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 […]
Library Assistants and Support Staff – LA SIG
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThird Tuesdays at 2:00 pm CLRC offers a communication network among our region’s Library Assistants, Paraprofessionals and Support Staff through a Special Interest Group (LA SIG). Our interests include: * recognizing all library support staff employed in CLRC member libraries * furthering the professional development & job enrichment of support staff * enhancing the professional […]
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 […]
RRLC Webinar: Geospatial Training Program
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesIn collaboration with the Rochester Regional Library Council, Monroe Community College is providing geospatial training to library staff with the aim of reducing barriers for college students completing geospatial information technology coursework. Complete your Geospatial Training Program application today! Recently, Monroe Community College was awarded a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Grant: Meeting Workforce Needs for Skilled […]
LILRC Webinar: A Seat at the Table – Live and Virtual Inclusive Programming for/with Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThe motto of the disability-rights community is “nothing about us without us,” yet few libraries think to give people with these disabilities a role in program planning or include them fully in the library community. This session will explain how listening to disability self-advocates and creating a culture of inclusion are critical elements in programming […]
LILRC Webinar: Collaboration and Relationship Management in Assessment
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesAs is the case with every activity associated with allocation of resources, assessment is always political. Those involved with an assessment project must interact with internal and external stakeholders before, during, and after their undertaking. Managing these relationships can be complex, and sometimes daunting. This session will address the issues involved in collaboration and communication […]