Date: Wednesday, July 09, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PMPlace: NYS Museum, Huxley TheaterCost: Free The New York State Library is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a new initiative focusing on accessibility in libraries. The kick-off is Room for Everyone: A Library Accessibility Day of Learning, an in-person event at […]
In partnership with your local PBS station, we invite public, academic and specialty libraries to participate in this special engagement opportunity around THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION — a sweeping six-part, 12-hour documentary series chronicling the birth of the United States from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. (**Side note – we are fortunate the filmmakers […]
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ftxhmSTVRv60GpjZuOX0fQ#/registrationCost: Free This webinar takes a deep dive into stakeholder interests and motivation and the challenges to communicating with different stakeholder groups. We will focus on how to strategically communicate the impact of library services and resources to a variety of stakeholder groups. […]
June isn’t just Pride Month, it’s also Rainbow Book Month! To celebrate, NYLA would like to promote some social media posts highlighting the efforts member libraries are making to welcome and facilitate LGBTQIA+ literature and communities! If you are participating, please fill out this Google Form during May in order for NYLA to make some posts highlighting […]
The Velma K. Moore Award was established to honor the memory of Velma Moore, one of the charter members of the of The New York State Association of Library Boards (NYSALB), now the Library Trustees Association Section (LTAS) of New York Library Association (NYLA), and wife of former New York State Lt. Governor Frank C. […]
The Friends of Libraries Section of NYLA is proud to continue the long-standing tradition of the Daniel W. Casey Library Advocacy Award. The Casey Award honors a volunteer member or a group within the library community whose efforts have contributed to the growth of libraries or Friends of the Library organizations. The Casey Award recognizes […]
The Public Libraries Program at the Yiddish Book Center brings Yiddish literature in translation to public libraries across the United States to deepen their engagement with Yiddish literature and Jewish life, religion, and culture, and to foster vibrant cross-cultural dialogue and discussion in their communities. The theme is Between Two Worlds: Exploring Jewish Culture and […]
The Mohawk Valley Library System Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 9:30am at the MVLS Service Center, 858 Duanesburg Rd Schenectady 12306. Board Meeting materials can be found here
There are 2 free on-demand training opportunities available to libraries and Friends groups. Register at https://airtable.com/appUR04on4kns7PoS/paggFByKhgHrosfaD/form to watch the trainings on-demand. Starting a Friends of the Library Group Friends of the Library groups fundraise and advocate for the library, as well as increase community support. Learn how to begin the process of starting or restarting […]
The T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program intends to help build stronger, more prosperous small towns and rural communities throughout the United States. Up to 100 towns each year through 2026 will receive community improvement grants of up to $50,000 for projects to build, rebuild, or refreshcommunity spaces that help foster local connections. The focus is on providing support to […]
