ESLN Webinar: Inclusive Metadata
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesIn this webinar, we’ll discuss inclusive metadata: what it is, why it’s important, and how it can reflect your institution’s goals for diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’ll discuss the historical biases that have influenced descriptive practices, and explore best practices to audit, research, and improve your terminology to better reflect the identities and values of […]
Webinar: Leading Transformative Change – Making a Better Organization
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWebinar Description: It is hard being the face of change in any organization. You have to balance the triumphs and restraints of institutional memory, the ever-evolving temperature of your staff, customer needs, local government, and industry trends, all while creating and planning for the future. This workshop/event will show participants how to lead positive change […]
LILRC Webinar: The Things We Didn’t Know – Novelist Elba Iris Pérez
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJoin LILRC for a moderated conversation with author Elba Iris Pérez about her acclaimed novel, The Things We Didn't Know (Gallery Books, February 6, 2024). LILRC members who attend are eligible to win copies of the book! The inaugural winner of Simon & Schuster’s Books Like Us contest, Elba Iris Pérez’s lyrical, cross-cultural coming-of-age debut […]
NNYLN Webinar: AI & the Adirondacks – 2 part webinar series on how to create AI text + AI images to generate speculative public history
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThis 2 part series addresses the interaction of human knowledge and "artificial intelligence" as generative and speculative tools in parsing the contours of our complex cultural heritage. Beginning with the textual speculation of large language models, writing tools for metaphor and syntax; and culminating in the visual speculation of local Adirondack public history, this series […]
LILRC Webinar: Mold in Textile Collections
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesMold is a complicated problem that affects collections of all types. This presentation will focus on mold outbreaks on textiles. Topics to be covered include: 1) the basics of mold, 2) how mold affects textiles, 3) common treatment options, and 4) when to consult a conservator for assistance. Meredith Wilcox-Levine is a textile conservator at […]
SCRLC Webinar: In the Shadows – The Wonder, Beauty, and Science of Eclipses
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWhat causes eclipses? Why are they so rare? Why are lunar eclipses more common than solar ones? Do other planets have eclipses? Find out the answers to some common questions like these, and then dive even deeper into how these phenomena help us explore the galaxy and understand our place in the universe. The program […]
Webinar: Free and Low-Cost Library Programming
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWebinar Description: Engage patrons while saving your budget by using free and low-cost resources. This timely webinar provides inspiration for showstopping library programs for all audiences from seniors to children along with makerspace and passive programming resources. Tools and materials range from free resources to teach financial responsibility to toddlers to STEM lesson plans from […]
RRLC Webinar: Prevention in Action – Hate Crimes, De-Escalation, and Bystander Intervention
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWith hateful speech and actions on the rise, it's important that library staff learn how to recognize, interrupt, and de-escalate conflict and hate crimes in order to keep our libraries and communities safe. This webinar -- led by trainers from the Arab American Association of New York and Malikah -- will introduce library staff tools […]
A Sustainability Discussion with Claudia Depkin, Co-Creator of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJoin us to discuss libraries and sustainability with special guest Claudia Depkin. Claudia Depkin is the Library Director at the Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Past-President of the New York Library Association and former Chairperson of the New York Regents Advisory Council on Libraries. She was named a Library Journal “Mover & Shaker” in 2019 for her work […]
SCRLC Webinar: Meet Regional Observatories and Science Organizations
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJoin us to meet a few observatories and science organizations from around SCRLC's 14-county region. Find out what they are doing—and how you might engage. The eclipse is a few-hours event, but the observatories and science organizations provide on-going involvement and nurture a love of astronomy and science. This is an opportunity to engage and […]