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LILRC Webinar: Directing the Genealogical Reference Interview
2021-06-03 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Do you dread genealogy questions at the reference desk? Overwhelmed by the seasoned genealogist’s details? April Earle will walk us through answering some of the most common and daunting genealogy reference questions using FamilySearch and other free websites.
April Earle is a member of the Library Faculty at Farmingdale State College. In addition to her role there, she serves as a Genealogy Consultant at Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Community Library. She also teaches a course in Genealogical Resources and Services through St. John’s University’s Division of Library and Information Science.

LILRC Webinar: I Have Something to Tell You - A Conversation with Author and Educator Chasten Buttigieg
2021-06-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Please join LILRC in welcoming author Chasten Buttigieg for a moderated discussion about his bestselling book I Have Something to Tell You: A Memoir (Atria Books, 2020). LILRC members who attend will be entered to win copies of the book, newly released in paperback!
About the Book:
“Throughout the past year, teacher Chasten Glezman Buttigieg has emerged on the national stage, having left his classroom in South Bend, Indiana, to travel cross-country in support of his husband, former mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Pete’s groundbreaking presidential campaign. Through Chasten’s joyful, witty social media posts, the public gained a behind-the-scenes look at his life with Pete on the trail—moments that might have ranged from the mundane to the surprising, but that were always heartfelt.
Chasten has overcome a multitude of obstacles to get here. In this moving, uplifting memoir, he recounts his journey to finding acceptance as a gay man. He recalls his upbringing in rural Michigan, where he knew he was different, where indeed he felt different from his father and brothers. He recounts his coming out and how he’s healed from revealing his secret to his family, friends, community, and the world. And he tells the story of meeting his boyfriend, whom he would marry and who would eventually become a major Democratic leader.
With unflinching honesty, unflappable courage, and great warmth, Chasten Buttigieg relays his experience of growing up in America and embracing his true self, while inspiring others to do the same.”

METRO Webinar: Supporting Research Reproducibility
2021-06-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This is the fourth webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation.
In this session, Vicky Rampin (Librarian for Research Data Management and Reproducibility at New York University) will discuss open scholarship and reproducible research practices, and how librarians and archivists can make a difference in the sustainability of research. This session doesn’t require any prior knowledge of data librarianship, reproducibility, digital preservation, or open scholarship, but aims to provide a holistic overview of how these manifest in our scholarly communities.
Vicky Rampin is the Librarian for Research Data Management and Reproducibility and the subject specialist for data science at NewYork University. In her role, Vicky supports researchers of all levels and disciplines in creating well-managed, reproducible scholarship. Her research centers on integrating reproducible practices into the research workflow, advocating openness for all research materials, and contributing to open infrastructure. She works on Taguette, a free and open source qualitative data analysis tool, and ReproZip, a free and open source tool for full computational reproducibility.

LILRC Webinar: Coffee+Conversation - Social Media Librarians Virtual Meetup
2021-05-26 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!

New York Public Library Webinar: Let's Talk About Asian Hate
2021-05-25 18:00 - 19:00 | NY, United States
Let’s Talk is a series of programs designed to encourage a conversation on race and other social inequities. We all have a story or a struggle worth honoring. By sharing our stories we’ll build a bridge to greater understanding, empathy, and kindness in our community.
There has been a significant increase in anti-Asian hate crimes. This trend is deeply troubling. In this program, you will hear some of the lived experiences in the AAPI community. Also to be discussed are the misconceptions that Asian individuals are at fault for the COVID-19 crisis. Representatives from the NYC Commission on Human Rights will introduce bystader intervention strategies that individuals can take against Asian hate.
Participants will have the opportunity to listen, reflect, learn, and engage in a meaningful way with others. If you’re ready to have an open conversation and want to get to know yourself and your community then join us on this journey.

METRO Webinar: Clippy is Dead, Long Live Clippy - Emulation as a Strategy
2021-05-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This is the third webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation.
While commonly associated with retro video game hobbyists, emulation can be a powerful and essential tool for providing access to legacy digital material. Using emulators, archivists and librarians can mimic obsolete and incompatible software on their current computers, recreating the environments in which older files were originally created and used. In this talk, Ethan Gates will discuss the history of emulation as a computing technology, the hidden dependencies it can address in digital collections, and current efforts by the EaaSI (Emulation-as-a-Service Infrastructure) program and the Software Preservation Network to make emulation a practical solution for heritage and memory institutions of many shapes and sizes.
Ethan Gates lives in Amherst, MA and works remotely as a Software Preservation Analyst for Yale University Library and User Support Lead for the Mellon and Sloan Foundation-funded EaaSI program. He currently volunteers with the Software Preservation Network and the Association of Moving Image Archivists, and is a former member of XFR Collective.

LILRC Webinar: Ask An Archivist - Starting a Local History Collection
2021-05-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
So much time is spent talking about managing existing collections, but what if you are a library just beginning to create a local history collection? This presentation offers thoughts on what to consider when planning your strategy and how to take those first steps. The discussion will include:
Collections development policies
Outreach
Creating the right environment
Public access
And much more…

New York State Library Webinar: Hidden in Plain Sight - Human Trafficking in New York's Capital Region
2021-05-25 11:30 - 12:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Human Trafficking is a misunderstood phenomenon due to media sensationalism and misinformation spread via social media. Unfortunately, human trafficking occurs throughout the world, including the United States. Polaris (the National Human Trafficking Hotline) notes that the 22,326 human trafficking victims they identified in the U.S. in 2019 are only a fraction of the cases, as human trafficking is notoriously under-reported due to the failure of even victims to understand the crime that is being committed against them. As an attorney providing civil legal services to human trafficking victims in the Greater Capital Region, Mary Armistead will discuss what human trafficking has looked like in her experiences working with victims over the last three years. She will break down the definition of human trafficking, provide examples to illuminate, discuss myths and misunderstandings, and discuss the more prominent types of trafficking cases she has seen in New York’s Capital Region.
Mary Armistead, Esq. is a staff attorney at The Legal Project providing direct representation to and building community capacity regarding victims of human trafficking. She provides representation in immigration, family, and employment law. Mary also teaches Immigration Law as an Adjunct Professor of Law at her alma mater, Albany Law School, where she graduated summa cum laude. Mary clerked at the New York State Court of Appeals for one year before working as the Staff Attorney of the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School, both supervising students and maintaining a personal docket representing clients eligible for humanitarian immigration relief.

Webinar: Being Rational About Summer Reading
2021-05-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
Summer Reading is often a capacity-challenging exercise for many libraries. In 20**, Albany Public Library partnered with the school district and the Albany Promise to examine the program’s actual impact on the “summer slide.” The findings were not nearly as exciting as anyone expected. APL found out that the program does have an impact on students. However, that positive impact is overstated by the library community. We will look at how the library as an organization has changed its approach to summer reading and how other libraries are earnestly taking on the challenge of the summer slide.
About the Presenter:
Scott Jarzombek is a compelling, forward-thinking leader who serves as a strong advocate for any organization he leads. He is currently the Executive Director of the Albany Public Library, operating seven branches with a budget of $9.6 million and 146 staff. He is an adjunct lecturer at the University at Albany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security & Cybersecurity. He has served on several committees and boards, both for the city of Albany and in the field of library and information science.
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 adhere to CLRC’s Code of Conduct.

LILRC Webinar: Librarians in Space! OR Just How Far Can a Library Degree Take You?
2021-05-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Learn about librarianship at the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where the motto is “Dare Mighty Things.”
Presenter Caroline Coward supervises the daily operations of the Library at NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, collaborating with and supporting the work of scientists, engineers, and mission specialists across the organization in areas such as information curation, knowledge management, and data repository governance. Caroline holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from San Jose State University as well as a Bachelor of Music from California State University, Long Beach. In addition to significant experience in public and special libraries, she spent the majority of her 30-year career as a tenured library faculty member in higher education, coordinating High Impact Practices and Information Literacy initiatives. At JPL, Caroline leads efforts in organizing the Lab’s vast information stores, from physical processing and access, to metadata, taxonomy, ontology, and other data science partnerships, to developing new information initiatives Labwide.
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: Strategies for the Search - Grants & Funding for Faculty and Students
2021-05-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Katelyn Angell and Elvis Bakaitis will present different strategies on how to help undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty to locate appropriate grants/funding. They will describe a recent grants initiative led by the Mina Rees Library (The Graduate Center), including interdepartmental partnerships and the CUNY Research Foundation. Initiatives and resources developed to promote external scholarships for undergraduates at Long Island University-Brooklyn will also be discussed.
Elvis Bakaitis is currently the Interim Head of Reference at The Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library. They are proud to serve on the University LGBTQ Council; the board of CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies; and LACUNY Diversity & Multicultural Roundtable. Bakaitis holds an MLIS from Queens College and Certificate in Geriatric Care Management from the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter College.
Katelyn (Kate) Angell is Associate Professor/Coordinator of Library Instruction at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus and Adjunct Reference Librarian at The CUNY Graduate Center. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University, MLIS from St. John’s University, and MA in Psychology from LIU Brooklyn. Kate’s research interests include information literacy instruction, the organization of information, and the history of medicine.

WNYLRC Webinar: Things for New Yorks to Know About Medicare
2021-05-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Working in a library, you have likely received questions from patrons about Medicare and other forms of health insurance. Medicare is a federal health insurance program that provides coverage for people over the age of 65, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease. The Census’s 2019 report on Health Insurance Coverage in the United States estimates approximately 19.8% of people in the United States have Medicare coverage. Statistically, many of your patrons have Medicare, and need assistance navigating Medicare and other related health insurances.
This webinar is being led by experts from the Senior Action Coalition. You will learn about the Medicare enrollment process, cost-sharing, Medicare drug coverage, and Medicare Savings Programs. You will also learn about what is NOT covered by Medicare. Bring your questions as there will be time for a Q&A at the end.

RRLC Webinar: Stress in the Library Assistant Profession
2021-05-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The relationship between stress, work, and health is complex and although current thinking and research on stress can teach us a lot, it can be difficult to know the difference between what’s truth and what’s myth, between what’s fact and what’s fiction. In this webinar, we will discuss the science of stress and how it relates to the library assistant profession. We will examine how library assistants’ place within the workplace hierarchy can both contribute to individual stress and yet provide an escape from stress. After we examine the science of stress and how it relates to work and library assistantship, we will consider some possible coping strategies adapted from the ancient philosophy of Stoicism.
About the presenter: Alexander Eustice-Corwin earned his BA in philosophy from Nazareth College and an MA in philosophy from Boston College. He is currently a PhD student in human development at the University of Rochester, Warner School of Education. He currently works as a library assistant at the University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries and he is an adjunct instructor of philosophy at Nazareth College.
This program is sponsored by the RRLC Library Assistants Group.
Free to RRLC & ESLN Members. This will be held on Zoom Webinar; registration is required.
This webinar will be recorded.
We are committed to offering inclusive, diverse, and equitable services to all of our members. To request specific accommodations, including sign language interpretation, please contact Barbara Ciambor, bciambor@rrlc.org, at least five business days ahead of this program.

DHPSNY Webinar: Museum Chartering 101 - Mergers, Consolidations, and Dissolutions
2021-05-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In order to combine resources or services, museums or historical societies might decide to merge or consolidate their charters. Or, due to various causes, an institution may decide to dissolve their charter altogether. Merging, consolidating, and dissolving charters are all actions that require an application process through the Board of Regents. Join Lauren Lyons, Chartering Coordinator at the New York State Museum, to learn more about the differences between consolidating and merging, what these application processes look like, and what the best options are for different circumstances.
Museum Chartering 101: Mergers, Consolidations, and Dissolutions is the second webinar in a series designed to help institutions better understand the processes involved in New York’s chartering program.

CLRC LA SIG - Library Support Staff Meet Up
2021-05-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
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
REGISTER HERE
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

New York State Library Webinar: Jane Addams and Her Vision for America
2021-05-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In 1910, Jane Addams (1860-1935) was one of the most famous women in America, the revered founder of Hull-House settlement in Chicago, and a participant in virtually every social reform campaign of the era. But in 1917, when Addams publicly opposed America’s entry into World War I, her fortunes changed dramatically. For more than a decade, she was vilified for opposing the war, as well as for her liberal social views. By the 1930s, however, concerns over the Great Depression were overshadowing the hatreds of the 1920s, and Addams found herself back in favor. Once again she was hailed as a great American, and in 1931 she became the first woman ever to win the Nobel Prize for Peace. Today, many people barely remember Addams’ name. But it is still true that we live in a world she helped to shape, by the causes she supported and the people she inspired.
This course will explore Addams’ remarkable life, and consider what it can tell us about social reform, about women’s lives in early 20th century America, and about the practical challenges of trying to put our nation’s democratic ideals into practice.
Sandra Opdycke, Ph.D. is a retired historian. She recently published When Women Won the Vote, about the woman suffrage movement. She has also written books about the flu epidemic of 1918, the WPA of the 1930s, and Bellevue Hospital, as well as a biography of Jane Addams, an historical atlas of American women’s history, and several co-authored books and articles on social policy. She worked for a number of years at Hudson River Psychiatric Center, and later taught American History and Urban History at Bard, Vassar, and Marist Colleges. She serves as an occasional lecturer at the Center for Lifetime Studies in Poughkeepsie.

ESLN Webinar: HR 101 - Ask the HR Expert
2021-05-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join Holly Nowak, the HR professional behind the Ask the HR Expert service, for a discussion of some basic human resources information that managers, supervisors, and directors need to know.
Covering some of the most commonly misunderstood and/or misapplied HR foundational concepts, topics we’ll cover include best practice in: Job Descriptions, Worker Classification, Documentation and Record Keeping, Leaves (including recent changes in NYS); and other important information. This session includes a 30 minute Q & A as well, so please be sure to submit your questions!
Learning objectives:
Participants will leave the session recognizing the core HR area red flags and gain an understanding of how to ensure they are on track with foundational HR items.
We invite you to submit a question for Holly – there will be a place to do that during the registration process. The deadline to submit questions is May 7th.
Free to ESLN Members. Registration is required. This webinar will be recorded.
This session is sponsored by the Empire State Library Network. If you have any questions, contact Laura Osterhout (losterhout@rrlc.org).

LILRC Webinar: 6 Documents Every Archive Needs - Emergency/Disaster Plan
2021-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In this four-part series, Nicole Menchise, LILRC Digitization and Archives Coordinator, will explain why these documents and policies are key to the operation of an archival repository. Examples will be shared.
The six documents are:
Collections Management Policy -January 15th
Temporary Custody Receipt & Deed of Gift – February 19
Incoming & Outgoing Loan Paperwork – April 16
Emergency/Disaster Plan – May 14
Having policies in place allow archives professionals guidelines for collections management, future acquisitions, lending archives to other organizations for exhibition, assessing preservation needs and planning for emergencies.
Who should attend: librarians serving local history rooms, directors and employees/volunteers of historical societies, house museums or other cultural institutions.

SCRLC Webinar: Designing for the Future - The Post-Pandemic Library
2021-05-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
What will patrons expect from their libraries after the pandemic? How will a year or more of social distancing and self-isolation impact the way people interact with – and within – their libraries? How should library leaders plan for renovations and modifications in the wake of the pandemic? How can designed flexibility help libraries adapt to a rapidly changing world? This free webinar addresses these important questions.
Please join David Vinjamuri, an NYU Adjunct Associate Professor of Marketing and author of “Library Space Planning: A PLA Guide,” for an insightful discussion and Q&A session on the future of libraries and how you can prepare yourself and your staff for the changes ahead.
David is a passionate advocate for public libraries and has audited over forty libraries for space design efficiency in the past three years. He co-authored the Medium piece, Designing for the Future–The Post-Pandemic Library and most recently authored, How Libraries* Can Save Democracy, also for Medium.
Topics covered:
Personal space post-pandemic
Curbside forever? – The crisis of rising expectations
Reengaging communities post-pandemic.
Flexibility as a design feature.
Libraries as a civic hub.

ESLN Webinar: Wikipedia For Libraries with Collections in New York Heritage
2021-05-07 15:00 - 16:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The Empire State Library Network is hosting Wikipedia for Libraries with collections in New York Heritage, a casual Wikipedia talk for librarians and friends. Join presenter Lane Rasberry, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Virginia, who will demonstrate libraries, archives, and universities use Wikipedia to make their research and resources more accessible. The talk includes an introduction to Wikipedia and examples of how libraries benefit from Wikipedia collaboration.

Webinar: Trauma-Informed Librarianship - What Is It and What Can It Look Like?
2021-05-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
Trauma-informed care has been used more extensively in psychotherapy and social work settings, however, it can also have a practical application in any setting, personal or professional. I think this is especially relevant for libraries where we work with patrons and, at times, in large organizations with many moving parts. In this talk, we will define trauma and how it affects the nervous system, discuss some approaches to trauma-informed care, and imagine ways it can be applied to your library setting.
About the Presenter:
Nisha Mody is a librarian at UCLA with experience serving as the Associate Director of the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region and as a Health & Life Sciences Librarian as the liaison to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Prior to entering librarianship, Nisha worked as a speech-language pathologist in a private practice, skilled nursing facility, school, and long-term acute care hospital. She is passionate about trauma-informed care and social justice. Nisha received her MLIS from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from Northwestern University.
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 adhere to CLRC’s Code of Conduct.

CDLC Webinar: High School to College Symposium - Transitioning to a Post-COVID Environment
2021-05-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join us to meet with your local colleagues and to discuss how the past year has impacted you.
Program Agenda
9:00 am Welcome and Introductions
9:05 am Meet and Greet
Smaller break out sessions will discuss:

The most important skill that students need to have as they transition from high school to college
New challenges your program faced in the last year
Challenges students may face in a post-COVID environment
How to support students in the post-COVID environment

10:00 am Panel Discussion
The panel of speakers includes local high school and academic librarians, a high school social worker and psychologist and a college Honors student who will share how COVID-19 has impacted them, particularly in the areas of academic integrity, social/emotional learning and health, and media literacy.
Panelists:

Sarah Olson, Lake George High School
Amy Carpenter, Stillwater Middle/High School
Lisa Shaffer, Albany College of Pharmacy
Stephanie Ross, Hudson Valley Community College
Jen Delaney, school psychologist, and Michelle Stilson, school social worker, Schodack Central School District
Honor Student from Union College

10:55 am Wrap Up
We look forward to seeing you online!
Related LibGuide: High School to College Transition Interest Group

WNYLRC Webinar: Are You Ready? Exploring Potential Impacts on Special Collections and Archives in Academic Libraries Post-Covid
2021-04-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Why are we having this discussion? As recovery from the pandemic experience begins, many academic institutions are dramatically changing their operations and services for faculty and students. The libraries are facing challenges that may impact their ability to successfully store and manage special collections. Can we look at these in any new ways to help make them more relevant to the academic institutions today?
And if we are faced with a situation where we are asked to consider making significant changes to our archives and special collections, what do we need to know to be able to respond quickly and effectively?
This session will approach these questions in an interactive format to help academic librarians be better positioned to respond to a potentially changing environment.
About the Presenter:
Rebecca Altermatt has over 20 years of experience in Archives and Special Collections. She has worked in a variety of roles from project manager and consultant to archivist for a U.S. Senator to vice president of library services for a library moving and relocation company. She has held academic positions and worked in museums. She is currently the Archivist at Pratt & Whitney in Hartford, CT. She has spent most of her professional career on the East Coast, specifically New York City, but also spent time out West. Ms. Altermatt graduated from the University of Texas, Austin with a degree in Library and Information Science. She earned her bachelor’s in Humanities and French.

SCRLC Webinar: Recycle Right in Tompkins County
2021-04-29 11:00 - 11:45 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Learn how to recycle right, reduce waste, and take advantage of programs offered by the Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials Management.
Recycling and waste reduction tips will be of interest to everyone, but specific questions will only apply to Tompkins County.
Presenters:
Jeremy Betterley is the Communications Coordinator for the Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials Management.

Nancy Webster is a Waste Reduction and Recycling Specialist for the Department.

LILRC Webinar: Digitization Series - Feeling Positive About Glass Plate Negatives
2021-04-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In this second segment of this digitization series, Nicole Menchise, LILRC Digitization and Archives Coordinator, and Regina Feeney, Local History Librarian at Freeport Memorial Library, will visit the Freeport Historical Society and Museum to scan some of the museum’s glass plate negative collection. This workshop will demonstrate the process of digitizing these extremely vulnerable items.
The workshop will cover:

An introduction to the museum and the glass plate collection
Safe handling for glass plate negatives
Where and how to label
Scanning demonstration
How to populate metadata fields
Housing – good, better, best

The workshop will include time for Q&A.

RRLC Webinar: FLX Kids Are Alright - Youth Mental Health Literacy Tools for Library Staff (Part II)
2021-04-26 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The FLX Kids are Alright initiative aims to improve mental health literacy for middle- and high-school aged youth in five counties in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. Through a unique partnership between Common Ground Health, Monroe County Library System, Pioneer Library System and the Rochester Regional Library Council, the initiative will directly engage youth in the creation of new mental health and well-being literacy resources to improve library collections and programming.
As a follow up to our first training in March, please join us for the reveal of the new mental health and well-being literacy resources developed by the youth from the FLX Kids Are Alright project. We will discuss how library staff can access and use these resources, to provide mental health support to youth and their families in the community. Library staff will also discuss how their library can support the launch of the project’s social media campaign for Mental Health Awareness in May using these new materials.
Presenters: Staff from Common Ground Health will lead the training. Phyllis Jackson is a Registered Nurse, health literacy expert, and the Community Wellness Project Manager. Alicia Evans is an expert in youth services and is the Healthy Schools Project Coordinator. Hannah Shippee is a Program Coordinator.
Free to RRLC and ESLN members. This webinar will be held on Zoom Webinar; registration is required. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.
We are committed to offering inclusive, diverse, and equitable services to all of our members. To request specific accommodations, including sign language interpretation or closed captioning, please contact rrlc@rrlc.org at least five business days prior to the session.
Contact Laura Osterhout (losterhout@rrlc.org) with any questions.

Webinar with FLS: Fundraising Beyond the Book Sale
2021-04-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The Central New York Library Resources Library Council and the Friends of Libraries Section of the New York Library Association are happy to present this special program regarding library fundraising this Earth Day 2021!
Webinar Description:
Looking for some best practices for fundraising that can be implemented within pandemic safety guidelines? When you cannot gather crowds at large-scale book sales, are there other creative projects and tactics your Friends and foundation can undertake? Rebecca Fuss of the Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library will discuss annual appeals, donor relations, peer-to-peer fundraising, and other community-wide donation efforts that provide a good return on the investment of your time. Jenny Goodemote and Kathy Shay of Wood Library in Canandaigua will share the details of their “knock-out” fundraiser, Pursapalooza, a sale of purses, jewelry, artwork, and more. Organized by a committee of trustees, this in-person annual event morphed into an online store of designer handbags in November 2020. Until large-scale book sales can resume once more, strengthening connections with long-time supporters and adapting the library’s profitable fundraisers is the name of the (socially distant) game!
Learning Objectives
After the webinar, attendees will be able to:

Adapt previous fundraising techniques to better fit today’s environment.
Communicate with either your Friends group or Board of Trustees about the future of library fundraising.
Identify best practices for connecting with your community and communicating your needs to them.
Begin planning your own library fundraiser using one or more suggestions from our presenters.
Evaluate online platforms for virtual, in-person, and hybrid fundraising events.
Expand your ability to reframe and organize library fundraisers.

About the Presenter(s):
Rebecca Fuss is Director of Advancement for the Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library and a Certified Fund Raising Executive. She is responsible for all aspects of development in the organization’s strategic plan, including the annual campaign, grant proposals, special campaigns, planned giving, and donor stewardship events. In her previous position as Director of Programming and Outreach for FFRPL, she collaborated with over 80 community leaders and organizations to provide programs with an annual attendance of over 3,500 people. Rebecca has a BA in Communication/Journalism and Political Science from St. John Fisher College. She served as President of the Friends of Libraries Section of the New York Library Association in 2018. Rebecca lives in the city of Rochester with her husband, Tim. Their daughter, Katherine, is a senior at the University of Rochester.
Kathy Shay joined the Wood Library Board of Trustees in January 2019. Kathy has participated in various board committees including Strategic Planning, Fundraising and Governance. She has served as Chairperson for the library’s signature event, Pursapalooza, as well as the Virtual Challenge Fundraiser. When she’s not volunteering, she works as Senior Vocational Counselor with the New York State Education Department.
Jenny Goodemote has been the Executive Director at Wood Library in Canandaigua since 2012. She loves the variety in her daily work and during her 15 year career in libraries, has certainly faced her share of challenges from building projects and public votes to a sprinkler flood and now COVID. She truly believes that each challenge always presents an opportunity for positive change.
About the Friends of Library Section:
The Friends of Libraries Section (FLS) is one of nine Sections of the New York Library Association. Founded in 1992 as the Empire Friends Roundtable, FLS’s mission is to create a network to connect and inspire Friends groups in all types of libraries to support the New York library community.
FLS webinars are aimed at re-energizing Friends groups by recruiting today’s volunteer corps, encouraging community partnerships, and helping groups run efficient operations that are compliant with nonprofit law. Over the past three years, FLS has built a catalog of online content that is informative, innovative, and beneficial to Friends organizations of all sizes.
All FLS webinar sessions are recorded by NYLA and posted on the FLS webpage. Go to www.nyla.org/friends > Events > FLS Webinars to watch past offerings at any time, free of charge. Past webinars include Best Practices for Management of Friends Boards; Administrative Teams: A New Approach for Friends Leadership; Connecting With Today’s Volunteers to Transform the Friends of the Library; Engaging Millennials as Friends Volunteers; Charitable Planned Giving as a Fundraising Tool; and Effective Boards and Board Meetings.
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.

RRLC Webinar: Renewals Colloquium - Promoting Empathy & Self Preservation in the Workplace
2021-04-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join Kaetrena Davis Kendrick for a discussion and exploration of the impacts of low morale in the workplace. Kendrick’s mission is to inspire authentic collegiality, and to promote well-being, share the gifts of creativity, and cultivate empathetic, engaged leadership in the workplace. Kendrick has published studies on low morale in both academic and public libraries, and will share insights from those studies and invite discussion of attendee’s experience of low morale in the workplace.
Renewal Colloquium attendees are encouraged to informally discuss, explore, and resolve questions about Kendrick’s low morale studies and/or their experiences of low morale. If you have a question or concern about low-morale experiences or related research or behaviors, please submit them through this registration form. Kaetrena will choose several attendee questions to address during the event.
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 and 30 minutes. Please note that this webinar will not be recorded.

DHPSNY Webinar: Photographs in the Archive - Caring for Photographic Collections
2021-04-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Description: From tintypes to color prints, photographic collections require specific collections care methods. In this presentation, Preservation Specialist Amanda Murray offers guidance on basic preservation of photographic collections including strategies for storage, housing, and handling.
Click here to register.

About the Presenter:
Amanda Murray
Preservation Specialist, DHPSNY
Pronouns: she|her|hers
As Preservation Specialist for the Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York program, Amanda conducts Preservation Surveys and assists with archival and preservation planning. She also develops and presents educational programs and provides technical information to library and archival repositories in New York State. Prior to joining DHPSNY in 2020, Amanda worked as the Visual Materials Cataloger for the Department of Rare and Manuscript Collections and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University. She has worked as an archivist for Preserving the Past, LLC, an archival consultant for the Out Alliance in Rochester, NY, interned in the Photography Department at the George Eastman Museum, and served as the graphics and marketing communications coordinator for The Corning Museum of Glass. Amanda received an MA in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management from the University of Rochester and George Eastman Museum, an MLS from the University at Buffalo, and a BA in Art History from SUNY Fredonia.

RRLC Annual Meeting 2021
2021-04-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join us for the 2021 RRLC Annual Meeting to celebrate the achievements of RRLC members and to congratulate the outstanding libraries and library staff in our region.
Meeting Agenda:
10:00 am Welcome and Business Meeting
10:10 am Lightning Talks from recent recipients of RRLC grants: Henrietta Public Library, University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester Museum & Science Center
10:35 am Recognition of national award winners
10:40 am Recognition of 2021 RRLC Library All Stars
10:45 am Recognition of 2021 RRLC Libraries of the Year
11:00 am Closing
Free to RRLC and ESLN members. This will be held on Zoom Webinar; registration is required. REGISTER HERE
We are committed to offering inclusive, diverse, and equitable services to all of our members. To request specific accommodations, including sign language interpretation, please contact Laura Osterhout at least five business days ahead of this program.
