Annual Membership Meeting

Please join us for the annual membership meeting at the Farmingdale Public Library.  A light breakfast will be provided.  All are welcome!

Keynote (45 minutes)

Tech Trends for Libraries – Future Proofing from AI to Robotics

In a world of drastically changing landscapes where technology is often a vocal point, it is crucial for libraries to embrace new technologies and ensure growth for staff and the community.  Join Brian Pichman of the Evolve Project as he shares technology futures; how it impacts libraries and what should libraries do to be involved and be future proof.  From AI to robotics and the growing list of opportunities with these technologies can certainly help evolve library spaces from maker spaces to solve spaces.

Keynote Speaker: Brian Pichman, Director of Strategic Innovation, Evolve Project

Lightning Rounds (10-15 minutes each presentation)

• Engaging Your Community: Key Ingredients for ​C​reating a "​B​ig ​P​icture" ​Department for ​Branding
  ​Presenters: ​Ted Gutmann, Director; Jen Mullen, Librarian; Lisa DeVerna, Library Assistant, Emm​a​ S. Clark Memorial Library
  
• Easy VR Programs for All Ages
  Presenter: ​Melanie Davidoff, Technology Librarian, Port Washington Public Library
• Libraries ​without ​Borders: Global ​Library ​Initiatives at Stony Brook University
  ​Presenter: ​Michael Huang, Director of Global Library Initiatives and Distinguished Librarian Professor, Stony Brook University Libraries
• School Library System & Special Library Collaboration: Western Suffolk BOCES Science Journal Club at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library & Archives
  ​Presenter: ​Sara Kardasz, Program Administrator, Western Suffolk BOCES School Library System
• Introducing Physical Computing with Raspberry Pi
  Presenter: Bianca Rivera, Youth Services Librarian, Long Beach Public Library