SCRLC NEWS
September 24, 2021
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SCRLC Annual Awards Call for Nominations
Through these continuing extraordinary times, you--the directors and staff of SCRLC members—have continued to serve and support the nearly one million residents living, working, and learning in our 14-county, 10,044 square mile region, through your programs and services, whether the buildings were open, or not.
Especially in such uncertain times, nominating a colleague for an award is one way to express your appreciation for their accomplishments, and to brighten their day!
The nomination process is easy. Think of whom you’d like to nominate and complete the nomination form - 2021 Nomination Form (Word) (PDF).
Awards will be presented at SCRLC’s Annual Meeting, which will be held virtually on Friday, October 22nd. The deadline for receipt of the nomination form is Friday, October 8, 2021, 4:00 PM.
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DIRECTOR'S CUP
Cheery Friday Greetings,
The deadline for SCRLC to submit an application that addresses each component is expected to be November 1. We’ve not yet seen the application form from the State Library, but nonetheless we are moving forward. We do know some of the ingredients for the application form, e.g., partners and projects.
To that end, yesterday, we distributed an application form to the school library systems to get an idea of their projects. We’ll have an application form for museum-library partnership projects out in the next few days. One of the partners must be an eligible museum, historical society, or other cultural organization (for details see Appendix B on the ARPA link, above). The other partner(s) can be academic, special, school, public, or system.
The bulk of the funds are for digital inclusion partnership projects with the region’s three public library systems. Sarah, Steve, Brian, and I have been discussing this regularly.
In addition to the ARPA digital inclusion funds, there are Schmidt Futures-funded innovation grants offered in partnership with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance. Those grants are up to $250,000, two years, and must also be collaborative. The turnaround time is fast, with a deadline of October 15.
One prospective project for either ARPA or Schmidt Futures is a telehealth pilot. We know that some of the region’s public libraries support telehealth, thanks to StateWide’s webpage. We are left with questions, e.g., how it is going, what are the needs (a privacy kiosk? Medical equipment? Training?), and how could we help? The public library system directors have distributed the following survey link to their members, but in case you are a regional public library reading this, here is the link for your convenience: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2T2N5NP Thank you if you've already completed the survey!
Do you have ideas for a digital inclusion partnership project? Would you be interested in partnering on a Schmidt Futures grant or ARPA? I would love to hear from you!
Yours in partnership,
Mary-Carol Lindbloom
Executive Director
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On Wednesday, September 29th at 8:00 pm ET, One World is partnering with ALA to host an Ideas & Action event. The program will coincide with Banned Books Week (September 26-October 2) , and guest authors will include Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram X. Kendi, Riva Lehrer, Heather McGhee, Cathy Park Hong, and Bryan Stevenson. Register here.
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021
NDEAM is held each October to commemorate the many and varied contributions of people with disabilities to America’s workplaces and economy. This year's theme is “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion." Visit https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/initiatives/ndeam to learn more.
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SCRLC MEETINGS & COMMUNITY CALLS
BIPOC Community Call: Wednesday, November 10, 12:00-1:00pm
Meeting ID: 920 2647 1064 | Call in: 1-646-876-9923 | Passcode: 963485
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Next Resource Sharing Call: Tuesday, October 12, 1:00pm
Meeting ID: 109 469 034 | Call in: 1-646-876-9923 | Passcode: SCRLC
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Next SCHOAM (special collections, historical organizations, archives & museums) Call:
Wednesday, October 6, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Meeting ID: 715 709 544 | Call in: 1-646-876-9923 | Passcode: SCRLC
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Article Discussion Group: on Trauma-Informed Librarianship
Thursday, October 14th, 12:00pm-1:00pm
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If you would be interested in starting a special interest or affinity group through SCRLC,
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55th Annual Membership Meeting
Friday,October 22, 2021 - 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Stevens
Wholehearted Libraries: Meeting the Needs of Community
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October 18, 2:00-3:30pm
Participants will gain an understanding of the importance of timely, objective, and documented feedback on work performance. The session will also explore effective frameworks for ensuring our mindset is in the right place and how to utilize frameworks to prepare leading to more effective and objective performance conversations.
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EVENTS AROUND THE STATE & BEYOND
Events produced by the other councils are open for SCRLC members to attend!
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CDLC (Capital District Council)
LILRC (Long Island Council)
NNYLN (Northern Library Network)
SENYLRC (Southeastern Regional Council)
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#NYLA2021 Annual Conference & Trade Show
Virtual: Thursday, October 28th - Friday, October 29th
In-Person: Wednesday, November 3rd - Saturday, November 6th
Learn More and register Here!
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Now All Virtual!
Internet Librarian 2021 Discount
October 26-28, 2021
Discount Code: 21ES
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NNLM has the following WebEx classes scheduled, each 60 minutes, 1 CE. Visit the class pages for more information and to register.
September 29, 2021 @ 12EDT
September 30, 2021 @ 2EDT
October 19, 2021 @ 2EDT
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Send a request to jphilippe@scrlc.org for access to online classes in design, business, technology, photography, entrepreneurship, film and writing through Skillshare.
Certificates of completion are available.
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In addition to the weekly Tech-Talk newsletter, SCRLC members have access to the Tech-Talk Database, which offers an up-to-date library of technology and communication articles and videos. Login info. is at the top of the weekly newsletter, or email jphilippe@scrlc.org.
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Southside Community Center Daycare Class
Tots class provides after school activity for children whose mothers work; six children sitting around a table and a teacher writing on chalk board
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Your Home Public Library is located in Johnson City in Broome County, part of the Four County Library System. They digitized local high school yearbooks several years ago and have now added copies to New York Heritage Digital Collections in order to increase visibility.
If you have an existing digital collection, email Claire to have it quickly and painlessly added to the statewide repository!
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Worried about losing your digital collection? Overwhelmed by digital preservation options? Fear not! Each SCRLC member is entitled to 5 GB of digital preservation through our sister council's project, the Digital Dark Archive. This amount would cover most of our New York Heritage members. If you need more than 5 GB, it's $1 per GB. Your collection will live on Amazon Glacier, hidden from the world, after being processed by Archivematica. Email Claire with any questions. |
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Whether you are actively looking for a job or just want to be prepared in uncertain times, SCRLC is offering confidential and objective resume and cover letter review, as well as interview coaching. Let us know what would help you feel prepared. Fill in the form and we will be in touch.
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