by Rebecca | Apr 17, 2024 | Conference Takeaways, Featured Posts
Public Library Association Conference Columbus, Ohio April 2024 I had the good fortune to attend the Public Library Association conference held April 3-5, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio thanks in part to a CLRC Professional Development Award. PLA is my favorite conference to...
by Rebecca | Apr 17, 2024 | Conference Takeaways, Featured Posts
Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference Austin, Texas October to November 2023 The Electronic Resource in Libraries Conference 2024 convened in Austin, TX, from March 25th to March 28th, where the latest developments, challenges, and best practices in...
by Rebecca | Apr 1, 2024 | Continuing Education, Events, Featured Posts
Meet-Up Description: All organizations have facilities needs – but not all have a dedicated manager to handle the upkeep, improvements, and unexpected issues their facilities will inevitably face. These tasks often fall to staff, who must find the time and gain...
by Rebecca | Mar 15, 2024 | Continuing Education, Events, Featured Posts
Webinar Description: Binding quality on books is inconsistent and with day to day handling and repeated circulation books can sustain significant damage. Don’t replace these volumes, fix them. This webinar will introduce participants to basic book repair for...
by Rebecca | Mar 13, 2024 | Continuing Education, Events, Featured Posts
Workshop Description: Join a representative of WHOLE ME, Inc. for this in-person workshop! Participants will learn: The manual alphabet, Tips for communicating with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing individuals, including resources such as cell phone apps for on-the-spot...
by Rebecca | Feb 23, 2024 | Featured Posts, Grant Opportunities
CLRC is excited to offer 2024 Solar Eclipse Grants! On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, with many libraries in Central New York in the path of totality. CLRC wants to help support your eclipse programming! We’re offering...
by Rebecca | Jan 18, 2024 | Featured Posts, New Initiatives Grant Final Report
New Initiatives Grant Final Report “Book Nook Boxes” Please provide a brief narrative explaining your project and its outcomes. With our grant money, the Chittenango Middle School library was able to fund a new program modeled after popular “subscription...
by Rebecca | Jan 2, 2024 | Conference Takeaways
Digital Curation: Fundamentals and Sustainability Online Course offered by the Society of American Archivists October to November 2023 Recently I had become urgently aware of my institution’s need to preserve digital objects created by employees and members. Fearing...
by Rebecca | Jan 2, 2024 | Conference Takeaways
Digital Library Federation 2023 St. Louis, MO November 2023 The Digital Library Federation Forum, from November 13 to 15, was held in St. Louis, MO. As a current LIS student interested in all things digital, the panels and presentations gave me a wonderful overview of...
by Rebecca | Dec 12, 2023 | Conference Takeaways
The New York Library Association Conference Saratoga Springs, NY November 2023 As I am currently graduating with my MS-ILS this winter, I was grateful for the opportunity to attend the 2023 NYLA Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. The CLRC Professional Development...