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SMUG: SALS/MVLS User Group Meeting




Schenectady County Public Library McChesney Room

At this time, our priority is to discuss the new Polaris 3.5 upgrade. We are hoping people will share their experiences as they have grown accustomed to the new options. Michele Largeteau has kindly offered to have a show and tell regarding the new 3.5 patron photo feature using a web cam.

Other topics open for discussion if time allows include:

• Polaris Enhancement voting

• E-mail – The benefit of using this option for notices

Please r.s.v.p. to either Deb Callery  or co-chair Sally Gillich.

Privacy Rights in a Digital Age

Join the Director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, Barbara Jones, to learn about a new ALA initiative that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age. This session will explore how libraries can assist patrons in thinking critically and making more informed choices about their information privacy. Choose Privacy Week, a week-long awareness campaign and celebration, will take place May 2-8, 2010, and Barbara will be showcasing some of ALA’s ideas and promotional materials.

The same workshop will be presented in 2 sessions. Please indicate which session you will attend, when you RSVP.

Session 1:
Thursday March 11th, 2010 6 pm to 8 pm in the Holden Room of the Crandall Public Library

Session 2:
Friday March 12th, 2010 9 am to 11 am in the Harry Dutcher Community Room of the Saratoga Springs Public Library

Seating is limited.   Please RSVP by March 8th to Jennifer Ferriss

NYLA Lobby Day
Legislative Breakfast Reception 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.�
NYLA hosts an informal buffet breakfast for legislators and staff to meet with library advocates from around the state in Meeting Room Six in the Concourse of the Empire State Plaza. Legislators are also given the opportunity at this time to have their photos taken for the annual READ posters and bookmarks that are used to promote the Statewide Summer Reading Program.

Rally and Speeches 11:30 a.m to noon
Library advocates rally in Meeting Room 6 to voice their support for library funding and provide a visual demonstration of the strength of the library community to legislators and their staffs. Various speakers are scheduled (Elected officials, NYLA leaders, etc).

Lobby Day Handout Advocacy materials are distributed to Lobby Day attendees to use in their meetings with legislators and staff.

Visits with Legislators Library advocates will visit one-on-one with their legislators to inform them of NYLA’s State Budget Priorities for the year.
SALS appointment schedule (pdf.)