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INSIDE THIS ISSUE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE page 2 SPRING CONFERENCES pages 3 - 4 UPCOMING CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS pages 5 - 6 MEMBER NEWS page 8
LILRCNEWSLETTER
March/April 2021
March/April 2021 LILRC NEWSLETTER
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News from the Long Island Library Resources Council
Message from Tim Spindler, Executive Director The year 2021 promises to be brighter than 2020. We continue to have a full slate of continuing education programs including programs to learn about how to be an anti-racist from the Erase Racism organization, Library Director Jenga which is a national program presented by the authors of The Public Library Director Toolkit, and the continuation of the Ask an Archivist series. We will finish the spring with our Annual Meeting that includes the keynote speaker, Kawanna Bright who is an Assistant Professor of Library Science at East Carolina University and former academic librarian. She researches diversity issues and has developed a methodology for conducting diversity audits at institutions. In the fall, we will have the 30th Anniversary of the Libraries and the Future conference and we are working on a lineup of nationally recognized speakers. Please save the date, the conference will be online again this year on October 8th. This year we have awarded four digitization grants. The libraries who received these grants include the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library for digitizing Valley Stream local newspapers, the Hicksville Public Library for the digitization of local newspapers, the Great Neck Library for digitizing the Nassau Alphabetical (New York City Telephone Directories), and the Whaling Museum and Education Center for the Cold Spring Harbor Customs House Records Digitization Project. We also awarded four technology and innovation grants. The recipients include Montauk Public Library to create the oral history and podcasting work space, Port Washington Public Library for the programing related to sensory bags, Sayville Library for the development of the Mobile Recording Studio (MORS), and West Babylon Public Library for the development of programming around the computer skills learning kits. We also want to recognize that this year is LILRC’s 55th anniversary. I have been looking back at the 55 year history of the Council by looking into the LILRC Archives. Our very first newsletter from Spring 1969 provides an explanation of the role of LILRC. The organization began with Rapid Interlibrary Request and Delivery Services on March 10, 1969. This is a service that would be familiar today providing access to information island wide from the two public systems and across to academic institutions including Adelphi University, Stony Brook University and Hofstra University. In 1974, LILRC made arrangements to microfilm card catalogs of libraries across Long Island to improve sharing of information between libraries. It was also at this time that LILRC developed a union list of serials. In 1975, LILRC started the Research Loan Program which is still running today. Into the 1980s LILRC started to develop a continuing education program and more advocacy with the creation of the legislative breakfasts. We look forward to continuing LILRC's long standing mission to support essential library services and to provide innovative programs for our diverse libraries. - Tim Spindler
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November/December 2020 LILRC NEWSLETTER
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Social Media & Beyond (Young Adult) March 11 1:00PM - 2:30PM Radio Frequency Identitification (RFID) vs Barcode & Eletromagnetic (EM) Technologies for Library Theft Prevention and Circulation Management March 12 10:00AM - 11:00AM Digitization Best Practices and Metadata Basics March 15 1:00PM -4:00PM Meeting People Where They Are: Service Design in Rapidly Changing Libraries March 18 2:00PM - 3:00PM Coffee + Conversation: Social Media Librarians Virtual Meetup March 24 3:00PM -4:00PM Employment Series: How to Get a Job March 25 2:00PM -3:30PM Supportive Services for Veteran Families March 29 1:00PM - 2:00PM Ask An Archivist: Scrapbook Preservation March 30 10:00AM - 12:00PM Our Collective Responsibility with Anastasia Gavalas, MD, SDA, Author: Leadership Through the Eyes of Children April 6 10:30AM - 12:00PM Perceived Gender Issues in Library-Vendor Negotiations, and Beyond April 07 1:00PM - 2:00PM REGISTRATION FOR ALL EVENTS: llirc.org/events Registration for All Events: lilrc.org/events
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Upcoming Continuing Education Highlights
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6 Documents Every Archive Needs: Incoming & Outgoing Loan Paperwork April 16 12:00PM - 1:00PM Resilience in Uncertain Times April 21 10:00AM -11:00AM Family Homelessness and Libraries April 23 10:00AM - 12:00PM Employment Series: New Librarians Panel May 06 2:00PM - 3:30PM 6 Documents Every Archive Needs: Emergency /Disaster Plan May 14 12:00PM - 1:00PM Directing the Geneological Reference Interview June 03 10:00AM -11:30PM Houston We Have a Podcast June 04 1:00PM - 2:00PM Library Director Jenga: COVID Edition: Session 2: Personnel June 18 11:00AM -12:00PM Fostering a Culture of Creativity in Libraries July 20 11:00AM -12:00PM Registration for All Events: lilrc.org/events
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SAVE THE DATE LILRC 26th Annual Archives Conference Monday, October 18, 2021
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DON'T MISS THESE EVENTS!
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The LILRC Newsletter is the official newsletter of the LONG ISLAND LIBRARY RESOURCES COUNCIL. © LILRC It is published six times a year and available on our website. We encourage articles and photographs but reserve the right to refuse any material. Editor: Sally Stieglitz ADDRESS: 627 N. Sunrise Service Road, Bellport, NY 11713-1540 TELEPHONE: (631) 675-1570 WEBSITE: www.lilrc.org
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MEMBER NEWS
Welcome New Members! The Garden City Historical Society Central Islip Public LIbrary Congratulations! Ken Bellafiore, Director, Freeport Memorial Library, on his retirement Susan Lieberthal, Campus Head Librarian, Ammerman Library, Suffolk County Community Library, on her retirement Lee Ann Moltzen on being appointed Director, Freeport Memorial Library