SCRLC NEWS
February 4, 2022
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CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY
THIS MONTH AND EVERY MONTH
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DIRECTOR'S CUP
Cheery Friday Greetings,
February may be the shortest month of the year with Spring awaiting on the other side, but it is a hugely important one!
Black History Month. Some Black History resources are included under the “Take Action” section, and I will highlight one of the Digital Public Library of America’s resources. DPLA offers many resources on Black History, and one of their newer collections is Black Women’s Suffrage. Thousands of Artifacts. Thousands of Stories. This collection, which pulls together images and other artifacts from their network of over 4,000 institutions, examines “linkages between women’s suffrage and other social causes of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (anti-slavery, anti-lynching, education reform and civil rights) as well as racism within the Suffrage Movement.”
Lunar New Year. February 1 was the beginning of Lunar New Year. A very Happy Lunar New Year and Year of the Tiger to everyone who celebrates! The Tiger symbolizes courage, resilience, strength, and wisdom—pretty good attributes for the times in which we live!
American Heart Month. February is also American Heart Month. The NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute offers useful information for libraries and individuals including social media resources, fact sheets, and drop-in articles, slides, and flyers. Some of the resources are available in Spanish. “As the Institute says, “when we take care of #OurHearts as part of our self-care, we set an example for those around us to do the same.” Today, February 4, is National Wear Red Day to raise awareness that heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the US—and is largely preventable. The opening page of Medlineplus.gov also contains tips for preventing heart disease and links to additional credible information.
Library Advocacy Day is less than a month away, on Wednesday, March 2. LAD is once again virtual, and we are coordinating efforts with the region’s public library systems--Finger Lakes Library System, Four County Library System, and Southern Tier Library System. Please let me know if you are interested in meeting with your representatives.
If you are so inclined, there is also a New Yorkers for Better Libraries fundraising event--Virtual Distillery Tour & Tasting with Black Button Distilling on March 1, 2022 at 7:00pm. In order to receive a tasting kit, tickets must be purchased by Tuesday, February 8. Event details are here.
Have a nice weekend, snowy though it may be!
Yours in partnership,
Mary-Carol Lindbloom
Executive Director
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#ReadBlack 2022
Black History Month.gov - The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society."
Umbra Search: 824,539 items from more than 1,000 U.S. archives, libraries, and museums. Developed by the University of Minnesota.
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MEMBER NEWS
Welcome to Dr. Fantasia Thorne-Ortiz, the new Library Director at the Northeast College of Health Sciences (formerly New York Chiropractic College)!
Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego BOCES welcomes a new School Library System Coordinator, Diana Wendell. Diana will be on board around March 1.
Check out the Southern Tier Library System's January DEI Newsletter. It has some great ideas for making your library more inclusive, including how to celebrate Black History Month, incorporate land acknowledgements into your programs, use your pronouns regularly, and more.
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SCRLC MEETINGS & COMMUNITY CALLS
BIPOC Community Call: Wednesday, February 9, 12:00-1:00pm
Meeting ID: 972 5416 2320 | Call in: 1-646-876-9923 | Passcode: 328232
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Next SCHOAM (special collections, historical organizations, archives & museums)
Wednesday, March 2, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Meeting ID: 715 709 544 | Call in: 1-646-876-9923 | Passcode: SCRLC
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If you would be interested in starting a special interest or affinity group through SCRLC,
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Join us for this webinar series exploring the various services the Empire State Library Network has to offer. On the last Friday of each month at 10am, come meet ESLN staff and service providers.
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New York State Historic Newspapers with Chuck Henry, February 25
New York Heritage Digital Collections with Ryan Perry, March 25
Empire State Immersive Experiences with Jason (Jay) Barone, April 29
Ask the Lawyer with Stephanie "Cole" Adams, May 27
Ask Us 24/7 with Caitlin Kenney
June 24
Academic Overdrive with Christi Sommerfeldt, July 29
Empire Library Delivery with Maria DeGaetano, August 26
Ask the HR Expert with Holly Nowak
September 30
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The Art of Creating Surveys That Yield Useful Data
February 16, 3pm
LOGIN & PW: scrlc
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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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Governor Hochul proposed the following in her Executive Budget for 2022-2023:
Library Aid $96.1 (+2M increase from 2021)
Library Construction $14M (-20M reduction from 2021)
$150k for Love Your Library Fund (Summer Reading Program)
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SAVE THE DATE! April 13-14th for the
Academic Libraries 2022 Online Conference
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Computers in Libraries 2022 Discount
March 29-31, 2022
Now Virtual!
Discount Code: ESLN22
(applies after Feb. 25th early bird registration deadline)
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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 & PW: scrlc.
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Southside Community Center Dedication
James A. Ross and Alfred Edgar Smith shaking hands
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Immigration in NY State, 1650-1950 is on display at SUNY Delhi Resnick Library for February. Pictured here, with Resnick Library Director, Carrie Fishner and beautiful views of the valley behind.
These four panels are now available for SCRLC members to borrow for one month at a time. Please fill out this form if you would like to host this exhibit.
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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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