The New York State Library Posts Educational Resources for Teens on Facebook

Find wonderful resources to inspire teen learning at the TeenNY Facebook page.

The Common Core Learning Standards demand that students develop literacy and technology skills to access, use, and create information.  In order to assist teens with this demand, the New York State Library posts compelling informational resources onto the Teen NY Facebook Page, found at https://www.facebook.com/TeenNewYork.Continue reading

SnapShotNY: A Day in the Life of a Library

Participate in SNAPSHOTNY: A Day in the Life of a Library

Pick any day between Monday, January 13th and Friday, January 31st to take your photos and videos. Pick one of those days to collect your data.

Deadline for submitting all data—stats, photos and video—is Friday, January 31st.

For more information visit NY’s Libraries Are Essential

Staff training with lynda.com

All SALS member library staff and system staff are now eligible to receive FREE access to lynda.com, an online subscription library that teaches the latest software tools and skills through instructional videos taught by industry experts.  With your lynda.com account you can access more than 1,400 training videos in a broad range of subjects including business skills, photography, design, music and video, animation and web design and development.  New courses are added on a regular basis.

Access the lynda.com library 24/7 from your iPhone, iPad, Android device, other mobile device or your computer.
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