Continuing Education
DHPSNY Webinar: Finding Aids – Tools and Tips for Basic Description
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJoin Kate Philipson, Archives Specialist, DHPSNY, as she explores practical steps to help you create finding aids on a basic level. In this webinar, Kate will discuss how to prioritize the required elements of a finding aid so that archival description feels attainable, while building upon the 2017 DHPSNY webinar about finding aids. She will […]
ESLN Webinar: Coordinated Collection Development Aid Update & Info Session
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJoin Barbara Lilley, Library Development Specialist at the Division of Library Development, for an overview of the NYS Coordinated Collection Development Aid program. Barbara will review how libraries should complete and submit the CCDA print and online forms, review when a library needs to submit a waiver, and share tips for libraries to track their […]
RRLC Webinar: Library Data in Context
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThis webinar will cover how to use a combination of public and local data sources to make decisions through context evaluation, visualization, and data analysis. Case studies incorporating data analysis tools such as R, Tableau Public, ArcGIS, and PolicyMap will be discussed. Workshop learning objectives: - Understand the research lifecycle as a continuum - Understand […]
NNYLN Webinar: Creative Art Therapy – Mindful Mandalas
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesDescription: Everyone is always talking about mindfulness, but what is it really? How can it help us lead a more purposeful, creative, and content life? How can practicing mindful art-making help us gain clarity, focus, and improved communication in the workplace? In this morning art therapy workshop you will: > Learn how to use art […]
DHPSNY Webinar: Stories from the Field – Implementing Cold Storage Solutions at Storm King Arts Center
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesImplementing cold storage solutions at your institution can pose unique challenges. Obtaining funding, purchasing equipment, packaging collections, and figuring out how to monitor temperatures are just a few of the hurdles involved in this process. In this webinar, Christine Perche will share insight and lessons learned from the implementation of cold storage solutions at Storm […]
LILRC Webinar: Whistle – A New Gotham Hero with Creator E. Lockhart
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesCan DC’s first Jewish teen superhero in 40 years take on legacy villains Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, and the Riddler? New York Times #1 and USA Today bestselling author, E. Lockhart introduces Gotham and YA fans to sixteen-year-old activist Willow Zimmerman, and her loyal stray Great Dane, Lebowitz. Join LILRC as we welcome Willow’s creator […]
CANCELED – Webinar: Creating Cultures of Radical Vulnerability and Empathy in Libraries
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThis event has been canceled. Webinar Description: Through the lens of trauma-informed librarianship, this webinar will explore how librarians and library workers can create library cultures that center radical vulnerability and empathy as a pathway towards collective wellness, healing, and authenticity. We’ll unpack how LIS work cultures normalize and perpetuate ableism, pushing library workers and […]
WNYLRC Webinar: Data for Librarians
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesData is for everybody, which means it’s most definitely for librarians. The habits and skills that librarians use every day are the same ones that can be utilized to paint a clearer picture of their world. Data is cataloging, acquisitions, and even reference and instruction. Data is everywhere, so long as you know how to […]
LILRC Webinar: Library Director Jenga – COVID Edition, Session 3 Emergency Planning
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJoin Kate Hall and Kathy Parker, authors of The Public Library Directors Toolkit, as they discuss how to balance the responsibilities of being a director during a pandemic and three core areas of running a public library during a public health crisis and after. The individual sessions will include library director jenga, personnel, emergency planning, and […]
ESLN Webinar: Project ReShare and IndexData Update
Online Via Zoom NY, United States2021 is an important year for Project ReShare. After three years of working together, the software is poised to go live this fall. It’s been an exciting journey so far, and we’re really just getting started. Project ReShare represents a new approach to resource sharing technology in libraries, one that places practitioners in the driver’s […]