Are you an Early Career Library & Information Professional? Then we want YOU to join us at the November meeting of CLRC's Early Career Professionals Special Interest Group (SIG)! For this month's meeting, we'll be talking about combatting imposter syndrome as an early career professional. Do you ever feel inadequate in your profession despite achieving…
Webinar Description: Libraries across the nation and the world are hiring social workers to support library staff and patrons. But how do you get started? What do you do if you can’t afford or don’t need a full-time social worker in your library? This webinar will provide an overview of the rise of library-social work…
CDLC, CLRC, NNYLN, SENYLRC, SCRLC, and WNYLRC are sponsoring a free 3-part webinar series on technology and communications using the new Tech-Talk Database. Tips and Techniques You Can Use! Become a TECH HERO and a POWER COMMUNICATOR Getting to Know the New Tech-Talk Database 1. Shortcuts in Office (Novice & Intermediate) e.g. Little-known shortcuts and…
Join us at the Mid York Library System office for a viewing party of the webinar Outside the Box Programs from the Public Library Association. Webinar Description: Learn how to grow beyond traditional programming and implement new approaches perfect for your library. Understand how to introduce unique programs to better engage your community without putting…
Webinar Description: Escape rooms are immersive, live-action games in which a group of participants enter a room where they must solve puzzles and collect clues in order to “escape” or win the game. These engaging and captivating games can be designed around nearly any theme from zombies to pirates to detective dramas and are being…
Are you an Early Career Library & Information Professional? Then we want YOU to join us at the January meeting of CLRC's Early Career Professionals Special Interest Group (SIG)! For this month's meeting we'll be talking about burnout and what we can do to either prevent or heal it. Burnout is emotional, physical, and mental…
Workshop Description: Binding quality on books can be inconsistent and with day to day handling and repeated circulations, books can sustain significant damage. Don’t replace these volumes, fix them! This workshop will introduce participants to basic book repair for circulating or general collections. Attendees will learn how to repair common types of damage, such as…
Are you an Early Career Library & Information Professional? Then we want YOU to join us at the March meeting of CLRC’s Early Career Professionals Special Interest Group (SIG)! For this month’s meeting, we’ll be talking about “when things don’t go as planned,” including sharing when projects go awry, our missteps big and small, and…
Practical storytelling skills and creativity unite in this interactive, thought-provoking workshop.
Develop skills to efficiently learn compelling renditions of stories for telling. Method: Some lecture/demonstration, mostly interactive and hands on. Takeaway: A ready-to-tell story, performance, linguistic and story-learning skills. Also, as time permits, we'll explore how classic stories can be relevant today. You’ll learn how to update older stories to reflect 21st century culture. Method: Some lecture/demonstration, mostly discussion and hands-on, including exercises adapted from our book, Storytwisting. Takeaway: Ideas for developing re-imagined stories for all ages, practical tips, ethical considerations.
Webinar Description: This seminar will be a basic introduction to using Robert's Rules of Order, a tool to improve participation and efficiency in meetings. We will also touch on refocusing Robert's Rules for a virtual platform. About the Presenter: Steven Anderson is a retired Air Force officer and History teacher and a professional parliamentarian since…