Privacy Rights in a Digital Age

Join the Director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, Barbara Jones, to learn about a new ALA initiative that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age. This session will explore how libraries can assist patrons in thinking critically and making more informed choices about their information privacy. Choose Privacy Week, a week-long awareness campaign and celebration, will take place May 2-8, 2010, and Barbara will be showcasing some of ALA’s ideas and promotional materials.

The same workshop will be presented in 2 sessions. Please indicate which session you will attend, when you RSVP.

Session 1:
Thursday March 11th, 2010 6 pm to 8 pm in the Holden Room of the Crandall Public Library

Session 2:
Friday March 12th, 2010 9 am to 11 am in the Harry Dutcher Community Room of the Saratoga Springs Public Library

Seating is limited.   Please RSVP by March 8th to Jennifer Ferriss

MVLS/UHLS Summer Reading Workshop





The workshop will be held at William K. Sanford Town Library in Colonie, conveniently two blocks from Northway (I-87) Exit 4. Registration begins at 9:00, and we’ll finish by 3:30.

Further details on the flyer.

Note registration deadline of Friday, March 5.

Privacy Rights in a Digital Age







Join the Director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, Barbara Jones, to learn about a new ALA initiative that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age. This session will explore how libraries can assist patrons in thinking critically and making more informed choices about their information privacy. Choose Privacy Week, a week-long awareness campaign and celebration, will take place May 2-8, 2010, and Barbara will be showcasing some of ALA’s ideas and promotional materials.

The same workshop will be presented in 2 sessions.  Please indicate which session you will attend, when you RSVP.

Session 1:
Thursday March 11th, 2010  6 pm to 8 pm in the  Holden Room of the Crandall Public Library

Session 2:
Friday March 12th, 2010 9 am to 11 am in the Harry Dutcher Community Room of the Saratoga Springs Public Library

Seating is limited.  Please RSVP by March 8th to Jennifer Ferriss