Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PMPlace: Online at https://www.library20.com/the-supportive-library (registration required)Cost: FreePresenters: From a librarian’s perspective, when we think of patrons experiencing homelessness, we automatically know and understand that they are an especially vulnerable population. We also know that to work in libraries is to be on the forefront of homelessness. […]
Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMPlace: Online at https://midhudson.org/2024/02/trustee-handbook-book-club-2024-dates/ 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: Thursday, June 06, 2024Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMPlace: Online at https://clrc.org/event/webinar-everyone/Cost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) As public libraries find themselves on the frontlines of our nation’s homelessness crisis, they strive to serve their most vulnerable patrons – diverse folks of all ages, living their private […]
Date: Tuesday, June 04, 2024Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AMPlace: Online via Zoom Cost: Free Join us for a brief introduction on working with patrons and caregivers of those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The presenter if Meaghan DeMento, Program Manager for the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York. Please register here: https://forms.gle/TeHw9vtmrQ6t4K9z9. The Zoom […]
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/partneringnls?_zs=O7fUl1&_zl=nELc9Cost: Free Did you know that every state has at least one free talking book library to serve the print-disabled? These libraries serve patrons with low vision or blindness, reading disabilities (i.e. dyslexia, ADHD), or who struggle to comfortably hold a book. The […]
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMPlace: Online at https://midhudson.org/2024/02/trustee-handbook-book-club-2024-dates/ 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: Tuesday, March 19, 2024Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMPlace: Online at https://cdlc.libcal.com/event/11784476Presenter: Dr. Philpott-JonesCost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) This workshop is designed for those who are relatively new to the world of grant writing or who have experience but want to brush up on their grant writing and submission skills. In this […]
Date: Wednesday, March 06, 2024Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMPlace: Online at https://www.lilrc.org/event-5484789Presenter: Ellyssa Valenti KroskiCost: Free (select Other Library Resources Councils when registering) If you missed this program when it was offered in February, here’s your chance to catch it this time around! Engage patrons while saving your budget by using free and low-cost […]
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMPlace: Online at https://clrc.org/event/webinar-roberts-rules-2/Presenter: Steven Anderson, PRP A workshop to discover how parliamentary procedure, also known as Robert’s Rules of Order, can assist with better meetings. Robert’s Rules of Order is a tool that will give trustees and library staff the knowledge and framework to conduct effective, fair and equable […]
Please join with community volunteers and library workers who support Friends of the Library organizations statewide at FLS Connections! This series of conversations continues on February 28. Each virtual gathering has a specific topic. Invited speakers share with everyone informally, followed by open mics where everyone can participate and provide their own groups’ experiences and […]
