The CLRC 2020 Annual Conference Goes Virtual
Join us Friday, October 16 for our Annual Conference featuring keynote speaker, New York State Senator Rachel May! Full conference schedule and registration information.
Want to show a poster at the conference? Submit a proposal now click here! You may submit multiple proposals. The deadline for submission is Friday, September 4.
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Access and Digitization Grants
Have you been cleaning and discovering old things in your library as you have been closed? CLRC would like to know what you have lurking in your closet. We will soon be announcing the opening for the next found of Access and Digitization Grants. What do you have in your collections that you would like to have preserved or digitized. We can accommodate just about any material format either in-house, or have it outsourced.
I encourage you to contact Ryan Perry our Digital Collection Librarian to discuss your project and how to best accomplish your goals. Ryan will be happy to help you in the application process. Remember that CLRC can furnish the labor required for your project so you don’t have to do it in house.
On a personal note, I’d like to give a shout out to my former mentor and colleague Wendy Scott at the Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville. Wendy will begin a well deserved retirement in December. I thank her for teaching me how to run a public library with style and grace. We had a lot of fun. All the best Wendy!
Until next month - Marc
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For the foreseeable future, Professional Development Award grant applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please apply at least two weeks prior to the event you would like the grant to support. We'd also like to extend these grant opportunities to cover the attendance of virtual webinars, workshops, and conferences.
READ FINAL REPORTS FROM PREVIOUS GRANT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Professional Development Award Recipients
New Initiatives Grant Award Recipients Final Reports
OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITES
The online application for $14 million in FY2020/2021 State Aid for Library Construction Program capital funds is now open. Libraries must complete and submit project applications online by the due date set by their public library system. Public library systems must submit all system-approved applications to the New York State Library by Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
For information and tips on how to successfully login and apply online for State Aid for Library Construction funds, please visit the State Library’s website
Please note that passwords expire periodically and may need to be reset. For username/password questions or help with login, please contact LibDevGrants@nysed.gov
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Congratulations to Wendy Scott, Executive Director of the Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville on her retirement in September. Wendy presided over the planning and building of the new library building on Jamesville Road. The old library was located in Shoppingtown Mall. All the best Wendy!
Claire Ehrlich has been named librarian/instructor at Mohawk Valley Community College. Previously, she served as coordinator of library instruction at Carl Sandburg College, in Illinois, and was assistant director of Hannibal Free Public Library, in Missouri.
Tarida Anantachai has been appointed Interim Head of the Department of Learning and Academic Engagement at Syracuse University Libraries effective July 1, 2020. Tarida succeeds Lesley Pease, former head of Learning Commons, who recently retired.
Valerie Prescott, Tech Services Librarian at Herkimer Community College has retired.
Angela Rhodes, Systems & Electronic Resources Librarian, has been awarded the SUNY Morrisville Distinguished Librarian Award. Her exemplary service includes her involvement on SUNY-wide library initiatives in systems and cataloging, testing and implementing the SUNY Libraries’ new multimillion dollar Library Management System (LMS). She has worked at SUNY Morrisville since 2010.
Oneida Indian Nation Language Program Publishes Children’s Book in Collaboration with Madison-Oneida BOCES - read more
Denise Headd joins Fairmount Community Library as director of community relations. She has six years of experience working in the library system. Most recently, she worked as the chief development officer at Catholic Charities of Onondaga County.
Congratulations to Mike Poulin, Head of Collection Management and Professor in the Colgate University Library who retired August 31, 2020. Mike was a Past President of CLRC and we are grateful for his many years of service to the council.
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FREE ON DEMAND LEARNING OFFERED BY CLRC
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Skillshare offers online classes in design, business, technology, photography, entrepreneurship, film, and writing.
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Treehouse has online classes in HTML, databases, WordPress, digital literacy, Python, and more.
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Got News for Us?
Send your photos, staffing changes or library stories to fdingle@clrc.org
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