Library Advocacy Day

March 1, 2011 is NYLA Library Advocacy Day.

Please check the schedule of our visits.   Some of the rooms numbers have not been confirmed and may change.

This year, we need as many people as possible to join us at Library Advocacy Day.
If you cannot join us, please make appointments to visit your legislator in his/her home office.
When you visit the home office, bring people who reside in your communities with you to explain why libraries are the heart and soul of our communities.

There are 5 seats left in the SALS shuttle.  The van will leave Saratoga around 7 am.  Please contact Jennifer if you would like a ride.

Security Solutions for NY State’s Historical Records Workshop




“To Preserve and Protect” is a collaborative training initiative sponsored by the New York State Archives, the New York State Historical Records Advisory Board and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. It is comprised of free workshops in each region of New York State. Security expert Mimi Bowling has developed interactive curriculum on archival security, preparing participants to take immediate action to strengthen their local security programs. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion.

Topics include risk awareness; insider theft; facility design and security technology; security of information systems; working with vendors and contractors; research room management and design; developing institutional security policies; procedures and post-theft response; additional topics as requested by participants.

All workshops will run from 9:00am until 4:00pm.

Capital Region
April 11, 2011 (Monday)
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls, Warren, NY

To register, please email Bturner@mail.nysed.gov or call 518-473-0130. Early registration is encouraged and appreciated; only 25 seats available.

Mental Health Workshop — Library Updates

Participants of the May 2010 Mental Health Workshop presented by the CDPC Mental Health Players, learned about mental illness and how to handle different situations involving mentally ill patrons in the library through improvisational skits.  Mental health professionals were also available to answer questions and address concerns.  As a result of this LSTA grant sponsored workshop, attendees were asked to tell SALS what they learned and how it has affected their interactions with mentally disabled patrons who visit the library.

Here are some of their stories.

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