Comics about scientists? Why such a dangerous experiment?! Comic books still have a whiff of disreputability about them, even after all the movies and all the decades of work done by creators and librarians (yes, you!) to broaden their subject matter and reach. Presenter Jim Ottaviani's niche is comics about science and engineering, and in…
Creating spaces where LGBTQ people can feel safe and supported is paramount at this point in history. In this interactive workshop, we will discuss current stressors affecting the LGBTQ community and explore methods to advocate for the needs of LGBTQ people. We will specifically highlight the needs of trans people and ways to support this…
Attendees will learn about mosquito-borne diseases that are transmitted in NYS, travel-associated mosquito-borne diseases, how mosquito-borne disease transmission occurs, and how to protect themselves from getting infected.
This series of six 90-minute panel discussions will feature academic library leaders from across New York State discussing various topics relevant to new and emerging leaders. Panelists represent a wide variety of academic institutions and provide a diverse set of experiences. As part of each session, participants will have opportunities to network with other new…
This is a bimonthly meeting of academic and school librarians to discuss the transition students face graduating from high school and entering academia. All are welcome.
Making your community aware and engaged in your organization requires a steady flow of events and information. Outreach includes daily social media posts, programming for children and adults, exhibits, publications, and tours. Get some inspiration for how your archival materials can contribute to your organization's positive exposure; making the most of what you have in…
Webinar Description: As people become more experienced, workplace safety walkarounds and evaluations can become worse -- people have seen the same workplace so often that they don’t “see” it anymore. They can overlook hazards and risks because of their familiarity. One way to overcome this problem is to use tools that are structured, yet creative…
Learned helplessness can quietly derail student success—it’s the phenomenon where students feel that no matter what they do, they’ll fail, and as a result, they stop trying. In the classroom, this often manifests as students who refuse help, give up easily, or lack motivation. This webinar shines a light on learned helplessness in education and…
Join us for conversation with fellow librarians and library workers to share your workplace concerns. All are welcome.
In this webinar, the newly-launched digital collection, “Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews,” will be introduced by Patrick Raftery, Project Manager, and Monica Genuardi, Project Archivist. They were responsible for digitizing, transcribing and annotating the collection, which consists of over 400 hand-written, firsthand accounts of the Revolutionary War years in…