Whether we recognize it or not, librarians often become “accidental bibliotherapists” when providing book recommendations and readers’ advisory or running book discussions, either in person or online. You are invited to explore avenues turning a library collection into an infinite supply of resources to inspire users and harness the power of reading and reflecting. Based […]

Librarian Sam Berry-Sullivan provides an examination of how Whiteness and White supremacy culture have insinuated themselves into librarianship and academic libraries, and steps academic library staff can take to ameliorate it. After graduating from the University at Albany with a Master of Science in Library and Information Science and a Master of Arts in English […]

An updated version of the program given in May of 2021. So much time is spent talking about managing existing collections, but what if you are a library just beginning to create a local history collection? This presentation offers thoughts on what to consider when planning your strategy and how to take those first steps. […]

As Memorial Day, 4th of July and Flag Day are soon to be upon us, it's a good time to think about the flags in our historic collections. This program will discuss the proper handling, storage and short-term display of flags. Hosting the program is the Franklin Square Historical Society who have volunteered some of […]

Patchogue-Medford Library sits on Main Street in a bustling downtown with daily foot and vehicle traffic. An ongoing challenge has been how to entice these passersby through the front door. Using augmented reality technology, their sidewalk-facing windows were transformed for the summer into a stunning 30-foot “Oceans of Possibilities” interactive aquarium exploding with color! An […]

Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology - and we are on track to do so by 2030! We have reached over 500 million people, served over 500,000 girls through our programming, and 50% of our participants are from historically underrepresented groups. In collaboration with LILRC, we're providing […]

Take what you learned in the first two sessions in this series and practice giving and receiving feedback. Participants will practice with each other and get feedback from presenters and other participants on their feedback. Participants are encouraged to bring their own feedback scenarios. Presenters: Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public […]

Join librarians Kelsey Keyes and Ellie Dworak for insights from their new book, Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Library: Designing Spaces, Policies, and Services (ALA 2024) "Student parents are a socioeconomically, racially, and financially diverse group. What they have in common is the drive to work hard to overcome steep barriers in obtaining a […]

This is a continuation of the series from LILRC's Nicole Menchise that discusses the principles of collecting and maintaining archives. Archival Description is more than using adjectives and one's own perceptions about an object to determine its context like the subject of a photograph. This program will provied an overview of the different elements as […]