Category Archives: Webinar

Small Library Gauntlet- NYLA Webinar

Small Library Gauntlet

Thursday, February 11
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

How do you lead a small library, strengthen local identity, collaborate with larger libraries, and improve workflow with a small staff that does it all? Learn how to effectively navigate this gauntlet.

Attendees will:

  1. Learn the essential characteristics of small libraries
  2. Recognize the various and distinct roles of a library director in small libraries
  3. Differentiate between the leadership and the management of an organization
  4. Identify resources and determine best practices

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Registration for each is $25 for NYLA members and $35 for non-members.  You must be logged in to receive membership pricing.

N.B.: Credit card is required for webinar registration.  Checks and purchase orders not accepted.

Group viewing registration is available if you plan to share the webinar with a group.  Hook up the LCD projector and share the program with a group of staff members!  The group viewing rate is $75 for NYLA members and $98 for non-members.

Cosplay Programs for Your Library: WNYLRC Webinar

WNYLRC Winter Webinar: Cosplay Programs for Your Library

Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2016; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Description: Cosplay, comics, anime, and geek culture have exploded into the mainstream over recent years and have resulted in a thriving community of costume enthusiasts and pop culture fans. Today’s cosplayers find inspiration in the pages of comics, classic literature, and even history, as well as in film, television, and video games. They utilize many materials and techniques, including 3D printers, thermoplastics, craft foam, and fabric to design their costumes and props.

Whatever your level of experience with cosplay and event planning, whether or not your library is new to fandom-style programming, you’ll learn something new, fun, and interesting. Learn all about the world of cosplay and how libraries can host cosplay events, workshops, makerspaces, clubs, and more!

Location: webinar – login information will be provided

Speaker: Ellysa Kroski is the Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 35 books including Law Librarianship in the Digital Age for which she won the AALL’s 2014 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. Her ten-book technology series, The Tech Set won the ALA’s Best Book in Library Literature Award in 2011. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Pratt Institute, and an international conference speaker. She blogs at Cosplay, Comics, and Geek Culture in Libraries, and has published Cosplay in Libraries: How to Embrace Costume Play in Your Library

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Price (Other NY 3Rs Library Member):  $10

Know & Go: Resources for Teaching Teens (and Adults!) Coding

Know & Go: Resources for Teaching Teens (and Adults!) Coding

Coding skills have become a very real entry point for employment, and identifying coding resources for teens, adults, and even children is becoming increasingly important. This provides an opportunity for libraries to step in and create a tangible difference within their communities by creating programming utilizing these resources. Luckily, there are a multitude of online – and often free – resources to assist coding students and teachers alike within these library programs.

Join us as we look at online coding resources such as Codeacademy and Code Avengers. We will also explore possible library programming ideas for teens and adults.

Learning Objectives:
  • Identify at least two online coding resources
  • Describe the benefits of hosting a coding program in your library
  • Identify one possible resource or programming idea that you could utilize at your library
Target Audience:
Everyone
Prerequisites:
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements:
  • None
  • This event is open to group registration; no CEUs are available for this event.
Technical Requirements:
Live Online System Requirements
Session Duration:
This course consists of a 1-hour session.
Instructor:
Kyla Hunt – hunt@amigos.org(link sends e-mail)
Fees
Amigos Member Fee:
$0.00
Non-member Fee:
$25.00
Scheduled Dates

December 7, 2015, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm CST (Register Now)

Available On Request