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Thank You, Library Advocates!

Thank you to all who spent Wednesday tirelessly marching from office to office in Albany for Library Advocacy Day 2015!

SALS would especially like to Thank:
Ike Pulver, Susan Foley, Jill Simoncic, Tim McDonough, Dan Hubbs, Kathy Naftaly, Annie Miller, Ken Bollerad, Jennifer Ogrodowski, Amy Carpenter, Dan Carpenter, Emily Wierzbowski, Susan Jennings, Debra Ford, Michael Sullivan, Jules Comeau, Robert Tatko, Mary Kim, Michol Tuttle, Karen DeAngelo, Carolyn Dufft, Christine Larocque, and Alex Gutelius

Your support was felt as we visited the offices of Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, Senator Elizabeth O’C. Little, Senator Hugh T. Farley, Assemblyman James Tedisco, Senator Kathleen Marchione, Assemblyman Dan Stec, Assemblyman John T. McDonald, III, Assemblyman Steven F. McLaughlin, and Assemblyman Marc W. Butler.

“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” –Anne Herbert

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Visit www.protectnylibraries.org to find ways to continue the effort!

Free Webinar: Dealing With Debt

When it comes to doing programs or answering questions about money, one of the most common topics library staff face is how to deal with debt. About 80 percent of Americans carry at least one type of debt. And although the total debt carried by Americans has edged downward since the 2008 recession, it is starting to creep back up. In our next webinar, we will discuss how library staff can better discuss:

  • Dealing with the debt patrons have
  • What to consider when taking on more debt
  • Examining the costs of and alternatives to high-cost credit
  • Ways to reduce their debt
  • Tools and resources to attack student debtContinue reading→

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), a nationally recognized effort sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Alliance and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, to highlight the importance of cyber security.  Each week in October is dedicated to a specific cyber security theme to raise awareness across the country and to empower citizens, schools, businesses, and government to improve their cyber security preparedness.

  • Week 1 (October 1 – 3): Promoting Online Safety with the Stop.Think.Connect.™ Campaign (www.stopthinkconnect.org/)
  • Week 2 (October 6 – 10): Secure Development of IT Products
  • Week 3 (October 13 – 17): Critical Infrastructure and the Internet of Things
  • Week 4 (October 20 – 24): Cyber Security for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses and Entrepreneurs
  • Week 5 (October 27 – 31): Cyber Crime and Law Enforcement

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