Suffolk County Library Association
All members of SCLA, its divisions, library personnel and those who are interested in joining SCLA are welcome!
Join Kymberlee Powe to learn how to perform a diversity audit on your library collection. Kym shares what a diversity audit is, why we should audit our collections, why the structure of the publishing industry may make it difficult to cultivate inclusivity, and most importantly, why it’s important to build collections that are diverse AND inclusive.
Kymberlee Powe (she/her) is the Children and Young Adult Consultant with the Connecticut State Library. Kym specializes in youth services and literary equity and has presented at various conferences including, the American Library Association Annual Conference, the Connected Learning Summit, Niche Academy, and she has spoken for multiple School Library Journal/ Library Journal professional development courses. In 2023 Kym was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker.
Come and meet your 2025 Suffolk County Library Association Board! Connect with your SCLA officers, as well as representatives from each SCLA division. The first 50 people who sign up will receive a free professional headshot!
Join Kathryn Heaviside, Librarian & Gallery Coordinator with the Northport-East Northport Public Library to discuss library galleries.
What kind of gallery system does your library use?
Do you archive your artists that have exhibited? If so, how?
What department handles the gallery?
These questions and more to be discussed.
January 8, 2025
1-2pm
via Zoom
Presented by the SCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Long Island Library Resources Council
This presentation will explore the limits of freedom of expression by looking at the works of several
“transgressive” artists. Does their work have socially redeeming value or are these artists purposely
prurient, shocking, and socially subversive? Who gets to decide whether these artists are given a platform or are cancelled?
Presenter: William Burns is a professor of English at Suffolk County Community College. His research
interests include transgressive art, alternative cultural movements, and post-modernism.
Register here:
https://lilrc.org/event/FreedomofExpressionandTransgressiveSpeech
Please join us for RASD’s Annual Luncheon. Marine Veteran advocate, Michael Kilano, will present on Paws Of War, a local organization that rescues and trains service dogs to support and enrich the lives of veterans, active military members, and first responders. Meet Michael’s service dog and hear his story about how Paws of War has helped him.
Buffet lunch will be provided by Chipotle. Vegetarian option must be indicated on registration.
$20 registration fee payable online prior to event.
Two hours of professional development will be awarded to attendees.
Questions? Please contact Patricia Cruz at pcruz@pmlib.org
Location: SCLS 627 Sunrise Hwy, Bellport, NY 11713
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
The topic will be “Comprehensive Approaches to Obesity”, presented by Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD, and Kelly Tahlor, RDN of Stony Brook University’s Bariatric & Metabolic Weight Loss Center.
Presented by CATS and CLASC,
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
South Huntington Public Library
We invite you to the 3rd Annual Women and Technology in Libraries panel. Join us as we celebrate and spotlight women who have harnessed the power of technology to innovate in their roles, serve their communities more effectively, and break through gender boundaries. Refreshments will be served and professional development hours will be given.
