Digital Literacy Training

The New York Library Association (NYLA) announces the last in its series of Digital Literacy train-the-trainer workshops.

Where: NYLA office, Guilderland, NY
When:   November 18, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
What:    Two sessions (morning and afternoon): one on the state-recommended digital literacy curriculum and one on how to teach the curriculum to adult learners
Who:     All library staff who interact with the public
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Beyond a Rainbow Booklist: Serving LGBTQ Youth in Your Library

Beyond a Rainbow Booklist: Serving LGBTQ Youth  in Your Library

Co-sponsored by Upper Hudson Library System and Mohawk Valley Library System

August 28, 2014

Guilderland Public Library

9:00 am networking

9:30 am – 12:30 morning session

9:30 – 3:30 daylong session

 

LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, etc.) youth, like all young people, deserve a library environment that is safe, supportive, and welcoming. This collaborative workshop will provide ideas, strategies and suggested policies that will help us make our libraries places where LGBTQ youth and their families find helpful guides, information, and books that reflect their experience.

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