Date: Wednesday, July 09, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://www.nicheacademy.com/fortifying-your-library-protecting-your-library-and-staff-through-policyCost: Free Libraries are in need of updated policies now more than ever. Strong policy is one of the best ways to protect library staff, prevent issues, and keep unpreventable issues from escalating too far. Join Al Hayden for this webinar, which will […]
The Community Library in Cobleskill is seeking an energetic, creative and engaging professional with vision to excite adult patrons with diverse and appropriate workshops, classes, and programs. A complete job description, including salary range and benefits, is available here. Interested candidates MUST submit a civil service employment application, library degree college transcript, and a resume […]
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 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 […]
The Amsterdam Free Library is hiring a full time youth services librarian. The individual in this position will be responsible for all children’s and teen services, programming, and activities. A complete job description, including salary range and benefits, is available here. All applications must be submitted by email amslib@mvls.info and include a letter of interest, […]
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 […]
