Suffolk County Library Association
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.
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
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.
SSD Circulation Roundtable
Date: October 9, 2024
Time: 10 am to 12 pm
Location: Suffolk Cooperative Library System (SCLS)
627 North Sunrise Service Road
Bellport, New York 11713
Join the Support Services Division (SSD) of SCLA for a Circulation Roundtable.
Given the significant changes within Circulation departments in recent years, SSD aims to facilitate a collaborative session where staff can discuss policies and procedures.
This gathering is open to all and will be hosted at SCLS.
Some of the topics for discussion include:
Feel free to contribute additional questions via this Google Form:
[Link to Google Form]
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX226sfZWM9RtOkWn7TFB663nOxlizrCF88R2BNiIfDy5hVA/viewform
We look forward to your participation in this important discussion!
Sharper Training Solutions on behalf of SSD and CATS, present this program:
An Introduction to Canva
Date: Wednesday, August 14th
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Format: Virtual
Members: Free
Guests: $5
Canva is an online design and visual communication platform that serves as a popular tool to create library marketing. Flyers, brochures, business cards, and more, are able to be designed, downloaded, and printed.
In this class, learn how to create beautiful designs and professional graphics with Canva. Whether it is a photo editor, create picture collage, logo, invitation or poster, Canva makes online graphic design easy.
Prerequisite – basic computer skills
This program will not be recorded.
Come and design with us.
If you are interested in learn more about the Support Staff Division or the Computer and Technical Services Division of the Suffolk County Library Association, please visit our membership page.
On Thursday June 20th the MOSAIC committee of RASD will be hosting our Annual Breakfast at the Suffolk Cooperative Library System. This year’s topic will be Programming to Promote Diversity. Award-winning Author, Poet, Educator, Cultural Programmer Adriana Devers uses the power of words to promote the diverse voices of Long Island. She will provide inspiration and knowledge on how libraries can diversify their programming with innovative ideas to engage new patrons, enhance diversity and expand inclusion. Devers will inspire us to uplift, and celebrate our unique communities, while addressing social issues that continue to affect society at large.
This program will start at 9:30am with a delicious breakfast and networking. This program is sponsored by Reference & Adult Service Division (RASD) of the Suffolk County Library Association and is FREE to attend.
Register at https://tinyurl.com/MOSAICBREAKFAST2024
Contact Amber Gagliardi, MOSAIC Chair gagliardiamber@mcplibrary.org with any questions.
Warm Wishes,
Amber K. Gagliardi
Middle Country Public Library
101 Eastwood Blvd Centereach NY 11720
631-585-9393 ext. 274
Join us for a discussion with last year’s Suffolk Library Marketing Award (SLMA) winners as they share insights about their award-winning marketing initiatives for 2023.
Join us on Zoom for Teens are Alright: Providing Staff with Skills to Engage Teen Patrons with Support and Respect on Thursday, May 23rd at 10:00 am!
Teen librarians know three key things about their teens. They are loud, they are messy, and they are AWESOME!
Join Katelyn Hara-Moss Head of Reference Services at Central Islip Public Library and Heather Massa Head of Adult & Teen Services at East Rockaway Public Library to learn how to improve staff responses to teen patrons, communicate effectively with coworkers that are not teen librarians, and address rowdy teens in the library positively.
Because remember, today’s teens are tomorrow’s library voters!
Registration is open! Sign up by clicking here. We hope to see you there!
Ashley Sabatino
Teen Services Program Coordinator
Longwood Public Library
631-924-6400 ext. 292
Here is a reminder for the next Technical Services Roundtable!!!
What: The Technical Services Roundtable Meeting
When: Monday, April 29, 2024
Where: Suffolk Cooperative Library System (Auditorium)
Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8pkk38NjDthkUXyUA
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Everyone involved in technical services duties can benefit from the Technical Services Roundtable by sharing strategies, techniques, and procedures related to ordering, cataloging, and securing library materials. This open forum is a great place to share victories, stories, and unique tricks!
Sign-up is here:https://shorturl.at/mrO28
We would appreciate it if you would print and post the attached flyer on your staff bulletin board.
We look forward to seeing you for a very engaging morning!!!
Kind regards,
Bob
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Robert G. Johnson
CATS division – President
Manager of Information and Technology Services
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
120 Main Street
Setauket, NY 11733
631.941.4080 x.132