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    • September 26, 2023
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    A poison is anything that can make you sick or kill you if you eat it, drink it, breathe it in, get it on your skin or get it in your eyes. 

    In 2021, the 55 U.S. poison control centers provided telephone guidance for over 2.08 million human poison exposures, very simply broken down, that is: 

    • 6.1 poison exposures per 1,000 population 
    • 37.0 poison exposures in children younger than 6 years per 1,000 population 
    • 1 poison exposure reported to U.S. poison control center every 15 seconds. 

    The NYC Poison Center, serves the five boroughs, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties. The NYC Poison Control Center provides free and confidential treatment advice and information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and has translation services in more than 150 languages. All calls are free and confidential. Registered pharmacists and nurses certified in poison information can provide treatment.  

    In This Workshop You Will Learn : 

    • Best practices for medication safety 
    • Best practices for cleaning/ chemical product storage 
    • Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
    • What you can do as a community provider to help protect your patrons
    • When to call 911 and when to call the Poison Center.
    • What questions to ask when you call the Poison Center
    • How to avoid the unnecessary trip to the emergency department.

    Presented by: Eduardo Torres, Community Health Educator NYC Poison Control 

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org
    • September 27, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Zoom
    Register

    This is a vendor demo of the Skilltype product. Skilltype is an American software company building organizational infrastructure for libraries. Its tools help information professionals and their teams develop world class talent using data. Skillytpe's tools are identifying talent within and across organizations. They can also be used to match employees with training opportunities.

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording:  Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org



    • September 28, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    The job interview for many can be  the toughest conversation they will have.  As the interviewee it is a chance to pitch your skills and for the interviewer, it is a chance to gain value for the organization.  This program will look at both sides of the conversation and offer suggestions to get the job you want or the employee you need.


    Presented by:  

    Victor Caputo is a library management consultant, former library director and public relations/program director with 30 years of library experience. 

    Christine Belling has been working in libraries for over 25 years and is currently the director of the Syosset Public Library. 

    They recently presented What We’ve Learned as Directors at the Long Island Library Conference.


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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 2 (.2 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • October 06, 2023
    • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • The Heritage Club - Bethpage
    Register


    32nd Annual Conference on Libraries and the Future


    AI in Libraries

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    The Heritage Club - at - Bethpage 

    Registration & Breakfast 8:00am 



    Artificial intelligence is an extremely hot topic not just for libraries but across the world. There are questions of how it affects jobs and operations in libraries and beyond. There are also serious questions about the ethics of AI especially as it relates to intellectual property and use by students. This year's speakers will address these issues including how libraries can leverage AI in their organization, how AI impacts leadership decisions in shaping perceptions, and the ethics of its use.


    MEET OUR SPEAKERS: 


    Since the 1996 launch of his “IS Survival Guide” column  in InfoWorld, Bob Lewis has been an iconoclast in the echo chamber of same-old same old commentary about business and IT strategy, tactics, operations, and leadership. His unique blend of vision, pragmatism and sardonic humor have made him one of the most trusted and independent voices in the field.
    The award-winning author of twelve books, most recently “There’s no such thing as an IT project,” plus more than 1,700 columns, Mr. Lewis held a wide variety of executive, management and staff positions before becoming a consultant – he did the work before advising about the work.

    Mr. Lewis posts a weekly column – Keep the Joint Running (he refuses to call it a blog) –at www.issurvivor.com, along with the “CIO Survival Guide” on CIO.com.


     Nicole Coleman is Digital Research Architect for the Stanford University Libraries and Research Director for Humanities+Design, a research lab at the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis. Nicole works at the intersection of the digital library and digital scholarship as a lead architect in the design and development of practical research services. She is currently leading an initiative within the Library to identify and enact applications of artificial intelligence —machine perception, machine learning, machine reasoning, and language recognition— to make the collections of maps, photographs, manuscripts, data sets and other assets more easily discoverable, accessible, and analyzable.

    At Humanities + Design she has led the design and development of numerous tools for data visualization and analysis including Palladio, Breve, and, most recently, Data Pen. The lab encourages and supports collaboration between researchers from the humanities and design to encode interpretive method in tools for data analysis. Lessons learned in that work have proven essential to designing human-centered applications of machine intelligence in support of research.


    Nick Tanzi is the Assistant Director of the South Huntington Public Library. He is a nationally recognized library technology consultant and the author of the books Making the Most of Digital Collections Through Training and Outreach (2016) and the coauthor of the Best Technologies for Public Libraries: Policies, Programs, and Services (2020). Nick is a past column editor for Public Library Magazine’s “The Wired Library," and his work on the intersection of libraries and technology has been featured in publications including VOYA Magazine, Computers in Libraries, Library Journal, and Marketing Library Services. 


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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 3 (.3 CEUs)

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    • October 13, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • South Huntington Public Library
    • 15
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    This program will offer both a hands-on experience as well as an overview of the different types of Extended Reality technologies, how they are being used in the world today, and how we are using them at the Great Neck Library. Get some ideas of programming that you can do with this tech as well as an idea of how these technologies may be used in libraries in the future. In addition, we will have a hands-on experience where you can try out not only Meta Quest VR devices but all AR applications, Merge cubes, and the Magic Leap One a Mixed Reality Headset that can bridge the line between the real world and the Virtual world, and much more!

    Presented by Christopher Van Wickler. 

    Senior Emerging Technologies Librarian, Great Neck Library

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 2 (.2 CEUs)

    Program Recording: NO - In Person Event 

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • October 18, 2023
    • 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
    • Suffolk Cooperative Library System (Auditorium)
    • 18
    Register

    Join LILRC for a special screening of PBS Iconic America: Statue of Liberty. This episode explores the evolving meaning of The Statue of Liberty as a symbol for a “nation of immigrants,” and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women’s suffrage to the treatment of refugees.

    Matthew Housch, National Park Service, who was involved in the creation of the documentary, will join us via zoom to speak after the screening.  

    Matt Housch is a public historian and archivist for the National Park Service at Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island. He grew up in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and has worked in a number of national park units, including Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Cane River Creole National Historic Site, Wind Cave National Park, and Mount Rushmore National Memorial. His academic interests concern immigrant processing in the port of New York (1892-1924) and ethnic revivalism during the American Bicentennial.

    Lunch provided.

    This program is made possible by a grant from PBS Books, WETA. Funding is provided by The Zohar Ben-Dov Family through the Luminescence Foundation.

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    This is an in-person event. 

    There is a $25.00 no-show, no cancellation fee (cancellations must be done at least 72 hours in advance). 

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

    • October 18, 2023
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Please join Long Island VITA providers Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Code for America, the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as they discuss their free tax preparation programs and how Long Islanders can benefit from this service, and the importance of access to free tax preparation for our region.

    We will discuss:

    1. VITA Partner Site Requirements
    2. VITA Season Schedule
    3. IRS/NYS Regulations/Updates (if any)
    4. Traditional vs Virtual/Hybrid Sites
      1. Volunteer Requirements
      2. Taxpayer Requirements
    5. IRS Free File Programs - https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free
    6. “Taxpayer Assistance Program” (TAP) from NYS Department of Taxation and Finance - https://www.tax.ny.gov/tap/
    7. “My Free Taxes” from United Way - https://myfreetaxes.com/
    8. “Get Your Refund” from Code for America - https://www.getyourrefund.org/en

    Presented by: Ever Martinez, Community Development Relationships Manager 

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 2 (.2 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org



    • October 19, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    As an organization you provide customer service on many platforms including in-person, phone, chat, social media and  web services.  This program looks at all of these interactions and how together form a strong customer service mission.

    Presented by: 

    Victor Caputo is a library management consultant, former library director and public relations/program director with 30 years of library experience. 



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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 2 (.2 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • October 20, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    In this program, we will introduce you to the amazing online meeting software of Spatial.io that is making some of the concepts of the metaverse a reality. In this class, we will see firsthand an example of a Virtual Art Gallery which can be accessed from VR devices, mobile devices, and computers. We will then teach you how to create your own Virtual Art Gallery or meeting rooms as we learn how to use the free software of spatial.io. We will walk you through creating an account, how to navigate the software, and how to add content to your virtual space. 

    VR headsets are not required but can add to the experience, Attendees should be comfortable with uploading and downloading and creating a free account.

    Presented by Christopher Van Wickler. 

    Senior Emerging Technologies Librarian, Great Neck Library

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 2 (.2 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • October 23, 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • SUNY Old Westbury
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    This year's conference presenters have truly worked toward changing past ideologies and prejudices, allowing the archives to inform us with inspiring stories and new attitudes.  Expect to learn about the controversial story hour inspired from archival photographs; the challenges of locating materials documenting hip hop's roots on Long Island; archivists working to improve the way the Library of Congress organizes and classifies works by and about Long Island’s Indigenous peoples; using archives to introduce Liss, a new African American founding figure; and an update of the projects completed this past year by LILRC's Project Archivist. 




    Kristen J. Nyitray, Director, Special Collections and University Archives, and University Archivist at Stony Brook University

    Dana Reijerkerk, Knowledge Management and Digital Assets Librarian at Stony Brook University


    Searching for Paumanok: Enhancing Access to Indigenous Long Island in Research Collections

    Long Island, New York is a case in point in the United States settler state landscape co-opting Indigenous peoples and places for naming geographies, communities, beaches, and spaces. With nearly eight million residents, today Long Island is one of the most densely populated islands in the world. Long Island presents a unique regional context to examine because of the strikingly visible retention of Indigenous word origins in the public landscape. The Indigenous origins of the region are well represented in names of villages, bodies of waters, schools, streets, and mascots. Despite this prevalence, the Indigenous history of Long Island is both under documented and understudied, and sources that could foster new research and scholarship remain difficult to locate in library collections and catalogs.


    This presentation discusses a research project designed to improve Library of Congress (LC) Authorities and Classification for organizing, classifying, and describing works by and about Long Island Indigenous peoples. The study was the first critical examination of absences in LC Authorities for Indigenous Long Island. Our findings revealed a lack of representation in catalog records and suggested ways for remediation by establishing new subjects and names with accurate, culturally relevant terms. Attendees will learn about the research methodology and larger issues that impact Indigenous Long Island cataloging efforts such as federal/state recognition status, the relationship between Indigenous group borders and country/state boundaries, and emerging LC guidelines for amending subjects and names for Indigenous peoples. 


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    Dr. James Graham McNally, Author, Curator and Cultural Historian

    Reconstructing 'Strong Island' Hip-Hop: In search of L.I.'s post-civil rights Black life


    During the late-1980s acts from Long Island were responsible for a string of revolutions in the genre of hip-hop. Coming from small Black communities like Roosevelt, Wyandanch and North Amityville, acts such as Public Enemy, Rakim and De La Soul sent this musical movement in vital new directions during what many see as its most important period of development. Yet, hip-hop’s historians still perceive the movement’s history as being quintessentially of the inner city.  


    Setting out to document these rich developments in relation to the small – and often misunderstood – suburban Black communities that made them, cultural historian and Harvard Fellow James McNally is at work on The Long Island Rap Renaissance: Hip-Hop and Black Suburbia in Post-Civil Rights New York.  


    In this talk, he will speak to the little understood contributions Long Island’s Black communities made on the global popular culture stage; the challenges of locating primary materials documenting these musical histories and pertaining to everyday life in LI’s Black communities in the 1970s and 1980s; the needs and methods of cultural history more generally; the role that meeting and interviewing artists can play; and how archives can work to create accessible collections to further document and make available these important histories. 

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    Robert Anen, Project Archivist, Long Island Library Resources Council


    Accessing Archives Program - Year in Review


    This past year's projects are described including the challenges and highlights of each project.

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    Claire Bellerjeau, Founder of Remember Liss


    Re-imagining the Revolution: Liss and Black History in the Classroom 


    How can we reinterpret the story of America’s birth to include the Black experience? Using innovative links to over 100 primary documents through the New York Archives, a text for middle graders titled “Remember Liss” is breaking through barriers in schools across the country by introducing the extraordinary life of an enslaved Black woman from Long Island named Liss. Her remarkable story is intertwined with well-known events like the Boston Massacre, the Battle of Long Island, and the Culper Spy Ring while also revealing lesser-known facts about the extent of slavery in New York. Meet author and educator Claire Bellerjeau and discover how her non-profit is working to open minds by establishing Liss as a new founding figure. 

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    Nomi Dayan, Executive Director, Whaling Museum and Education Center at Cold Spring Harbor


    Crossing the Line: What We Dragged Out Of Our Archives


    Find out how The Whaling Museum in Cold Spring Harbor found a creative way to connect archival maritime photographs to Drag Story Hour, a program which is rare in museums but has grown in popularity in recent years in libraries – both in popularity and as a target for protests. Museum staff will share their approach to spotlighting these archival materials in a family-friendly way, along with the triumphs, challenges, benefits, and lessons learned from the experience hosting a drag artist in public programming. Gain inspiration for ways to incorporate archival material in inclusive community programs.


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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 4.5 (.45 CEUs)


    THIS IS AN IN PERSON EVENT 


    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -


    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

    • October 24, 2023
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    “Ellis Island may not appear large on a map, but it is an unparalleled destination in United States history. After welcoming more than 12 million immigrants to our shores, Ellis Island is now a poetic symbol of the American Dream.”

    Join us as we welcome Stephen Lean, Director of the Family History Center at Ellis Island, and Matt Housch, Public Historian and Archivist for the National Park Service to learn more about the history of Ellis Island and about the research resources offered. 

    Stephen Lean – Director, Family History Center 

    Having started his career in the corporate sector, Stephen embraced his passion for history and storytelling when he joined the Foundation on July 4, 2015. Under Stephen’s leadership, the History Center’s team is an indispensable resource for visitors exploring their family heritage. 

    Stephen holds a B.A. in American History and has a deep knowledge of Ellis Island and the Ellis Island immigrant experience. Armed with this expertise, Stephen is a frequent guest speaker and interview subject for local, national, and international media. 

    Matt Housch is a public historian and archivist for the National Park Service at Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island. He grew up in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and has worked in a number of national park units, including Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Cane River Creole National Historic Site, Wind Cave National Park, and Mount Rushmore National Memorial. His academic interests concern immigrant processing in the port of New York (1892-1924) and ethnic revivalism during the American Bicentennial.

    This program is made possible by a grant from PBS Books, WETA. Funding is provided by The Zohar Ben-Dov Family through the Luminescence Foundation

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org
    • October 25, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    What is MOAB?

    MOAB ®  Training International, Inc. is a respected leader among training and consulting organizations across the US and Canada, specializing in programs on managing aggressive behavior. Since 1983, over 5,000 agencies have benefited from our highly researched, state-of-the-art programs. MOAB's goal is to teach participants how to protect themselves from injury, and at the same time, control individuals without causing them harm. MOAB empowers people with necessary skills to avert conflict and injuries through various de-escalation techniques. Additionally MOAB presents principles, techniques, and skills for recognizing, reducing, and managing violent and aggressive behavior. The program also provides humane and compassionate methods of dealing with aggressive people.

    What MOAB has to offer:

    • MOAB presents principles, techniques, and skills for recognizing, reducing, and managing violent and aggressive behavior. The program also provides humane and compassionate methods of dealing with aggressive people.
    • MOAB provides its customers with the most innovative, comprehensive and effective non-lethal force training programs and consulting services in the management of aggressive behavior.
    • MOAB provides its customers with the knowledge to create a win-win situation in difficult confrontations and the ability to resolve conflicts decisively and diplomatically regardless of their age, size or strength.
    • MOAB provides its customers with highly proficient, competent, and articulate training professionals who have many years of practical experience in management of aggressive behavior.

    Skills and Techniques you will learn:

    • Calm people
    • Defuse anxious or aggressive behavior
    • Avoid violence and injuries
    • Create confidence and the ability to improve any situation
    • Minimize or eliminate lawsuit
    Presented by: 
    Robert Steadman, Northeast Region Director of Training and Development, Securitas USA 

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 3 (.3 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

    • October 26, 2023
    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Join LILRC for our Hooked on Books series as we welcome New York authors to our platform to share their stories.


    Long Island author, Richard Panchyk, will share his novel Escape ‘56. This gripping novel is based on the life of young Elizabeth Molnár (the author’s mother) and her family as they lived through the harrowing days of the Hungarian Revolution. Escape ‘56 recounts the story of the inspiring student-led uprising and the shocking Soviet invasion that followed, leading to Elizabeth’s perilous nighttime escape from Hungary through the border woods in November, 1956. Panchyk’s cinematic, fictional narrative is filled with historical detail and incorporates recollections from the author’s mother, aunt, and grandmother.

    School Librarians must contact their home BOCES School Library System office for registration.

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    Note: CTLE credits for School Librarians are limited to members of Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System, Western Suffolk BOCES Library System, and Nassau BOCES School Library System

    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

    • November 06, 2023
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Most people feel that feedback is always negative. But that’s not what feedback should  be. Learn what feedback actually is and why managers should provide it on an ongoing  basis for every employee. Employees will learn how they can provide feedback to their managers. Walk away with tips on how staff at every level can provide ongoing  feedback that will help everyone learn and grow.  

    Presenters:

    Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public Library, after having served as Director at the New Lenox Public Library and in various library positions in the Chicagoland area for over 20 years. In her 11 years as a library director, Kate has been in leadership positions in state and national library groups including the American Library Association, Illinois Library Association, and Reaching Across Illinois Library System. She has served on the committee and chaired Director’s University, an intensive training for new Illinois Public Library Directors. Kate is the recipient of the 2021 Illinois Library Association Librarian of the Year Award and has just launched Illinois Libraries Present, a new statewide joint programming cooperative.

    Kathy Parker was the director of the Glenwood-Lynwood (IL) Public Library District from 2002-2018 after serving as Assistant Director at the Harvey (IL) Public Library. She has worked in public and private libraries for over 40 years in nearly every department and co-founded Director’s University. She has served on numerous state committees including the Illinois Library Association and has served as library trustee for her local library and the regional library system, Reaching Across Illinois Library System. She was the 2016 recipient of American Library Associations Trustee Citation award. After retiring in 2018, Kathy launched the kathyparker consulting firm which provides training to trustees and new directors.

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: No 

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • November 07, 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    A successful building project starts with clear communication between all parties to get the desired results.  This program will look at the important roles of the architect and library administrators when considering a project of any size.   We will offer suggestions on how an administrator can best convey the improvements needed to the architect to result in a successful project.  It will also look at the methodologies and considerations an architect can help maximize your library's visions and benefits from the building project.

    PRESENTERS

    Pansy Cheng is both a registered architect in NY and CT and a nationally certified interior designer. She has over 25 years of experience in the field of architecture and has completed dozens of library projects on Long Island while she was employed in various design firms. In 2022, Pansy established Mei Wo Design to focus on serving the Public Library market in a fiscally responsible manner. Pansy is also a LEED accredited professional and brings her sustainability expertise to her library projects.

    Victor Caputo is a former Library Director, and a Director of public relations/adult programs with over 30 years' experience in libraries.  He is the CEO of Supernova Consultants and the 2022 recipient of the LDA Award.

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org
    • November 08, 2023
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Join your fellow social media librarians for our next virtual meet up. We will have an open conversation about new and ongoing challenges.

    All are welcome!

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: N/A

    Program Recording: No

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org
    • November 09, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    A director’s manual is the most important resource and merits the time needed to assemble the document with great care. The purpose of the director’s manual is to ensure that all essential information concerning the day-to-day operation of the library can be located in one document. The goal is to compile in an orderly fashion all essential information such as library rules, policies and practices can be located and applied and in the case of an emergency the instructions on handling the matter are at the director’s fingertips. The program will cover the contents and structure of a well-crafted director’s manual.

    Presented by Prof. Joshua E. Bienstock, JD., LLM., Associate Professor of Business Law, New York Institute of Technology, School of Management.

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 2 (.2 CEUs)

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • November 09, 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Join LILRC as we welcome authors Shaunna Edwards and Alyson Richman to discuss their compelling novel, The Thread Collectors  (Graydon House, Harper Collins 2022).

    1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clandestine activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician.

    Meanwhile, in New York City, a Jewish woman stitches a quilt for her husband, who is stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. Between abolitionist meetings, Lily rolls bandages and crafts quilts with her sewing circle for other soldiers, too, hoping for their safe return home. But when months go by without word from her husband, Lily resolves to make the perilous journey South to search for him.

    As these two women risk everything for love and freedom during the brutal Civil War, their paths converge in New Orleans, where an unexpected encounter leads them to discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us. Loosely inspired by the authors' family histories, this stunning novel will stay with readers for a long time.

    Shaunna J. Edwards has a BA in literature from Harvard College and a JD from NYU School of Law. A former corporate lawyer, she now works in diversity, equity and inclusion. She is a native Louisianian, raised in New Orleans, and currently lives in Harlem with her husband. The Thread Collectors is her first novel. Find her on Instagram, @shaunnajedwards.

    Alyson Richman is the USA Today bestselling and #1 international bestselling author of several historical novels including The Velvet Hours, The Garden of Letters, and The Lost Wife, which is currently in development for a major motion picture. Alyson graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in art history and Japanese studies.  She herself is an accomplished painter and her novels combine her deep love of art, historical research, and travel.  Alyson's novels have been published in twenty-five languages and have reached the bestseller lists both in the United States and abroad. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two children, where she is currently at work on her next novel. 

    Praise for The Thread Collectors 

    “An unforgettable story of female strength, hope and friendship. This collaborative work is magnificent—a true revelation!”

    - Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue Star

    “A brilliant story brimming with unexpected friendships and family ties. Historically sound and beautifully stitched, The Thread Collectors will stay with you long after the last page is turned.”

    - Sadeqa Johnson, international bestselling author of Yellow Wife  

    The Thread Collectors is a gift—not only for lovers of historical fiction, but for readers everywhere who search for hidden truths behind the facts we think we know. Like the fearless, sensitive, and resourceful women they write about, Edwards and Richman have stitched together a glorious tapestry of resilience, survival, friendship, and love. This is a Civil War story unlike any other—a story readers will treasure from the very first page.”

    - Lynda Cohen Loigman, USA Today bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    ​Program Recording: ​Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org
    • November 30, 2023
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Zoom
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    When we think of branding, we often think of the visual elements of a particular product, company, service, or organization. A brand is often associated with a company logo, trademark, symbols, and a specific set of colors that are associated with that company or organization. In this 90 minute webinar, the presenter will provide a more holistic definition of branding that extends beyond the visuals. The presentation will focus on library branding and the presenter will describe how branding is related to the “essence” or “spirit” of the organization. The library’s “brand” represents the feelings and experiences associated using all the different touch-points of the library. Lastly, the presenter will touch upon the concept of personal branding, as it applies to library workers.

    Learning Outcomes

    At the end of this 90 minute webinar presentation, the learner will be able to:

    1. Define brand and branding, as they relate to libraries and other non-profit organisation.
    2. Explain the concepts of brand loyalty, brand strength, and co-branding
    3. Identify the key elements of a library brand 
    4. Conduct an internal and external brand audit
    5. Develop branding elements to libraries and librarians (ie. personal branding)

    Presenter: Mark Aaron Polger

    Mark Aaron Polger is an academic librarian and information literacy instructor who has been working in libraries since 1988. He received his MLIS degree in 2000 from the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada) and has worked as a librarian in public, hospital, and academic libraries. Currently, he is the Coordinator of Library Outreach at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY). He has written about library marketing in journals and other publications and has presented nationally at library conferences. 

    In September, 2021, he published Library Signage and Wayfinding Design: Communicating Effectively with Your User (ALA editions). He is also an accidental library marketer, as most of his professional experience as a librarian involves the marketing of library services and resources. His research interests include library marketing, outreach, and UX (user experience) design. Currently, he is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the open-access, peer reviewed journal Marketing Libraries Journal, which was launched in Fall 2017. His next book will be on Library Marketing Post Covid. 

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1.5 (.15 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org
    • December 01, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    The process of crafting a legally compliant employee handbook can be a daunting task. this program will cover critical issues such as identifying the purpose of the handbook, preparing to draft the handbook, including a review all existing policies and drafting an outline, exploring the contents of the handbook, common drafting mistakes to be avoided, how to disseminate the handbook and updating and revising the handbook.

    Presented by Prof. Joshua E. Bienstock, JD., LLM., Associate Professor of Business Law, New York Institute of Technology, School of Management.

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

    • December 05, 2023
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    The Eclipse Soundscapes Project is looking to partner with libraries for the upcoming eclipse happening in April 2024. This program will detail how to participate and opportunities for libraries to apply to receive data collection kits.

    Eclipse Soundscapes (ES) Project is focused on the following science question: How does life on Earth, specifically wildlife, respond to solar eclipses? ES has put a special focus on developing a project that is accessible and inclusive with a special focus on Blind and Low Vision accessible (BLV) so that members of the BLV community have the opportunity to participate equally and alongside their sighted peers.

    Participants will document changes in animal behavior and sounds during the upcoming April 8, 2024 solar eclipse. There are multiple ways to participate and earn certificates: learn about eclipses, observe during an eclipse, collect audio data during eclipse week, and analyze collected data after eclipses. Visit https://eclipsesoundscapes.org<https://eclipsesoundscapes.org/citizen-science-project/> to learn more.

    Presenter MaryKay Severino is the ARISA Lab Co-founder , Co-President, and Education Director  and the Project Co-I/Education PI for

    the Eclipse Soundscapes Project

    The Eclipse Soundscapes Project is a NASA Science Activation Project (Award #80NSSC21M0008).

    This program is being presented in cooperation with NASA's Solar System Ambassador program. For more information on the program, visit Events | Solar System Ambassadors – NASA Solar System Exploration.

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes 

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • December 05, 2023
    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Join LILRC for our Hooked on Books series as we welcome New York authors to our platform to share their stories. 


    A Book, A Page, A World: The Artistic Journey of Lesa Cline-Ransome. Lesa shares her early beginnings as an author, her love of reading, the lack of representation in the books that she read as a child and how that transformed her interest in the subjects she now writes about. She'll talk about the creative process from idea to revision and how she navigates the business and art of writing books for children. In addition, she will also talk about a few of her newer books The Story of the SaxophoneFor Lamb, and One Big Open Sky.


    School Librarians must contact their home BOCES School Library System office for registration.

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    Note: CTLE credits for School Librarians are limited to members of Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System, Western Suffolk BOCES Library System, and Nassau BOCES School Library System

    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • December 07, 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    In this webinar, we will begin by covering the history of abstracts and data visualizations, leading into the modern context of visual abstracts and why you or your patrons would want to create one. We will also discuss how to incorporate user centered design and an accessibility mindset into your abstracts. Finally, we will go over a step by step guide to creating visual abstracts and software tools you may want to utilize.

    Presenters:

    Lena Bohman is Data Management and Research Impact Librarian at Zucker School of Medicine. She received her BA from Brown University and MSLIS from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Her specialties in librarianship are data and digital humanities, and she has previously worked on a variety of public scholarship projects. She has a 10-pound terrier with a spunky personality named Kenzi.

    Regina Vitiello is a Librarian for North Shore University Hospital, Glen Cove Hospital, and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. She received a BS in from the University of Vermont and her MLS from Queens College. She is passionate about science literacy and making research approachable.


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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org
    • January 11, 2024
    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Join LILRC for our Hooked on Books series as we welcome New York authors to our platform to share their stories.


    Karina González will discuss her Pura Belpré Award honor book, The Coquies Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope and Rebuilding. This book was inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. It tells the story of a young Puerto Rican girl named Elena who rallies her family and community after a hurricane destroys her home and the habitat of her favorite animal, the coquí.

    School Librarians must contact their home BOCES School Library System office for registration.

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    Note: CTLE credits for School Librarians are limited to members of Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System, Western Suffolk BOCES Library System, and Nassau BOCES School Library System

    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

    • January 16, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    On Monday, April 8, 2024, a  total solar eclipse will cross North America. It's time to get ready with more than just eclipse glasses! Join LILRC to learn from Solar System Ambassador Master Teacher Laura Jean Checki on how to develop eclipse programming for your patrons. 

    About Laura Jean Checki:

    Laura is the President and Director of Disability Programming at Interstellar Inspirations, LLC. She is an accessibility consultant advising organizations on how they can alter their programs, and venues, to accommodate diverse audiences. She is a Science Education and Public Outreach Specialist and an effective Motivational Speaker. Laura is currently an Environmental Specialist of Educational Programs and the Deputy Clean Communities Coordinator for the Bergen County Department of Health Services. She is an avid volunteer focusing her efforts on NASA, the American Museum of Natural History, accommodating those with disabilities, supporting veterans, transporting and rescuing wildlife, and exposing the world of science to everyone she meets. 

    This program is being presented in cooperation with NASA's Solar System Ambassador program.


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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording:  yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • February 06, 2024
    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Join LILRC for our Hooked on Books series as we welcome New York authors to our platform to share their stories. 


    Long Island author, Karuna Riazi, is an online diversity advocate, blogger, and educator. She is a 2017 honoree on NBC Asian America's Redefining A-Z list, featuring up and coming talent within the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community. Her work has been featured on Entertainment Weekly, Shondaland, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, Book Riot and Teen Vogue, among others. Karuna will share her journey in becoming a notable YA author and share some excerpts from a recently published book.


    School Librarians must contact their home BOCES School Library System office for registration.

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    Note: CTLE credits for School Librarians are limited to members of Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System, Western Suffolk BOCES Library System, and Nassau BOCES School Library System

    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org


    • February 15, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Whether we recognize it or not, librarians often become “accidental bibliotherapists” when providing book recommendations and readers’ advisory or running book discussions, either in person or online. You are invited to explore avenues turning a library collection into an infinite supply of resources to inspire users and harness the power of reading and reflecting.

    Based on the recently published The Librarian’s Guide to Bibliotherapy co-authored by librarian Judit H. Ward and English literature professor Nicholas Allred, this presentation will help librarians understand bibliotherapy––the practice of guided reading for therapeutic purposes––and how they can facilitate it in their libraries. Although not licensed mental health professionals, librarians can—and do, even without knowing it—support mental health and personal growth by connecting patrons to books that heal.

    Judit H. Ward, Science Reference/Instruction Librarian & Liaison To Center Of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University Libraries, is a research librarian with demonstrated interest in multidisciplinary and cross-cultural topics throughout her entire career. Her current scholarly activities cover broad but related fields with the main focus of facilitating research, publication, and education in addiction science. Her practice and research are directed to key areas of information science, providing a crucial part of the research infrastructure and assisting researchers with interpreting trends and identifying evolving needs. She has been instrumental in discovering and recommending resources and tools emerging in technology and scholarly communication, such as the latest opportunities scholarly social media provides. Currently Judit focuses on on promoting reading in various settings.

    Judit H. Ward earned her doctoral degree in linguistics at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, after completing her master level studies in English and Hungarian literature and linguistics. She received her MLIS at Rutgers. She is senior member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals.

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    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording:  Yes

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org
    • May 23, 2024
    • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Join LILRC for our Hooked on Books series as we welcome New York authors to our platform to share their stories. 

    Long Island author, Kim Taylor, will share her book A Flag for Juneteenth. This powerful title shares a unique story of the celebration of the first Juneteenth, from the perspective of a young slave girl who lives on a plantation in Texas. Young Huldah, who is preparing to celebrate her tenth birthday, can’t possibly anticipate how much her life will change that Juneteenth morning. The story follows Huldah and her community as they process the news of their freedom and celebrate together by creating a community freedom flag. 

    School Librarians must contact their home BOCES School Library System office for registration.

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    Note: CTLE credits for School Librarians are limited to members of Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System, Western Suffolk BOCES Library System, and Nassau BOCES School Library System

    Code of Conduct

    For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

    Professional Development Hours: 1 (.1 CEUs)

    Program Recording: No

    FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS -

    1. If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org to check your registration.  

    2.  If you have any questions regarding this program or registration and program access, please contact Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org

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