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Free Webinar – Fortifying Your Library : Protecting Your Library and Staff through Policy

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 […]

Trustee Handbook Book Club – Recruiting & Retaining Quality Staff

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 […]

Free Webinar – Articulating Value : Leveling Up Your Stakeholder Communications

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. […]

Fundraising Resources for Small and Rural Libraries

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 […]

Free Webinar – Libraries Supporting Literacy Best Practices

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 […]

Free Webinar – Information Literacy : Autism Awareness for Library Workers

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 […]

Free Webinar – Sensory Story Time and Sensory Play Programming Foundations

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 […]

Free Webinar – Open Ask HR

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! […]

Free Webinar – Strategic Planning Insights : Effective Approaches and Common Trends

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 […]