Emery and Fleming Awarded for Best Practices at NYLA Mandy Fleming makes her acceptance speech at the SMART membership meeting during the 2015 New York Library Association Conference. Mandy who serve as ILS and technical services manager at Southern Tier Library System received recognition for implementing cataloging and processing efficiencies for member libraries. The 2015 New York
Monthly Archives: October 2015
For those of you who were unable to attend South Central Regional Library Council’s webinar on October 16th, I would like to provide a few highlights from the presentation. Upcoming Events – A listing of upcoming events (webinars, workshops, book discussions, etc.) is available on the homepage of the SCRLC website (http://www.scrlc.org). My CE – A registration program
1. Libraries Transform ALA president Sari Feldman gave a brief overview of ALA’s new public awareness campaign, Libraries Transform (official launch on October 29th). For more information on the campaign go to http://www.librariestransform.org/. 2. Host Engaging Conversations in Your Library Representatives from the New York Council for the Humanities provided information on various program offerings including Community Conversations which provides opportunities for people
A Weekly Message from the Executive Director There is Hope for Sustainable LibrariesBy Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director – Southern Tier Library System Friday, October 9th, 2015 Hope Decker of Cohocton Public Library, Janice Dekoff of Dunkirk Library (CCLS) and myself had the privledge of discussing sustainable library funding for rural libraries at the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System
Just a reminder about the member library services webinar being offered by South Central Regional Library Council on Friday October 16th @ noon. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the various resources available to all STLS member libraries including live/archived webinars, access to Lynda.com, as well as other resources and opportunities to network with library
Looking for a simple adult program for you patrons? How about a coloring book club? The only supplies necessary are adult coloring books (see a list of the most popular below) and coloring utensils (markers, color pencils or crayons). This is a low-cost, low-risk program that provides an opportunity for patrons to de-stress and socialize. Have
Just a FLASH of insights, ideas and news for you … The Librarian on the Loose presented a totally sick storytime https://librarianisontheloose.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/achoo-its-a-sick-storytime/ Note how she includes a Early Literacy tip within her storytime plan. When I was small ‘hacking’ and coughing was a precursor to some sort of illness. Now…not so much! But, a Maryland school library and
Jessie Arnone kindly consented to being interviewed by me September 25, 2015 in the rarely quiet Cohocton Public Library. To listen to the interview, click the black podcast bar above. The audio play works better if you click “Play in new window” (I’ll work on making it better, promise.) To read a transcript of the
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