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 […]
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PMPlace: Online at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/14330203Cost: Free The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED’s) Office of Early Learning invites library staff to a unique literacy event aimed at supporting the state’s latest literacy initiatives. As essential partners in early childhood education, libraries significantly contribute to nurturing a culture of literacy that reaches beyond […]
Date: Monday, April 28, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMPlace: Online at https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_js-XvlukQMukycx2jfmR_w#/registrationPresenters: Temple Grandin, Mychal Threets, Cindy HohlCost: Free In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, ALA invites you to a virtual program to learn how libraries can support coworkers and patrons on the autism spectrum. The program will be a moderated conversation: Panelists: Temple […]
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/14114927Cost: Free In this webinar we will explore the benefits for all children when they engage in sensory play experiences. Sensory play and sensory process art experiences boost nerve connections in the brain pathway during optimal early childhood brain development years. Sensory play […]
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 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, April 25, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMPlace: Online at https://www.senylrc.org/event/open-ask-hr/Cost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) This seminar is a chance to pose your “What ifs” “Whys” and “Howabouts” for employment practices in the future. Stephanie “Cole” Adams will answer your questions about HR-related issues in this session designed by you! […]
Date: Tuesday, April 08, 2025Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PMPlace: Online at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l6BMN19yREC63DV2bbIpmg#/registrationCost: Free Join Fast Forward Libraries for a free hour-long webinar on strategic planning insights and trends. Join us for an hour-long webinar on effective approaches in strategic planning, common priorities, and emerging trends. Amanda Standerfer, Laura Huddleston, and Kirstin Gebhart from Fast Forward Libraries will explore how libraries are […]
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PMPlace: Mid York Library SystemCost: Free (travel costs are the responsibility of the attendee)Presenters: Stephanie Markham and Kenneth Roman, NY State T3 Team Do you want to increase teen engagement at your library and enhance services to teens in your community? The NY State Library is […]
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMPlace: Online at https://www.senylrc.org/event/ai-on-the-glam-job/Cost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) A review of how the law impacts use of AI at work in libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions. Written material: guidance and template language for Personnel Manuals and policies (both for using, and for […]
Our neighbors in the Four County Library System have asked us to share this opportunity with our members.The Board of Trustees of Huntington Memorial Library seeks a creative and energetic library director with strong leadership ability to provide quality library service to Oneonta residents and the surrounding communities. The library is chartered to serve the […]
