The PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive, supported by AT&T is designed to support library adoption of the PLA DigitalLearn training materials developed with support from AT&T. These materials are freely available at training.digitallearn.org and help patron learn basic computer and technology skills. Incentives of up to $6000 are available. Funds awarded are to be used to support […]
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PMPlace: Online at https://tinyurl.com/5dshnvh2Presenter: Melissa MunnCost: Free Creating a safe environment for the public, staff, and collections is a top concern for libraries. As a public space, this sometimes means that library staff are faced with behavior or events that may feel unsafe, uncomfortable, or illegal. […]
Date: Wednesday, May 03, 2023Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://tinyurl.com/mpa7r4k7Presenter: Christina Giovannelli CaputoCost: Free Are all learners welcome in your library? There are at-home learners in your community, and the library is the single most important resource to DIY educators. Join Christina Giovannelli Caputo, author of Library Services to Homeschoolers: A Guide to learn […]
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023Time: 12:30 PM – 1:15 PMPlace: Online at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/10625080Presenter: Drew HopkinsCost: Free An online Summer Reading Lunch and Learn session presented by Drew Hopkins, an educator with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. There are no two ways about it. We all live within NY’s environment. Like any relationship, we rely on each […]
The ALA Great Stories Club is a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through literature-based library outreach programs. The “Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures” series will feature science fiction books that explore questions of equity, identity, and alternate futures. Implementation of the series is supported by a grant […]
Date: Wednesday, May 03, 2023Time: 3:00 PM – 5:30 PMPlace: Gloversville Public Library, also virtually Would you like to learn strategies for increasing community engagement and library use? Do you wish you had more input into how MVLS serves member libraries? Could you use a model to follow for making community engagement and planning an […]
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://tinyurl.com/bdz2t54tPresenter: Davina Morgan-WittsCost: Free Join Davina Morgan-Witts to explore actionable insights from BookBrowse’s report, “The Inner Lives of Book Clubs”, based on two surveys of more than 5,000 book clubbers. Topics include: how the world of book groups is much broader than many perceive […]
