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SCRLC Office
The SCRLC Office will be closed this coming Monday, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. We will reopen Tuesday, 1/20 at 8:30 a.m.
Correction to Jessica Brooks Hours
Jessica, our new Educational Services Librarian, will be working Tuesdays - Fridays from 9 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. You may contact her at [email protected]. New Phone System
All-Mode Communications has installed a new phone system in the SCRLC office. You will now be able to directly dial the person you need to speak with and leave voice mail. To avoid having to listen to the entire auto-attendant message when you call, you can dial extensions at any time. Extensions are: Mary-Carol Lindbloom, Executive Director x203 Nora Hardy, Member Engagement x204 Jessica Brooks, Educational Services x205 Julia Corrice, Digital Services x202 Danna Harris, Fiscal Services x206 Diane Capalongo, Service Center/Admin x201 SCRLC RBDB 2015 Grants Are Available
Application Deadline: March 2, 2015
SCRLC's Board of Trustees has approved $20,000 to fund information technology projects that benefit the SCRLC region and contribute to resource sharing, under the auspices of the Regional Bibliographic Databases & Interlibrary Resources Sharing (RBDB) Program.
Applications are available in Word or PDF format.
January SLUSH Event
Please join the SLUSH Committee for drinks and lively discussion!
Come to Stella's Restaurant (403 College Avenue) on Thursday, January 29 at 5 pm. http://www.stellabar.com/ Hope to see you there!---The SLUSH (Savvy Librarians Uniting for Happy Hour) Committee
ILEAD USA
NYSL recently distributed Information about ILEAD USA (Innovative Librarians Explore, Apply and Discover). ILEAD USA is an immersion program utilizing web technologies designed "to increase the leadership, collaboration and technology skills of library and library system staff from all types of institutions. ILEAD USA will help build vibrant libraries that better serve their communities."
This program is team-based, with teams between two and five people; libraries/library system staff can apply to participate as a team member, a mentor or as an instructor. There are three mandatory onsite sessions, which will be held at the Mid-York Library System, Utica, NY. Hotel and meal expenses for participants will be paid with grant funds. More information, including FAQs and an application form are available at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/ilead/index.html. Deadline for applications: January 25, 2015.
Social Media and the Cost of Caring
Keith Hampton et al. January 15, 2015. "Frequent use of social media is not directly related to higher stress. But stress can be contagious through social media channels: Social media users are often more aware of the stressful events in others' lives, and this awareness itself can lead to higher stress." Read more....
Upcoming Events
Jan 21 Tech Topics: Saving to the Cloud, 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST, online.
Feb 13 SCRLC Board of Trustees Meeting, 9:30 am - 12:00pm EST, SCRLC Office, Ithaca Feb 25 Library Advocacy Day, Albany
Mar 20 It's Not Me, It's You: Customer Service for Front-Line Library Staff, 9:30am - 12:30pm EST, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca. ***************
Do you have further comments on or suggestions for SCRLC workshops/programs? Please contact Nora Hardy at [email protected] or 607/273-9106.
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