Save the Date: Our Annual Meeting is
Friday, May 6, 2022
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REMINDER: WE MOVED!
Please update your records with our new address:
800 Troy Schenectady Road, Suite 204, Latham, NY 12110
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A Message From the Director
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Hi,
We hope that you are staying safe and warm. As we begin a new year in our new offices at the NYSUT building, additional changes are happening at CDLC.
We'd like to thank Joe Thornton, our former IT consultant, for more than 20 years of dedication and support to CDLC. Joe was instrumental in introducing and supporting many of our technology services, including CaDiLaC, the Partial Union Catalog, the Union List of Serials, and our ILL e-form. He was also a long-term member of our Regional Automation Advisory Committee.
Amy Hren, who joined CDLC six years ago as our Administrative Coordinator and more recently served as Member Services Librarian, resigned in December after deciding to relocate out of state. Amy worked with the Board, our committees and members, and across the organization on multiple projects. She also provided administrative support in HR, payroll, and the business office.
Joe and Amy were wonderful to work with and valuable team members. We will miss them and wish them the very best!
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The CDLC Board of Trustees has appointed a committee to conduct a review of CDLC's Committees of the Corporation: Collection Development Committee, Committee on Resource Sharing, Regional Automation Advisory Committee. Whether you are a current or former committee member or want to provide input about our committees please share any thoughts by Friday, February 4. The committee will review responses to determine any recommendations to the Board regarding the committee structure.
Welcome to Colleen Ellithorpe from Voorheesville Public Library as a new member of the Committee on Resource Sharing.
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We invite applications for 2022 Regional Collections grants through Tuesday, March 1. All member institutions, including individual public and school libraries, can apply. Members may apply for a grant for a metadata project, a digital collection grant to contribute content to New York Heritage, or a digital newspaper grant to contribute content to NYS Historic Newspapers. Projects considered for funding should improve access to collections and content or raise the visibility of regional collections.
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Maria College has published a new collection to New York Heritage:
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We’re planning professional development programs focused on digital inclusion, thanks to the IMLS American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding we expect to receive. We will share announcements soon about upcoming programs.
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Due to the positive feedback we received, we are again offering a series of Nerdy Best Friends webinars to members. Read more and register for these programs on our Continuing Education page.
We are offering a geospatial workshop on Thursday, April 28, with a professor from Monroe Community College. We hope to provide this as our first in-person program in over two years and share an announcement soon.
The State University of New York Librarians Association hosts its SUNYLA Midwinter Virtual Conference 2022 on Friday, February 4, from 10:00 am- 3:45 pm, There’s No Map for That: Adventures in Library Innovation, Integration, and Collaboration is free to all.
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ESLN is presenting ESLN services webinars every last Friday of the month at 10:00 am. The first one on January 28 will focus on the Empire Archive Discovery Cooperative.
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Library Advocacy Day is Wednesday, March 2, and will again be virtual this year.
AnnaLee Dragon was appointed the next Executive Director of the New York Library Association. AnnaLee comes to NYLA after serving as the Director of the Kinderhook Memorial Library since 2012.
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Best wishes and congratulations to curator and long-time CDLC supporter Stacy Pomeroy Draper on her retirement from the Hart Cluett Museum after 43 years of service to the museum! Stacy was recently highlighted for her work and dedication in the Times Union.
Welcome to Mary Carrier as the new Technology & Growth Specialist at Mohawk Valley Library System in Schenectady. Mary was most recently at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library and will work on technology initiatives and training.
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (AMRI) has changed its name to Curia. Please update any ILL contact information.
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If you have news to share, questions, or recommendations on how we can help, get in touch! On behalf of the CDLC staff, we wish you continued good health and hope to see you soon.
Kind Regards,
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Did you know that CDLC offers personal membership for anyone who wants to support CDLC programs and services? There are several membership levels, and your membership and gift contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Thank you to our personal members!
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