CATS Annual Meeting – December 9, 2015
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CATS Annual Meeting – December 9, 2015
Brian Pichman of Evolve Project will speak at the December 9, 2015 CATS Annual Meeting
Brian Pichman is the Director of Strategic Innovation at the Evolve Project.
CATS Annual Meeting – Wednesday, December 9, 2015, 9:30 a.m.
Please join us . . .
Location: SCLS Auditorium
Refreshments provided
Guest Speaker: Brian Pichman of the Evolve Project
Description:
Join Brian Pichman of the Evolve Project on an adventure of laughs, thrills, and an opportunity to experiment and build with some of the latest and greatest gadgets in the market place. This workshop will guide you through the whys and hows of building environments that allow creativity through the use of innovative technology. At the end of this session, you will be building circuits, programming robots, and more, during this jam packed information and hands on session. There will be something for everyone at this event and will leave you with new ideas that you can implement the very next day in your library.
About Brian Pichman:
Brian Pichman is the Director of Strategic Innovation at the Evolve Project. He speaks a lot about innovative technology as a presenter and loves collaborating with both libraries and companies. He is dedicated to bring libraries into the future using cost effective measures and strategies. Brian’s passion for libraries stems from when he worked in public library since he was 16 years old; and moved from Page to Circulation to Director of IT before re-designing the entire children’s library by partnering with innovative tech start-ups which sparked one of the first ever virtual tour of a public library done by Google. From here, he launched his career into collaborating with start-ups and helping them grow by partnering them with libraries.
Brian also has a Masters in Informational Security and loves to share best practices on everything IT related, as well as on building effective teams, exploring funding alternatives, designing new spaces, and improving marketing and outreach.
About Evolve Project:
The Evolve Project is a collaborative platform that works with libraries across the country. The Evolve Project believes that libraries should be creating stories rather than just providing them.
They help libraries create maker spaces and fablabs along with the coaching and guidance to take their environments to the next level. Libraries are community anchors which should be positioned to provide the resources and connections to allow patrons to build innovative works, discover new things, and collaborate with others.
By partnering with start-ups that have interactive and engaging technologies and integrating those products into library environments; everyone can start building towards a better tomorrow within their communities.
2015 Board Elections – Ballot Open
Click here to login and vote for the following, vote opportunity ends July 15, 2015:
SCLA Board
CATS Board
RASD Board
CATS – No Summer Meetings
There will be no CATS meetings for the months of July and August. The next meeting will be Wednesday, September 9th.
Enjoy your summer!
SCLA Bylaws Vote – through May 2, 2015
Please vote!
Suffolk County Library Association is updating all association and division by-laws to coincide with our merger as a regional chapter of the New York Library Association.Voting to approve bylaw changes is open NOW through May 2, 2015. Bylaws require a majority membership vote for approval.
A complete list of all bylaws changes is available here:
http://www.nyla.org/max/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=1226&MenuKey=scla
To vote, click on the “Vote” button.
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Enter your information, then click “Log On”
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The next screen will display a list of the ballots that you are currently eligible to participate in.
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Complete the voting process and click “Submit”.
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If you are unsure of your membership status, please contact Membership Chair Lauren Bernat (lbernat@smithlib.org).
Please contact SCLA President Laura Panter with any bylaws questions or concerns (laura.panter@sachemlibrary.org).
At the April 2015 TIF meeting, Stephen Ingram was presented with a plaque for his years of service on the CATS board. Congratulations Stephen!
TIF Meeting – Thursday, February 5, 2015 – Sachem Public Library
The February Technology Information Forum meeting is scheduled for this Thursday at the Sachem Public Library. Chris DeCrisofaro will be our host and will open up with a lively presentation entitled “Makerspace: It’s more than just a 3D Printer”
Why a makerspace? What is the need for this? Is now the right time? How would a library go about starting this initiative? What would the steps be to logistically roll out a makerspace and see it through to completion? We will have insight into the answers behind these questions and so much more at our next meeting.
Please join us for what promises to be a very lively discussion among your peers and professionals.
Details:
What: February 2015 – Technology Information Forum Meeting
Where: The Sachem Public Library
When: Thursday, February 5, 2015
Time: 9:30 am coffee 10:00 am meeting
Host: Chris DeCristofaro
Directions: http://www.sachemlibrary.org/
CATS Annual Meeting – December 16, 2014
CATS Annual Meeting Presents: Get into the Cloud
Many patrons are already using cloud services and many would benefit
from their use.
Libraries need to embrace the Cloud and leverage the adoption of
cloud services to prepare for a Cloud based digital lifestyle.
Join this panel as they discuss the reasons for adopting Cloud
services, the current and future trends of the field and practical
collaborative applications for using the cloud in libraries such as
Microsoft Office 365.
Discussion with Food and Refreshments to follow.
Presenters:
James Matias, Technology Manager at Middle Country Public
Library,Stephen Ingram Digital Services Librarian Northport-East
Northport
Public Library, Dominic Iadicicco Network Systems Administrator at
South Country Library
Date: Tuesday, December 16th
Location: SCLS Auditorium
Time: 9:30 Coffee
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Meeting
11 a.m. Food and Refreshments
All Are Welcome