RRLC Webinar: Computer Ergonomics for Library Staff
2022-06-14 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join us for a webinar on computer ergonomics for library staff!
This webinar will cover:

The foundations of ergonomics
Typical symptoms and problems of poor computer ergonomics
How to create the ideal library workstation, including: chair height and back support; arms and wrist positioning for keyboard and mouse; screen height, screen distance, and viewing angle; equipment arrangement
The impacts of lighting and glare
Why and how staff should organize and vary time and tasks while working
Stretches you can incorporate into your workday (not to be considered as medical advice)

Presenter: Nellie Brown is the Director of Workplace Health and Safety Programs for the Worker Institute at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A certified industrial hygienist, biologist and chemist, Nellie earned a master’s degree in a multidisciplinary program in natural sciences and applied science from the State University of New York College at Buffalo.
Free to RRLC & ESLN Members. This webinar will be held on Zoom Webinar; registration is required.
All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for one hour of CE credit. This webinar will not be recorded.
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.

Erie Canal Museum Event: Downtown Syracuse Bike Tour
2022-06-12 12:30 - 13:30 | Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States
Join staff of the Erie Canal Museum on this recreational bike ride along the route of the Erie Canal in Syracuse, New York. Learn about the 19th century Canal in downtown Syracuse, and explore some of the city’s historic and contemporary Canal systems, including the Onondaga Creekwalk and the Inner Harbor. Meet at the Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse. Helmets are required. The bike ride is free and open to the public.
$10 donation recommended, you can reserve a space in advance here: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/bike-tour/

Erie Canal Museum Event: Bike Repair Station Workshop - Bike Repair Basics
2022-06-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States
Join the Erie Canal Museum and Mello-Velo Bike Shop & Café outside the Museum’s front entrance to learn the basics of how to use its new bike repair station. Learn how to patch a flat tire, adjust brakes, and perform other basic maintenance functions. These workshops are totally free and open to the public. This workshop will use samples bikes brought from Mello-Velo. You can also join the Museum for a free guided cycling tour of Syracuse that begins immediately afterwards at 12:30PM.

CLRC's Sustainability SIG Meetings
2022-06-10 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.

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.

SCRLC Webinar: Library Accessibility Audits
2022-06-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Description: Lynn, Jeff, Kate (and service dog Gem) visited five libraries in the SCRLC region to conduct accessibility audits. They will share an overview of the audit process and some of their top findings and recommendations for each library.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn more about the accessibility audit process
Gain ideas for things you can implement quickly to make your library more accessible and inclusive
Think long-term about library accessibility construction projects

Presenters:
Lynn Gitlow, Ph.D., OTR/L, ATP is an adjunct associate professor of occupational therapy at Ithaca College. Dr. Gitlow has been an Occupational Therapist (OT) for over 30 years, specializing in the areas of environmental intervention and assistive technology. She is also certified by RESNA as an assistive technology practitioner (ATP). Her research has focused on use, outcomes and barriers to AT use. Dr. Gitlow has published her research in peer reviewed journals. Additionally, she has presented at local, national and international conferences on the topic of assistive technology, everyday technology and environmental interventions as an occupational therapy interventions.
Jeff Boles has been with Finger Lakes Independence Center for over 20 years. He uses his personal and professional experience to help people with disabilities achieve their goals, both individually and through group presentations. Jeff is a strong advocate for disability rights. He serves on the Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee of Tompkins County, advocates for the inclusion of adults and youth with disabilities in all community recreational activities, and assists with statewide systems advocacy which forwards awareness and action on disability relevant legislation. Jeff has facilitated numerous Living Well with a Disability programs at FLIC and strives to help others with disabilities live a healthy lifestyle. Jeff is well known in Tompkins County not only for his work at FLIC but also for his work as a coach and as an umpire with the Lansing Central School District and Lansing Parks and Recreation.
Kate Hooks is a retired Baltimore city public school teacher who returned to Ithaca after a progressive course with multiple sclerosis made teaching impossible. She currently works part-time for the Ithaca city school district supporting the teachers and students in the reading and writing lab as well as two sections of ninth grade English. After 12 years using a power wheelchair while remaining involved in everything the Ithaca area has to offer, Kate is especially attuned to the needs, limitations and obstacles facing the disabled community within the Finger Lakes region, and is eager to consult on any project whose goal is to improve the accessibility for all community members.
This webinar will be recorded.
This webinar is supported with federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated to the New York State Library by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

ESLN Webinar: Grant Writing Kit Workshop
2022-06-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In this program, Melissa Jadlos and Ron Kirsop will outline a useful system for organizing, preparing, and staying current with all the critical documentation and information needed for efficient grant writing. They will also discuss common pitfalls to avoid and pro tips to include when completing grant applications.

Project Outcomes:

Outline to create a collection of critical documents needed for efficient grant writing
Increased confidence when approaching potential grant opportunities
Increased understanding of the grant writing process

LILRC Webinar: A Conversation with Kacen Callender, Award Winning Author
2022-06-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Please join LILRC for a conversation with Kacen Callender (they/them), a bestselling and award winning author of fiction books for children, teens, and adults, including King and the Dragonflies (2020 National Book Award Winner 2021, Coretta Scott King Honor Book 2021, Lambda Literary Award Winner 2021), Felix Ever After (Stonewall Honor Book 2021, A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time) Hurricane Child (Stonewall Book Award Winner 2019, Lambda Literary Award Winner 2019), and the upcoming Moonflower (July 2022). Kacen will speak about their books and then participate in a moderated conversation with attendees.

METRO Webinar: Info Lit 101, Part 3 - Misinformation and Disinformation
2022-06-02 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
With the Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington, facilitated by Iman Powe-Maynard
The COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout from the 2020 U.S. presidential election have highlighted the acute impact of misinformation on democracy and public health. In addition, current global political crises have illuminated a new era of information warfare, with political groups and governments weaponizing disinformation to undermine trust and democratic conversation globally. The spread of misleading information online has thus become a core societal concern.
This webinar will explore why misinformation and disinformation spread online. Drawing from academic research across a wide variety of disciplines—from social psychology to journalism to information science—we will explore what makes misinformation so compelling, how social media platforms undermine our ability to spot falsehoods, and why we are all vulnerable to believing and sharing misinformation. We will end with a discussion of what we can do to improve the quality of information sharing and help restore trust in authoritative information sources.
Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services here: https://metro.org/code-of-conduct

LibraryWorks Webinar: Reverse Strategic Planning - Evaluating A Team's Workplace Productivity
2022-06-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Online via LibraryWorks, NY, United States
CLRC is offering our members up to 20 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks Webinar, Reverse Strategic Planning – Evaluating A Team’s Workplace Productivity.
Formal strategic planning usually starts with an overarching mission and vision statement to prioritize long term goals and guide management-level decisions for the workplace.
Reverse strategic planning, on the other hand, starts with the grassroots: the reality of what priorities personnel use to make decisions and take action. Formal planning tends to be idealistic; reverse strategic planning tends to be pragmatic: the difference between the “right” way to do things and the “real” way.
Reverse strategic planning is about creating a group snapshot of what members of a team, department, committee, or staff (25 people or less) are doing, based on what they think is important:
In the meeting, everyone creates a prioritized list, which is posted and commented upon by the entire group, whose participants make comments in writing. Then each person makes a brief presentation, responding to comments and questions. This helps people understand what co-workers do and how everyone’s work fits together.
This snapshot can reveal where a group is regarding current project goals, job descriptions, contracts, strategic plans, and much more. Project management flags, such as project drift, pet projects, and overreach, are revealed. Also, it can provide useful clues about which employees see and understand the big picture and which are “hiding out,” do their jobs without consideration for how their choices can impact the bigger picture.
Outcomes:

Evaluate the progress of projects of events, projects, plans, and causes.
Reveal issues with how resources are being used.
Create a working strategic plan based on what people are already doing.

Presenter: Pat Wagner has been a trainer and consultant for libraries for over 40 years. She focuses on personnel, management, and leadership issues, including marketing, project management, and tech services productivity.
Registration closes on May 31 at 5 p.m. You will be sent a link to the webinar within 24 hours of the start time.

METRO Webinar: Decentralized Apps, the Metaverse, and the "Next Big Thing"
2022-05-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Why did Facebook rename itself for the Metaverse? What is the metaverse & how are people experiencing it? How are artists, nonprofits, even the NBA are racking up seven-figure payouts for otherwise mundane pieces of media called NFTs (non-fungible tokens)? Why are they so despised? In this session, we look at the crazy breakthrough apps and items populating decentralized web. Plus demonstrations of how people are working, trading & creating in the metaverse.
This event is part of a series of workshops presented by Metropolitan New York Library https://metro.org/decentralizedweb
Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services here: https://metro.org/code-of-conduct

NNYLN Webinar: It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's a...Library Letter?! Reimagining Automated Library Communications
2022-05-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Description:
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … library letter?! Reimagining Automated Library Communication
How many times have you received an email with a generic subject line that you’ve moved to your trash without opening? Admittedly, many of us are guilty of this.
Automatically generated emails can feel impersonal or even negative in connotation and may lack basic contact information or suggestions for self-service. If your library has received feedback indicating that patrons didn’t appreciate – or even understand – the content of your notices, it might be time to consider a project to revamp your automatically generated letters.
This presentation will introduce you to methods to organize and update your library notices to increase positive interactions with patrons, provide more relevant information, and promote events or services.
Objectives:

Explore how to organize a project to update your letters
Look at examples of specific letters
Discuss how to use suggestive, non-threatening language
Investigate assessment methods and potential challenges
Think about additional opportunities for marketing and promotion

About the presenters:
Morgan Bond (morgan.bond@oswego.edu) is the Resource Sharing Librarian at SUNY Oswego where she coordinates lending and borrowing of library materials with other institutions and supervises a small team of full-time classified staff and student assistants. She also teaches library instruction and collaborates with other Penfield Librarians to maintain the numerous library systems. Morgan’s hobbies include gardening, painting, backpacking, and horseback riding.
Erin Kovalsky (erin.kovalsky@oswego.edu) is the Access Services Librarian at SUNY Oswego’s Penfield Library, where she leads the processes and operations of circulation, course reserves, and stacks management. Erin is responsible for supervising several full-time classified staff. She also serves as a liaison to the College for Liberal Arts & Sciences and leads the Library Sustainability Committee. In her spare time, Erin reads tarot cards, plays D&D, and scours the internet for unique pins (her latest obsessions are characters from The Labyrinth).

SCRLC Webinar: Universal Design for Libraries
2022-05-23 13:00 - 14:15 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Learn how to make your facilities more usable, safer, and appealing to people with a wide range of abilities throughout their life spans using universal design, with Jonathan White, Director of Design Consulting at the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access.
This webinar will be recorded.
This webinar is supported with federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated to the NYS Library by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

METRO Webinar: Preventing Digital Discrimination - How Libraries, Archives, and Their Allies Can Ensure Access and Equity
2022-05-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
If these past two years have proved anything, it’s that having reliable access to the internet is a necessity. And yet access to the internet is far from assured in many homes across the country.
For this and so many other reasons, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed last November includes a directive to “ensure that all people of the United States benefit from equal access” to broadband. Under the aegis of the FCC, the real work begins: how do we define digital discrimination? How can we address it in all of its forms, from bias in search engine results to access to the internet in the first place?
This online panel discussion seeks to address these questions and more. Please join us to hear from our speakers, Dr. Colin Rhinesmith, Founder and Director of the newly-established Center for Digital Equity Research at Metropolitan New York Library Council and Dr. Jon Gant Dean and Professor, North Carolina Central University School of Library and Information Sciences. Davis Erin Anderson, Director of Programs and Partnerships will moderate.
Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services here: https://metro.org/code-of-conduct

Erie Canal Museum Lunchtime Lecture: Winter Maintenance on The NYS Canal System with Ambrose Barbuto
2022-05-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States
Join Ambrose Barbuto, Director of Waterways Maintenance with the New York State Canal Corporation, to get a brief overview of the maintenance activities that occurred on the NYS Canal System during the non-navigation season. This talk will take place one day before the beginning of the navigation season on the entire Canal System, a 197 year tradition! Learn all about the fascinating work that goes into keeping this system operational.
This talk will be available both in-person and on Zoom. It will also be recorded for those who cannot attend live. Attendance is FREE with a recommended $10 donation. Register at: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/lecture/
This program was funded in part by Humanities New York with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities

NYLA/SSL 2022
2022-05-19 - 2022-05-21 | Event Center at Turning Stone, 5218 Patrick Rd, Verona, NY, 13478, United States
Calling all librarians, ELA teachers, literacy coaches, reading teachers, and other literacy and reading professionals!
Please consider joining us for this amazing day of professional development, taking place at the Turning Stone Conference Center in CNY on Saturday, May 21, and part of the NYLA-SSL conference. The event will feature two inspirational authors/illustrators, noted below, as well as breakout sessions with topics such as: promoting books through mock awards and book madness, being an ally to LGBTQ+ students and patrons (you! and Rainbow Quest), evaluating AAPI Literature using the APALA rubric, breaking down cultural barriers using fables and fairy tales, and more!
Please see the conference website for more details. Hope you can make it!
Conference website. Registration link.

RRLC Webinar: Wellness in the Library Workplace
2022-05-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
As library workers, we love our jobs but working in a library can also be stressful.
Libraries already help patrons improve their physical and mental health by providing access to reliable health information and programs and outreach focused on health and wellness. But what are doing to manage your own well-being? The well-being of library workers and the community it serves are inherently connected. How can we ensure that library workplaces are an area of wellness for their employees? Join us to discover ways to improve your own personal well-being and create a healthy workplace. We will also discuss ways to increase overall wellness for all staff in libraries so that we have happy, healthy, and safe work environments. You will leave this session with at least one thing you can put into practice at your library and the resources needed to facilitate change in your library for everyone!
Learning Objectives:
– Describe the benefits of a healthy workplace
– Explore what a healthy work environment looks like
– Identify changes you can make at the individual level to improve your health and wellness at work
– Identify changes to make at an organizational level to improve the overall health and wellness in your library
Presenter: Bobbi Newman is the Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist at the Network of the National Library of Medicine.
Bobbi currently serves as a member of the Let’s Move in Libraries advisory board. She is the author of the forthcoming book Fostering Wellness in the Workplace: A Handbook for Libraries, from ALA Editions.
Live transcription will be available. This webinar will be recorded.
We are committed to offering inclusive, diverse, and equitable services to all of our members. To request specific accommodations, please contact rrlc@rrlc.org at least five business days ahead of the program you’d like accommodations for.
If you have any questions, please contact Tina Broomfield at cbroomfield@rrlc.org.

LILRC Webinar: Restart - Designing a Health Post-Pandemic Life
2022-05-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Covid, and the resulting quarantine, has had a profound effect on our mental health and well being. This talk includes an informative review of where we were when quarantine hit, how the lock down impacted us behaviorally, interpersonally, and interpersonally, then gets to work addressing how to use the restart as an opportunity for growth and health. Information on how to identify and break pandemic habits that will no longer serve us is offered alongside practical tips and tools for thriving
Presenter:
Doreen Dodgen-Magee, Psy.D., is an award winning author, speaker, and psychologist. She has traveled the globe researching and speaking about how technology affects our brains and bodies, our relationships, and the development of our sense of self. Dr. Magee is the author of Restart: Designing a Healthy Post-Pandemic Life (Rowan & Littlefield, 2021) and Deviced! Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World (Rowan & Littlefield, 2018) which was awarded the 2019 Gold Medal for Psychology by the Nautilus Book Awards.
Doreen spends her time thinking about how boredom, inconvenience, and discomfort might just serve as perfect muses worthy of moderating our technology use for. She loves strong coffee, dancing, her meditation cushion, and people…especially people. she lives in Portland, Oregon.

Library Assistants and Support Staff - LA SIG
2022-05-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Third Tuesdays at 2:00 pm
CLRC offers a communication network among our region’s Library Assistants, Paraprofessionals and Support Staff through a Special Interest Group (LA SIG).
Our interests include:
* recognizing all library support staff employed in CLRC member libraries
* furthering the professional development & job enrichment of support staff
* enhancing the professional image of support staff within the library community
Join us on Zoom for our May get-together.
Tina Broomfield from RRLC will be our guest this month. She will give a presentation on creating infographics using Canva.
REGISTER HERE
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

Erie Canal Museum Event: Infrastructure of Empire Exhibit Opening and Curator Talk
2022-05-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States
The Erie Canal was the engineering marvel of its day, but has had far reaching consequences that could never have been imagined. In this upcoming exhibit and Curator Talk, we will explore how the canal was built, how it has changed the physical and social layout of the region, and how it continues to influence New York State.

Join Museum staff and volunteers for the opening of this new exhibit in the Weighlock Building’s upper exhibit gallery, with light refreshments provided. Check out the new exhibit and at 6PM hear remarks from Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh, followed by a curator-led tour of the exhibit with Hannah Lewis, Curator of Collections & Exhibitions.

Sponsored by a Humanities New York Action Grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Webinar: What You Need to Know About the Civil Service Exam
2022-05-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
Are you interested in working in a public library? Are you already working in a public library but want to move up through the ranks? We’ll hear from three panelists who will share what you need to know about taking these exams. They’ll share their personal experiences in the library world, best practices for preparing for these exams, and tips they’ve learned along the way.
We’ll be covering the librarian exams as well as those for clerks and assistants.
About the Panelists:
Becky Maguire received her MLS from Syracuse University in 2005 and has been a librarian in the Onondaga County Public Library System ever since. She has experience with cataloging and children’s services and was the Branch Manager of Mundy Library from 2019 to 2021. She is currently enjoying her new role as Administrator for Library Operations. She has taken many civil service tests over the years and has helped mentor many of her colleagues through the process.
Geoffrey Kirkpatrick is Director at Bethlehem Public Library in Delmar, NY. He is a member of the New York Library Association Civil Service Committee and former president of NYLA.
Amanda Schiavulli (ska-voo-lee) is an experienced librarian who has worked in a variety of library types over the past 20 years. She received her M.S. from Simmons University in 2009 and has worked at libraries RI, NJ and NY. Amanda has been working at the Onondaga County Public System since 2019, and has so far survived a major cyberattck and the pandemic! As a system consultant, she provides assistance to OCPL’s 32 libraries in whatever needs they have such as Annual Reports, grants, policies, state aid, summer reading, trustee training and more. Amanda has also been involved in the Youth Services Section of NYLA in such roles as 2020/2021 YSS President, 2020-2022 YSS Council Representative and director of the 2017 NYLA-YSS Annual Spring Conference. You may not always recognize her as she has been known to wear a variety of costumes and wigs on Zoom throughout the pandemic. In her spare time, Amanda enjoys the company of her cats and traveling to different islands on Animal Crossing. She hopes to travel in real life again soon!
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: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion in Planning and in Practice - 8th Annual Herbert Biblo Academic Libraries Conference
2022-05-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Cosponsored by:
Nassau County Library Association, Academic and Special Libraries Division
Long Island Library Resources Council
Suffolk County Library Association, Division of Academic and Special Libraries
Keynote: Corliss Lee and Brian Lym, Editors, Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries (ACRL, 2022).
Corliss Lee (she/her/hers) is the American cultures librarian at the UC Berkeley Library as well as the liaison to the American studies, college writing, and ethnic studies departments and a member of the Instruction Services division. Her interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion in libraries; disinformation literacy; and empowering undergraduates through information literacy. She is a two-time graduate of UC Berkeley (BA, English, and MLIS). Corliss was awarded the Distinguished Librarian Award by the Librarians Association of the University of California, Berkeley, in 2020.
Brian Lym has been an academic library leader in New York and California. He has served as dean of libraries and chief librarian at Hunter College, dean of university libraries at Adelphi University, and director of library services at Napa Valley College. His career began as a student library employee at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his MLIS, MS (wildland resource science), and BA (humanities) degrees. Brian is supporting and advancing inclusivity, equity, and diversity efforts in the Sonoma County Library system where he serves as an adult services librarian.
Shawn(ta) Smith – Cruz: Hiring Us: From Diversity Statements to Conversations
Academic Libraries are implementing recruitment initiatives for diversifying the profession. This talk will provide a case study that will overview best practices in our recruitment strategies. Shawn will overview her work as the Faculty Diversity Search Liaison at NYU, detailing practical applications, while outlining challenges and implications for librarians to consider as we embark on this journey to diversity.
Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz is an Assistant Curator and Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Engagement at New York University Division of Libraries. She is the Faculty Diversity Search Liaison for the Division and works with her colleagues to support NYU Libraries Cluster Hiring Initiative. Shawn is a co-coordinating volunteer archivist at the Lesbian Herstory Archives and through her work archiving Black lesbians is the recipient of the 2020 WGSS Award for Significant Achievement in Women’s & Gender Studies in Librarianship from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Shawn has a BS in Queer Women’s Studies from the CUNY Baccalaureate Program, an MFA in Creative Writing/Fiction, and an MLS with a focus on Archiving and Records Management from Queens College.

RRLC Webinar: Crisis and Violence Prevention
2022-05-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
It is no longer a question of whether a crisis will happen, but rather when, which type, and how it will occur. Managers need to think about the unthinkable in order to protect their organizations. The better an organization can anticipate areas of vulnerability, or possible crises, the better it can prepare to manage them.
This program examines the following:

Characteristics and elements of a crisis
Diagnosing your organization’s crisis preparedness
How to identify and group the wide range of crises an organization may encounter
Designing procedures for responding to crisis
Critical incident stress

Presenter: Nellie Brown is the Director of Workplace Health and Safety Programs for the Worker Institute at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A certified industrial hygienist, biologist and chemist, Nellie earned a master’s degree in a multidisciplinary program in natural sciences and applied science from the State University of New York College at Buffalo.
Free to RRLC & ESLN Members. This event will be held on Zoom Webinar; registration is required.
All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.5 hours of CE credit.
This webinar will not be recorded.
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 this program.
RRLC Registration & Program Attendance Policies
If you have any questions, please contact Tina Broomfield.

METRO Webinar: Info Lit 101, Part 2 - Evaluating Sources and Navigating Through Bias
2022-05-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In this webinar, Information Literacy Librarian Kelly Delevan will discuss the multiple ways in which bias (implicit and explicit) complicates our search practices. Bias can reside in information systems, individual sources, or our personal perspectives. Navigating through this bias requires a dispositional shift – we need to accept that bias is pervasive and apply strategies to circumvent it. Library workers that model these dispositions with their patrons contribute to improving our information society.
Webinar participants will learn to:
• Uncover biases in sources through the use of evaluative methods
• Compare multiple information systems to reveal biases
• Acknowledge the biases that individuals bring to the search process and critically reflect on how they impact search habits
Kelly Delevan is the Information Literacy librarian at Syracuse University Libraries. She is responsible for the Information Literacy Program at SU Libraries, working to enable the Syracuse University community to succeed as members of an increasingly complex information society. Kelly has also developed the Information Literacy Scholars program, a unique opportunity for graduate students interested in academic librarianship, reference, and instruction to acquire working experience and mentoring in the SU libraries. Prior to joining Syracuse University, Kelly was the Instructional Services Librarian at Le Moyne College, and a research librarian at the New York Public Library. She received her MSIS in Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin.
Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services here: https://metro.org/code-of-conduct

LILRC Webinar: Astrobiology for the Incarcerated - Bringing Transformational Science into Prisons
2022-05-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join us to learn more about one of NASA’s most unique educational programs: Astrobiology for the Incarcerated.
Astrobiology for the Incarcerated is an educational program that teaches incarcerated communities about the resiliency and transformative history of life on Earth, and the search for life beyond our planet…which may be especially relevant to people within incarcerated facilities. The story of our cosmic origins illustrates our fundamental interconnectivity and relationality, and highlights that we’re all capable of transformation and change. Through Astrobiology for the Incarcerated, we can share these messages embedded in the science: that adaptability and resilience, in even the harshest environments, is not just possible, but fundamental to the nature of life itself.
There are over two million incarcerated adults and 50,000 young people in juvenile justice facilities in the United States, and those communities traditionally have little access to educational resources. The prison system also disproportionately incarcerates African American and Latinx individuals, who make up 57% of inmates despite only being 29% of the population. Upon release, formerly incarcerated individuals face strong societal biases that make employment difficult and a return to prison in the future common. Through an extended jury duty experience, program lead Daniella Scalice grew more aware of these inequities within the justice and carceral systems. This spurred her to propose using the existing tools, mission, and platform of NASA to build meaningful relationships between the space science community and people incarcerated in the prison system.
Using data collected from the program’s lectures, research published in the journal Astrobiology showed participants not only held onto what they learned, but thought of science as more a part of their lives and identity than they had previously—and expressed a desire to engage more with science in the future.
Presenter:
Daniella Scalice is the Education and Communications Lead for NASA’s Astrobiology Program. Her background is in molecular biology and filmmaking. Her work is devoted to ensuring youth of all colors, cultures, genders, abilities, walks of life, and ways of loving and praying have equal access to opportunities in STEM, and are supported to excel in everything they do, especially toward healthy social, cultural, and economic lifeways. Daniella lives and works on the lands of the Piscataway People in the occupied territories known today as Annapolis, Maryland.
This program is being presented in cooperation with NASA’s Solar System Ambassador program. For more information on the program, visit https://solarsystem1.jpl.nasa.gov/ssa/home.cfm

METRO Webinar: Goodbye Facebook, Hello Decentralized Social Media? Can Peer-to-Peer Lead to Less Toxic Online Platforms?
2022-04-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Facebook, Twitter… we’ve seen them go awry when faced with the scourges of misinformation and trolling. In authoritarian regimes, entire platforms are easily blocked. Would decentralized social media, where there is no central controlling entity, be better? How do you take down damaging posts when there is no central command center? We walk you through some of the top decentralized social media platforms, from Matrix to Twitter’s Blue Sky initiative. Demonstrations of how to get on some of these systems.
This event is part of a series of workshops presented by Metropolitan New York Library Council, Internet Archive, DWeb, and Library Futures. Learn more here: https://metro.org/decentralizedweb
Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services here: https://metro.org/code-of-conduct

CDLC Workshop: Geospatial Technology for Librarians: Hands-On GIS Exercises and Monroe Community College's GIST Program
2022-04-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Capital District Library Council, 800 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY, 12110, United States
NOTE: THIS IS AN IN-PERSON PROGRAM. It will be held in our NEW location in the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) building, 800 Troy Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110. At this time, masking is required in our building. Our auditorium allows for distancing, and we have an upgraded ventilation system.
This hands-on workshop will provide an overview of the field of Geospatial Information Science and Technology (GIST). It will also provide information on Monroe Community College’s geospatial training program. The college received a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Grant to increase geospatial awareness. The College offers a new A.A.S. in GIST, a 24 credit GIST certificate, and a 9 credit micro-credential program, all of which can be completed online.
Geospatial Information Science and Technology (G.I.S.T.) is used virtually everywhere. It converts remote sensing information provided by satellites and imagery into digital data. Data that helps drivers find their destinations, warns us of approaching storms, locates energy resources, tracks global warming, provides intelligence for national security, business, the environment, and more!
This program will define and provide some examples of geospatial technology, introduce participants to Monroe Community College’s GIST program and how it is working to reduce the digital divide, and allow ample time for a hands-on web mapping exercise.
This workshop will be presented by Jon Little, Geography and GIST Professor at Monroe Community College and Principal Investigator on the NSF grant.
Because of the interactive, hands-on nature of this program, attendance is limited to 18 people.
Each attendee must have a laptop. CDLC has a few available to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis.

ESLN Webinar: Libraries and First Amendment Audits - Ask the Lawyer
2022-04-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Public libraries across the country are experiencing an increase in encounters of patrons conducting “First Amendment audits”. The asserted purpose of these “audits” is to record alleged civil rights violations in places open to the public, but the recording can impact patron privacy, workforce conditions, and library operations. This session will cover how libraries can prepare their policies and staff for these types of interactions, provide tips for training staff for in-the-moment response, and also discuss public relations techniques to foster respect for all people involved, willfully or circumstantially, in these types of encounters.
We invite you to submit a question for Stephanie Cole Adams – there will be a place to do that during the registration process. The deadline to submit questions is April 15th.
Free to ESLN Members. Registration is required.
This session is sponsored by the Empire State Library Network. If you have any questions, contact Tina Broomfield (cbroomfield@rrlc.org).

Free Digital Inclusion Webinar Series: What Every Library Needs to Know
2022-04-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Please join the New York State Library and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) for a series of information-rich training webinars aimed at increasing awareness and providing a deeper understanding of digital inclusion across New York State’s libraries and library systems.
Trainings in this series will include addressing digital equity barriers, building partnerships and coalitions, developing digital navigator programs, and collecting, analyzing, and using local data to conduct asset mapping. See below for more detailed information about webinar topics and dates or visit the New York State Library website for more information about recent and ongoing digital equity initiatives.
This training is intended for library workers from all types of libraries and their digital inclusion partners from other sectors, including schools and community based organizations.
Training Schedule:
Digital Equity Barriers and Strategies
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 11:00-12:30 PM Eastern
In this webinar, participants will gain a stronger understanding of digital equity, broadband technology basics, and how the gaps in broadband availability impact broadband options. Presenters will share solutions, including current and potential state and federal funding opportunities.
Register for Digital Equity Barriers and Strategies

Partnerships and Coalitions
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021, 11:00-12:30 PM Eastern
Using research-based partnership and coalition models, this webinar will provide New York State regional and local libraries with strategies for developing relationships with community partners to address digital inequities.
Register for Partnerships and Coalitions

Digital Navigators (Parts 1 and 2)
Upon completion of this two-part webinar, participants will gain in-depth knowledge of the Digital Navigator model and its associated tools, its impact, and how this field-tested program can be added to a library’s existing portfolio of services.
Part 1: Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 11-12:30 PM Eastern
Register for Digital Navigators Part 1
Part 2: Thursday, January 27, 2022, 11-12:30 PM Eastern
Register for Digital Navigators Part 2

Data Collection and Analysis
Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 11-12:30 PM Eastern
Building strong and lasting digital inclusion and digital navigator programs require programmatic data collection, analysis, and management. Participants in this webinar will gain skills in finding and accessing data collection sources.
Register for Data Collection and Analysis

Asset Mapping
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 11-12:30 PM Eastern
Participants in this webinar will learn how to gather local asset information and visualize social characteristics of the digital divide on local, regional, and state levels using publicly available data and analysis tools.
Register for Asset Mapping

Attendance at these webinars is required for any libraries or library systems participating in a Reference and Research Library Resources Councils (3Rs) American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) -funded digital inclusion initiative project. Webinars also count toward public librarian certification professional development requirements.
For any questions about the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), please contact Amy Heebner, Library Development Specialist, Division of Library Development, New York State Library with any questions.
Please contact Kristi Zappie-Ferradino, Director of Programs and Initiatives, National Digital Inclusion Alliance, with any questions about the webinars.
The New York State Library works in partnership with the State’s 72 library systems to bring cost-effective, high quality library services to the millions who use New York’s some 7,000 academic, public, school, and special libraries.
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance is a community of digital inclusion practitioners and advocates working collaboratively to craft, identify and disseminate financial and operational resources for digital inclusion programs.
Digital Inclusion: What Every Library Needs to Know is supported with federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated to the New York State Library by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

METRO Webinar: Actively Anti-Racist Library Service, Part 3 - Discussing Anti-Racist Stewardship
2022-04-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Providing robust readers’ advisory service that values equity, diversity, and inclusion principles is essential to all library service. Moving from being a neutral, well-meaning library where systemic racism is acknowledged to an actively anti-racist organization involves work.
In this program you will learn tangible skills to help build enthusiasm for reading and discovering diverse books, begin to deepen RA service through thoughtful inclusion of EDI principles in all interactions with leisure readers, and develop the skills necessary to be a steward of an anti-racist mindset for your organization.
Readers’ advisory and collection development experts Becky Spratford and Robin Bradford will make a case for moving away from merely discussing “why” to put EDI concerns at the forefront of your work with readers to “how.” Their presentation includes an honest look at actionable steps for all staff. While it may seem uncomfortable at first, Becky and Robin will help you shift your focus, allowing your entire organization to craft an actionable plan to incorporate EDI values into your normal RA practices.
In Part 3, join Robin and Becky for an open discussion as they help you craft an actionable plan to begin this important journey.
Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services here: https://metro.org/code-of-conduct

Erie Canal Museum Event: Canal Clean Sweep
2022-04-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States
Join the Erie Canal Museum for the 17th annual Canal Clean Sweep hosted on Earth Day weekend!
Each Earth Day, the NYS Canal Corporation and Parks & Trails New York host Canal Clean Sweep, a weekend of spring cleaning on sections of the Canalway Trail, in canalside parks, and in other public areas throughout the Canal Corridor.
This year, the Erie Canal Museum will be hosting a Canal Clean Sweep event on Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 10am to 1pm. Come help the Erie Canal Museum prepare for its Spring tourist season by helping us pick up from the winter, prepare the Locktenders Garden for planting, clean the interior of the Historic Weighlock Building, and much more!
If you are interested in participating, please email educator@eriecanalmuseum.org or call (315) 471-0593. Participants receive a free t-shirt on a first come first serve basis.
