Continuing Education
LILRC Webinar: US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s History Unfolded – US Newspapers and the Holocaust Project
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesHow did newspapers on Long Island and throughout New York State report on Holocaust era events such as the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses, the German American Bund rally at Madison Square Garden and FDR’s plan to create a free port for refugees at Fort Ontario in Oswego? The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s History Unfolded: […]
METRO Webinar: Choose Your Own EDI Adventure with Dr. Kawanna Bright
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesEquity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as topics are not only relevant to the work of libraries, archives, and museums, but often integral to the experiences of those who work in these organizations. Given the importance of understanding the impact and influence of EDI, and all of the various ways that it can manifest, it can […]
Webinar: You Got Your Chocolate in My Peanut Butter or How to Facilitate Learning/Programming in a Hybrid Environment
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWebinar Description: This workshop will help you ask the right questions to ensure you match the best delivery method to your objectives and audience. In addition, we will touch on some tools and tricks that will make your learning and programs participatory, useful, and memorable. In the last three years of facilitation and programming, we […]
WNYLRC Webinar: Providing Career Resources at Your Library
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJob resources and applications are increasingly only available online. Learn about job bank sites, training, and other career services that employers and local governments are using to facilitate applications, assessments, and virtual job fairs. You will be able to provide your patrons with accurate information about career resources and training opportunities, and assist them in […]
LILRC Webinar: The Jews of Long Island 1705-1918
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesIn an engaging narrative, The Jews of Long Island tells the story of how Jewish communities were established and developed east of New York City, from Great Neck to Greenport and Cedarhurst to Sag Harbor. Including peddlers, farmers, and factory workers struggling to make a living, as well as successful merchants and even wealthy industrialists […]
Webinar: Transformational Assessment – Measuring What Matters
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWebinar Description: This introductory webinar provides an overview of library assessment including strategies for developing an effective library assessment program and projects. Topics include: an introduction to the phases of assessment, an outcomes-based approach to assessment, developing and implementing an assessment plan, method selection, and communicating results to key stakeholders. About the Presenter: As the […]
LILRC Webinar: A Conversation with Novelist Jamie Ford – Author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJoin LILRC to meet bestselling author Jamie Ford and to discuss his work, including his new acclaimed novel, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy (Atria, August 2, 2022), in a moderated conversation. LILRC members who attend will be eligible to win hardcover copies of the book as door prizes. About the Book: “Dorothy Moy breaks her own […]
LibraryWorks Webinar: Dealing with Hostile and Potentially Dangerous Library Users (and Staff) Behaviors
Online via LibraryWorks NY, United StatesCLRC is offering our members up to 20 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks Webinar, Dealing with Hostile and Potentially Dangerous Library Users (and Staff) Behaviors. Good manners and a friendly demeanor will ensure that frontline library personnel can handle most library customer issues. But what if being courteous is not enough? Do you and your […]
CDLC Webinar: Introduction to OpenRefine
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThis event will be held via Zoom webinar. Do you deal with library data or metadata? Perhaps in your library catalog records, digital repository metadata, or even spreadsheets? As the amount of data we deal with grows, so do the errors and inconsistencies in that data, and the manual correction of these issues becomes even more time-consuming. […]
LILRC Webinar: Your Management Philosophy
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesYour Management Philosophy Before you can craft overarching HR philosophies for your organization, you need to know who you are as a manager. Participants will learn how to determine what their management values are and how their values relate to the library’s values before crafting a management philosophy statement. Laying the Foundation: Developing Your HR […]