Cheery Friday Greetings,

 

There are a couple of important Save the Dates for your calendar:

Annual Meeting: Friday, October 28, 2022 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. This will include the annual business meeting. There will be a slate of new Trustees to vote in, as well as some bylaws changes and a new membership dues and fees schedule. The topic of discussion will be digital equity and inclusion, and the coalition we hope to create. State Librarian Lauren Moore will also join the discussion. Registration will open in September.

 

Resource Sharing User Group Meeting: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. The theme is, What Have You Been Dealt? SCRLC’s Resource Sharing Advisory Committee is planning this program in partnership with the Central NY Library Resources Council (CLRC). The afternoon will include a session on borrowing, lending, de-stressing, and a “day in the life.” Even if you are not working directly with resource sharing, the program will offer an opportunity to learn more about such topics as delivery after CampusShip, Content Digital Lending, and de-stressing. The “day in the life” presentation is always an interesting and engaging component of the program. Stay tuned for more information!

Why Zoom for both events?

Foremost, we want as many members to attend the annual meeting as possible, and remote has increased participation. Plus, not everyone is comfortable attending large or somewhat large events yet.The Resource Sharing Users Group meeting will be open to all of New York State. When Academic Libraries 2022 participants were asked if AL 2024 should be in-person or remote, one of our speakers responded, “Who do you want at the table?” “Is remote more inclusive?” She gave us something to really think about.

The new Covid variants are certainly a factor. According to a recent Yale study, Covid may be two years away from endemic stability (this is also dependent on the rest of the world). In the meantime, we should mitigate exposure when possible. Our members will be attending various in-person events in the fall, e.g., NYLA, and by having fewer largish in-person programs, we will be reducing the opportunity for community spread. Plus, we do not know when the new vaccine boosters will be widely available. 

Will we ever offer in-person programs again? Yes! We will be mindful and strategic. We would love to have an open house and show you our (somewhat!) new offices and digitization center, which we still need to dedicate. For in person and for now, we can focus on the smaller (less than 30 people) programs, and stay remote for larger events. I am always interested to hear your thoughts on this or on any other topic!

Here are links to some of the latest Pew Research Center reports. How do their findings impact your organization?

Many Americans say they have shifted their priorities around health and social activities during COVID-19. "Many Americans – 26% of those who responded – say keeping healthy became more important to them during the COVID-19 outbreak, whether that involved following public health precautions or putting more emphasis on a healthy lifestyle."

Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022 "TikTok has established itself as one of the top online platforms for U.S. teens, while the share of teens who use Facebook has fallen sharply."

The Metaverse in 2040. "Hype? Hope? Hell? Maybe all three. Experts are split about the likely evolution of a truly immersive ‘metaverse.’ They expect that augmented- and mixed-reality enhancements will become more useful in people’s daily lives. Many worry that current online problems may be magnified if Web3 development is led by those who built today’s dominant web platforms."

"When asked how children in their country will fare financially when they grow up, a median of 70% of adults across 19 countries say they will be worse off than their parents, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted this spring."

Congratulations to Tiffany Raymond, who dropped the "interim" from her title as Library Director of the Louis Jefferson Long Library of Wells College!

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced a major award of $145,634.00 to The History Center in Tompkins County (thehistorycenter.net) for their digital application HistoryForge: Mapping Census Data to Visualize Local History. In addition to this critical piece of funding, The History Center’s project earned additional recognition in the application process, and was selected to receive funding through the NEH’s A More Perfect Union initiative. Full Press Release

On August 9, Social Studies teachers 4-12 and School Librarians, ELA 4-12 were able to tour the Chenango County Historical Society & Museum and learn more about how the historical society can expand opportunities in the classroom. Jordan Jace presented CONSIDER THE SOURCE New York, a FREE resource that connects educators across New York State to the valuable primary sources materials with highly-engaging learning activities designed to guide and encourage students at all grade levels to make discoveries using critical thinking skills. Attendees had an opportunity to curate local and New York state primary sources, create activities and lessons using CONSIDER THE SOURCE NY and the museum, to take back to their classrooms. Thanks to all who attended.

View all council events on the ESLN Continuing Education Calendar

Events produced by the other councils are open for SCRLC members to attend!

Tuesday, September 20, 1:00 - 2:00pm

All the webinars in this series will be recorded and available here.

Empire Library Delivery with Maria DeGaetano, August 26, 10am

Ask the HR Expert with Holly Nowak

LOGIN & PW: scrlc

SCRLC members have access to the Tech-Talk Database, which offers an up-to-date library of technology and communication articles and videos.

The Secrets of Password Managers, Might You Use Them or Not? August 24, 3pm

Transforming Ugly Duckling Documents Into Swans, September 14, 3pm

Stop Explaining Over and Over by Creating a Loom Video, September 28, 3pm

Henry Wilcox Memorabilia/Swart-Wilcox House Museum

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