SCRLC will be closed Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day! | | |
Cheery Friday Greetings,
Today’s column is fairly brief because I’ve been on vacation--I'll be back on Monday, August 25th.
Regional Conversations. There are still opportunities to register for a regional conversation, all of which are being held via Zoom and run up to 1.5 hours. While these conversations will help us develop the 2026-2031 Plan of Service, they are equally valuable as networking opportunities. What insights or experiences would you like to share with your colleagues? What are you hoping to learn from them? Discuss your successes, challenges, and plans in a supportive, collaborative space. Here are the remaining sessions:
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Tuesday, September 9, 1:30pm, Library Assistants REGISTER HERE
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Wednesday, September 10, 11:00am, Directors (any type of SCRLC member organization) REGISTER HERE
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Wednesday, September 10, 1:30pm, Library Systems REGISTER HERE
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Friday, September 12, 11:00am, General REGISTER HERE
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Friday, October 10, 11:00am, Academic Libraries REGISTER HERE
Advocacy.
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State Level: The New York Library Association’s Council approved the legislative “asks” for next year and should be posted soon. The Freedom to Read Act remains unsigned; the Open Shelves Act still needs to pass the Assembly--something to keep in mind if you're talking to your Assemblymember.
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Federal Level: Advocacy remains critical—we can still save the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Senate would like to reauthorize IMLS and has even slightly increased the Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA) funding for state libraries--why it's still important to reach out to our representatives. Visit this link for actions to take to support library funding. Anyone not represented by an appropriations committee member can continue to contact their representatives via the action pages and other resources from ALA including Tell Congress to #FundLibraries. See also the recent July 29 article in Book Riot by Kelly Jensen.
I hope that you are enjoying the fleeting days of summer and have a nice the weekend!
Yours in partnership,
Mary-Carol
Mary-Carol Lindbloom
Executive Director
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SCRLC Annual Awards are open for nominations! Consider nominating a colleague for one of our six awards by October 3rd. The awards will be presented at our 59th Annual Meeting of the Membership on October 24th.
Our academic members are seeing their campuses fill up with students this week.
We wish everyone a rewarding new year!
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT ON
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Accessibility
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SCRLC retains an attorney to offer its members timely input on human resources, intellectual property, digital rights management, vendor contracts, First Amendment, civil rights, employment law, and other legal issues that can impact library operations.
There are some new RAQ's on the website:
Public Library Taxes: Does a 259 Automatically End a 414?
Best Practices for Faxing Sensitive Documents
Student Newspaper Archives, Fair Use, Licensing, and the DMCA
Compelling reasons to use an automated payroll system
Do you have a question? Ask the Lawyer.
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SCRLC offers multiple exhibits that our members are encouraged to borrow for one month at a time. The exhibits are printed on roll-up vinyl panels and vary in the number of panels.
Contact Claire Lovell with any questions. The traveling exhibits subjects include:
- Immigration in New York State, 1650-1950
- Making Sense of the Census in New York
- The Erie Canal
- Recognizing Women's Right to Vote in New York State
- The Hurricane Agnes Flood of 1972 in South Central New York State
- The Craft Beverage Memory Project
Sign up for exhibits here: https://scrlc.org/community/traveling-exhibits
| | Events produced by the eight other library councils in the Empire State Library Network are open for SCRLC members to attend. | | |
Intro to iNaturalist (METRO)
August 26, 12pm
Reproductive Health & The Reference Desk: How Libraries Can Provide Information in a Post-Roe Country (RRLC)
August 27, 2pm
AI Solutions Showcase (METRO & SENYLRC)
August 28, 10:30am
NYS Coordinated Collection Development Aid (CCDA) Webinar (ESLN)
September 9, 10am
Game On: Using Archeogaming to Engage Patrons with History and Culture (LILRC)
September 10, 11am
The Ultimate AI Policy for Your (Public, Academic, Museum, etc.) Library (ESLN)
September 11, 10am
Creating Literacy Solutions for All Readers: Successful Models for Supporting Emergent, Dyslexic, and Other Striving Readers at Your Library (NYS Library)
September 17, 1pm
Beyond Access: Inclusive Programming in Libraries (NYS Library)
September 19, 11am
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