Member BLAST Feb 2023

Board News!

Due to schedule constraints, Keturah Cappadonia has stepped down as RLRT President. Current Vice President / President-Elect Suzanne Macaulay will be filling the remainder of the term.

The RLRT Board is grateful for Keturah’s time and dedication over the past several years to the rural libraries across New York State and we look forward to the exceptional contributions Keturah will continue to make as part of NYLA Council.

We will be looking to fill the Vice President / President-Elect position at the upcoming spring elections for a term starting in November 2023. For more information, please contact Past President Michelle La Voie. director@oleanlibrary.org

Save the Date! - For a Virtual RLRT Membership Meeting on Wednesday, March 8 @ 3pm. Agenda and Zoom link forthcoming!

Once again, it’s time to submit proposals

for the NYLA Annual Conference in Saratoga Springs, November 1-4, 2023. This year it is up to the prospective presenter to submit their proposal directly through the NYLA link below. 

Also new this year is that the sections and round tables will choose their sponsorship after the proposals are accepted by NYLA's Continuing Education Committee. 

Please direct questions on proposals, sponsorship and other conference topics to RLRT Conference Curator Vince Sperrazza at vksperr@gmail.com

The process for generating the best possible content for the NYLA conference is a multi-step process that begins early - and we need YOU!  

 The Conference Program Proposals Submission Form

is Open NOW until Monday, March 7th

Submit Your Program Proposal

Proposal Considerations

Feel free to visit the 2023 Program Proposal Submission PDF Form prior to actually submitting your proposal. There are a number of questions and details you will need to gather prior to hitting 'Submit Proposal' on the Submission Form. 

Don't Forget...

CLICK HERE to learn more and participate!

We still have stickers in stock! Slap a RLRT sticker on your Nalgene, laptop, or car and let everyone know you love New York’s rural libraries. Stickers are $2 and will be mailed free. Email Suzanne Macaulay at smacaulay@owwl.org to order.

MEMBERSHIP – Support Rural Libraries! Are you a member? Join us or renew your membership if needed.

1.      Log in at NYLA.org

2.      On the log-in page, click on Personal Record Details

3.      See your name and address, then click on Active Section / Roundtable / Committee in the top section

4.      To add or renew as an RLRT member, click on Add Sections / Roundtables.

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The Rural Report

Editor, Vince Sperrazza – vksperr@gmail.com

Thanks to Wadsworth Library, Geneseo NY, for helping link Rural Libraries Round Table into Constant Contact.