursing Reference Center Plus? The free introductory webinar will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, April 29th. This is open to all, even if you are outside the CLRC service area. Please forward to anyone who might be interested. See below for more details!
Meeting Number (Access Code): 283 164 549
Meeting Password: [REDACTED]
Brought to you by Health@CLRC.

CLRC LA SIG Meet Up – Online via Zoom
2020-04-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States

LILRC Webinar: Ask An Archivist At-Home Preservation Series - Photograph Preservation Series
2020-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Understand the environmental hazards associated with photographs, and learn best practices for handling and storage.
These online, hands-on workshops are for those interested in getting some practical, professional advice about how to preserve your personal family archives, or are looking to learn something to bring back to their organizations. Plan to budget 60 minutes for each meeting in order to have ample time to cover the topic and to answer comments and questions during and after the live presentation. CEU are given to those that register for the live workshop. The sessions will be recorded and located on the LILRC.org website.

CDLC Webinar: Meditation in Everyday Life...During the Time of COVID-19
2020-04-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Meditation In Everyday Life . . . during the time of COVID – for Staff of Libraries, Archives, Historical Societies, and Museums with Elissa Kane
Meditation is helpful but it’s often the hardest-easiest thing to do. Elissa will provide a gentle, easy instruction for getting started with meditation and if it’s something you’ve done before, it’s a helpful way to start again. The virtual platform works pretty well for meditation instruction and practice.
Elissa Kane meditates – or at least tries to for the past 20 years. She’s a library trustee, advocate, former Board Member of CDLC, former library development director and has led meditation workshops at local libraries and currently produces Creating Calm at the Capitol at the NYS Assembly, https://www.facebook.com/CalmintheCapitol.
Meditation in Everyday Life is an opportunity to rest in what we already are—basic goodness, natural peace, and clarity. We can learn to develop a friendship with our mind, skill in how to work with speed and difficulty, and a sense of humor. The journey begins by acknowledging the agitation of the discursive, wild mind. The journey continues by slowly allowing that mind to relax within itself; we let go of struggling with ourselves. The way to become familiar with such relaxation is the simple, regular practice of sitting meditation. We learn to be kind towards ourselves. We train in being awake, feeling the breath in the present moment. Of course, this may prove difficult at times. We will sometimes resist practice altogether. This is part of the path. Be gentle and patient with yourself. When we find that we have wandered, we can always come back. Right now is always the perfect moment.
This program will be done via Zoom. You will be sent a link prior to the program.

METRO Webinar: Web Accessibility Tools & Best Practices
2020-04-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
As libraries move to remote service provision, online accessibility has become even more important to ensure that the library is offering inclusive services and reaching all patrons. In this hands-on online workshop, we will go over best practices for accessible web design and free tools for evaluating the accessibility of your web presence and third party resources.
Carli Spina is an Associate Professor and the Head of Research & Instructional Services at the FIT Library. She regularly publishes, presents, and teaches on topics related to accessibility, Universal Design, and inclusivity in libraries.

LILRC Webinar: Connections - How Libraries Can Help Fight Loneliness
2020-04-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Even before the coronavirus shutdown, loneliness and social isolation were considered an epidemic in the United States, with devastating effects on our patrons. Libraries are uniquely situated to combat this problem. Join us for a workshop on why loneliness is an issue, whom it affects, and how we can help combat it both during this shutdown and after we reopen.
Tony Iovino, the Assistant Director for Community Services for the Oceanside Library, will discuss Oceanside’s “Connections” programs, both online and in person, implemented to help patrons with loneliness and social isolation.

RRLC Webinar: Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Libraries
2020-04-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Creating safe and inclusive libraries for all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, improves the well-being and satisfaction of employees and customers. Creating LGBTQ+ inclusive libraries has been shown to increase productivity, workplace satisfaction, employee retention, and patron comfortability.
Below are some eye-opening statistics from the 2014 Human Rights Campaign’s The Cost of the Closet, a national study examining workplace climate for LGBTQ+ employees:
• 62% of LGBTQ+ employees report hearing jokes about lesbians and gays in the workplace
• 53% of LGBTQ+ employees hide who they are at work.
• 20% of LGBTQ+ employees report looking for another job specifically because their workplace environment wasn’t accepting of LGBTQ+ individuals.
With equitable and respectful policies and practices, LGBTQ+ people will feel more comfortable requesting services and LGBTQ+ employees will be able to bring their authentic selves to work, ensuring that more time and energy is spent on doing their jobs and creating healthy relationships with coworkers.
In this interactive webinar we will discuss:
• current climates for LGBTQ+ employees and clients
• using respectful and inclusive language
• creating inclusive policies for libraries
• best practices for inclusion and creating an environment that feels safe

WNYLRC Virtual Happy Hour: Daredevils of Niagara Falls
2020-04-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join us as we listen to Joel Dombrowski, once a tour guide for Nik Wallenda, tell the stories of the men and women who challenged the mighty Niagara. Learn about how tragedy has flowed like a dark undercurrent over the Falls.
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.
Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link one day prior to the event. This session will not be recorded.
About the Presenter:
Joel Dombrowski is a Buffalo native who enjoys telling the often overlooked stories of Western New York. He began telling stories after graduating from Syracuse University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. After working in local TV news he briefly left for Los Angeles where he wrote and produced a pilot for television. Returning home he turned his interest in local history and stand up comedy into a career. He owns Buffalo Double Decker Bus and Buffalo History Tours, operations which blend humor, history and passionate story telling.
Joel’s guide book on Niagara Falls is Amazon’s #1 best seller for its category and his presentation will focus on some of the unknown stories of Niagara Falls and the daredevils who’ve challenged Niagara.

SCRLC Webinar: Coping with Distraction While Working From Home
2020-04-23 15:00 - 16:00 | NY, United States
Are you, like many others, working from home right now? This sudden shift of work may find you feeling less focused and productive.
This webinar will provide some practical tips such as:

Suggestions from working at home with children
Focusing through tech distractions
Suggestions for focusing
Prioritizing your work-at-home tasks: Deep vs Shallow work

About the Presenter:
Carrie Rogers-Whitehead worked in libraries for over a decade and is the author of two books for libraries: Teen Fandom and Geek Programming: A Practical Guide for Librarians and the upcoming Serving Teens and Adults with Autism: A Guide for Libraries. She continues work as a library consultant working with various library systems and companies with a focus on technology, programming, communication, teen librarianship and serving diverse populations. Currently, she is the founder of Digital Respons-Ability which provides trainings to tens of thousands of students, parents and educators across the state of Utah. Carrie is also the author of Digital Citizenship: Teaching Strategies and Practice from the field, released by Rowman & Littlefield in July 2019.

POSTPONED - Workshop for CLRC Member Libraries: Free Money for Medical Information
2020-04-23 10:30 - 12:00 | CLRC, 5710 Commons Park Drive, East Syracuse, NY, 13057, United States
Do you fill medical ILL requests for your patrons or students?
Do you need access to a medical resources databases?
Did you know you can be reimbursed for your document delivery costs?
The New York State Library Division of Library Development (DLD) provides funding for medical and consumer health information costs. CLRC coordinates and administers these funds to member libraries for reimbursement of document delivery costs, among others.
In this workshop, participants will:
* learn about the NYS Medical Information Services Program (MISP)
* learn how to be reimbursed for accepted ILL expenses
* learn ways to easily pull medical request reports (WorldShare ILL, ILLiad, EFTS)
* how to evaluate reports and invoices for eligibility
* NOTE: Bring your current or outstanding reports to make a submission at the workshop
This program can benefit:
* Libraries with low ILL volume – get this program on your radar and create a schedule to check for medical ILL requests. Get tips to make the processing easier for someone who might have multiple roles.
* Libraries with high ILL volume – get tips and tricks to make review and submissions a manageable process. Learn how to create a schedule to keep the streamline the amount of requests to review.
* Libraries looking to increase ILL volume – advertise ILL services with health programming and let this funding allow your ILL policies to expand.
* Any library that needs some extra money for something they already do.
About the presenters:
Anna Dobkowski, Resource Sharing and Outreach Coordinator at CLRC, will give an overview of the program, the guidelines and reimbursement procedures.
Stephanie Helsher, Resource Sharing Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at SUNY Upstate Medical University, will demonstrate how she creates a monthly list for reimbursement.
Miki DeLaFleur, Resource Sharing & Reserves Coordinator at Utica College, will demonstrate her procedures for semi-annual reimbursement.
This workshop is sponsored by the CLRC Resource Sharing Special Interest Group (RS SIG)

LA SIG: Library Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Meet – Online via Zoom
2020-04-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
