Thursday November 5, 2009
9 am to 1 pm (Refreshments and registration at 8:30)
Schenectady County Public Library
99 Clinton St
Schenectady, NY 12305-2083

Come to our second annual round-up of tried and true storytime techniques! Develop new storytime techniques, hone your existing skills, or gather fresh ways to use your expertise.
Upper Hudson Library System and Mohawk Valley Library [...]

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Free workshop for K-6 Librarians!
Multiple locations:
October 23
Saratoga Springs Public Library
49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs

November 6
Onondaga County Public Library Beauchamp Branch
2111 S. Salina Street, Syracuse

December 4
William K. Sanford Town Library
629 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville

Are you interested in teaching children and families to be energy smart? Increase your energy IQ in this interactive, hands-on program! [...]

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The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) is soliciting nominations for best library practices using cutting-edge technology.
“We want to showcase libraries that are serving their communities with novel and innovative methods and provide the library community with some successful models for delivering quality library service in new ways,” said Vivian Pisano, [...]

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Monday, November 2, 2009
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
East Greenbush Community Library – East Greenbush, NY

Engaging volunteers in libraries is a credible way of enhancing the delivery of library services. Volunteers in libraries present new challenges. Essential to meeting these challenges are planning, commitment, supervision and training.
Trustees, management and staff must recognize the value of volunteers [...]

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