I wanted to share this inspiring video from Lifetime Arts, Inc. on redefining aging through arts education (check out their Creative Aging Toolkit). It reminded me of the fact that the Richburg Colonial Library is developing a creative arts program for seniors with funds awarded from an STLS Outreach Mini-Grant. What programs has your library
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I recently attended South Central Regional Library Council’s Annual Meeting which featured a presentation from Dr. Loriene Roy, a professor at the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin. Her presentation was entitled, Answering the Call for Leadership. Portions of Dr. Roy’s presentation were based on a book by former ALA president Brook Sheldon:
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
Along with the fabulous array of guest speakers at this year’s Annual Meeting & Conference, STLS will be hosting a “Maker space”. Maker spaces (also referred to as creation spaces, fab labs, hacker spaces, etc.) are DIY spaces that provide the opportunity for people to gather together to create and learn. For more information on the Maker
On Wednesday September 23rd @ 11am, I will be conducting a MOOC Meetup at the Belmont Free Library. This will provide an opportunity for library staff to become familiar with the workings of a MOOC meetup. I have chosen the MOOC, Copyright for Educators & Librarians. You can register for the meetup here: http://www.stls.org/event/mooc-meetup-copyright-for-educators-librarians. If you would
On Tuesday August 25th, I conducted a webinar on how to leverage the availability of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) to provide lifelong learning opportunities in the library. For those of you who have taken a MOOC, you probably noticed that the one ingredient that is missing is personal interaction. I think this is one of the main
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