by Amy Dickinson | Jan 3, 2025 | News
Engaging Communities grant applications are now closed. But it’s never too soon to start thinking about next year! Engaging Communities is a program that awards grants to member organizations for $3,000-$12,000 once a year in two categories, Action and Special...
by Amy Dickinson | Dec 23, 2024 | News
Take a peek at some of our favorite books, movies, games, and more from the past year. These didn’t necessarily debut in 2024. They were all simply adored in 2024. Brenna In Born of Silence, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kere, the notorious explosives expert and...
by Amy Dickinson | Dec 18, 2024 | News
Engaging Play: Low-cost ways for libraries and cultural institutions to engage communities, elevate staff morale, and provide impact Wednesday, January 224:00pmVIEW RECORDING Play means having fun, experimenting, and suspending one’s sense of time. Play can make work...
by Amy Dickinson | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Meet Amy Dickinson, New Regional Services Librarian We’re very excited to welcome librarian Amy Dickinson as the Network’s new Regional Services Librarian, starting December 2nd. Amy has been working as a public librarian in Montrose, CO most recently, but...
by Amy Dickinson | Dec 9, 2024 | News
Empire State Library Network Presents: Addressing Your Pressing Human Resources Questions Select Fridays from 10 AM – 11:30 AM Stephanie “Cole” Adams, our Ask The Lawyer representative, presented a series of four online workshops this spring, including a final...
by Meg Backus | Nov 1, 2024 | News
Application Due Dates: Dec 31, 2024; March 31, 2025; June 30, 2025 Grant Amount: $500 – $3,000 per selected project Grant Period: Varies per project, with a maximum of 1 year from award date. DOWNLOAD APPLICATION Background Many libraries and information...
by Meg Backus | Sep 7, 2024 | News
REGISTER Thursday, October 3 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Register for in-person or online attendance See presentations from colleagues in the region about their completed NNYLN-funded grant projects; Hear this year’s award recipients announced; Learn about new...
by Meg Backus | Sep 6, 2024 | News
Friday, October 41:00pmRegistration A library’s role as an “essential community function” during disasters is now encoded in U.S. law, positioning them to aid communities in real ways during times of adversity. Guest speaker Mary Grace Flaherty has researched...
by Meg Backus | Aug 30, 2024 | News
Archival Education Series Topics in Digitization You may recall being introduced to local archivist Katelyn Legacy-Roulston in our July newsletter, where we alluded a series of workshops under development, for delivery beginning in Fall 2024. The series is now...
by Meg Backus | Aug 2, 2024 | News
Due North Training Wednesday, August 2811:00 amREGISTER for this online webinar Like it or not, summer is coming to a close (the public librarians often like it). Start the school year with a nice fresh start by putting this training on your calendar to be sure you...
