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LILRC Webinar: Collaboration and Relationship Management in Assessment
2021-09-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
As is the case with every activity associated with allocation of resources, assessment is always political. Those involved with an assessment project must interact with internal and external stakeholders before, during, and after their undertaking. Managing these relationships can be complex, and sometimes daunting. This session will address the issues involved in collaboration and communication during assessment and present some strategies to support this important aspect of assessment.
Presenters:
Rachel Fleming-May is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Prior to earning her Ph.D. in 2008, Rachel worked as a public and academic librarian for several years. Rachel’s teaching and research interests include academic libraries and librarianship, information sources and services, and library assessment. She has been involved in two assessment-related Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grants : Experience Assessment and Values, Outcomes, and Return on Investment of Academic Libraries — LibValue, and her research has been published in venues including The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, The Library Quarterly, Library and Information Science Research, portal: Libraries and the Academy, and College and Research Libraries.
Regina Mays is an Associate Professor and Head of Assessment Programs and Collection Strategy at the University of Tennessee Libraries. Her experience as Program Manager of the IMLS grant-funded study Lib-Value began a continuing interest in strategic assessment planning, evidence-based decision-making, user experience, and demonstrating library value. A stint as Coordinator of Strategic Planning and Assessment took her love of strategic planning to the next level. In her current position, Mays heads a crackerjack team using leading-edge data science to achieve innovation and excellence in the areas of evidence-based decision-making and demonstrating library value.
Rachel and Regina are co-authors of Fundamentals of Planning and Assessment for Libraries.

LILRC Webinar: A Seat at the Table - Live and Virtual Inclusive Programming for/with Adults with Developmental Disabilities
2021-09-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The motto of the disability-rights community is “nothing about us without us,” yet few libraries think to give people with these disabilities a role in program planning or include them fully in the library community. This session will explain how listening to disability self-advocates and creating a culture of inclusion are critical elements in programming that is successful, fun, and works for everyone.
Presenters:
Barbara Klipper has championed library access for people with disabilities since 2002 when she worked at The Ferguson Library in Stamford, CT. Her 2014 book, Programming for Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ALA), was recently updated by Dr. Amelia Anderson. With Carrie Banks, Klipper co-authored “Staying Calm: Disabilities and ‘Behavior’ in the Library” in Differing Abilities and the Library: Fostering Equity for Patrons and Staff with Disabilities, edited by C.A. Copeland, PhD. and the 2021 book Library Programming for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Barbara is also the creator and funder of the Autism Welcome Here grant.
Carrie Banks has been in charge of Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) Inclusive Services since 1997 and taught “Including Youth with Disabilities: at Pratt Institute from 2013 to 2015. Active in ASGCLA and ALSC since 2000, she was president of ASGCLA in 2020. From 2017 to 2019, she was part of ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo’s EDI Presidential Team. In 2014, she substantially revised Including Families of Children with Special Needs: A How to Do It Manual for Librarians. Libraries and Garden: Growing Together, written with Cynthia Mediavilla, was published in the Spring of 2019. Library Programming for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, written with Barbara Klipper, will be published in Spring 2021.

RRLC Webinar: Geospatial Training Program
2021-09-23 10:30 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In collaboration with the Rochester Regional Library Council, Monroe Community College is providing geospatial training to library staff with the aim of reducing barriers for college students completing geospatial information technology coursework. Complete your Geospatial Training Program application today! Recently, Monroe Community College was awarded a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Grant: Meeting Workforce Needs for Skilled Geospatial Technicians through Virtual Geospatial Information Science Technology Education. As part of this grant, MCC aims to reduce the digital divide, increase geospatial awareness, and increase introductory student success by partnering with library staff through the GIST Training Program. As part of this program, library staff will: complete a virtual workshop on September 23rd, complete assignments to strengthen their own technical and geospatial knowledge, and learn how to best support community college students enrolled in GIST coursework. Eligibility: No prior knowledge is needed to participate in this training program. Library staff and MLIS students are encouraged to apply. By completing the GIST Training Program, participating library staff will receive 6 CE hours and a $100 stipend for completion of the activities. The deadline to apply to participate is Friday, September 10th. Find out more about MCC’s grant project: Meeting Workforce Needs for Skilled Geospatial Technicians
GIST Training Program Learning Objectives:

GIST/Geospatial awareness
Learn more about MCC’s GIST program
Provide very basic support to introductory GIST students the first week or two of classes (e.g., accessing software, saving, accessing data)
Provide student support midway through the semester as students work on finding GIS data. The librarians will not be providing GIS technical support, which will be made clear to students.

ESLN Webinar: Project ReShare and IndexData Update
2021-09-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
2021 is an important year for Project ReShare. After three years of working together, the software is poised to go live this fall. It’s been an exciting journey so far, and we’re really just getting started. Project ReShare represents a new approach to resource sharing technology in libraries, one that places practitioners in the driver’s seat and empowers libraries to work together to take ownership of the technology that powers their services.
We’d like to take you for a tour of ReShare returnables as it stands today, and share perspectives from the current migration efforts. Then, we’ll talk about the current state of the community and the roadmap for the coming months and years. ConnectNY, a consortium of NY State academic libraries, is one of the first consortia to implement ReShare. Hear why ConnectNY decided to take this bold move and learn how to get involved!
Presenters: Kristen Wilson from IndexData and Pam Jones, ConnectNY
This session is sponsored by the Empire State Library Network. If you have any questions, contact Kathleen Gundrum (kgundrum@cdlc.org) or Laura Osterhout (losterhout@rrlc.org).
Free to ESLN Members. Registration is required.

LILRC Webinar: Library Director Jenga - COVID Edition, Session 3 Emergency Planning
2021-09-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join Kate Hall and Kathy Parker, authors of The Public Library Directors Toolkit, as they discuss how to balance the responsibilities of being a director during a pandemic and three core areas of running a public library during a public health crisis and after. The individual sessions will include library director jenga, personnel, emergency planning, and buildings. Each session will delve into each topic, have some group work and time for roundtable discussion. The sessions are intended for established public library directors and we encourage attendees to come ready to share their own insights and experiences.
Session 3- Emergency Planning
How has safety training changed as a result of the recent public health crisis? We will discuss what procedures and training you should have in place and then shift our focus to how this will need to change as a result of future public health crises. Attendees will review a common emergency procedure and determine how this procedure needs to adapt to handle future public health crises.
Presenters:
Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public Library after serving as Director at the New Lenox Public Library and in various Youth Services positions in the Chicagoland area for over 20 years. In her decade as a library director, Kate has been very active 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 that went virtual in 2020. She is the co-author of The Public Library Director’s Toolkit published by ALA Editions and the devoted servant of two demanding cats.
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. She is the co-author of The Public LIbrary Director’s Toolkit published by ALA Editions.
Note: It is not necessary to attend all the sessions. You many enroll in any and as many as you choose. This program will not be recorded.

WNYLRC Webinar: Data for Librarians
2021-09-22 09:00 - 10:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Data is for everybody, which means it’s most definitely for librarians. The habits and skills that librarians use every day are the same ones that can be utilized to paint a clearer picture of their world. Data is cataloging, acquisitions, and even reference and instruction. Data is everywhere, so long as you know how to think about it. Becca and Kim are going to tear away the veil of mystery that can hang around data and empower everybody to reveal the stories buried in their own data. Whether interested in data about libraries and library workers, or data from libraries, or even learning about the curation, management and use of data by libraries and their patrons, this is for you.
About the Presenters:
Becca Bley, MLS, is a former Reference & Systems Librarian and now works as an Analytics Engineer for a logistics software company. Becca spent 7 years working in higher education librarianship before turning to data work.
Kimberly Herrington, Data Journalist and Creator of #BuffaloBusinessIntelligence. Kimberly has a wealth of experience getting hands-on with data in the health world, and is excited to find stories in numbers. She stays on top of health analytics trends to create clever data stories and content that bring value to the organization. Kimberly was recently nominated in two categories for InfoTechWNY’s BETAS 2021 Awards.

Library Assistants and Support Staff - LA SIG
2021-09-21 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 September get-together. REGISTER HERE
The fall topics will include:
September – Training Needs
October – Problem Patrons
November – Adjusting to Change
December – Library Policies
Contact Anna Dobkowski with any questions.

CANCELED - Webinar: Creating Cultures of Radical Vulnerability and Empathy in Libraries
2021-09-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This event has been canceled.
Webinar Description:
Through the lens of trauma-informed librarianship, this webinar will explore how librarians and library workers can create library cultures that center radical vulnerability and empathy as a pathway towards collective wellness, healing, and authenticity. We’ll unpack how LIS work cultures normalize and perpetuate ableism, pushing library workers and librarians who are survivors and/or have experienced trauma out of the field. As a community, we will learn about and discuss how we can be more intentional, authentic, and supportive of ourselves and our colleagues/comrades through practicing radical vulnerability and empathy.
About the Presenter:
Karina Hagelin (they/them) is a chronically ill and disabled queer femme librarian who is passionate about working with library workers and librarians who are committed to creating cultures that center healing through radical empathy, collective care, and social justice work. Blending their lived experiences and expertise on trauma-informed librarianship, they lead diverse groups of librarians and library workers through engaging, interactive, and informative webinars + workshops. Karina is currently based in Ithaca, New York, where they most recently worked as an Outreach and Instruction Librarian at Cornell University. You can find out more about their work on their website, www.karinakilljoy.com.
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: Whistle - A New Gotham Hero with Creator E. Lockhart
2021-09-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Can DC’s first Jewish teen superhero in 40 years take on legacy villains Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, and the Riddler? New York Times #1 and USA Today bestselling author, E. Lockhart introduces Gotham and YA fans to sixteen-year-old activist Willow Zimmerman, and her loyal stray Great Dane, Lebowitz.
Join LILRC as we welcome Willow’s creator and best selling author, E. Lockhart (We Were Liars) who writes about morally complicated heroines navigating emotional situations. Lockhart will discuss the character of Whistle and the history of Jewish characters and Jewish female comic book characters in particular.
E. Lockhart is the New York Times #1 and USA Today bestselling author of We Were Liars and other acclaimed novels. She is a Printz-honoree, National Book Award finalist, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. A longtime comics fan, her work caught the attention of DC Comics through superhero material contained in Fly on the Wall and Genuine Fraud. Whistle is her first graphic novel. Born in New York City, she grew up in Cambridge, MA and Seattle and has a doctorate in English from Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn with her family and a team of cats.

DHPSNY Webinar: Stories from the Field - Implementing Cold Storage Solutions at Storm King Arts Center
2021-09-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Implementing cold storage solutions at your institution can pose unique challenges. Obtaining funding, purchasing equipment, packaging collections, and figuring out how to monitor temperatures are just a few of the hurdles involved in this process. In this webinar, Christine Perche will share insight and lessons learned from the implementation of cold storage solutions at Storm King Arts Center.

NNYLN Webinar: Creative Art Therapy - Mindful Mandalas
2021-08-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Description:
Everyone is always talking about mindfulness, but what is it really? How can it help us lead a more purposeful, creative, and content life? How can practicing mindful art-making help us gain clarity, focus, and improved communication in the workplace?
In this morning art therapy workshop you will:
> Learn how to use art as a mindfulness practice.
> Learn how to create a mandala even if you have no artistic “talent”!
> Engage in a guided art experiential designed to reduce stress and increase creativity and flexibility.
> Walk away with 3 practical applications of mindful practice to bring to your everyday life.
> Learn 3 questions to ask to gain insight through your artwork.
Read more about this program here: https://nnyln.org/events/mindful-mandalas-art-therapy-workshop/
View more programs at the Northern NY Library Network: https://nnyln.org/explore-events/

RRLC Webinar: Library Data in Context
2021-08-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
This webinar will cover how to use a combination of public and local data sources to make decisions through context evaluation, visualization, and data analysis. Case studies incorporating data analysis tools such as R, Tableau Public, ArcGIS, and PolicyMap will be discussed.
Workshop learning objectives:
– Understand the research lifecycle as a continuum
– Understand how context shapes data collection, analysis, and presentation
– Discover practical applications of common data analysis tools
– Create actionable insights from public and local data
About the presenter:
Catherine Stollar Peters, Ph.D is the Assistant Director of Operations at Bethlehem Public Library and an adjunct instructor at the University at Albany College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity. In 2017, She earned a Ph.D. in Information Science studying the socio-technical interactions of public library computers and computer users. Her research focuses on digital archives, public libraries, and data science.
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 for one hour and 30 minutes of CE credit.
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, including sign language interpretation or closed captioning, please contact rrlc@rrlc.org at least five business days prior to the session.
Contact Ryan Hughes (rhughes@rrlc.org) with any questions.

ESLN Webinar: Coordinated Collection Development Aid Update & Info Session
2021-08-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join Barbara Lilley, Library Development Specialist at the Division of Library Development, for an overview of the NYS Coordinated Collection Development Aid program. Barbara will review how libraries should complete and submit the CCDA print and online forms, review when a library needs to submit a waiver, and share tips for libraries to track their CCDA funds once it is received on their campus.
Melissa Jadlos and Kate Ross from St. John Fisher College and Jane Kessler from University at Albany will also share how they are using CCDA funds, with time left for Q&A.
Free to ESLN Members. Registration is required. This session will be recorded.
This session is sponsored by the Empire State Library Network. If you have any questions, contact Kathleen Gundrum (kgundrum@cdlc.org) or Laura Osterhout (losterhout@rrlc.org).

DHPSNY Webinar: Finding Aids - Tools and Tips for Basic Description
2021-08-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join Kate Philipson, Archives Specialist, DHPSNY, as she explores practical steps to help you create finding aids on a basic level. In this webinar, Kate will discuss how to prioritize the required elements of a finding aid so that archival description feels attainable, while building upon the 2017 DHPSNY webinar about finding aids. She will also share further details about Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) by discussing the DACS update process, and examining how the DACS Principles help to frame description work. We will look at some examples of finding aids and take questions, but we will also invite you to a future conversation on September 22, 2021 where we can more directly address your active description challenges and questions about producing finding aids for your organization.

METRO Webinar: Compassionate Career Services, Part Three - When and How to "Teach People to Fish"
2021-08-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
We’re finally emerging from the worst of this historic pandemic, and current economic trends finally favor workers. Businesses are hiring again and benefits are ending. Meanwhile, the digital divide is still an issue we have to contend with and many of the patrons we work with need us more than ever.
Libraries are uniquely positioned to provide essential services to those who are looking for work. We’ve got the skills, the resources, and the ideals to truly help our communities. During this time of compassion fatigue, this workshop series presents a call for empathetic job and career services for those who need it most. We will work through the current state of library-based career services, share specific advice for providing career services across the digital divide, and discuss how library staff can assist patrons with their job searches while keeping their mental health in mind.

Presented by NYPL’s Ricci Yuhico, art three of this series will cover:

The limits of emotional labor / avoiding burnout on the part of library staff
When and how to “push people out of the nest”
Knowing your community resources and when to make referrals

METRO Webinar: Data Breaches - What Libraries Can Do To Prevent Them
2021-08-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Data breaches are terrifying, and cause for a lot of consternation. Join this session with our experts Dan Ayala and Gary Price to talk through what can be done on an individual level as well as by library IT staff to avoid having sensitive information compromised. We will also discuss resources libraries can share with their communities to help them avoid such a fate as well.

RRLC Webinar: That Happened Here?! - Using Local Primary Sources in the Classroom
2021-08-18 13:30 - 14:30 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Primary sources can ignite a passion for history and sharpen critical information literacy skills. In this webinar, participants will discuss how to bring primary sources to life in the classroom.
Part presentation, part discussion, participants will understand:
– where to find primary sources
– how to use the Library of Congress analysis tool
– how using primary sources in the classroom gives students the opportunity to practice critical observation skills necessary to confidently navigate today’s information world
Presenter: Miranda Stefano
We are committed to offering inclusive, diverse, and equitable services to all of our members. Live transcription will be available. 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

First Meeting of CLRC's *NEW* Sustainability SIG!
2021-08-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join us for the first meeting of the CLRC’s *new* Sustainability Special Interest Group!
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: 826 8703 7370Passcode: [REDACTED]
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: Exploring Inclusive Public Service
2021-08-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
This interactive webinar will cover some of the core assumptions of libraries and how this impacts our public service. We will discuss what inclusive public service is and explore the possibilities it opens up.
About the Presenter:
Sofia Leung is a Chinese American librarian, facilitator, and educator. She is a founding editor at up//root: a we here publication, and the co-editor of Knowledge Justice:Disrupting Library and Information Studies Through Critical Race Theory. Sofia holds a Master’s in Library and Information Science and a Master’s in Public Administration, both from the University of Washington, and her B.A. in English from Barnard College.
Live captioning will be provided.
This webinar will not be recorded.

**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: Coffee+Conversation - Social Media Librarians Virtual Meetup
2021-08-11 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!

MLA Webinar: What's Needed to Make a Literature Search Reproducible? An Introduction to PRISMA-S
2021-08-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Online via MLA, NY, United States
PRISMA-S is a new reporting guideline designed to help librarians, information specialists, and teams conducting systematic reviews and evidence syntheses describe their methods and results in a transparent and reproducible manner. In this session, we’ll go through the 16-item PRISMA-S checklist and discuss how to use the checklist and the corresponding explanation and elaboration document to your advantage. We’ll look at examples of good reporting–and reporting that could be improved in this interactive session.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

use the PRISMA-S checklist and the corresponding explanation and elaboration document
understand the most commonly needed PRISMA-S checklist items and will know how to find additional guidance
practice improving transparency of search reporting using PRISMA-S as guidance

Audience
Librarians, information specialists, and people conducting methods-based literature reviews who want to learn about best practices for literature search reporting should attend. Some familiarity with systematic review methods or the PRISMA Statement is helpful, but not necessary.
Presenters
Melissa Rethlefsen, AHIP, is the Associate Dean, George A. Smathers Libraries and Fackler Director, Health Science Center Libraries at the University of Florida. Previous to her position at the University of Florida, she worked at the University of Minnesota Bio-Medical Library, the Minnesota Department of Health R.N. Barr Library, the Mayo Clinic, and the University of Utah’s Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. She is interested in systematic review methodology, particularly in reproducibility of search strategies and the librarian’s role in reporting quality, and she has published several journal articles on this topic, including the article, “Librarian Co-Authors Correlated with Higher Quality Reported Search Strategies in General Internal Medicine Systematic Reviews,” in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, for which she and her coauthors received the Public Health/Health Administration Section Research Award in 2016. In 2015, she was awarded the Estelle Brodman Award for Academic Medical Librarian of the Year.
Jonathan Koffel, MSI is currently the Emerging Technology and Innovation Strategist at the University of Minnesota Health Sciences Library. Prior to moving into this role, Jonathan was the library’s Clinical Information Librarian and worked closely with systematic review teams to create comprehensive and reproducible search strategies. His research has looked into how often systematic review authors collaborate with information professionals and (with Melissa Rethlefsen) how often systematic reviews include well-reported and reproducible searches. He is a founding member of the PRISMA-S Group.

To Request a Seat Email Sarah Lawler at health@clrc.org.

Webinar: Working, Earning, Learning, Growing - Why and How to Do Learning-Focused Student Employment
2021-07-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Webinar Description:
As institutions invested in supporting learning, how can we more intentionally foster the learning of the learners who work for us—whether part-time student staff or interns?
In this interactive webinar we’ll explore why we should approach student employment as part of our educational mission, and the benefits that accrue to both us and our part-time or temporary staff as a result of providing them with more than just a paycheck and some undefined “experience.”
We’ll also investigate a range of ways in which to implement a more learning-oriented approach to student employment, from no muss, no fuss tweaks that can be made immediately, to larger, more programmatic interventions.
You’ll leave the webinar with a handful of guiding principles for approaching student employment from a learning perspective, and developing more valuable and rewarding student work experiences in your organization.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Liz Vine is the Student Employment Coordinator at the IUPUI University Library in Indianapolis, and researches, publishes on, and wrestles with the daily practice of student employment as an engaged learning experience. She has a PhD in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master’s degree in Women’s Studies and a BA in Modern History and English, both from Oxford (UK), and draws on nearly a decade of college teaching experience in her student employment work.
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.

METRO Event: XFR Collective Presents - Downtown Tonight
2021-07-22 20:00 - 21:30 | NY, United States
If you were bored in the late 80s/early 90s you could always catch something weird on public access television. XFR Collective and METRO bring you a selection of oddities from the weekly arts-oriented show Downtown Tonight. First a stream of consciousness rant on the eve of the 1992 presidential election… “You kids do not know how much we waited for computers.” Then Craig Silver interviews poet Elizabeth Rogers on living in China through the 1980s followed by a “Cool Couture Fashion Show” at Tompkins Square Park. Last but not least Downtown tonight brings you scenes from the June 11th, 1988 March for Peace held in Central Park and an opening at the Helio Gallery for Jose Ortega.
This program will be hosted by Spectacle Theater on Thursday, July 22nd at 8:00 pm. You can stream it here: https://stream.spectacletheater.com/
Program Notes
From 1987 to 1993, artists Craig Silver and Lynn Seeney produced Downtown Tonight. They interviewed and profiled visual artists, musicians, writers and filmmakers and documented the cultural scene of New York’s Lower East Side. They also presented original experimental video work. The videotaped programs were aired on Channel D on Manhattan Cable TV, which evolved into Manhattan Neighborhood Network.
These episodes of Downtown Tonight were lovingly transferred by XFR Collective from big ‘ol U-matic tapes on a rack built for the Metropolitan New York Library Council community. The tapes are among the shelf stock of the Monday Wednesday Friday Video Club, which was a video store and distribution network founded in 1986 by artist Alan Moore. Sort of like a DIY Blockbuster, the idea was to bypass the gallery system of a screen in a white box, and bring video art directly to viewers at home at affordable prices. In 2018, XFR Collective began working with Moore to slowly digitize each tape in the MWF collection.
XFR Collective partners with artists, activists, and community organizations to lower the barriers to preserving at-risk audiovisual media – especially unseen, unheard, or marginalized works – through digitization, screenings, educational workshops, and pop-up events. Operating through a non-hierarchical model, we work to create an inclusive environment in which to explore practical methods for media preservation, archiving, and access.

LILRC Webinar: Letter to a Young Female Physician - Dr. Suzanne Koven in Conversation with Roxana Robinson
2021-07-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
Join LILRC in welcoming Dr. Suzanne Koven, author of Letter to a Young Physician: Notes from a Medical Life (W. W. Norton & Company, May 4, 2021) in conversation with Roxana Robinson. “Suzanne Koven’s Letter to a Young Female Physician is so wise, beautifully written, tender, and full of heart that it should be required reading for every person—young, female, physician, or otherwise. This is a transporting memoir, and an instructive one.” (Dani Shapiro, author of Inheritance).
Suzanne Koven was born and raised in New York City. She received her B.A. in English literature from Yale and her M.D. from Johns Hopkins. She also holds an M.F.A. in nonfiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars. After her residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital she joined the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has practiced primary care internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for over 25 years. In 2019 she was named inaugural Writer in Residence at Mass General. Her essays, articles, blogs, and reviews have appeared in The Boston Globe, The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The New Yorker.com, Psychology Today, The L.A. Review of Books, The Virginia Quarterly, STAT, and other publications. Her monthly column “In Practice” appeared in the Boston Globe and won the Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Writing from the American Medical Writers Association in 2012. Her interview column, “The Big Idea,” appears at The Rumpus. Suzanne conducts workshops, moderates panel discussions, and speaks to a variety of audiences about literature and medicine, narrative and storytelling in medicine, women’s health, mental healthcare, and primary care.
Roxana Robinson is the author of ten books – six novels, three collections of short stories, and the biography of Georgia O’Keeffe. Four of these were chosen as New York Times Notable Books , two as New York Times Editors’ Choices. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, Best American Short Stories, Tin House and elsewhere. Her work has been widely anthologized and broadcast on NPR. Her books have been published in England, France, Germany, Holland and Spain. She is the recipient of many awards, the most recent the Barnes & Noble “Writers for Writers” Award, from Poets & Writers.

LILRC Webinar: Fostering a Culture of Creativity in Libraries
2021-07-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
In the 21st century there is a constant rise in library patron needs and expectations. As dwindling budgets and less staff prevail, libraries are looking at new models of outreach and engagement to prove their value. Looking through a “creative” lens focuses on “what is possible” and encourages individuals and organizations to work in unconventional ways while using tools which are readily and easily accessible for teaching, learning, or solving problems.
Creativity and playful experiences can be freeing and allow for spontaneity, which is crucial when performing scholarly research, solving problems, or honing life-long learning skills. But also, these casual teaching moments provide opportunities for patrons to engage with library staff in non-traditional ways. Playful learning is a dynamic and creative way to highlight collections and services which can also be assessed to help capture and share the value and importance of an organization.
Throughout this presentation viewers will learn more about creativity in libraries, the skills and tools needed to “be creative”, and how to implement and embrace a culture of creativity within their own work lives.
Presenter: Megan Lotts is the Art Librarian at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where she teaches research workshops, builds collections, facilitates programming and events, and closely engages with students and faculty researching in the Arts. Lotts has presented her research both nationally and internationally and has published articles in portal: Libraries and the Academy, Art Documentation, Journal of Library Administration, and College and Research Libraries News. Her first book titled, Advancing a Culture of Creativity in Libraries: Programming and Engagement, will be published by American Libraries Association and available in July of 2021. Her research interests include creativity, outreach & engagement, makerspaces, play, and the work of library liaisons. She is known for her work implementing LEGO® play, curating the exhibition spaces at the Rutgers University Art Library, as well as teaching a semester long seminar “Playing to Learn in Higher Education.”
Megan earned her MFA (2004) and MLIS (2007) from University of Wisconsin-Madison and has a BFA in Painting (2000) and BFA in Art History (2002) from the University of Illinois- Champaign-Urbana. She currently lives in New Brunswick, NJ where she continues to explore, make, and engage in daily activities involving creativity and play.

LILRC Webinar: The Sea We Swim In - How Stories Work in a Data-Driven World with Author Frank Rose
2021-07-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
LILRC welcomes digital anthropologist Frank Rose, speaking on his new book, The Sea We Swim In: How Stories Work in a Data-Driven World, a practical guide to “narrative thinking,” and why it matters in a world defined by data.
“Whether we’re aware of it or not, stories determine how we view the world and our place in it. That means the tools of professional storytellers―character, world, detail, voice―can unlock a way of thinking that’s ideal for an age in which we don’t passively consume media but actively participate in it. Building on insights from cognitive psychology and neuroscience, Rose shows us how to see the world in narrative terms, not as a thesis to be argued or a pitch to be made but as a story to be told.”
About Frank Rose:
Frank Rose is the best-selling author of The Art of Immersion, hailed as “a grand trip” by Britain’s New Scientist and “an essential overview” by the International Journal of Advertising. He is a leading thinker on the impact of technology on media, entertainment, and society — a theme he has explored as a contributor to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, as a former contributing editor at Wired, and as a keynote speaker at marketing conferences and film festivals worldwide.
A senior fellow at Columbia University School of the Arts, Frank is faculty director of its Strategic Storytelling seminar, presented in partnership with Columbia Business School Executive Education, and director of the Digital Dozen: Breakthroughs in Storytelling awards at its Digital Storytelling Lab.

PILLARS Symposium
2021-07-09 10:00 - 16:30, 2021-07-08 10:00 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The PILLARS Symposium: Preparation, Information Literacy, Libraries, Academic Resources, and 21st Century Skills for Transitioning from Secondary School to College
Registration now open! https://www.esln.org/pillars/

Why: A three-day symposium that will bring educators and librarians together to share knowledge on the topic of student readiness for college and beyond.

When: Wednesday, July 7 – Friday, July 9, 2021 (exact start & end time TBD)

Where: Virtually, from your computer.

What: This symposium is designed to introduce educators to a wide range of teaching and learning resources for practical use in the 21st-century classroom. Presenters will share their knowledge on teaching information literacy instruction, writing, using primary resources, bridging the digital divide, and related topics that will prepare secondary students for success in college and beyond. The format will include formal presentations, breakout sessions, and opportunities to connect with educators around New York State. This symposium is presented by and for educators in New York State, and we welcome the perspective of guests from other regions who will join as presenters and attendees.

Who: Presenters and target audience include but are not limited to:

Secondary school teachers, librarians, administrators
Academic librarians, professors, administrators
First year college transition specialists
Public librarians – both YA and Adult Services
Public historians and cultural heritage institution educators
Students (recent HS graduates and first-year college students)
Others invested in student success with High School to College Transition

PILLARS Symposium
2021-07-09 09:30 - 16:30, 2021-07-08 09:30 - 17:00 | Online Via Zoom, NY, United States
The PILLARS Symposium:

Preparation, Information Literacy, Libraries, Academic Resources,
and 21st Century Skills for Transitioning from Secondary School to College

Why: A three-day symposium that will bring educators and librarians together to share knowledge on the topic of student readiness for college and beyond.

When: Wednesday, July 7 – Friday, July 9, 2021

Where: Virtually, from your computer.

What: This symposium is designed to introduce educators to a wide range of teaching and learning resources for practical use in the 21st-century classroom. Presenters will share their knowledge on teaching information literacy instruction, writing, using primary resources, bridging the digital divide, and related topics that will prepare secondary students for success in college and beyond. The format will include formal presentations, breakout sessions, and opportunities to connect with educators around New York State. This symposium is presented by and for educators in New York State, and we welcome the perspective of guests from other regions who will join as presenters and attendees.

Who: Presenters and target audience include but are not limited to:

Secondary school teachers, librarians, administrators
Academic librarians, professors, administrators
First year college transition specialists
Public librarians – both YA and Adult Services
Public historians and cultural heritage institution educators
Students (recent HS graduates and first-year college students)
Others invested in student success with High School to College Transition
