Date: Tues, February 04, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 11:40 AM (Freedom of Information Law); 1:00 PM-2:40 PM (Open Meetings Law)Presenter: Kristin O’Neill, Deputy Director and Counsel for the Committee on Open Government Freedom of Information Law Information Session: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 10:00 AM | Registration link Open Meetings Law Information Session: Tuesday, February 4, […]
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMPlace: Online at https://midhudson.org/trusteebookclub/ Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, and friends for this fun and informative series! At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive into a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library […]
Date: Friday, January 24, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMPlace: Online at https://www.senylrc.org/event/new-laws-in-the-new-year-2025/Cost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) A roundup of employment-related laws going into effect in 2025, with a focus on how they will impact libraries and other 3R-member institutions. Written materials: template language to implement them in the library or cultural […]
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PMPlace: Online at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/13852128Cost: Free Don’t miss this webinar to help your library plan programs or events celebrating the bicentennial of the Erie Canal! The Erie Canal is one of the most important transportation routes in American history. When the canal opened in 1825 its effects on New York and the […]
The Capital District Library Council invites applications for 2025 Regional Collections grants through Friday, February 28, 2025. CDLC members are encouraged to submit proposals for various digitization projects. These projects may include contributing content to New York Heritage or NYS Historic Newspapers, creating finding aids to be included in the Empire Archival Discovery Cooperative, or enhancing existing metadata. CDLC is also offering […]
Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://tinyurl.com/3923jp32Cost: FreePresenter: Jamie LaRue For some time now, many communities have been grappling with political division and conflict. How can the library be a more positive and unifying influence? Part of the solution is “turning outward”- the shift in librarianship that sees our services as part of a […]
WGY Christmas Wish benefits children 19 years and under in the Capital Region and Great Northeast. A special emphasis is given to critical care services and recreational programs for ill, underprivileged and homeless children. WGY Christmas Wish looks to benefit children directly. If you are a not-for-profit, tax-exempt children’s organization, you can request funding by filling […]
Stewart’s Shops matches individual donations made at their stores between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and distributes funds to local nonprofit agencies. Organizations that benefit children are eligible to apply for funds. An application can be completed online at the Stewart’s Shops web site. All applications must be submitted by January 31, 2025.
The Peggy Barber Tribute Grant is an annual grant that recognizes, promotes, and supports meaningful programs in libraries that have limited and/or no access to budgetary support for programming. This grant aims to help ease budget challenges by annually awarding three libraries $2,500 to support a proposed program, program series, or programming effort. Applications for […]
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMPlace: CDLC HeadquartersPresenter: Holly BoucherCost: Free This interactive, in-person workshop will equip library staff with the tools to identify, address, and prevent disrespectful behavior in the workplace. Participants will explore: The program will feature scenarios and examples relevant to library settings. This workshop is IN PERSON […]
