by admin | Jul 18, 2019 | News
The New York Library Association (NYLA) is pleased to announce the incoming council members for 2020 Claudia Depkin, President-Elect (2019-2020) / President (2020-2021): Claudia Depkin is currently the Director of the Haverstraw King’s Daughter Public Library. During...
by admin | Jul 17, 2019 | Grant Opportunities, News
The Yiddish Book Center’s Coming to America Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a reading and discussion program to engage teens and adults in thinking about immigrants’ experiences encountering America. Public library workers can apply by August 16, 2019, to be...
by admin | Jul 9, 2019 | News
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office invite libraries to apply to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped...
by admin | Jun 26, 2019 | News, Resources
Free copies of the 2018 edition of Your College Search: Proof Positive, a guide to college admissions, financial aid and New York’s private colleges, and the 2019 Campus Locator Map are now available for librarians. These free resources have been updated for 2018-19...
by admin | Jun 19, 2019 | Advocacy, News
Know someone deserving of this NYLA Advocacy recognition? https://www.nyla.org/max/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=39&MenuKey=career Purpose To recognize and honor an individual who, or a group that, has made a far reaching, sustained...
by admin | Jun 11, 2019 | Grant Opportunities, News
Libraries must complete and submit project applications online by the due date set by their public library system. Public library systems set their own individual application due dates through the online portal. Public library system boards of trustees will review...
by admin | Jun 4, 2019 | Advocacy, News
For the first time in years, there is an active bill in both houses of the NYS Legislature. Add your name in support for ensure that every student in NYS has access to a certified school library media specialist. New York State Education Law denies primary school...
by admin | Apr 19, 2019 | Grant Opportunities, News
The Women’s Fund of Central New York (Women’s Fund) invites grant applications from nonprofit organizations whose primary focus is to address key issues affecting women and girls in Central New York. Nonprofit charitable organizations determined as tax-exempt under...
by admin | Apr 15, 2019 | News
The OCPL Sustainability Committee offers recommendations to help you integrate sustainable practices into your libraries and communities. Plastic has a devastating impact on our environment. Time to reconsider the way we use them in and outside of work. Most of our...
by admin | Mar 12, 2019 | News
Harriet the Spy to Represent New York State at National Book Festival In celebration of the 55th anniversary of the publication of Harriet the Spy, The Empire State Center for the Book has selected Harriet the Spy to represent New York State at the 2019 National Book...
