CLRC

Webinar: Going the Extra Mile - Making Your Library ADA-Friendly Instead of ADA-Compliant
2023-12-19 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
Librarian Rachel Stevenson will discuss various techniques to make your physical library space more ADA-friendly instead of only ADA-compliant. She will also discuss ways to look at programs to make them more ADA-friendly as well. We will look at physical, mental health, and sensory ways to make your library a more welcoming space to all.
About the Presenter:
Rachel Stevenson is a librarian from Northwest Pennsylvania. It was not until her father lost her leg to a parasite she realized how ableist the world is and became an advocate for those with disabilities. She lives with an invisible disability she grew up being told she should never talk about because people would judge her harshly over it. She is the first to admit that she is always learning.
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

CLRC's Sustainability SIG Meetings
2023-12-15 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.
**The December meeting will take place on the third Friday.**
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.

LILRC Webinar: Bringing Your Historic House Home for the Holidays
2023-12-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This program is designed to be a jumping off point for any historic house, regardless of size, that wishes to engage in historic holiday interpretation.
This discussion will focus on using what you already have in your archives and collections to craft a unique experience for your patrons, giving you the opportunity to reach new audiences and create a new revenue driver at a time of year that can traditionally be difficult for attendance.
Bethany White is currently the Interpretive Programs Director at John Jay Homestead State Historic Site. She has worked in museum interpretation and education for almost 20 years at museums in the SUNY system, the New York State Museum and at other New York State Historic Sites. Bethany holds degrees in anthropology and public history. And in all honesty, she really loves what she does!

LILRC Webinar: Guide to Crafting and Promulgating the Library Employee Handbook
2023-12-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The process of crafting a legally compliant employee handbook can be a daunting task. this program will cover critical issues such as identifying the purpose of the handbook, preparing to draft the handbook, including a review all existing policies and drafting an outline, exploring the contents of the handbook, common drafting mistakes to be avoided, how to disseminate the handbook and updating and revising the handbook.
Presented by Prof. Joshua E. Bienstock, JD., LLM., Associate Professor of Business Law, New York Institute of Technology, School of Management.
Registration is Required

CDLC Webinar: Workplace Bullying Literacy - The Challenges and Some Responses
2023-12-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This webinar will define workplace bullying, provide participants with tools to combat it, and introduce ideas for creating and maintaining a bullying-free library. The program will focus on internal relationships, such as those between peers, supervisors and staff, and board members and staff, but discussion and questions about bullying from patrons will also be welcome.
Registrants are invited to include topics they would like to be addressed during the program in the space provided on the registration form or by emailing Susan D’Entremont at susan@cdlc.org. Topics submitted by November 30 will get priority. All topics and questions submitted prior to the program will remain anonymous. There will also be time for live Q&A during the program.
The program will be recorded, but the recording will only be available to program registrants.
About the Presenter:
Loraleigh Keashly is a Professor in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Her research, teaching, and consulting focus on conflict and conflict resolution at the interpersonal, group, intergroup, and organizational levels. Her main research focus is the nature, effects, and amelioration of uncivil and bullying behaviors in the workplace. She has been a consultant to organizations and an expert witness on cases of workplace bullying and hostility.

CLRC Legislative Breakfast - Western Region
2023-12-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Westhill High School, 4501 Onondaga Blvd, Syracuse, NY, 13219, United States
Westhill High School
Syracuse
Join colleagues and library patrons, Friends and supporters for an informal gathering and a bit of speed-dating with CLRC’s regional state senators, assembly members and representatives.
As per school safety protocol, registration is required.
A continental breakfast will be served.

SCRLC Webinar: Lunch & Learn - The Hazards of Personal Care, Hair, and Nail Products
2023-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Description:
Learn about personal care products: typical formulations and how they work, hazards, and alternatives.
Attendees can make requests during the webinar for specific products they would like me to cover, including,
Soap and detergent liquids and bars
Deodorants and antiperspirants
Toothpaste
Shampoos, Conditioners
Hair dyes; Hair decolorizers & bleaches
Permanent waves & straighteners
Nail polish & remover; Artificial nails

RRLC Webinar: Bedbugs in the Workplace
2023-12-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Bedbugs, unfortunately, can easily spread in the workplace — including libraries. Bedbugs can spread through luggage, furniture, clothing, and even library books. Libraries and other workplaces can easily find themselves with a bug problem, even with the best practices of cleanliness. In this webinar, we’ll cover how your workplace can best prepare for, prevent, and handle a bedbug outbreak.
This webinar will cover:

We’re baaaaaack! Bedbug background information
How do we get rid of bedbugs?
What doesn’t work to eliminate and prevent bedbugs
Identification of the source of the problem
Preventing infestation and re-infestation
Tactics to avoid picking up bedbugs at work and bringing them home

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.

Library Assistants and Support Staff - LA SIG
2023-12-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
We meet on the first Wednesday – every other month – 2:00 pm on ZOOM
CLRC offers a communication network among our region’s Library Assistants, Paraprofessionals and Support Staff through a Special Interest Group (LA SIG).
Mark your calendars for the next meetings:
February 7, April 3 and June 5
REGISTER HERE
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

NNYLN Webinar: "Word is Bond" - Community Care at the Intersections of Black Literacies and Black Radical Traditions
2023-12-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In this webinar, the presenter takes inspiration from a common expression in Black Language: WORD IS BOND. Though the expression “word is bond” has certainly been popularized by Old Skool Hip Hop, it did not begin there. The Old and New Testaments both represent the word as holy and unbreakable. Before the Christian Bible, Ancient Kemet treats the word as sacred. The Dogon of Mali further believe in Nommo where the power of the spoken word carries a sustaining energy that generates life, sets one’s destiny, and invokes spiritual power. Because “Word is Bond” is such an important and deeply-historied idea in Black cultural histories going way back to slavery, my presentation grounds Black literacies today in that history. “Word is bond” is more than just being truthful. It is about a specific, culturally-based care and attention to Black literacies and languages that can re-direct who we are and what we do with literacy, learning, and our bodies.
Presenter Bio:
Carmen Kynard is the Lillian Radford Chair in Rhetoric and Composition and Professor of English at Texas Christian University. She interrogates anti-racism/anti-colonialism, Black feminist pedagogies, AfroDigital/Black cultures & languages, and the racial politics of schooling with an emphasis on composition and literacies studies. Her award-winning book, Vernacular Insurrections: Race, Black Protest, and the New Century in Composition-Literacy Studies makes Black Freedom a 21st century literacies movement. She traces her research and teaching at her website, “Education, Liberation, and Black Radical Traditions” (http://carmenkynard.org) which has garnered over 1.9 million hits since its 2012 inception.

LILRC Webinar: Hooked on Books with Lesa Cline-Ransome
2023-12-05 15:30 - 16:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC for our Hooked on Books series as we welcome New York authors to our platform to share their stories.
A Book, A Page, A World: The Artistic Journey of Lesa Cline-Ransome. Lesa shares her early beginnings as an author, her love of reading, the lack of representation in the books that she read as a child and how that transformed her interest in the subjects she now writes about. She’ll talk about the creative process from idea to revision and how she navigates the business and art of writing books for children. In addition, she will also talk about a few of her newer books The Story of the Saxophone, For Lamb, and One Big Open Sky.

In-Person Discussion Group: No More Neutral - How to Champion the Right to Read
2023-12-05 14:00 - 15:30 | CLRC, 5710 Commons Park Drive, East Syracuse, NY, 13057, United States
Following the November 28 webinar, “No More Neutral – How to Champion the Right to Read,” we’ll meet in person to continue the discussion.
In this group, we’ll cover what we learned, how we plan to use it, and share strategies for successfully moving forward in the face of book bans and challenges. If you were unable to attend the webinar, please email Rebecca Kluberdanz Honsinger to receive a link to the recording.
Webinar Description:
On top of everything they need to do, libraries increasingly find themselves at the center of controversy. The American Library Association reports a substantial increase in the number of book bans and challenges in 2021 (double the number of reports from 2020). Oftentimes, the library’s efforts to create collection and service policies that fulfill its mission statement of inclusion are the focus of these challenges. These attacks cost money, lower morale, and productivity among the staff of small and rural libraries. They also threaten the very existence of libraries as safe spaces. But libraries do have some power, and it comes in the form of promotion.
In this course, you’ll learn marketing tactics you can use now to clarify your library’s policies, solidify your library’s positions, and clearly communicate your mission, vision, and values. And you’ll hear tactics to use to rally community and stakeholder support to your defense if your library should face such a challenge.
Learning outcomes include:

Concrete tips for strengthening the public’s perception of the library now, including tips on how to promote its mission, vision, and values, the policies they create to protect intellectual freedom, and its place in the community as a safe and welcoming space.
Marketing strategies for handling a censorship challenge, including strategies for responding to statements from critics via email, social media, and in the press.
Promotional ideas designed to rally library supporters.

Registration closes on December 4, 2023, at 5 p.m.
**All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for one and a half 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: Eclipse Soundscapes Facilitator Training
2023-12-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The Eclipse Soundscapes Project is looking to partner with libraries for the upcoming eclipse happening in April 2024. This program will detail how to participate and opportunities for libraries to apply to receive data collection kits.
Eclipse Soundscapes (ES) Project is focused on the following science question: How does life on Earth, specifically wildlife, respond to solar eclipses? ES has put a special focus on developing a project that is accessible and inclusive with a special focus on Blind and Low Vision accessible (BLV) so that members of the BLV community have the opportunity to participate equally and alongside their sighted peers.
Participants will document changes in animal behavior and sounds during the upcoming April 8, 2024 solar eclipse. There are multiple ways to participate and earn certificates: learn about eclipses, observe during an eclipse, collect audio data during eclipse week, and analyze collected data after eclipses. Visit https://eclipsesoundscapes.org<https://eclipsesoundscapes.org/citizen-science-project/> to learn more.
Presenter MaryKay Severino is the ARISA Lab Co-founder , Co-President, and Education Director and the Project Co-I/Education PI for
the Eclipse Soundscapes Project
The Eclipse Soundscapes Project is a NASA Science Activation Project (Award #80NSSC21M0008).
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.

CLRC Legislative Breakfast - Eastern Region
2023-12-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Middle/High School, 5275 NY Route 31, Verona, NY, 13478, United States
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Middle/High School
Verona
Join colleagues and library patrons, Friends and supporters for an informal gathering and a bit of speed-dating with CLRC’s regional state senators, assembly members and representatives.
As per school safety protocol, registration is required.
A continental breakfast will be served.

LILRC Webinar: Library Branding 101 - Thinking Beyond Logos and Trademarks
2023-11-30 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
When we think of branding, we often think of the visual elements of a particular product, company, service, or organization. A brand is often associated with a company logo, trademark, symbols, and a specific set of colors that are associated with that company or organization. In this 90 minute webinar, the presenter will provide a more holistic definition of branding that extends beyond the visuals. The presentation will focus on library branding and the presenter will describe how branding is related to the “essence” or “spirit” of the organization. The library’s “brand” represents the feelings and experiences associated using all the different touch-points of the library. Lastly, the presenter will touch upon the concept of personal branding, as it applies to library workers.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this 90 minute webinar presentation, the learner will be able to:

Define brand and branding, as they relate to libraries and other non-profit organisation.
Explain the concepts of brand loyalty, brand strength, and co-branding
Identify the key elements of a library brand
Conduct an internal and external brand audit
Develop branding elements to libraries and librarians (ie. personal branding)

Presenter: Mark Aaron Polger
Mark Aaron Polger is an academic librarian and information literacy instructor who has been working in libraries since 1988. He received his MLIS degree in 2000 from the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada) and has worked as a librarian in public, hospital, and academic libraries. Currently, he is the Coordinator of Library Outreach at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY). He has written about library marketing in journals and other publications and has presented nationally at library conferences.
In September, 2021, he published Library Signage and Wayfinding Design: Communicating Effectively with Your User (ALA editions). He is also an accidental library marketer, as most of his professional experience as a librarian involves the marketing of library services and resources. His research interests include library marketing, outreach, and UX (user experience) design. Currently, he is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the open-access, peer reviewed journal Marketing Libraries Journal, which was launched in Fall 2017. His next book will be on Library Marketing Post Covid.
Registration is Required

Webinar: No More Neutral - How to Champion the Right to Read
2023-11-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Description:
On top of everything they need to do, libraries increasingly find themselves at the center of controversy. The American Library Association reports a substantial increase in the number of book bans and challenges in 2021 (double the number of reports from 2020). Oftentimes, the library’s efforts to create collection and service policies that fulfill its mission statement of inclusion are the focus of these challenges. These attacks cost money, lower morale, and productivity among the staff of small and rural libraries. They also threaten the very existence of libraries as safe spaces. But libraries do have some power, and it comes in the form of promotion.
In this course, you’ll learn marketing tactics you can use now to clarify your library’s policies, solidify your library’s positions, and clearly communicate your mission, vision, and values. And you’ll hear tactics to use to rally community and stakeholder support to your defense if your library should face such a challenge.
Learning outcomes include:

Concrete tips for strengthening the public’s perception of the library now, including tips on how to promote its mission, vision, and values, the policies they create to protect intellectual freedom, and its place in the community as a safe and welcoming space.
Marketing strategies for handling a censorship challenge, including strategies for responding to statements from critics via email, social media, and in the press.
Promotional ideas designed to rally library supporters.

About the Presenter:
Angela Hursh leads an outstanding team of marketing and training professionals at NoveList, a company dedicated to helping libraries reach readers. A 2023 Library Journal Mover & Shaker, she has also created courses on LearnwithNoveList.com designed to help library staff learn how to create effective marketing. She is the author of the blog SuperLibraryMarketing.com and host of the YouTube series The Library Marketing Show. Before her job at NoveList, Angela led the content marketing team for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. She also has more than 20 years of experience as an Emmy-award-winning broadcast TV journalist.
This webinar will be followed by an in-person discussion group on December 5. We’ll discuss the information we learned, how we plan to use it, and share strategies for successfully moving forward.
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.**
Register for the In-Person Discussion Group.
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

Webinar: Crisis Management and Recovery
2023-11-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
It is no longer a question of whether a crisis will happen in an organization: it is only a matter of when, which type and how it will occur.
Managers and employees need to think about the unthinkable as a way of protecting themselves and their organizations. An inability to anticipate crises is a major factor in their causation and escalation. The better you can anticipate a crisis, the better you can manage it.
Presenter Bio:
Nellie Brown is the Director of the Workplace Health and Safety Program for the Outreach Division statewide and the Buffalo Co-Lab of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Nellie also provides expertise for the Cannabis Workforce Initiative. A certified industrial hygienist (Board for Global EHS Credentialing, Diplomate of the American Board of
Industrial Hygiene), 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. Ms. Brown is the Lead Training Manager for the Cornell’s USEPA-certified Lead Programs.
Handout to review prior to the webinar.

**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

WNYLRC Webinar: Tired of Hearing " I didn't know the library did that"? Here's Your Fix.
2023-11-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Are you tired of hearing people say, “I didn’t know the library did that”? Don’t despair— there are tactics that can help. Start with a little research, then use what you’ve learned to write attention-getting messages, then share those on all the proper platforms, at the perfect time. Sound like a lot to juggle? That’s where a Communication Plan comes in.
A Communication Plan will help you keep everything straight by gathering all the necessary info in one spot. It will also force you to think more strategically. Marketing Communication maven Kathy Dempsey will share a template and show you how to construct a plan that can cut down on your “I didn’t know” patron frustration. During this session, we will cover all of these concepts:

The power of good (and bad) communication
One “size” message does not fit all; segmentation is vital
How to plan for both internal and external communications
What a Communication Plan should include and how to draft one

This 60-minute session will help guide those tasked with MarCom work to organize their campaigns and achieve their best outcomes. It will also help managers to better assess their organizations’ communication efforts, both internal and external.

SCRLC Webinar: Libraries Addressing Health Information and Disinformation
2023-11-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Technology has brought on many changes to finding information for both librarians and consumers. It has also brought on changes as to how misinformation proliferates and infiltrates within society. Michelle will talk about the opportunities and challenges librarians face when dealing with health information in a post-truth world. From social media posts, predatory publishing, and AI, how can we be sure the information we are providing to patrons is valid and how can we help arm our clinicians and patrons to become better discerning consumers of health information?

CDLC Webinar: Preservation of Websites
2023-11-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
We now use the web for almost everything, and many of the materials that libraries and archives collect are now online. How do we preserve websites? Even if we have web collections, how do we make them available and discoverable? What does it take to start collecting? This program will discuss reasons to preserve the web, assess the long-term research potential of web archives and showcase a range of web archiving tools – from fully-featured subscription services to open source tools. Participants will see a bit of the real-world work experience of collecting the web and learn how to scope a sustainable collecting program. The program will be followed by some structured Q&A.

LILRC Webinar: Coffee+Conversation - Social Media Librarians Virtual Meetup
2023-11-10 14:00 - 15:00 | 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!

LILRC Webinar: Guide to Crafting and Administering the Library Directors Manual
2023-11-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
A director’s manual is the most important resource and merits the time needed to assemble the document with great care. The purpose of the director’s manual is to ensure that all essential information concerning the day-to-day operation of the library can be located in one document. The goal is to compile in an orderly fashion all essential information such as library rules, policies and practices can be located and applied and in the case of an emergency the instructions on handling the matter are at the director’s fingertips. The program will cover the contents and structure of a well-crafted director’s manual.
Presented by Prof. Joshua E. Bienstock, JD., LLM., Associate Professor of Business Law, New York Institute of Technology, School of Management.
Registration is Required

WNYLRC Webinar: WNY Libraries Open Data Project
2023-11-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In 2022, members of the Resource Sharing Committee of WNYLRC collected IPEDS salary data for academic library staff in the Western New York region and used Tableau to create interactive data visualizations. This resulting regional snapshot of the years between 2006 and 2021 illuminates impactful trends in the region and can be used to identify areas where library services to patrons could be improved. The data visualizations may also be used to advocate for the fair compensation of professional librarians and the sustainable growth of academic library collections.
The project team will discuss their process, sharing a model that other New York regions may adopt. Library staff interested in open data are encouraged to attend.
This project was previously referred to as the “Library Salary Survey” and was incubated by the Resource Sharing Committee. More information can be found on the LibGuide.

LILRC Webinar: Shaunna Edwards and Alyson Richman - The Thread Collectors
2023-11-08 13:30 - 14:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC as we welcome authors Shaunna Edwards and Alyson Richman to discuss their compelling novel, The Thread Collectors (Graydon House, Harper Collins 2022).
1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clandestine activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician.
Meanwhile, in New York City, a Jewish woman stitches a quilt for her husband, who is stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. Between abolitionist meetings, Lily rolls bandages and crafts quilts with her sewing circle for other soldiers, too, hoping for their safe return home. But when months go by without word from her husband, Lily resolves to make the perilous journey South to search for him.
As these two women risk everything for love and freedom during the brutal Civil War, their paths converge in New Orleans, where an unexpected encounter leads them to discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us. Loosely inspired by the authors’ family histories, this stunning novel will stay with readers for a long time.
Shaunna J. Edwards has a BA in literature from Harvard College and a JD from NYU School of Law. A former corporate lawyer, she now works in diversity, equity and inclusion. She is a native Louisianian, raised in New Orleans, and currently lives in Harlem with her husband. The Thread Collectors is her first novel. Find her on Instagram, @shaunnajedwards.
Alyson Richman is the USA Today bestselling and #1 international bestselling author of several historical novels including The Velvet Hours, The Garden of Letters, and The Lost Wife, which is currently in development for a major motion picture. Alyson graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in art history and Japanese studies. She herself is an accomplished painter and her novels combine her deep love of art, historical research, and travel. Alyson’s novels have been published in twenty-five languages and have reached the bestseller lists both in the United States and abroad. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two children, where she is currently at work on her next novel.
Praise for The Thread Collectors
“An unforgettable story of female strength, hope and friendship. This collaborative work is magnificent—a true revelation!”
– Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue Star
“A brilliant story brimming with unexpected friendships and family ties. Historically sound and beautifully stitched, The Thread Collectors will stay with you long after the last page is turned.”
– Sadeqa Johnson, international bestselling author of Yellow Wife
“The Thread Collectors is a gift—not only for lovers of historical fiction, but for readers everywhere who search for hidden truths behind the facts we think we know. Like the fearless, sensitive, and resourceful women they write about, Edwards and Richman have stitched together a glorious tapestry of resilience, survival, friendship, and love. This is a Civil War story unlike any other—a story readers will treasure from the very first page.”
– Lynda Cohen Loigman, USA Today bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters
Registration is Required

NNYLN Webinar: First of Her Race - The Career and Connections of Margaret Reynolds Hunton
2023-11-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Dr. LaVerne Gray will discuss the in-progress research of uncovering the industrious life and career of Margaret Reynolds Hunton, the first known Black graduate of Syracuse University’s Library and Information Science (’32) program. The talk places Margaret in a networked environment by emphasizing the power of the Black professional class of women in Libraries during the early 20th Century.
Dr. LaVerne Gray is Assistant Professor at Syracuse University iSchool. Her PhD is from the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her dissertation, “In a Collective Voice: Uncovering the Black Feminist Information Community of Activist-Mothers in Chicago Public Housing, 1955-1970,” explores Black feminist agency in community development within constructed urban spaces. The study employs qualitative analyses of archival documents, to reveal a Black Feminist Information Community(BFIC) framework. Her research was supported through the 2017 Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) Fellowship, where she used archives throughout the city of Chicago to explore evidence for her research.
Using Critical Race and Black Feminist perspectives, LaVerne Gray’s research explores information location and value in marginal community spaces. She is keenly interested in African-American historical information collectives and archival-evidence analysis.

LILRC Webinar: Giving Feedback - How to Provide It and When to Do It
2023-11-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Most people feel that feedback is always negative. But that’s not what feedback should be. Learn what feedback actually is and why managers should provide it on an ongoing basis for every employee. Employees will learn how they can provide feedback to their managers. Walk away with tips on how staff at every level can provide ongoing feedback that will help everyone learn and grow.
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.

CLRC's Sustainability SIG Meetings
2023-10-27 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.
**The October meeting will take place on the last Friday of the month.**
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. This month we’ll be hearing from Special Guest Megan Stuart!
Megan Stuart is the Director of the Housing and Homeless Coalition of Central New York, which acts as HUD’s Continuum of Care for homelessness. The coalition’s mission is to assess community needs and foster collaboration in an effort to prevent, reduce, and ultimately end homelessness. She has been serving as Director since June of 2018 and has worked in housing and homelessness for over thirteen years overseeing federal, state, and locally funded projects. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology/Sociology and Political Science from William Smith College and an Executive Master’s in Public Administration from Syracuse University. She holds positions on the local Emergency Food and Shelter Program board and the CNY Regional Healthcare Equity Taskforce.

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's 2023 Annual Meeting of the Membership
2023-10-27 09:30 - 14:00 | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, 14850, United States
This year we are pleased to have Dr. Rachel Ivy Clarke of the iSchool presenting,
It’s Not Rocket Library Science: Reconceptualizing American Librarianship as a Design Field
For thousands of years, libraries and librarians have designed artifacts to enable access to and use of information resources-everything from cataloging rules to sensory storytimes-but libraries don’t talk about it as design work. This presentation will discuss the implicit role of design in librarianship and its effects on user services and professional values, including interactive activities that concretely demonstrate how to explicitly incorporate this new perspective into library work.
Formerly the cataloging librarian at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Rachel Ivy Clarke is currently an associate professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. Her research focuses on the application of design methodologies and epistemologies to facilitate the systematic, purposeful design of library services and education. Her multiple-award-winning dissertation argues that librarianship is more appropriately viewed as a design field rather than a scientific one. She holds a BA in creative writing from California State University, Long Beach, an MLIS from San Jose State University, and a PhD from the University of Washington.
Deadline to Register is Friday, October 20.

LILRC Webinar: Hooked on Books with Richard Panchyk
2023-10-26 15:30 - 16:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Long Island author, Richard Panchyk, will share his novel Escape ‘56. This gripping novel is based on the life of young Elizabeth Molnár (the author’s mother) and her family as they lived through the harrowing days of the Hungarian Revolution. Escape ‘56 recounts the story of the inspiring student-led uprising and the shocking Soviet invasion that followed, leading to Elizabeth’s perilous nighttime escape from Hungary through the border woods in November, 1956. Panchyk’s cinematic, fictional narrative is filled with historical detail and incorporates recollections from the author’s mother, aunt, and grandmother.

CDLC Workshop: Handle with Care - Working with Fragile Collections
2023-10-26 09:00 - 12:30 | Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866, United States
This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the techniques for safely handling and storing fragile collections. Using a range of tools and supplies, participants will learn how to reduce damage to collections resulting from improper storage and careless handling by staff and users. From newspapers and scrapbooks to genealogies and posters, we will explore the common issues and arrive at solutions that will fit every budget.
About the Presenter: Donia Conn is an Assistant Professor of Practice at Simmons University School of Library and Information Science and a private preservation consultant for cultural heritage institutions. At Simmons, she teaches preservation management and collections maintenance. In her private practice, she provides conservation, consultation, and education for private and institutional clients, including the Saratoga County Historical Society, Lake Placid Olympic Museum, the University of Rochester, the State of Alaska, and many small and mid-sized institutions of all types.
Donia is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of HIstoric and Artistic Works (AIC) and a member of AIC’s National Heritage Responders. She earned an MLIS with Advanced Certificate in Conservation from the University of Texas-Austin.
PLEASE NOTE: This in-person workshop will be held at the Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, NY. The program is free, but space is limited, so please cancel your registration if you find you are unable to attend.
