The Board of Trustees invites you to attend SCRLC's 54th Annual Meeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Audits: Implications and Applications for Library & Information Organizations   Location: Virtual (a Zoom link will be emailed a couple of days before the event) Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm   Deadline to register: End of the day, Wednesday, October 28th   […]

They're Just Not a Good Fit: Interrogating and Interrupting Hiring Practices in Academic Libraries That Center Whiteness About the presentation: As a profession, we talk the talk of valuing diversity and inclusion, but do we walk the walk with our hiring practices? The profession stresses the importance of “a good fit” when hiring, but we […]

Program Description: Meredith Farkas achieved more by age thirty than she'd expected in her whole career, yet she always felt she hadn't done enough and didn't deserve accolades. She didn't realize at the time that she was chasing something that would never come from career achievement: a feeling of enoughness. Meredith will share the new path […]

Program Description: 2020 has tested the flexibility, resilience, and resourcefulness of libraries as never before, but one thing is for sure: communities rely on their libraries during a time of crisis. What have we learned from 2020, and how will we use it in the years to come? Using the vocabulary of federal crisis response, this […]

Webinar Description: With the recent elevated interest in homeschooling, is your library strategically prepared to assist this growing community group? Research shows that up to 70% of homeschool families consider the library a main resource for their education. Good patron service begins with understanding of need. Join Deanna McGregor, Homeschool Liaison Librarian, as she explains […]

This online workshop is part 1 of a 2-part series. Feel free to attend either workshop or both. Register below to receive a link that will work for both workshops. Part 1: Communications: Stemming the Tide This year, the methods we use for communication have increased, as well as the frequency of communication. Information is […]

With Shawna M. Brandle, Associate Professor of Political Science, Kingsborough Community College; Stacy Katz, Assistant Professor, Library, Lehman College; Jennifer Van Allen, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, Lehman College; and Nicole Williams, Instructor, Library, Bronx Community College Do you find that the curricular materials you are provided don’t always quite meet the needs of all […]