We will be closed Monday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day! Have a safe and happy 4th of July. |
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Cheery Friday Greetings,
Here we are at the beginning of the summer! Legend has it that summers at SCRLC used to be quiet. I’m not sure when, having spent some time here in the 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s. Maybe in the 60’s or 70’s when we were new! It has always been hopping busy during my times at the Council!
Some happenings at SCRLC:
Our Membership Dues & Fees Task Group has been hard at work on a new structure for presentation to the Board in September and the membership at the annual business meeting in October. It seems so far away—an entire season—when in reality it is a few short months.
ARPA/Gaelynn Lea: We continue to work through the American Rescue Plan Act projects. I hope that you caught Gaelynn Lea’s program last week. If not, it is now on our YouTube channel. She offers a perspective from outside the library profession—and lots of ideas and advice on how we can be more accessible. Some of the participants found her presentation transformative. I think it is one of the best programs we have ever offered.
New Exhibit: Claire Lovell and intern Sam Preston finished the Hurricane Agnes Flood of 1972 in South Central New York State online exhibit. Yesterday, June 23, was the 50-year anniversary of the devastation wreaked across the Southern Tier and beyond by Hurricane Agnes. Growing up in the Corning-Painted Post area, I learned new aspects about the flood and felt transported to that period. They did a downright amazing job!
Pride Displays: A note about Pride displays. Kudos to the many libraries that have been celebrating Pride Month with special displays and events throughout the month of June. Smithtown Public Library on Long Island has made the news when its Board voted to remove all pride displays, as well as to ban books about LGBTQIA+ pride from their children’s sections. The New York Library Association condemned the Board’s resolution and published a statement reaffirming their commitment to intellectual freedom.
Closer to home, Tompkins County Public Library has been affected by the nationwide conservative Hide the Pride movement, whereby people check out, take, or otherwise remove all the books from Pride displays. TCPL’s approach: Their Foundation created a $5,000 fundraiser to buy new books to replenish LGBTQIA+ materials for the Pride display and collections. At this writing, they’ve raised over $6,000! Kudos to their community for its strong support!
Stephanie Cole Adams of Ask the Lawyer created a Recently Asked Question regarding the legality of banning Pride displays, inspired by the Smithtown Board’s resolution. It is important reading.
Jean Jenkins: Finally, I am sad to say goodbye to Jean Jenkins, the medical librarian at Lourdes Hospital. Jean has served on the Board of Trustees since 2016 and chaired the Nominating and Board Development Committee. She has also served in various Board officer roles. Jean has been an integral part of the Hospital Services Advisory Committee, as well, and a great help to those of us at SCRLC in our quest to learn more about medical librarianship and even DOCLINE routing tables! All of us here at SCRLC—Board and staff--wish her a happy retirement!
Yours in partnership,
Mary-Carol Lindbloom
Executive Director
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Nomination deadline: July 15th
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Customized book return at the Seneca Falls Public Library |
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(Text-to-donate by texting TCPL to 53-555)
Congratulations to Jean Jenkins, Medical Librarian at Lourdes Hospital, upon her June 30 retirement!
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Events produced by the other councils are open for SCRLC members to attend!
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Preparation, Information Literacy, Libraries, Academic Resources and 21st Century Skills for Transitioning from Secondary School to College
Wednesday, July 13
This year's topic: Accessibility In Education with Keynote Speaker Judith Heumann
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Basic Health Reference and MedlinePlus
Thursday, July 14, 10:00 - 11:00am
This webinar will provide an overview of the resources available on MedlinePlus, go over basic navigation on MedlinePlus, and will touch on basic health reference and other resources to support your work.
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ESLN Webinar: Ready, Set, Policy!
Using the 2022 "Collection Management" Guide
Tuesday, July 19, 10:00 - 11:00am
ESLN & PULISDO partnered on the creation of an annotated "2022 Public Library Collection Management Policy Template & Guide." Join us for this session on using this resource to update or adopt policies to be ready for materials challenges...and more.
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Thursday, August 11, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Ready the articles and come ready to share your thoughts.
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Effective Health Communication & Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection
Tuesday, September 20, 1:00 - 2:00pm
This webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication, outlines components of clear health communication, and identifies online resources from NLM, government agencies and other recognized resources for health literacy and health communication.
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Join us for this webinar series exploring various services the Empire State Library Network has to offer.
Academic Overdrive with Christi Sommerfeldt, July 29, 10am
Empire Library Delivery with Maria DeGaetano, August 26, 10am
Ask the HR Expert with Holly Nowak
September 30, 10am
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Tech-Talk Webinars:
Take Your Canva Designs to the Next Level, July 13, 3pm
Create Highly Effective Videos with Narration and Animated Clips
July 27, 3pm
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Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development courses for librarians, archivists, and other staff, focusing on practical topics to build new skills.
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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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Skyline with fireworks, Rochester N.Y, 1997-07
A burst of fireworks casts a rosy glow on the Genesee River
during a 4th of July celebration.
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