ESLN Webinar: 2025 PILLARS Symposium – Is AI On the Test? A Symposium for Educators Who Weren’t Ready for Robots

This symposium is designed to introduce educators to a wide range of teaching and learning resources for practical use in the 21st-century classroom. This year’s theme, Is AI On the Test? A Symposium for Educators Who Weren’t Ready for Robots, focuses a critical lens on Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) in the classroom, including creating policies, practical methods, evaluating AI tools, user privacy, and legal issues.

Webinar: Show Me the Data – Collection Evaluation in Libraries

Collection evaluation is key, but it is definitely not a “one and done” process. Kristi Chadwick, Director at Ballston Community Public Library in Burnt Hills, NY and adjunct faculty Simmons University School of Library Information and Science Participants, will teach participants about different methods of collection evaluation and how to use these tools to create a robust and manageable collection. 

Webinar: Hazard Analysis Techniques Overview

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 — tools which turn employees’ knowledge and experience into a valuable and decided advantage for doing workplace audits and assessments.

**APPLY TO BE PART OF A NEW COURSE** Trauma-Informed and Relational Care for Libraries

The Central New York Library Resources Council is offering up to 20 seats in a new course, “Trauma-Informed and Relational Care for Libraries.” Up to 20 CLRC members will complete the course modules individually and as a group. Offering this opportunity is something new for us and we’re hoping it allows you, as our members, to dive deeper into new principles and transform the way you do your work, rather than spending only an hour with the topic.