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…
Please join law librarians Eileen Dolan, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, and Chris Walunas, as they chat about running a consistent book club since the before-Covid times, through early Covid, and into our present. The club’s transition from in person to virtual meetups in 2020 amplified engagement through the collective pedagogy of reading together. Reading graphic novels…
This 2 part series addresses the interaction of human knowledge and "artificial intelligence" as generative and speculative tools in parsing the contours of our complex cultural heritage. Beginning with the textual speculation of large language models, writing tools for metaphor and syntax; and culminating in the visual speculation of local Adirondack public history, this series…
This 2 part series addresses the interaction of human knowledge and “artificial intelligence” as generative and speculative tools in parsing the contours of our complex cultural heritage. Beginning with the textual speculation of large language models, writing tools for metaphor and syntax; and culminating in the visual speculation of local Adirondack public history, this series…
This presentation will address real library anxieties of book banning. We will learn from national and international examples from libraries that effectively managed the uncertainty of self and imposed censorship with practical policies. Library workers attending will leave with renewed support and skills to ensure free access to information and freedom of expression of our…
Description: Exploring History, Media, and Culture through Geographic Literary Analysis: This workshop relates to the Institutional theme of Equity Pedagogy and supports the development of Hip Hop literacies as well as sociohistorical understandings of cultures and communities through the examination of Hip Hop narratives in rap lyrics. Participants will work in groups to read diverse…
This is an in-person member event for culture workers in Northern New York's libraries, archives, and museums at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake. The day's morning keynote will be live-streamed to a virtual audience and available to registrants outside of the region. Morning keynote presentations by Kanienkeha:ká artist and director of the Six Nations…
Digital files require ongoing maintenance to be preserved and used in the future. This webinar will focus on introducing the basics of digital preservation. Furthermore, it will take a hands-on approach to introduce resources to evaluate your resources and storage options to find a solution that will work best for your institution.
Play means having fun, experimenting, and suspending one’s sense of time. Play can make work in libraries and cultural institutions more enjoyable, more flexible, and less stressful – and bring delight to communities in small but meaningful ways. Join Megan Lotts, the Art Librarian at Rutgers University and author of “The Playful Library: Building Environments…
In 2023, with funding from the Mellon Foundation, Brooklyn Public Library launched a research project to collect and study cardholder signup policies from public libraries across the nation. Using these findings, BPL has convened a diverse working group of public library leaders to develop a policy framework of guiding principles and best practices for cardholder…