Regional ILL Delivery Change

At this point in time, we no longer have delivery service among the academic libraries (Adirondack Community College, Skidmore, SUNY Albany, Siena, etc), the NY State Library and local BOCES.

There will be no disruption in service between the SALS member libraries and the MVLS member libraries (POLARIS).  In addition, we are working with UHLS to keep library materials moving among all the public libraries in the 10 county capital district region.

In the interim, we want to get the academic and school library materials back to the owning libraries as quickly as possible.    SALS will be happy to return these academic and school library items for you – please send them to SALS using the current delivery codes.    Please suspend requesting and filling academic and school library requests unless you or your patron are willing to pay the US postage, beginning today, July 2, 2012.

We will keep you up to date on any changes to service in the days to come.

Libraries & Workforce Development: Recent Updates from Workforce3one

Workforce3one, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment & Training Administration knowledge sharing tool, is a communications vehicle to offer technical assistance, share promising practices, and network with colleagues in the Workforce and Economic Development world.

The following are recent Workforce3one postings. If a webinar has already taken place, the  links are to recordings of the webinars:

  •  To help unemployed veterans find education and training services leading to employment, the Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs are launching  the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP).  VRAP provides veterans age 35-60 with up to 12 months of training assistance in a VA-approved community college or technical school program that leads to an associate’s degree or industry recognized certificate.  The VA will provide up to $1,473 per month in financial support.  Upon completion, the Labor Department will work with participants to help them find jobs in high-demand fields that require their new skills.Continue reading→

Free Literature for New York State’s Underserved Readers

The Poulin Project is offering free box sets of literature to Literacy, GED/ESOL and Adult Education Programs, prison writing programs and other educational initiatives in New York State’s underserved communities.

The “Al Poulin Jr. Independent Publishers Development Project” is run by the DUC Library Program, in collaboration with The New York State Council on the Arts, in honor of the late poet, translator and founder of BOA Editions, Ltd.

The Poulin Project supports small and independent publishers in New York by introducing the work of hundreds of contemporary writers and poets to new audiences, and, in turn, helps reading centers to diversify their collections.  Poulin Project books are distributed as an annual boxed set containing an average of 50 different titles.  The DUC distributes these sets in June; there is absolutely no charge to participate. Continue reading→