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NNYLN Webinar: Hello Researcher! Your Concierge Guide to Professional Databases
2023-09-21 10:00 - 11:15 (America/New_York) | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
September continuing education programming is here! Join 9/21 at 10am your regional services librarian for a guided walkthrough of how to access and utilize a full galaxy of research resources available to you with your NNYLN membership. Career and professional tools to help you build evidence-based practices, experiment with methodologies, or just do some research for art’s sake. Menu includes Informed Librarian Online, Tech Talk, EBSCO OmniFile, NewsBank, The Watertown Daily Times, and your curiosity.

CDLC Workshop: Copyright without Tears
2023-09-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Capital District Library Council, 800 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY, 12110, United States
Attorney Paul C. Rapp will provide a quick and entertaining overview of what copyright law is and what it isn’t, with a look at current developments and issues arising from technology, in particular artificial intelligence.
The lecture will be followed by Q&A.
This promises to be a lively in-person event.
About the Speaker
Paul C. Rapp is an attorney based in Kingston, New York, and licensed in both New York and Massachusetts. He specializes in intellectual property law, including copyright, trademark, internet, and art and entertainment matters. He has taught at Albany Law School, Western New England College School of Law, and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and has served as a panelist on The Copyright Forum on WAMC’s Vox Pop. He also is a professional musician and played for many years in the Albany-based band Blotto, which was inducted into the Eddies Music Hall of Fame in 2020.

LILRC Webinar: Invincible, Fathers & Mothers of Black America
2023-09-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC as we welcome author Wade Hudson to discuss his new book, Invincible, Fathers & Mothers of Black America (Calkins Creek, September 12, 2023).
This lyrical picture book explores the birth of Black America, focusing on the little-known men and women who fought for justice and for an America where freedom truly rang for all.
We’re familiar with the founding fathers of white America, but who are the founding fathers (and mothers!) of Black America? In a poetic narrative of the origins of Black America, acclaimed Black author and publisher Wade Hudson teaches us about the little-known men and women who had a profound effect on the history of the nation. Black America was built by brave pioneers—men and women taken from Africa, who suffered and struggled to build a country, a culture, and institutions. Emphasizing that freedom didn’t ring for all when the United States gained its independence from Great Britain, Hudson shows the slow process by which Black Americans fought for justice over the course of many generations. Ending with a call to consciousness and to action, Invincible is a powerful, informative, and inspiring account of a history that deserves to be better known.
PRAISE FOR INVINCIBLE, FATHERS & MOTHERS OF BLACK AMERICA
“With admiration and unflinching detail, the author explores the early years of Black America…Hudson’s text is lyrical and lively, and the unique focus on the early years of creating what is now known as Black America results in a welcome addition to children’s bookshelves…A solid offering affirming Black American identity.” —Kirkus Reviews
“In straightforward prose laced with reverence and pride, Hudson offers the reader this ode, this manifesto, that celebrates the forefathers and foremothers of Black America, honoring all that has been and all that is to come. A must-have addition to every library.” —Renée Watson, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
‘Wade Hudson has plumbed the past to present a pantheon of African American pioneers, and he has restored them to their rightful place among our country’s founding fathers and mothers. Now, Black children will know the greatness of their ancestors who fought for freedom and overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. And all children will be introduced to overlooked activists and achievers who helped shape this nation and its values.”—Carole Boston Weatherford, Coretta Scott King Award winner, author of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
ABOUT WADE HUDSON
Wade Hudson is an author, a publisher, and the president and CEO of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publisher of books for children and young adults. He has published over thirty books, including the anthologies We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, which received four starred reviews; The Talk, which earned four starred reviews and was a New York Times Best Book of the Year; and Recognize: Black Lives Matter. These powerful collections were co-edited with his wife, Cheryl Willis Hudson. He also authored the middle grade memoir Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South, winner of the Malka Penn award.
Registration is Required

Webinar: Serving the Neurodiverse Library User - Tips for Effective Interactions and Designing Inclusive Library Spaces, Services, and Programming
2023-09-19 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
Neurodiversity acknowledges and celebrates learning and thinking differences in individuals. While neurodiversity is often associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there are a broad range of neurodevelopmental issues that encompass neurodiversity such as ADHD, learning disorders, and sensory processing disorder. This webinar will provide librarians with a greater understanding of neurodiversity as well as suggestions for communicating more effectively and addressing possible challenging behaviors. Librarians will also learn strategies to make library spaces more accessible and design programming to better serve neurodiverse patrons.
About the Presenter:
Dawn Behrend is an Instruction and Outreach Librarian at Lenoir-Rhyne University. She holds a B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Library Science. Ms. Behrend has worked for over 20 years in North Carolina as a Licensed Psychological Associate in addition to her career as an academic librarian and continues to work part-time in private practice. She is the author of the chapter, “Distinguishing Depression from Burnout: Implications for Impactful Interventions for Long-Term Improvement”, in Academic Librarian Burnout: Causes and Responses. Ms. Behrend provides workshops, courses, and invited talks on issues related to mental health and neurodiversity in libraries and self-care for librarians. Ms. Behrend is currently serving as the Vice President/President-Elect of the North Carolina Library Association. She is also active with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) for which she has served on a number of committees.
Live captioning will be provided.
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.
All Attendees are expected to follow CLRC’s Code of Conduct

LILRC Webinar: Sew Sisters - The Untold Story of NASA Seamstresses
2023-09-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC as we welcome Jean Wright to discuss her career as a NASA Aerospace Composite Tech, also known as a NASA seamstress.
Jean worked with the United Space Alliance at the Thermal Protection System Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. One of 18 seamstresses in this critical role, Jean and her co-workers dubbed their group “The Sew Sisters,” using machines and hand stitching to build, create and repair thermal protection flight hardware and parachutes. Wright would go on to work on the Endeavor, Atlantis and Discovery space shuttle missions. She also worked on test parachutes and aft-skirt blankets for the Orion spacecraft.
Now retired, Jean remains involved with NASA as a Docent for the Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center. She is a member of NASA’s Speakers Bureau, representing the organization at civic, professional, educational and public events. She has been a keynote speaker at the MQX Quilt Festival in 2018, Women’s History Month at KSCVC in 2018, Family Day at the Udvar-Hazy National Air & Space Museum in 2016, the International Quilt Festival with Astronaut Karen Nyberg and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. One of her life’s biggest thrills was being asked by Mark Armstrong to cut and prepare for auction, pieces of historic muslin fabric from the Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer that his father, Neil Armstrong, carried to the moon aboard the Apollo 11 Lunar Module.
A hardcover picture book about Jean’s life is being published this fall. Entitled Sew Sister:The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses (Tilbury House Publishers October 3, 2023), it is written by Elise Matich and is the first in a series of picture book biographies by the author that explore the lives of figures who have been overlooked or overshadowed in their fields.
This program is being presented in cooperation with NASA’s Solar System Ambassador program. For more information on the program, visit Events | Solar System Ambassadors – NASA Solar System Exploration.
Registration is Required

CLRC Open Forums
2023-09-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
We’re relaunching our Tuesdays at Ten meetings as CLRC Open Forums. Each month we’ll have an initial topic for discussion, then let the conversation flow from there. These open forums are informal and open to everyone—we look forward to seeing you on Zoom!
September Topic: Workplace Culture
The culture and environment of a workplace have an impact no matter what your role at an organization. A positive culture can help with morale and overall well-being. Let’s chat about what makes for a positive workplace culture and how to promote one at your organization.

LILRC Webinar: The Promise - A Picture Book about Jewish and Muslic Friends
2023-09-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC as we welcome Bridget Hodder, co-author of The Promise (Kar-Ben Sept. 5, 2023), co-authored by Fawzia Gilani-Williams and Illustrated by Cinzia Battistel.
A garden is a prayer. It is also a promise. In a Moroccan village, a Jewish boy and a Muslim boy are best friends. Jacob and Hassan play together every day in the cool shade of Jacob’s family garden. They take care of the garden together, watching the roses and the orange trees grow tall. When news of terrible things happening to Jews in Europe reaches their little village, Jacob’s family must leave Morocco. Hassan promises to care for their beloved garden. “While the garden lives, our friendship will never die,” Jacob says. Years pass until, one day, the prayer of the garden is answered. Inspired by a true story.
Bridget Hodder began her career as an Aztec archaeologist, translating ancient stories. Then she realized she had her own tales to tell. She is Sephardic, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, and a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, UCLA and Vanderbilt University.
She is also the author of the middle grade fairy tale The Rat Prince (Macmillan/FSG), and co-author of the Kirkus-starred interfaith MG fantasy The Button Box, with Fawzia Gilani-Williams (Lerner Books/Kar-Ben). Bridget’s books have received awards and recognition from Kirkus, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, the International Literacy Association, the Mythopoeic Society, Book Riot, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other organizations.
Registration is Required

WNYLRC Webinar: 3D Printing for Libraries
2023-09-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
3D Printing is common as a hobby and increasingly is found in library Makerspaces. However, using a 3D printer successfully requires knowledge and experience which are often harder to come by than the equipment itself. This course is designed to fix that!
Starting from the very basics of What Is 3D Printing? through coverage of essential skills to make sure your patrons’ prints don’t fail, we’re here to make sure that you’re confident and able to operate and troubleshoot a 3D printer as well as prepare prints for patrons. We’ll cover basic types of printers, the fundamentals of preparing prints and operating the software required and end up covering some advanced concepts like different material types or cutting-edge printing technologies. No experience is required, just a desire to learn and a willingness to explore, experiment, and ask questions!
This one-hour webinar is Part 1 of a series of trainings focusing on Makerspace technologies. Stay tuned for workshops on advanced printing and modeling, as well as audio production and recording basics.

LILRC Webinar: Exploring Jewish Genealogy with the Museum of Jewish Heritage, JewishGen, and JLTV
2023-09-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC as we welcome Jack Kliger, President and CEO of The Museum of Jewish Heritage, Avraham Groll, Executive Director of JewishGen, and Brad Pomerance, Host and Executive Vice President, Jewish Life Television (JLTV) to learn about a new partnership.
Using the digital resources of JewishGen, the historical resources of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and the production resources of JLTV, a new television series, Generations will unravel centuries-old family histories. This program will explore the resources available for research at MJH and JewishGen and the stories being told with them.
Generations will be anchored by Brad Pomerance, host of award-winning television programs such as Air Land & Sea on JLTV, Uncovered in the Archives on KVCR in Southern California, and formerly Local Edition on HLN. Brad has received several awards for his work from the American Psychological Association’s Society of Media Psychology, Los Angeles Press Club, Religion Communicators Council, Religion News Association (1st Place, Outstanding Religion Documentary, 2021), Society of American Archivists, and Telly Awards.
“We look forward to partnering with JewishGen and JLTV, two pillars in the Jewish community, to bring this show to life. We hope this new series will provide moments of discovery to those we feature, and to broader audiences, where they will learn more about their ancestry and how to access the resources available. To better know who we are, we need to know where we came from. These personal stories will also provide opportunities to learn about many important moments and movements in Jewish history.” Jack Kliger, President and CEO of The Museum of Jewish Heritage.
“Helping people retrace their family history and strengthening their sense of Jewish identity aligns perfectly with JewishGen’s mission of being the global home for Jewish genealogy. This partnership is an ideal path to learn, to discover, and to grow, all while demonstrating how people can utilize our unique collection of records, and unparalleled historical and community focused resources on their own. It will demonstrate that Jewish Genealogy is accessible for anyone with a desire to gain a deeper understanding of their Jewish roots, no matter their level of familiarity or expertise.” Avraham Groll, Executive Director of JewishGen.
About JLTV
Jewish Life Television (JLTV) is North America’s premier 24-7, Jewish-themed, English language television network. JLTV provides high-quality, Jewish-inspired programming for audiences of all faiths who share an interest in the Jewish experience in North America, Israel, and around the entire world. JLTV is available in nearly 50 million homes through the largest video providers in North America, including Bell Fibe, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirectTV, and more. Over four million households watch JLTV every month. For more information, visit https://www.jltv.tv.
About JewishGen
JewishGen was founded in 1987 and serves as the global home for Jewish genealogy. Featuring unparalleled access to more than 30 million records, it offers unique search tools, along with opportunities for researchers to connect with others who share similar interests. There is no charge to access JewishGen’s resources. JewishGen is an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. For more information, visit www.jewishgen.org.
About the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is committed to the crucial mission of educating diverse visitors and community members about Jewish life and heritage before, during, and after the Holocaust. The third-largest Holocaust museum in the world, the Museum of Jewish Heritage anchors the southernmost tip of Manhattan, completing the cultural and educational landscape it shares with the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The Museum of Jewish Heritage maintains a Collection of almost 40,000 artifacts, photographs, documentary films, and survivor testimonies.
Registration is Required

LILRC Webinar: Girls Who Code - Cost-Free Library Curriculum and Programs
2023-09-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Computer science skills are some of the most sought-after and highest-paying in the US job market, with demand growing 3X the national average. In 1995, 37% of computer scientists were women. Today, only 24% of computer scientists are women. Attrition for CS interest in girls is heightened between the ages of 13 and 17.
This is where Girls Who Code steps in: We are on track to close the gender gap in technology by 2030. We have reached over 500 million people, served over 500,000 girls through our programming, and 50% of our participants are from historically underrepresented groups.
During this presentation, we will provide an overview of Girls Who Code’s educational philosophy and impact, and introduce our free Clubs Program. We’ll engage participants in a deep dive into the Clubs experience with Girls Who Code. We’ll discuss the ways that we can directly support communities in growing their clubs, building their networks, and engaging with students at all levels of coding. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how to incorporate our curriculum into their communities.
Presented by: Michaela Burger, Senior Associate, Community Partnerships & Outreach, Girls Who Code

LILRC Webinar: Workplace Productivity Skills - Presentation Software
2023-08-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Using PowerPoint, attendees will learn the basics of using presentation software including creating individual slides, adding text and graphic images, creating transitions, and running presentations. Other presentations applications may also be included such as Google Slides and Prezi.
Presented by Albert Tablante, MLS, MALET.
Registration is Required

LILRC Webinar: Pandit Dasa - Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind
2023-08-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Written by a monk-turned-leadership-guru, Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind offers unique insight on how you can focus your mind, become more resilient, respond better to conflict, and build stronger professional (and personal) relationships. It’s all possible when you begin to understand how your mind works and take control of this complicated mechanism. This book will show you how to identify and close the “apps” that are constantly running in your own mind, so you can eliminate distractions and find greater peace and productivity in your daily life.
In this book, you’ll find specific meditation processes and actions you can take to help you succeed as you begin or continue your journey. Through presentations and talks across the country, Author Pandit Dasa has offered his wisdom on applying mindfulness in the workplace. In this book, he shares his wisdom with you, revealing that, no matter what your external circumstances or environment, you can find the time and space to reflect and unlock the benefits of mindfulness.

Reduce stress and anxiety by eliminating unnecessary distractions and closing unused “apps” in your mind
Harness the principles of forgiveness, patience, compassion, and selflessness to improve work-life balance and mental health for yourself and your employees
Break through the stigma surrounding mental health concerns and identify the obstacles that are keeping you from happiness and fulfilment
Complete reflection questions and exercises to develop a deeper awareness of how your mind works―and what you can do to improve it

Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind is for anyone who is looking for a solution to the constant feelings overwhelm, distraction, and anxiety that plague us in today’s fast-paced, media-saturated world. Teach your brain how to block out the noise and find focus, and observe the radical transformation that mindfulness can make in your life.
Registration is Required

LILRC Webinar: Departures and Arrivals - Succession Planning for Libraries
2023-08-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Libraries are like airports with continual arrivals and departures of key staff. In order to have takeoffs and landings go smoothly, directors and trustees need to prepare for the departure of a director in times of crisis and otherwise by creating a succession plan. After covering what the current director and board must put in place prior to the landing of a new director, learn how to prepare for the arrival of a new director and the role of trustees in successfully onboarding a new director and gain strategies for how to transition the new director. Attendees will receive a flight plan and onboarding checklist for new library directors and a sample succession plan for a little light reading during your flight.
Presenters:
Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public Library, after having served as Director at the New Lenox Public Library and in various library positions in the Chicagoland area for over 20 years. In her 11 years as a library director, Kate has been in leadership positions in state and national library groups including the American Library Association, Illinois Library Association, and Reaching Across Illinois Library System. She has served on the committee and chaired Director’s University, an intensive training for new Illinois Public Library Directors. Kate is the recipient of the 2021 Illinois Library Association Librarian of the Year Award and has just launched Illinois Libraries Present, a new statewide joint programming cooperative.
Kathy Parker was the director of the Glenwood-Lynwood (IL) Public Library District from 2002-2018 after serving as Assistant Director at the Harvey (IL) Public Library. She has worked in public and private libraries for over 40 years in nearly every department and co-founded Director’s University. She has served on numerous state committees including the Illinois Library Association and has served as library trustee for her local library and the regional library system, Reaching Across Illinois Library System. She was the 2016 recipient of American Library Associations Trustee Citation award. After retiring in 2018, Kathy launched the kathyparker consulting firm which provides training to trustees and new directors.
Registration is Required

NNYLN Webinar: A Reintroduction to NYS Historic Newspapers
2023-08-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This early access session will provide a tour of the soon to relaunch NYS Historic Newspapers web site. We’ll look at the new searching interface including boolean searching and faceting. We’ll explore the new ways to browse the collection!

LILRC Webinar: Partners in Science
2023-08-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC as we welcome Patricia Garvey, Library & Publications Manager at Brookhaven National Laboratory to speak about “Partners in Science,” an annual program for local high school students. The BNL Research Library co-sponsors this program with the Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System to encourage scholarship in science and math through the use of reference and research materials not readily available in school or public library collections. In the daylong program students are introduced to research activities at BNL, listen to lectures by scientists, and learn the latest techniques for searching literature from the librarians.
This program is being presented in cooperation with NASA’s Solar System Ambassador program. For more information on the program, visit Events | Solar System Ambassadors – NASA Solar System Exploration.
Registration is Required

CLRC's Sustainability SIG Meetings
2023-08-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join us for a meeting of CLRC’s Sustainability Special Interest Group!
We meet every other month on the second Friday at 10 a.m.
This group meets to discuss how best to reach our community to convey a sense of urgency regarding the state of our planet. Our focus is on the three pillars of sustainability: sustainable practices are environmentally sound, socially equitable, and economically feasible.
At our August 11 meeting, we’ll be hearing from Lauren Darcy! Lauren Darcy is an environmental Planner at the CNY Regional Planning Board. One of her many roles is facilitating the CNY Stormwater Coalition which is a cooperative effort by Syracuse Area municipalities to prevent stormwater pollution and meet NYS requirements. An important part of this effort is public education and creating opportunities for public involvement in managing the stormwater problem. Everyone has a role to play, Lauren will provide background on local stormwater challenges and some ways libraries can get involved in the solutions.

Meeting ID: 885 7044 8340
All CLRC events are open to CLRC members and members of the Empire State Library Network.
All attendees are expected to follow CLRC’s Code of Conduct.

LILRC Webinar: Coffee+Conversation - Social Media Librarians Virtual Meetup
2023-08-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join your fellow social media librarians for our next virtual meet up. We will have an open conversation about new and ongoing challenges.
All are welcome!
Registration is Required

RRLC Event: Sign Language for Library Staff
2023-08-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Rochester Regional Library Council, 3445 Winton Place, Suite 204, Rochester, NY, 14623
Event Description:
*This is an in-person workshop in Rochester NY*
This workshop will introduce library and cultural heritage staff to visual communication and basic library related sign language. Participants will learn a variety of things including: basic tips in communicating with Deaf patrons, simple signs related to the library, strategies to make your library more Deaf friendly and resources to help participants continue their sign language and Deaf culture education. The workshop includes group instruction, demonstrations, and activities.
Through this interactive workshop, participants will:
Understand the nuances of communicating visually
Recall methods to make a library more Deaf/HH friendly
Recognize and practice basic sign language vocabulary words
Presenter: Miranda Stefano is a librarian, technologist, and bibliophile. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland iSchool and RIT School of Print Media. She enjoys sharing knowledge with others and is always looking for new opportunities to do so. Her passions are information literacy, primary sources, technology, and sign language.
Free to RRLC & ESLN Members. This is an in-person workshop.
All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for 3 hours of CE credit.
We are committed to offering inclusive, diverse, and equitable services to all of our members. To request specific accommodations, please contact RRLC at least five business days ahead of the program you’d like accommodations for.
RRLC Registration & Program Attendance Policies
If you have any questions, please contact Tina Broomfield.
If the class reaches capacity and you are still interested in attending, please reach out to join the waiting list.

Webinar: Embodying DEI and Cultural Humility in Workplace Wellness
2023-08-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
In the last three years, we’ve experienced and witnessed the need for organizations that center their employee’s well-being and how vital diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural humility are to our wellness and work. In Fostering Wellness in the Workplace, I stated, “No matter where you work, you have a right to a physically and emotionally healthy and supportive workplace” (p. 48). During the course of this webinar, I will delve into how diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural humility are essential to workplace wellness, along with strategies and resources. You will gain:

An overview of cultural humility and connections to wellness.
Critical concepts related to barriers and challenges.
Questions to help you assess your wellness needs.

Presenter Bio:
Twanna Hodge is a Ph.D. student in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. She holds a BA in Humanities from the University of the Virgin Islands and a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington. Her previous position was the diversity, equity, and inclusion librarian at the University of Florida. Her research interests include the mental health literacy and mental health information-seeking behavior and needs of BIPOC Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museum (GLAM) employees and LIS students; mental health literacy and mental health information-seeking behavior of Afro-Caribbean immigrants; cultural humility in LIS education and librarianship; Afro-Caribbean students and professional experiences in LIS and the retention of Black students in LIS programs. She is a 2013 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholar, a 2018 ALA Emerging Leader, and a 2022 ALA Spectrum Doctoral Fellow.
Live captioning will be provided.
This webinar will be recorded and a recording will be shared with all registrants afterward.

**All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for one contact hour.**
All CLRC events are open to CLRC members and members of the Empire State Library Network.
All Attendees are expected to follow CLRC’s Code of Conduct

LILRC Webinar: I Kick and I Fly - Ruchira Gupta on Human Trafficking
2023-08-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC as we welcome author Ruchira Gupta for a moderated conversation about her Young Adult novel, I Kick and I Fly (Scholastic, 2023), a story of the human trafficking of young girls.
In I Kick and I Fly, Ruchira Gupta has given young readers an irresistible story, and also one that could save lives. This book is a gift.” — Gloria Steinem
“Any work from Ruchira Gupta is sure to further the cause of liberating women, especially, and in this novel, girls. It takes a strong belief in us, and especially in our young ones, to persevere as she does in both art and politics. The absolute belief that if the heart is moved, so might be the positive activities for justice and freedom of the mind.” — Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple
“I Kick and I Fly is a powerhouse of a debut. Ruchira Gupta has crafted a page-turner of a read, stepped in place and full of indelible characters, managing to be at once propulsive and enlightening, infuriating and inspiring. But maybe most important, Heera’s story is a beacon of hope to a generation of young people trying to transform an unjust world.” — Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay and We Are Inevitable
Ruchira Gupta is an Emmy winning journalist and founder of the anti sex trafficking NGO, Apne Aap that helps women and girls exit systems of prostitution. I Kick and I Fly is her debut fiction novel.
Ruchira has been given the French Ordre National du Mérite, Clinton Global Citizen Award, and the UN NGO CSW Woman of Distinction among other honors for her contribution to the establishment of the UN Trafficking Fund for Survivors, the passage of the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act and her grassroots activism with Apne Aap. She holds a Doctor of Humane Letters from Smith College. Ruchira has worked for the United Nations in Nepal, Thailand, Kosovo, Iran, and USA. She teaches occasionally as a visiting professor at New York University. She divides her time between New York and Forbesganj, her childhood home in the foothills of the Himalayas, where she paints her mother’s garden.
www.ruchiragupta.com
Registration is Required

LILRC Webinar: The Culturally Competent Manager - Leadership and Teambuilding Skillsets
2023-08-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In our diverse and multi-cultural workplace, it is essential that we have the necessary skill sets to responsibly manage, lead, and work collaboratively with others. This workshop will provide participants with the tools to be both a transformational leader and a team player with a focus on diversity, inclusiveness, sensitivity and the role of being culturally aware.
Presented by Prof. Joshua E. Bienstock, JD., LLM., Associate Professor of Business Law, New York Institute of Technology, School of Management.
Registration is Required

SENYLRC Webinar: AI in Education and Libraries: Taking Privacy, Security, and Equity into Account
2023-07-28 11:00 - 12:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
About the webinar:
Everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning lately. In the valley between “AI is going to destroy life as we know it” and “AI is going to revolutionize our lives” lies the fact that the future isn’t yet written, and these tools will only be as good as we let them be.
This technology is now widely available to the public and professionals alike, and it’s time to understand how it works and how it is marketed to us. That way, we can make educated choices about using AI in the classroom, at work, and in the library. In this moderated panel discussion, you will hear from educators in the field who are approaching AI technology through the lens of privacy, security, equity, and intellectual freedom.
All attendees will receive a certificate for CE Credit.
The webinar will be recorded and a link will be sent to registrants when it is ready.

LILRC Webinar: Elizabeth Castellano - Save What's Left
2023-07-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC when we welcome author Elizabeth Castellano to discuss her debut novel, Save What’s Left (Anchor, 2023), which takes place in a beach town on Long Island!
An outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, only to find herself in an all-out war with her neighbors.
When Kathleen Deane’s husband, Tom, tells her he’s no longer happy with his life and their marriage, Kathleen is confused. They live in Kansas. They’ve been married thirty years. Who said anything about being happy? But with Tom off finding himself, Kathleen starts to think about what she wants. And her thoughts lead her to a small beach community on the east coast, a town called Whitbey that has always looked lovely in the Christmas letters her childhood friend Josie sends every year.
It turns out, though, that life in Whitbey is nothing like Josie’s letters. Kathleen’s new neighbor, Rosemary, is cantankerous, and the town’s supervisor won’t return Kathleen’s emails, but worst of all is the Sugar Cube, the monstrosity masquerading as a holiday home that Kathleen’s absentee neighbors are building next door to her quaint (read: tiny) cottage. As Kathleen gets more and more involved in the fight against the Sugar Cube and town politics overall, she realizes that Whitbey may not be a fairytale, but it just might be exactly what she needed.
Save What’s Left can best be described as the “un-beach read.” It pulls back the curtain on life in a beach town, revealing the true cost of a pretty view. Told from the candid and irreverent perspective of a newcomer turned local, this is a story of forgiveness, fortitude, and second chances.
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METRO Webinar: Understanding And Sharing The Implications Of Artificial Intelligence With Learners Of All Levels
2023-07-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
No doubt you’ve heard of artificial intelligence (AI). Perhaps you’ve even mulled over the implications of these new technologies on teaching, learning, and even our social lives. In this webinar, Julia Stoyanovich, director of the Center for Responsible AI (R/AI) at NYU Tandon, will discuss how we might democratize the process of understanding how AI can and should be created, utilized, and regulated. We will also learn how to make the behind-the-scenes aspects of AI legible and understandable to all learners.

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LILRC Webinar: A Sky Full of Poems
2023-07-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC as we welcome science writer Dava Sobel to talk about the intersection of poetry and science.
Dava Sobel, a former New York Times science reporter, is the author of Longitude (Walker 1995 and 2005, Penguin 1996), Galileo’s Daughter (Walker 1999 and 2011, Penguin 2000), The Planets (Viking 2005, Penguin 2006), A More Perfect Heaven (Walker / Bloomsbury 2011 and 2012), And the Sun Stood Still (Bloomsbury, 2016) and The Glass Universe (Viking, 2016). She has also co-authored six books, including Is Anyone Out There? with astronomer Frank Drake. A longtime science contributor to Harvard Magazine, Audubon, Discover, Life, Omni, and The New Yorker, she wrote about leap seconds and the transit of Venus for the on-line Aeon.
Ms. Sobel received the 2001 Individual Public Service Award from the National Science Board “for fostering awareness of science and technology among broad segments of the general public.” Also in 2001, the Boston Museum of Science gave her its prestigious Bradford Washburn Award for her “outstanding contribution toward public understanding of science, appreciation of its fascination, and the vital roles it plays in all our lives.” She currently edits “Meter,” the monthly poetry column in Scientific American.
This program is being presented in cooperation with NASA’s Solar System Ambassador program. For more information on the program, visit Events | Solar System Ambassadors – NASA Solar System Exploration. Dava Sobel has been a Solar System Ambassador since 2004.
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METRO Webinar: Finding Work Outside of Libraries - A Panel Discussion
2023-07-20 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
We at METRO believe firmly in the value of libraries and archives as institutions that provide conscientious and meaningful services to members of our communities. Libraries can and do change lives. That said, working in the profession can be a difficult proposition for many, and for a lot of different reasons.
Join us for a panel discussion with library workers who found positions in other industries. We will be joined by Miraida Morales, Dana Munsch, Andy Steinitz, and Katie Wolf for a conversation about how they knew they needed to look to other industries for their next steps and how they made these changes happen.

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NNYLN Event: Community Outdoors! Paul Smith's College VIC ecology tour
2023-07-17 10:00 - 15:30 | Paul Smith’s College, 7777 NY-30, Paul Smiths, NY, 12970, United States
Event Description:
This is an IRL/in person event, with easy walking along groomed trails and boardwalks expected. Lunch and reflection time will be in the Joan Weill Adirondack Library at Paul Smith’s College.
Come explore the bog life at Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center with this environmental education professional development opportunity for our members: librarians, archivists, and museum culture workers in Northern New York. Learn about and reflect on the natural environment where we live, enjoy time with colleagues exploring connections with each other, and with our ecological communities.
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METRO Webinar: ChatGPT And Other AI Tools Impacting Academic And Research Libraries - Questions to Consider
2023-07-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Heard of ChatGPT? Not sure what to make of it? In this interactive session, Ray Pun and Dr. Leo S. Lo will highlight how AI tools have already been embedded in libraries long before the arrival of ChatGPT in November 2022. This webinar offers a critical perspective on the issues that will start occurring from the use of such technologies.

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Second Tuesday at Ten!
2023-07-11 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 second 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 monthly online Zoom meeting every second Tuesday. Call in to say hi, ask questions, provide updates, and talk to your fellow library people!
Join URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87256143578
For those joining by phone: 1-646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 872 5614 3578

METRO Webinar: The Business Of Publishing - Designing A Workshop For Professional-Level Graduate Students
2023-07-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Do you work with students who would like to publish? Three librarians who developed a 90-minute workshop to strengthen students’ knowledge and confidence in finding publishing platforms for their work will share examples of those activities in this workshop, and then examine the results of their assessment from participants. Join us to learn how to conduct a version of this workshop at your home institutions.
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