Webinar: Instructional Design Basics for Teaching in Any Mode
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWebinar Description: Whether you are teaching in-person, online, or some ever-changing combination of the two, it’s essential to start with effective instructional design and a solid plan (and backup plan!) for delivering your learning experience. In this webinar, we’ll cover best practices for planning out instruction that meets your learners’ needs while letting you remain […]
LILRC Webinar: Stepping Outside Your Community’s Comfort Zone With a Conversation on Gender Diversity
Online Via Zoom NY, United States“It was the scariest thing I’ve ever done at my library.” This is how Julie Perrin, director of the Jaffrey Public Library in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, describes a virtual conversation she recently hosted on gender identity. The topic itself wasn’t scary; Perrin was worried about her community’s reaction. (Programming Librarian June 23, 2021) Hosting a community […]
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 […]
METRO Webinar: Managing the Conversations of the Moment, Part 2 – CRT in K-12 Is Not a Thing, So Why Are We Talking About It?
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThe goal of this three-part series is to help people manage difficult conversations in spaces with school-aged children in relation to the current cultural moment (e.g. conversations about race and equity in schools and Covid protocols). Led by Jessica Hochman and Tonya Leslie of We Need 2 Talk, each session will introduce Epoch Education’s RIR […]
WNYLRC Virtual History Happy Hour: Roanoke’s Black Colony of the Civil War
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesMany people have heard of the Lost Colony of Roanoke and the mysterious disappearance of its settlers, but did you know there was another colony on the island during the Civil War? After a Union victory, Roanoke became home to the largest population of formerly enslaved black southerners during the war. In this class we explore the […]
Free Digital Inclusion Webinar Series: What Every Library Needs to Know
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesPlease join the New York State Library and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) for a series of information-rich training webinars aimed at increasing awareness and providing a deeper understanding of digital inclusion across New York State’s libraries and library systems. Trainings in this series will include addressing digital equity barriers, building partnerships and coalitions, developing digital […]
METRO Webinar: Managing the Conversations of the Moment, Part 3 – Moving From Conflict Toward Repair
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThe goal of this three-part series is to help people manage difficult conversations in spaces with school-aged children in relation to the current cultural moment (e.g. conversations about race and equity in schools and Covid protocols). Led by Jessica Hochman and Tonya Leslie of We Need 2 Talk, each session will introduce Epoch Education’s RIR […]
METRO Webinar: Heavy Metal – Hardware Solutions for People Who Digitize Tapes
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesVideotape (and audiotape) preservation is all about equipment: sourcing equipment, getting the right equipment for the formats you’re digitizing, paying attention to how your equipment is functioning, repairing or finding experts to repair equipment for you, and putting all of these pieces together. In this hour-long webinar, Ben Turkus, audiovisual preservationists and members of the […]
ESLN Webinar: Calm, (Legally) Cool, and Collected: Tactics for Libraries Facing Book Challenges and Collection-based Protests
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesPresented by Stephanie "Cole" Adams Using applicable library ethics and law as a foundation, this practical and action-oriented session will work through the roles, responsibilities, and possible tactics of every person working at and supporting a library when a community needs to weather a content challenge, protest, and/or obscenity charges based on materials in their […]
LILRC Webinar: Leadership Moments from NASA – With Astronaut Dr. Dave Williams
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesPlease join LILRC as we welcome Dr. Dave Williams to speak about his recent book, Leadership Moments From NASA: Achieving the Impossible (co-authored by Elizabeth Howell, PhD; EWC Press, July 2021). About the book: The NASA way: lessons on leadership, teamwork, and corporate culture. How does NASA take on seemingly insurmountable challenges, recover from tragedy and continue […]