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- No events scheduled for August 14, 2020.
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Week of Events
Webinar: Book Clubs – One Way to Connect in Times of Social Distancing
Webinar: Book Clubs – One Way to Connect in Times of Social Distancing
Webinar Description: Virtual Book Clubs can be the great connector between the library and diverse members in the community, even during the time of little human interaction. Learn tips and best practices to reduce uncertainty and build confidence in conducting a virtual book club, with marginalized populations: individuals experiencing homelessness, youthful offenders, and older adults. […]
NYLA ASLS Briefinar Series
NYLA ASLS Briefinar Series
Ever wondered what makes Special Libraries so special? NYLA’s Academic and Special Libraries Section (ASLS) is conducting a series of short interviews with librarians from various Special libraries to give us all a sneak peek into this fascinating area of our profession. Learn more about the collections, clients, and daily operations of New York State’s […]
METRO Webinar: Racism, Capitalism, and Libraries
METRO Webinar: Racism, Capitalism, and Libraries
Join April Hathcock, Dave Ghamandi, and Emily Drabinski for a discussion on the connections between racism and capitalism. We'll discuss the extent to which these concepts are intertwined and, indeed, inextricable. We'll identify modes of rising up against both these concepts, and detail why we need to dismantle our economic system in order to repair […]
CDLC Webinar: Library Security
CDLC Webinar: Library Security
All are welcome to join this virtual program sponsored by CDLC's Preservation Interest Group! Library security is all about protecting patrons, property, and valued collections. The first course of action is the development of policies and procedures and implementing them into the daily work of your organization. Guest speaker Sarah Schmidt, Director of Special Collections […]
METRO Webinar: Privacy Audits at the Library
METRO Webinar: Privacy Audits at the Library
Looking to understand how your library is protecting the privacy of your patrons? Wondering how you might identify areas for improvement in safeguarding sensitive information? Join a webinar with Bill Marden (New York Public Library) and Erin Berman (Alameda Country Library) to hear how your library can audit its online and offline records, resources, databases, […]
ESLN Webinar: Academic Reopening Panel
ESLN Webinar: Academic Reopening Panel
Join us for a panel of academic librarians and administrators who will discuss their plans for reopening libraries when semesters begin this fall. Panelists include: * Gerald Beasley, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell * Janet H. Clarke, Associate Dean, Research & User Engagement at Stony Brook University Libraries Fantasia Thorne-Ortiz, Library Department Chair […]
SCRLC Webinar: Academic Libraries in an Extraordinary Time
SCRLC Webinar: Academic Libraries in an Extraordinary Time
Description: How is higher education responding to the global pandemic as well as the mobilization against antiblack racism? What role have libraries played, and how are they changing as a result? This presentation begins by examining the events of an extraordinary 2020, which saw libraries participate in a sudden migration away from in-person interaction while […]