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SCRLC News:
June 19, 2020
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Director's Cup
Cheery Friday Greetings!
Two days ago Governor Cuomo issued an
Executive Order recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday for state employees and advanced legislation to make it an official state holiday beginning next year. He said in his
announcement, “I'll propose legislation next year to make it an official state holiday so New Yorkers can use this day to reflect on all the changes we still need to make to create a more fair, just and equal society."
I'm embarrassed to say that even though Juneteenth has been observed for decades around the country --and even earlier in Texas--it's only been in the last decade that I have understood its significance.
Indeed, though President Lincoln had delivered the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the
Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery in all U.S. states and territories had been passed by Congress on January 31, 1865 (later ratified by the states on December 6, 2865), and the Civil War had ended in April 1865, there were still enslaved people in Texas, the most remote of the Confederate States. On
June 19, 1865 Union General Gordon Granger announced federal orders in Galveston, TX, ending the enslavement of people in that state.
It would be great to think that in the years ahead we will have done all the hard work as the Governor said, "to create “a more fair, just and equal society.” I am hopeful that we shall make fantastic strides and can completely dismantle systemic/structural racism sooner rather than later. And yet, no matter what we accomplish together in the years ahead, there will always be more we can do to have a fairer, more just, and equal society. Juneteenth will become a day to acknowledge and celebrate how much we have accomplished and how far we have traveled on this road to equality, equity, justice, and inclusion —and it will also remain a day to reflect on what more we can do on this incredibly important journey.
Yours in partnership,
Mary-Carol Lindbloom
Executive Director
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TAKE ACTION
With one day to go, there is still time to fill bestseller lists with titles by Black authors. Amistad Books'
Black Publishing Power Initiative
is simple: from June 14 through June 20, buy any two books written by Black writers with a goal to “Blackout bestseller lists with Black voices.”
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SCRLC COMMUNITY
Member Status Updates- What phase are you in?
Let us know what phase you plan to reopen in on this
Google Sheet a
nd check the status of other organizations
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Zoom Meetups
Next Director's Meetup: Monday, June 22, 2:00pm
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Password: 517558
Next All Member Meetup:
Tuesday, June 30, 1:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Next Resource Sharing Meetup: Tuesday, June 23, 1:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Next Special Collections/Local History/Archivists Meetup:
Wednesday, July 1, 2:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
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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
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A free instructional design training program
available through WebJunction
to enable library workers to transfer their in-person teaching skills to the online environment. The 7 modules include: Orientation, Foundation, Diversity, Community, Content Creation, Course Management, & Capstone.
D4L was developed in partnership among the South Central Regional Library Council, Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, and the Empire State Library Network. It was funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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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, searchable library of technology and communication articles and videos. If you would like access to the database, look for the login information at the top of your weekly Tech-Talk newsletter or email
jphilippe@scrlc.org
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UPCOMING WEBINARS
JUNE
JULY
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Father's Day celebration at DePew Manor, Nyack, NY
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Census 2020 Library Exhibit
Two Hundred Years on the Erie Canal
Recognizing Women's Right to Vote in New York State
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