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 11^th, 2010  6 pm to 8 pm in the  Holden Room of the Crandall Public Library

Session 2:
Friday March 12^th, 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 8^th to Jennifer Ferriss




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.)