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• Girls Who Code: Cost-Free Library Curriculum and Programs

  • When
    April 06, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Computer science skills are some of the most sought-after and highest-paying in the US job market, with demand growing 3X the national average. In 1995, 37% of computer scientists were women. Today, only 24% of computer scientists are women. Attrition for CS interest in girls is heightened between the ages of 13 and 17.

  This is where Girls Who Code steps in: We are on track to close the gender gap in technology by 2030. We have reached over 500 million people, served over 500,000 girls through our programming, and 50% of our participants are from historically underrepresented groups. 

  During this presentation, we will provide an overview of Girls Who Code’s educational philosophy and impact, and introduce our free Clubs Program. We’ll engage participants in a deep dive into the Clubs experience with Girls Who Code. We’ll discuss the ways that we can directly support communities in growing their clubs, building their networks, and engaging with students at all levels of coding. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how to incorporate our curriculum into their communities.

  Presented by: Michaela Burger, Senior Associate, Community Partnerships & Outreach, Girls Who Code 

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  For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

  Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

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• Digitization Best Practices and Metadata Basics

  • When
    April 07, 2023
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    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  This workshop offers the attendees the resources to begin a digital project and learn about commonly used metadata fields. This class will be for anyone wishing to learn more about these topics and is required for joining the New York Heritage Digital Collections website for the Long Island region. 

  Here's what you'll learn:

  • Deciding on a digital project
  • Hands-on digitization examples
  • Metadata - what is 'data about data'
  • Understanding common metadata fields
  • Setting up a spreadsheet for your collection items

  Space is limited. NOTE: This is a repeat presentation - no new material will be covered if you have previously attended this workshop.

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  For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

  Professional Development Hours: 3 (.3 CEUs)

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• Caring For and Digitizing Vinyl Records

  • When
    April 12, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Presented by: Robert Anen, Project Archivist, LILRC 

  Throughout the course of 2022, The Accessing Archives Program has made some unique and interesting discoveries. One of those discoveries includes radio broadcasts and speeches of Ward Melville from the Melville Family Papers at the Three Village Historical Society. Digitization of these phonographic records is not as straightforward as one might think but I will take you through every step of the way. Join us as I take you from the point of discovery and rehousing, cleaning and digitization, and accessibility of these recordings that have not been heard in seventy years.

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  Professional Development Hours: 1.5 (.15 CEUs)

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• "Immigration 101" Event: A “what’s what” of Immigration Law

  • When
    April 13, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN) for an Immigration 101: A What's What of Immigration Law. This training will provide an overview of the immigration system, including:

  • The different immigration offices and functions 
  • Who noncitizens interact with in the immigration system 
  • Avenues to immigration relief
  • A review of key immigration forms and documents, and 
  • Local Resources 

  ABOUT CARECEN AND PRESENTERS: 

  CARECEN:

  The Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN) is a 39-year active organization that provides legal, educational, and social services to empower immigrants through services such as:

  • Immigration legal services, including citizenship application assistance

  • Citizenship classes

  • Adult english classes

  • Workforce development

  • Local services workshops

  CARECEN works to better the lives of those who seek to fully integrate into our communities.

  “It is our duty to create a region, state and nation that tells immigrants that home is here. We advocate for just, equitable laws and policies that protect immigrants and reflect the value they add to our communities across Long Island, New York, and the entire country.”

  PRESENTERS: 

  Karla Alas

  Karla was born in El Salvador and is a first generation immigrant. She is an International Baccalaureate alumni and obtained her Bachelor’s degree in international studies from SUNY Oneonta, where she graduated with department honors and dedicated much of her research to human rights affairs. In the past she has volunteered at the Consulate General of El Salvador where she worked first-hand with the Salvadoran diaspora, in addition she has also interned at the United Nations and has worked as a Dialogue Leader at the office of equity and inclusion at SUNY Oneonta.
  
  In her position at CARECEN, Karla assists the Long Island immigrant community in navigating resources, services and programs available to them throughout the region, with a focus on low-income immigrants who are particularly vulnerable to socioeconomic disadvantages.

  Emerson Argueta

  Emerson was born in El Salvador, emigrated to the United States with his family in the early 1990s, and settled on Long Island. Emerson holds a B.A. from Columbia University, and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Emerson’s experience working in immigration started in his first year of law school when he volunteered with the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project. He continued advocating for immigrants through four service trips to the family detention center in Dilley, Texas, and internships with Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN) and Human Rights First. Emerson worked with Immigrant Justice Corps’ Adults with Children project where he represented underserved vulnerable women and children facing removal to Central American countries where they fear gang and domestic violence. Emerson continues to serve the Long Island immigrant community as a supervising attorney for CARECEN’s removal defense team.

  Megan Emerson

  Before law school, Megan worked with noncitizen survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Raleigh, North Carolina on humanitarian immigration petitions. This work led her to law school, where, through internships with the Bronx Defenders and Public Defender Service of D.C., she became interested in removal defense and post-final order relief, particularly where criminal convictions are/were the grounds for removal. She believes that no noncitizen, regardless of criminal history, deserves to be deported.

  Julia Miller

  Julia Miller joined the removal defense team at CARECEN, NY in September 2022 as an IJC Justice Fellow from the Class of 2022. Julia graduated from New York Law School in May of 2022 and is currently pending admission to the New York State Bar. Prior to beginning her fellowship, Julia worked with the Legal Aid Society first as a NYS Pro Bono Scholar with their immigrant Youth Project, and then as a law graduate.
  
  She previously worked with unaccompanied children as an 1L legal intern with Safe Passage Project and during her 2L year with the NYLS Immigration Law and Litigation Clinic. Julia joined Catholic Charities’ Immigration Special Projects Unit during her 2L summer. Before starting at the Legal Aid Society, Julia was a research assistant to Distinguished Professor of Human Rights and Immigration Law, Lenni Benson.
  
  Julia is very excited to be a part of the removal defense team and working alongside the talented and dedicated advocates at CARECEN-NY.

  Andrea Sacaasa

  Andrea was born in Leon, Nicaragua and raised in Miami, FL. Andrea grew up around a rich culture in Miami and always knew she wanted to become involved in immigrant's rights work. For her undergraduate studies, Andrea moved to Tampa, FL where she received a Double Bachelors at the University of South Florida in Political Science and French. Andrea later moved to NY to attend Hofstra Law where she interned with Safe Passage Project and Urban Justice Center's - Domestic Violence Project. Andrea also participated in Hofstra Law's Deportation Defense Clinic where she was first exposed to both detained and non-detained clients.

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  For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

  Professional Development Hours: 1.5 (.15 CEUs)

  FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

  1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

  
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• Coffee+Conversation: Social Media Librarians Virtual Meetup

  • When
    April 13, 2023
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join your fellow social media librarians for our next virtual meet up. We will have an open conversation about new and ongoing challenges, including recent changes in social media platforms.

  All are welcome! 

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• Formal Workplace Complaints: Best Practices for Investigating and Addressing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination, and Other Workplace Complaints

  • When
    April 14, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The program will focus on the legal issues for managing and investigating legal complaints. This program is intended for supervisors, managers and those who aspire to be supervisors and managers. The program will be presented by Robert Cohen and Alyssa Zuckerman who are attorneys at the firm of Lamb & Barnosky. 

  Robert H. Cohen received both his undergraduate degree (magna cum laude) and his law degree (with distinction) from Hofstra University. He concentrates his practice in education, library and municipal law. Mr. Cohen is a past President of the New York State Association of School Attorneys and a past co-chair of the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Education Law Committee. Mr. Cohen has been a panel member and lecturer on education and employment law issues for the New York State Association of School Attorneys, the Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law and the Long Island Association of Special Education Administrators. He has conducted numerous seminars and workshops on issues concerning public libraries and schools.

  Alyssa Zuckerman’s practice focuses on representing employers in both the public and private sectors in labor, employment and education law matters. She has experience in public and private sector collective bargaining, grievance arbitrations, interest arbitrations, employee disciplinary proceedings, unemployment insurance hearings and matters before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Alyssa has recently been named to Long Island Business News’ 40 under 40 Class of 2022 and a “Top Lawyer Rising Star under 40” by the Long Island Herald Community Newspaper.  Alyssa has also been named a “Power 25 Lawyer” by Long Island Business News, as well as being listed as one of Long Island Business News’ Who’s Who in Intellectual Property & Labor Law in 2021.  Additionally, Alyssa has been named as a New York Super Lawyers® Rising Star for Employment and Labor from 2018-present and has been listed in Super Lawyers®’ “New York Metro Rising Stars/The Top Women.” She also received the Samuel M. Kaynard Student Service Award from the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section.

  
  

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  For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

  Professional Development Hours: 1.5 (.15 CEUs)

  FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

  1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  
  
  2. You will need both a LILRC and a Zoom account. You will need to sign into your zoom account prior to accessing the meeting.  LILRC account is for registration & your Zoom account is to access the program.  
  
  3. If you do not have a Zoom account we recommend creating one ahead of the program.
  
  4.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

  
  

  
  

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• Practicing Social Justice in Libraries: Building Equitable and Inclusive Collections

  • When
    April 14, 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  LILRC 9th Annual Technical Services Open Forum 

  This program will consist of a moderated panel discusson on building equitable and inclusive collections in libraries. Panel participants include:

  Alyssa Brissett, Diana Moronta, Renae J. Watson, Khaleedah Thomas, and Kristine Nowak, editors of and contributors to Practicing Social Justice in Libraries (Routledge, 2022).

  
  

  Presented by: 

  Alyssa Brissett (she/her) is the Head of Reference at New York University libraries. Her research interests include critical library practice, organizational change and culture, and social justice in libraries. She graduated with her MLIS from Wayne State University and has a Master of Arts in childhood education from New York University. She is co-editor with Diana Moronta of Practicing Social Justice in Libraries (2022) which provides practical strategies, tools, reflections, and programming by practicing librarians for librarians looking to incorporate social justice practices into their everyday work.

  Diana Moronta (she/her/ella) is the Instruction and Technology Librarian at New York Institute of Technology-Manhattan Library. She supports instruction, research, reference, outreach, and open educational resources. She earned her MSLIS from Pratt Institute and her BA from Hunter College, City University of New York. Her research interests are critical information literacy, anti-racist pedagogy, and open educational resources as a social justice tool. Through her praxis, Diana cares to implement social justice components within instruction services to create learning spaces that are inclusive and accessible. She is co-editor with Alyssa Brissett of Practicing Social Justice in Libraries (2022) which provides practical strategies, tools, reflections, and programming by practicing librarians for librarians looking to incorporate social justice practices into their everyday work. 

  Khaleedah Thomas (she/her) is the Copyright & Scholarly Communication Librarian and assistant professor at Colorado State University. She holds an M.L.I.S. in Library and Information Science, and an M.S. in Justice Studies from San Jose State University. She is co-author of "Adhocking It: Overcoming the Overwhelm to Start Creating Equitable and Inclusive Collections Now" in Practicing Social Justice in Libraries (2022). 

  Renae Watson (she/her) is the Online Learning and Student Success Librarian and an assistant professor at Colorado State University. She holds an M.S.Ed. in Learning Design and Technology, an M.S.L.S. in Library and Information Science, and an M.A. in English. She is co-author of "Adhocking It: Overcoming the Overwhelm to Start Creating Equitable and Inclusive Collections Now" in Practicing Social Justice in Libraries (2022).

  Kristine Nowak (she/her) is a librarian and associate professor at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. She focuses on first-year instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the library space. She received her MLIS from University of Kentucky in 2011. She is co-author of "Adhocking It: Overcoming the Overwhelm to Start Creating Equitable and Inclusive Collections Now" in Practicing Social Justice in Libraries (2022).

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  For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

  Professional Development Hours: 2 (.2 CEUs)

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  1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

  
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• Library Marketing Plan 101: A Step by Step Approach

  • When
    April 19, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  This webinar presentation introduces the necessary steps in developing a library marketing plan, one of the important components of a library’s strategic plan. A library marketing plan can be created for the overall marketing and communication activities for your library, or can be developed to plan specific events, services, or resources. The presenter will describe the components of a marketing plan; the 4P’s (promotion, price, place, and product- translated to library services), brand statement, mission/vision, target audience/target market, positioning, tangible goals, branding elements, communication tools, ROI (return on investment), and evaluation tools.

  Presenter:

  Mark Aaron Polger is an academic librarian and information literacy instructor who has been working in libraries since 1988. He received his MLIS degree in 2000 from the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada) and has worked as a librarian in public, hospital, and academic libraries. Currently, he is the Coordinator of Library Outreach at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY). He has been deeply engaged in working in various library signage activities since 2012. He has written about library signage audits in journals and other publications and has presented nationally at library conferences.

  In September, 2021, he published Library Signage and Wayfinding Design: Communicating Effectively with Your User (ALA editions). He is also an accidental library marketer, as most of his professional experience as a librarian involves the marketing of library services and resources. His research interests include library marketing, outreach, and UX (user experience) design. Currently, he is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the open-access, peer reviewed journal Marketing Libraries Journal, which was launched in Fall 2017.

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  For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

  Professional Development Hours: 1.5 (.15 CEUs)

  FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

  1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  
  
  2. You will need both a LILRC and a Zoom account. You will need to sign into your zoom account prior to accessing the meeting.  LILRC account is for registration & your Zoom account is to access the program.  
  
  3. If you do not have a Zoom account we recommend creating one ahead of the program.
  
  4.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

  
  

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• I Can’t Get No [Job] Satisfaction: Trends and Strategies to Support Yourself and Other Library Workers

  • When
    April 24, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Half Hollow Hills Community Library Auditorium, 55 Vanderbilt Pkwy, Dix Hills, NY 11746
  • Spaces left
    57

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  9th Annual Herbert Biblo Academic Libraries Conference 

  Copresented by

  Long Island Library Resources Council

  NCLA Academic and Special Libraries Division

  SCLA Division of Academic and Special Libraries

  
  

  Emily Drabinski

  Keynote: Collective Action, Collective Good: Organizing for Change at Work 

  Want higher wages, better work-life balance, and more support for initiatives and projects? It can be hard to get what we need at work when we try to go it alone. It’s easy to say no to one of us! Pushing for change as a part of a group offers a better way. Join Emily Drabinski for a discussion of how we can work together to build libraries that work for all of us.

  Emily Drabinski is the Critical Pedagogy Librarian at the Mina Rees Library at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) and President Elect (2023-2024) of the American Library Association

  Lisa Hamilton

  Workplace Barriers and How to Conquer Them: How to Navigate the Workplace Rollercoaster without Screaming

  Lisa Hamilton is the Director, Campus Activities & Student Leadership Development, at Suffolk County Community College  

  Christina Vargas

  R E S P E C T: Promoting a Culture of Belonging

  Christina Vargas is the Chief Diversity Officer at Suffolk County Community College and serves as the College-wide Title IX Coordinator

  Lunch will be served at this event. Please advise of any dietary restrictions (all requests must be submitted by Friday, April 14th - we can not guarantee any requests after that date).

  Sponsored By: 

  

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  Professional Development Hours: 4 (.4 CEUs)

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  Cancellation Policy - Cancellations will be accepted for refund until April 14th - any cancellations or no shows will be responsible for the $25.00 ticket fee. 

  1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

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• Temple Grandin: Great Minds Are Not All the Same

  • When
    May 02, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Please join LILRC as we welcome Dr. Temple Grandin who will share her experiences of autism and speak about the insights of her recent book, Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions. Temple will discuss her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart, geeky kids.

  Temple Grandin wasn’t officially diagnosed with autism until she was in her 40s, but she knew at an early age that she was different from her family and classmates. She couldn’t show affection, she acted out when noises or other stimuli overwhelmed her, and she only felt comfortable when spending time with the animals on her aunt’s ranch. But instead of seeing her differences as limitations, Temple used them to guide her education and career in animal science. She has become a leading advocate for the autistic as well as for the humane treatment of animals at meat packing companies.

  She obtained her B.A. at Franklin Pierce College, her M.S. in Animal Science at Arizona State University and her Ph.D in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 1989. Today she teaches courses on livestock behavior and facility design at Colorado State University and consults with the livestock industry on facility design, livestock handling, and animal welfare. She has authored over 400 articles in both scientific journals and livestock periodicals on animal handling, welfare, and facility design and is the author of several books.

  Her life story was made into an HBO movie titled "Temple Grandin,” staring Claire Danes, which won seven Emmy awards and a Golden Globe. In 2010, Time Magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people. In 2017, she was inducted into The Women's Hall of Fame and in 2018 made a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She was named as one of the top 10 Best College Professors in 2020 by CEO Magazine; and in 2022, she was awarded the University Distinguished Professor degree at Colorado State University.

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  For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

  Professional Development Hours: 1.5 (.15 CEUs)

  FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

  1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  
  
  2. You will need both a LILRC and a Zoom account. You will need to sign into your zoom account prior to accessing the meeting.  LILRC account is for registration & your Zoom account is to access the program.  
  
  3. If you do not have a Zoom account we recommend creating one ahead of the program.
  
  4.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

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• MLA Webinar: Straightforward Guide to Working Effectively with Technical Services

  • When
    May 03, 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom (MLA)
  • Spaces left
    50

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  Technical services departments are vital to developing, maintaining, and providing access to library collections but what exactly they do is often obscure to outsiders. Anne Morgan and Marlena Rose, two experienced technical services librarians, take you behind the scenes to provide you with straightforward knowledge that will enable you to work effectively with technical services colleagues and better serve your patrons.

  Through software demos, case studies, in-session tasks, discussion, and a presentation, you’ll learn:

  How electronic resource management systems make resources discoverable

  How resources are organized and managed for access and discovery

  How MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging) records and other metadata standards and applications are used to make resources discoverable

  Technical services librarian search strategies

  The latest on emerging areas and trends in resource descriptions, such as DEI metadata initiatives

  You’ll leave the webinar able to use this knowledge to communicate effectively with technical services staff, search more effectively, and better serve your patrons.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  -Communicate clearly and effectively with technical services staff

  -Explain MARC records, metadata standards, and library resource management applications

  -Use knowledge of technical services operations to better help patrons find what they need

  -Search more effectively by using Technical Services librarian strategies

  Presenters

  Anne Morgan, AHIP, is the Technical Services Librarian at A.T. Still Memorial Library. She does original and copy cataloging, collection development, and physical processing of library materials.

  Marlena Rose, AHIP, is the Assistant Director of Collections & Historical Services at East Carolina University’s Laupus Health Sciences Library. She supervises technical services staff and applies metadata to books, electronic resources, and historical materials and loves to share with others how to make resources discoverable and accessible.

  Note: This registration is for the Livestream only and does not offer MLA contact hours. If you are a LILRC member health sciences/hospital librarian, please email Sally Stieglitz, at sstieglitz@lilrc.org, to arrange to view with a unique access code for MLA contact hours. MLA contact hours are not applicable to the MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization

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• Shot in the Arm: Confronting Disinformation in Public Health

  • When
    May 04, 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  SHOT IN THE ARM, a documentary from Academy Award Nominee Scott Hamilton Kennedy about the complex and intertwined worlds of public health and vaccines, features Dr. Tony Fauci, Karen Ernst, Dr. Paul Offit, Dr. Peter Hotez and Blima Marcus, DNP.  A screening of a select portion of the documentary will be followed by moderated discussion with director Scott Hamilton Kennedy on the role libraries can play in battling public health disinformation. 

  “SHOT IN THE ARM is a vital rung in a ladder of science literacy that we all must ascend, lest civilization teeter on the brink of collapse from its absence.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson, Executive Producer 

  This program will not be recorded 

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  For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

  Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

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• Chasten Buttigieg: I Have Something to Tell You, A Memoir for Young Adults

  • When
    May 09, 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The young adult adaptation of the moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of a former Democratic presidential candidate about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town.

  Growing up, Chasten Glezman Buttigieg didn’t always fit in. He felt different from his father and brothers, who loved to hunt and go camping, and out of place in the rural, conservative small town where he lived. Back then, blending in was more important than feeling seen.

  So, when Chasten realized he was gay, he kept that part of himself hidden away for a long, painful time. With incredible bravery, and the support of his loved ones, Chasten eventually came out—and when he did, he learned that being true to himself was the most rewarding journey of all.

  Finding acceptance and self-love can seem like a tremendous challenge, but it’s never impossible. With honesty, courage, and warmth, Chasten relays his experience of growing up in America and embracing his identity, while inspiring young people across the country to do the same.

  Chasten Glezman Buttigieg grew up in Traverse City, Michigan. He is a teacher, advocate, and husband of former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. Chasten currently lives with Pete; their two children, Gus and Penelope; and their two rescue dogs, Buddy and Truman, in Northern Michigan. I Have Something to Tell You—For Young Adults is his second book..

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  Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

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• Building a Culture of Reading

  • When
    May 09, 2023
  •  
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  "Read-i-cide n: The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in schools." ~Steinhous Publishing. Follow me on my journey in building a culture of reading in a NYC public high school, though promotions, events, book clubs and social media. Hear about the pitfalls to avoid and the success to strive for. Reading Culture is an ongoing and ever-changing practice. 

  Presented by Arlene LaVerde, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College, City University of New York.

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  Register with BOCES to receive CTLE credit.

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  Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

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• Introducing the USPTO’s New Patent Public Search Tool

  • When
    May 18, 2023
  •  
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Learn to navigate the USPTO’s new Patent Public Search Tool with Will Salas of The Smithtown Library’s Patent and Trademark Resource Center PTRC. Mr. Salas has aided over 1,200 inventors and entrepreneurs since opening the PTRC. He will demonstrate the use of classifications, proximity searching, boolean operators and he will factcheck your uncle who claims he invented the honeycrisp apple! 

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  Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

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• Mother of a Movement: PFLAG, Allies, and Picture Books

  • When
    June 08, 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join LILRC as we welcome Rob Sanders, author of The Mother of a Movement:

  Jeanne Manford--Ally, Activist, and Founder of PFLAG (Magination Press

  October 4, 2022), to discuss his picture book. A representative from Magination Press Children’s Books will also participate in the conversation. Magination Press is the children’s book imprint of the American Psychological Association.

  
  

  Praise for The Mother of A Movement 

  
  

  My parents showed families how to love and affirm their LGBTQ children. This is a beautiful celebration of my mother’s life and work, and a powerful story of the importance of allyship.

  —Suzanne Manford Swan

  
  

  Jeanne Manford spoke out publicly and fought by her gay son Morty's side at a time when it was dangerous to do so. She had strength and courage, but it was her unwavering love for her son—and fierce desire to protect him from discrimination, harassment, and harm—that inspired her activism. And now, the organization she founded, PFLAG, has provided support, education, and advocacy to hundreds of thousands of families, and millions of people over the last five decades. The Mother of a Movement: Jeanne Manford—Ally, Activist, and Co-Founder of PFLAG is a beautiful depiction of Jeanne's legacy, and a testament to the power of a parent's love for their child.

  —Brian K. Bond, Executive Director, PFLAG National

  
  

  Rousing prose…a robust list of sources…a timeless feel…Stylish, chic, and strong. Brava!

  —Kirkus, Starred Review

  
  

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• Pollinator Gardens: Roxanne Zimmer, Cornell Cooperative Extension

  • When
    June 12, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Sufffolk Cooperative Library System, Auditorium

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  Join Roxanne Zimmer of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County to learn about educating patrons on Pollinator Gardens through library programming.

  Butterflies, birds and the other pollinators need host plants for nectar, food and lodging. By introducing three seasons of key pollinator plants into your garden, you can create a pollinator-friendly habitat in your front and back yard. Discover the best planting arrangements as well the many colorful and hardy plants attractive to pollinators.

  Light refreshment will include a local honey tasting.

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  Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

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• LILRC Annual Membership Meeting

  • When
    June 20, 2023
  •  
    8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Half Hollow Hills Community Library

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  LILRC is excited to invite you to our 

  2023 Annual Membership Meeting

   Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Dix Hills) 

  
  

  Agenda

  8:30am Check-in and Breakfast

  10:00am Welcome 

  10:05am Business Meeting

  Break

  10:35am Keynote Address: Arlene Laverde, President, NYLA

  Break

  11:45am 2022 Digitization & Innovation Grant Recipients 

  12:30pm Farewell

  
  

  Keynote Presentation:

  Arlene will be talking about the role of NYLA in advocacy and intellectual freedom and how they work together.

  Arlene Laverde is the current president of NYLA, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College, City University of New York and librarian at Townsend Harris High School, NYCDOE. Arlene was also an ALA Mover and Shaker in 2021 for advocacy.

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  Professional Development Hours: 2.5 (.25 CEUs)

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• Remember Liss: The Remarkable True Story of One Woman's Enslavement and Freedom in New York

  • When
    June 22, 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join LILRC as we welcome Claire Bellerjeau, co-author of Remember Liss: The Remarkable True Story of One Woman's Enslavement and Freedom in New York

  Remember Liss: The Remarkable True Story of One Woman's Enslavement and Freedom in New York, by Claire Bellerjeau and Tiffany Yecke Brooks sheds light on the experiences of people of color in New York from the colonial period into the early republic. By the time Elizabeth, known as “Liss,” was born into the household of the moderately wealthy Townsend family in the early 1760s, slavery had already been established in New York for over a century—and would persist under legal protection for almost seventy more. Remember Liss follows her long and complex journey towards freedom and examines the laws and customs that kept the institution in place for so long as well as the path to eventually abolishing slavery in the state. Her life reveals the often-overlooked history of slavery in New York and her involvement with Robert Townsend, a spy for George Washington, engages readers with fascinating stories of espionage during the American Revolution. 

  Set primarily against the backdrop of the American Revolution and Liss’s connection with Robert Townsend, Remember Liss allows readers from 4th grade and up a chance to explore the world of New York—and New York’s place in the world—during the 17th, 18th , and early 19th centuries. Prominent figures cross her path such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Jupiter Hammon, Benedict Arnold, John André and John Adams; and stories from America’s founding are re-examined, including the Culper Spy Ring, the Boston Massacre, the Sons of Liberty, the Battle of Long Island, and the Benedict Arnold treason plot. This text also points readers to primary documents and lesson plans through a collaboration with New York Archives’ online platform “Consider the Source.” Remember Liss offers a new perspective to America’s founding, from the point of view of an enslaved Black woman seeking personal liberty in a country fighting for its own.

  PRESENTER: 

  Claire Bellerjeau discovered Liss’s story through seventeen years of original research. In 2021 she co-authored “Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth”(Lyons Press). In 2022 Bellerjeau co-founded Remember Liss, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to sharing Liss’s story with the community. She formerly served as Historian and Director of Education at Liss’s birthplace, Raynham Hall Museum in Oyster Bay, New York. She has been researching the Townsend family and those they enslaved for almost two decades, including curating a yearlong exhibit on the Townsend “Slave Bible” in 2005. In 2015, during a research visit to the New York Historical Society, she discovered what may be one of the earliest poems ever written by Jupiter Hammon, America’s first published African American writer. She has developed educational programs on the subjects of slavery in New York and the American Revolution on Long Island and shares Liss’s story with schools and the community.

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  Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

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• UX Design Thinking for Libraries

  • When
    July 12, 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  This webinar presentation introduces participants to User Experience (UX) design, a mix of user-centred design, usability, and user friendliness. UX design can be applied to any organization, service, and product where people interact with. UX design represents the mix of desirability, usability, utility, and brand experience. When applied to libraries, UX design relates to the feelings and perceptions our users have when they engage with the physical and virtual touchpoints of the library. This presentation will discuss UX basics, as it relates to web site design, library space design, signage and wayfinding, and elements of excellent public service. Lastly, the presenter will discuss various UX research techniques that you can use to study your library users.

  Presenter:

  Mark Aaron Polger is an academic librarian and information literacy instructor who has been working in libraries since 1988. He received his MLIS degree in 2000 from the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada) and has worked as a librarian in public, hospital, and academic libraries. Currently, he is the Coordinator of Library Outreach at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY). He has been deeply engaged in working in various library signage activities since 2012. He has written about library signage audits in journals and other publications and has presented nationally at library conferences.

  In September, 2021, he published Library Signage and Wayfinding Design: Communicating Effectively with Your User (ALA editions). He is also an accidental library marketer, as most of his professional experience as a librarian involves the marketing of library services and resources. His research interests include library marketing, outreach, and UX (user experience) design. Currently, he is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the open-access, peer reviewed journal Marketing Libraries Journal, which was launched in Fall 2017.

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  Professional Development Hours: 1.5 (.15 CEUs)

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• The Culturally Competent Manager: Leadership and Teambuilding Skillsets

  • When
    July 28, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  In our diverse and multi-cultural workplace, it is essential that we have the necessary skill sets to responsibly manage, lead, and work collaboratively with others. This workshop will provide participants with the tools to be both a transformational leader and a team player with a focus on diversity, inclusiveness, sensitivity and the role of being culturally aware.

  Presented by Prof. Joshua E. Bienstock, JD., LLM., Associate Professor of Business Law, New York Institute of Technology, School of Management.

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  Professional Development Hours: 2 (.2 CEUs)

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• I Kick and I Fly: Ruchira Gupta on Human Trafficking

  • When
    August 08, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join LILRC as we welcome author Ruchira Gupta for a moderated conversation about her Young Adult novel, I Kick and I Fly (Scholastic, 2023), a story of the human trafficking of young girls. 

  In I Kick and I Fly, Ruchira Gupta has given young readers an irresistible story, and also one that could save lives. This book is a gift." -- Gloria Steinem

  "Any work from Ruchira Gupta is sure to further the cause of liberating women, especially, and in this novel, girls. It takes a strong belief in us, and especially in our young ones, to persevere as she does in both art and politics. The absolute belief that if the heart is moved, so might be the positive activities for justice and freedom of the mind." -- Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple

  "I Kick and I Fly is a powerhouse of a debut. Ruchira Gupta has crafted a page-turner of a read, stepped in place and full of indelible characters, managing to be at once propulsive and enlightening, infuriating and inspiring. But maybe most important, Heera’s story is a beacon of hope to a generation of young people trying to transform an unjust world." -- Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay and We Are Inevitable

  Ruchira Gupta is an Emmy winning journalist and founder of the anti sex trafficking NGO, Apne Aap that helps women and girls exit systems of prostitution. I Kick and I Fly is her debut fiction novel. 

  Ruchira has been given the French Ordre National du Mérite, Clinton Global Citizen Award, and the UN NGO CSW Woman of Distinction among other honors for her contribution to the establishment of the UN Trafficking Fund for Survivors, the passage of the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act and her grassroots activism with Apne Aap. She holds a Doctor of Humane Letters from Smith College. Ruchira has worked for the United Nations in Nepal, Thailand, Kosovo, Iran, and USA. She teaches occasionally as a visiting professor at New York University.  She divides her time between New York and Forbesganj, her childhood home in the foothills of the Himalayas, where she paints her mother’s garden.

  www.ruchiragupta.com

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  Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

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• Pandit Dasa: Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind

  • When
    August 28, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Written by a monk-turned-leadership-guru, Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind offers unique insight on how you can focus your mind, become more resilient, respond better to conflict, and build stronger professional (and personal) relationships. It’s all possible when you begin to understand how your mind works and take control of this complicated mechanism. This book will show you how to identify and close the “apps” that are constantly running in your own mind, so you can eliminate distractions and find greater peace and productivity in your daily life.

  In this book, you’ll find specific meditation processes and actions you can take to help you succeed as you begin or continue your journey. Through presentations and talks across the country, Author Pandit Dasa has offered his wisdom on applying mindfulness in the workplace. In this book, he shares his wisdom with you, revealing that, no matter what your external circumstances or environment, you can find the time and space to reflect and unlock the benefits of mindfulness.

  • Reduce stress and anxiety by eliminating unnecessary distractions and closing unused “apps” in your mind
  • Harness the principles of forgiveness, patience, compassion, and selflessness to improve work-life balance and mental health for yourself and your employees
  • Break through the stigma surrounding mental health concerns and identify the obstacles that are keeping you from happiness and fulfilment
  • Complete reflection questions and exercises to develop a deeper awareness of how your mind works―and what you can do to improve it

  Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind is for anyone who is looking for a solution to the constant feelings overwhelm, distraction, and anxiety that plague us in today’s fast-paced, media-saturated world. Teach your brain how to block out the noise and find focus, and observe the radical transformation that mindfulness can make in your life.

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  Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

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