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

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

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

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

CLRC LA SIG: Library Assistants and Support Staff
2020-05-29 13:00 - 14:00
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.

Webinar: Messages I Learned - Coping with the Unknown
2020-05-27 13:00 - 14:00
Webinar Description:

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

About the Presenter:

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

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

Tuesdays at Ten
2020-05-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-05-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-05-12 10:00 - 11:00
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

CLRC LA SIG Meet Up
2020-05-21 15:00 - 16:00

LILRC Webinar: Data Communities - Understanding Data Sharing in the Health Sciences
2020-05-21 13:00 - 14:30
This webinar will introduce participants to the concept of a “data community,” a fluid and informal network of researchers who share and reuse a certain type of data across institutional boundaries. The health sciences have a long tradition of building data communities, and effective data sharing is now more important than ever as researchers race to combat COVID-19. Drawing on Ithaka S+R research, this webinar will explore what data communities are, why they matter, and how health science librarians can best support them.
The webinar will run for 1 hour 30 minutes. The first hour will be an interactive presentation on data communities in the context of health science research. In the final half hour, participants will have the option to join one of two breakout rooms to engage in a focused discussion of the practical implications of data communities for their work. The breakout room topics will be:
OUTREACH: How can health science librarians identify which data communities researchers on their campuses belong to (or could belong to)?
SUPPORT: How can health science librarians practically support cross-institutional data communities?
About the Presenters:
Danielle Cooper, Manager, Collaborations and Research, Ithaka S+R
Danielle Cooper is the manager of collaborations and research at Ithaka S+R, where she oversees a team exploring how information practices are evolving in higher education and cultural organizations. Her team specializes in creating large-scale cohort-based projects and working with underrepresented and under-resourced academic communities, including Indigenous Studies scholars, community colleges, and currently incarcerated learners. She is a passionate applied researcher and has trained hundreds of librarians to collaborate on Ithaka S+R projects.
Prior to joining Ithaka S+R Danielle worked as a librarian at Ryerson University and George Brown College while pursuing her doctoral studies at York University. Her dissertation is entitled “Personal Touches, Public Legacies: An Ethnography of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Libraries and Archives.”
Rebecca Springer, Analyst, Ithaka S+R
Rebecca Springer is a qualitative analyst with Ithaka S+R’s Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums program, where she draws on her research and teaching experience to develop and communicate scholar-centric insights into information technologies. She is particularly focused on analyzing findings from Ithaka S+R’s Research Support Services and Teaching Support Services programs. Prior to joining Ithaka S+R, Rebecca was an adjunct lecturer at Oriel College, Oxford, where she taught medieval history and historical methods. She has also worked at Yale’s Beinecke Library and the National Archives in Seattle. Rebecca holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge, and a doctoral degree from the University of Oxford, all in history. Her dissertation developed a new conceptual framework for analyzing the religious experiences of medieval peasants.

METRO Webinar: Sharing Memories - Oral History Projects During COVID-19
2020-05-20 16:00 - 17:00
With facets of our everyday life constantly shifting, it is critical to document our feelings, thoughts, and experiences as we navigate through this pandemic. Despite the challenging times we’re facing, institutions and community organizations continue to collect recordings even when we can’t be in close proximity with one another. We admire their efforts and hope to learn from them. Please join us for a webinar on May 20th at 4:00pm for presentations about the creation and maintenance of oral history projects during COVID-19.
Panelists include Kimberly Springer (Curator of Oral Histories at Columbia University) and Meral Agish (Community Coordinator for the Queens Memory Project). This session will be moderated by Traci Mark (METRO Library Council).

Webinar: Saving and Planning for the Future
2020-05-20 11:00 - 12:00
We know these are uncertain times and library staff across the state are having to balance their work and personal lives in new and interesting ways. In this webinar we are focusing on things you can do in your personal life to hopefully ease some of that stress.
About the Webinar:
This webinar will teach participants how taking small steps and developing a regular and continual pattern of savings can lead to greater long-term financial stability and preparedness. We’ll explore questions around how much to save, what tricks are recommended to maintain saving, and how giving your money purpose will change your savings “game”.
About the Presenter:
Aerik J Radley M.S., CUDE, CCUFC – Director of Education Marketing
Aerik Radley holds a Bachelors from Le Moyne College and a Masters in Marketing Research and Analytics from Southern New Hampshire University. He became a Credit Union Development Educator in 2013 and a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor in 2015. Radley has been developing educational programming for almost 10 years of his career, with a focus on youth and family financial education and literacy. A native of Central New York, Radley actively volunteers both professionally and personally in the community, as well as being an active member of the Syracuse Highland Pipe Band.

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

CDLC Webinar: Meditation Practice for Resiliency and Well-Being
2020-05-20 10:00 - 11:00
Elissa Kane 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.

METRO Webinar: Accessibility and Social Media
2020-05-19 16:00 - 17:00
As we all work remotely, social media has become an even more important part of libraries’ outreach strategies. In this session we will discuss best practices to make your library’s social media content accessible and inclusive of people with disabilities. In addition to best practices to that apply to all social media platforms, the session will also include specific discussions of several social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and advice about how to evaluate new social media platforms for accessibility.
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.

WNYLRC Webinar: Digitization, Metadata, and CONTENTdm: Partnering to Build Your Digital Collections
2020-05-19 11:00 - 12:00
When preparing to outsource a digitization project, what exactly should you expect? What advantages does your vendor bring to the table? Which steps will you outsource, and which steps might your staff handle in-house to reduce costs? In this webinar presentation, representatives from Backstage Library Works offer a vendor perspective on preparing for digitization projects. They’ll also answer your questions. Topics of conversation will include:

Identifying your audience so you can plan to meet your users’ needs.
Organizing your collection to minimize material preparation costs from your vendor.
Leveraging a vendor’s capacity to scale up digital image production. Choosing sources of metadata and defining what information will be collected.
Working with a vendor to build your CONTENTdm collection

NNYLN Webinar: Crisis Communications for Non-Profits (2-Parts)
2020-05-19 09:30 - 11:00, 2020-05-12 13:30 - 15:00
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.

METRO Webinar: How Libraries are Updating Their Complete Count Efforts During a Pandemic
2020-05-18 16:00 - 17:00
Libraries have been hard at work for months preparing for the U.S. Census. We learned how to keep patron data safe when completing the census at our libraries, became intimately familiar with the ways in which census data affects funding throughout the states, and trained staff on how to best accomplish a complete count.
Just when we thought we’d cleared so many hurdles, library facilities closed in an effort to stop the propagation of a life-threatening virus. Panelists Jeff Behler (U.S. Census Bureau), Jay Brandon (New York Public Library), Dana Hysell-Alongi (Westchester Library System), Amy Mikel (Brooklyn Public Library), and Nayelli Valencia Turrent will share their updated approaches for working toward a complete count when everyone is staying safe from Covid-19 at home.

Webinar: Librarian Life Story - Developing Your Professional Narrative
2020-05-18 14:00 - 15:30
Webinar Description:
Librarians can use storytelling techniques to develop a professional narrative that can be used in the application, interviewing, marketing, and professional development processes. Once we know our own story and why we do what we do, we are better prepared to create a road map to further develop our careers and, perhaps, the profession as a whole.
In this workshop, participants will:

learn the basic elements of a good story and how it applies to their professional lives.
create their own professional stories.
try out their new stories in mock applications and interviews.

About the Presenter:
Kristin Charles-Scaringi’s story … so far: Kristin is the adult and teen services librarian at the Kingston Library, part of the Mid-Hudson Library System, where she has worked for almost eight years. Prior to becoming a librarian, Kristin was a journalist and public relations writer/editor. She loves to find ways to incorporate storytelling elements into her professional life as a librarian.

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

LILRC Webinar: Virtual Meetup - Scratch Coding 101
2020-05-15 14:00 - 15:30
Learn the basics of Scratch coding, what you can do with it, program ideas, age groups of interest (It is for all ages!), and more. In addition to going over the basics, we will also create fun Scratch scene and game to start you off on programming ideas! Scratch software runs on most computers and can be downloaded or work over the internet if you prefer.

ESLN Webinar: Know Your Rights - Copyright Hacks for Librarians and Educators
2020-05-14 14:00 - 15:30
Most people know librarians and educators have special rights under the copyright laws, but can they easily recite them? Join the league of people who can!
Presented by WNYLRC’s “Ask the Lawyer” attorney, Stephanie Adams, this 90-minute, illustrated, live and interactive session will help you learn and remember the special rights of librarians, archivists, and educators. We’ll cover the basics of copyright (what it protects), and then dive into how to use the exceptions built into the law to encourage the free flow of ideas, education, and scholarship.
Attendees will learn to rattle off the differences between Copyright Act Sections 106, 107, 108, 109 and 110–and explore the implications of those exceptions on issues like purchasing and licensing–in 90 fun and informative minutes.
To increase our interactivity during a time of isolation, attendees will have the opportunity to submit a question to be answered during this webinar during registration! In order to be considered, questions should be sent in by May 11 at 12PM.

SCLRC Webinar: Productivity 101
2020-05-14 10:00 - 11:30
Workshop Overview: Productivity. It’s important, but we often struggle with how to stay organized so that we are productive. We struggle with email, time management, and managing workloads. We want to delegate tasks, and even say “no” to some, but we struggle with the best way of doing that. In this interactive webinar, you will learn and use methods for these areas, and become more productive. Both paper and digital methods will be discussed.
Learning Objectives: After this webinar, participants will be able to:

Use effective techniques for organizing tasks across days, weeks, and months.
Adopt methods for staying on track and getting the correct tasks done, at the right time.
Create communication guidelines that will make email less burdensome, and a more effective tool.
Delegate tasks so that the responsible parties can undertake them without intervention.
Say “no” to tasks, when “no” is the correct answer.

Intended Audience: Any library staff member
Speaker: Jill Hurst-Wahl is consultant, speaker, writer, educator, and former corporate librarian. She is a professor of practice in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and the president of Hurst Associates, Ltd. She is a member of the USNY Technology Policy and Practices Council and the Onondaga County Public Library Board of Trustees. Jill has always realized that being organized is essential for productivity, and that staying organized personally and professionally is a constant struggle. Over the years, she has used different methods including sticky notes, bullet journals, Trello, to-do lists, Getting Things Done®, temporal locality, and others. She enjoys sharing what she had learned and helping others gain productivity skills.

METRO Webinar: Libraries and the Employment Crisis
2020-05-12 16:00 - 17:00
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.

LILRC Webinar: Coffee+Conversation - Social Media Librarians Virtual Meet Up
2020-05-11 15:00 - 16:00
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
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

SENYLRC Webinar: Stress Management and Self-Care
2020-05-07 14:00 - 15:30
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
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
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
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
