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SCLA Minutes
Friday, January 15, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Brian Adams, Samantha Alberts, Steve Alcalde, Michael Bartolomeo, Angela Breslin, Charlotte Buckleman, Michele Cayea, Rachel Cecchini, Patricia Cruz, Rebecca Goldstein, Teri Hatred, Stephen Ingram, Derek Ivie, Erin Kanelos, Andrea Malchiodi, Ally Mercado, Carisse Mitchell, Roni Rauch, Kate Regina, Brian Schwartz, Sally Stieglitz, Emily Trezza

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:04am by Carisse Mitchell

Announcements:

Ally announced: Kevin Verbesey, Director of SCLS will join us at 10:30am to discuss 2021 Library Advocacy Day.

Ally announced: We are happy to welcome our NCLA and CLASC, Inc. Liaisons.

President’s Report:

Housekeeping:

Everyone please remember that we are in a professional setting. Be sure you present yourself, your library, and your division/committee well.

If you are unable to make a meeting. Email myself, Carisse, and Patricia to notify us and share your report. We ask that this is done at least 24 hours in advance.

It is also strongly encouraged to attend all SCLA events including game nights and other networking events if possible.

2021 Goals:

Increase awareness of SCLA. Communicate who we are, what we offer, and why Suffolk County library staff should join.
How we are different from SCLS

Since we are all using a virtual platform to host events, there is a greater opportunity to increase our participation at meetings. Ideally, all of our numbers for programs should be up since there is no need to request time off work or travel. (Easy to jump on to a meeting, etc)
Letting Library Staff know that SCLA is more than just the Division you are part of. Ex: Cats – more than just technology. We should encourage members to attend different meetings and try to show that there is a program/ division for everyone.
On that note – we should also be cross advertising programs and SCLA programs at meetings. Ex: promote the next game night at your monthly meeting or program.

Increase our membership.
- Angela is our membership chair and she has done an excellent job. However, increasing membership isn’t exclusively her job. Carisse and I, as well as everyone else, can and should be helping increase membership.
- Carisse has recently been forwarding the SCLA newsletter along with Game Night invitations to her library staff in an effort to increase membership and interest.
Offer our members a professional development series in place of the Long Island Library Conference.
- If possible, we would like to cosponsor this with NCLA and CLASC, Inc. Possibly in May 2021.
- Next meeting, please bring back one goal for your division or committee to share with the board.
- Also, bring feedback on how we can achieve the goals Carisse and I have set for SCLA as a whole.

Treasurer’s Report: The closing balance as of November 2020 was $65,600.30.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: No report

RASD: Our Career and Business Reference Committee will be having a meeting on Thursday, February 11th at 2:30PM. Representatives from Long Island Cares will be discussing veterans programs and job development opportunities during COVID.

Our Long Island History Committee has officially changed its name to the Local History Committee.

The Long Island Reads event will be on Sunday, April 2nd (this is a Friday date, do you mean the 4th) at 2:00. It will be held at the Plainview/Bethpage Library and streamed through their crowd cast account. Tickets will be “sold” on Eventbrite beginning on March 1st at 9:30AM. The link can be found on the Long Island Reads website. The book will be “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett.

Our MOSAIC Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, January 19th at 10:00AM to discuss virtual literacy programs.

Our Outreach Committee will be meeting on Wednesday, March 3rd through Zoom. They will be discussing virtual program opportunities for special needs patrons.

The PR and Marketing Committee will be awarding their SLMA Award at their February meeting through Zoom.

The Reader’s Advisory Committee will be meeting on Thursday, January 28th. The topic is gentle reads.

CATS: CATS had its first board meeting of the year on Wednesday, January 13. Our next meeting will be February 10.

The CATS Technology Information Forum (TIF) will now be hosting its monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month with jointly moderated meetings with NCLA’s Computer and Tech Committee in March, May, September, and November. The next meeting is February 11 at 10:00am and all are welcome to attend.

SSD: First meeting on 1/15/21. Safety Conference will be held again, hosting computer classes.

YASD: YASD will be having its Meet the Board meeting January 21 at 10 am.

Our February meeting, Adaptive YA Programming, is February 11 at 10 am.

Our March meeting, The Annual Fran Romer Booktalk, is March 25 at 10 am.

Our April meeting, Annual NCLA/SCLA YASD Joint Meeting, is April 8 at 10 am.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: Excited to be back, received all the information from Ellen. Venue booked for October. Committed to adapting the event to engage members.

ARCHIVES: No report

CIVIL SERVICE: No report

COMMUNITY SERVICE: No report, but I’m looking for ideas!

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Continuing Education Committee activity is status quo. Attendance is up to date.

ELSA: Nothing to report as of yet.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: Here’s two articles for this month:

An article about how employers use tech to watch their employees: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/01/05/how-employers-use-technology-to-surveil-employees/
An article about accountability for TV networks in spreading disinformation:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/media/tv-providers-disinfo-reliable-sources/index.html

LDA AWARD: An online presentation of the 2020 and 2021 LDA Awards is tentatively scheduled for sometime in February. Names of the winners have not been released yet, but one is from Suffolk County and one from Nassau County. Art Friedman of NCLA, will continue in his role as emcee of the presentation. Plaques have been ordered at the fee of $130 each. NCLA will cover this and will be reimbursed by Andrew Ippolito of LDA.

LEGISLATIVE:

Please save the following dates:

NYLA pre-advocacy day briefing 2-22-2021
PAC event 2-25-2021
Library Advocacy Day (virtual) 2-26-2021

You can now get tickets for the New Yorkers for Better Libraries PAC event or make a donation by visiting the New Yorkers for Better Libraries website: https://ny4blgala2021.givesmart.com/

NYLA will be holding a pre-legislative briefing on 2-22 but look out for additional local briefings. As LILRC works on appointments for Advocacy Day, information for registering for those online only events and local briefings will be shared on the SCLA listserv to membership. The Legislative Initiatives (formerly the Legislative Priorities) currently are not posted but will be posted on the NYLA Website

NYLA had offered a six part web series on Being a Library Advocate. You can access the recordings on the NYLA website

If you would like to get Action Alerts for Legislative Issues please sign up for them on the NYLA Website. You can visit the site and select “Become a Library Advocate” under the Advocacy Tab.

LONG ISLAND LIBRARY CONFERENCE:

Long Island Library Conference postponed until 2022

When we were last in touch with you, we were hoping to see you on Thursday, May 13^th of 2021 at our annual conference. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like we will be able to hold our conference in person in a way that will keep our attendees and vendors safe during the COVID pandemic. Because of this, the Long Island Library Committee, a joint committee of the Nassau County Library Association and The Suffolk County Library Association, has made the difficult decision to postpone the conference until May 12th of 2022.

While it may seem premature to be making the decision not to hold the conference in May, please understand that the planning required putting together our annual event takes over 10 months.

Aside from outstanding programs, the Long Island Library Conference is known for providing the opportunity to connect with current and past colleagues, to network, and to establish or strengthen relationships with vendors – all of which our attendees enjoy doing in person.

In addition, the interactive nature of our conference floor makes it almost impossible for us to provide a virtual experience that would come even close to the quality to which you have become accustomed.

We would rather postpone the conference until the following year, giving the public health situation more time to improve, so that we can bring you the quality programs, networking opportunities, and vendors you deserve – in person.

Again, we appreciate your loyalty and are grateful to you for standing with us during this unprecedented time in all our lives. We sincerely hope to see you all, up close and in person, on May 12, 2022.

The Long Island Library Conference Committee, Brian Adams reporting

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report

MEMBERSHIP: Stats as of 12/31/2020: (AB)

–Colleen is almost done with entering the bulk SCLA Renewals into their system. I should have a copy of all organizational memberships when they are completed.

Total NYLA/SCLA members: 383 down from 447 in June 2020

Total SCLA ONLY members: 76 down from 107 in June 2020

Division Memberships:

CATS: 105 members down from 133 in June 2020

DASL: 35 members down from 47 in June 2020

RASD: 210 members down from 266 in June 2020

SSD: 85 members down from 105 in June 2020

YASD: 152 members down from 206 in June 2020

Members who picked no Division: 5 up from 4 in June 2020

Please feel free to inquire about your memberships or listserv issues.

Board Members DO NOT have to have a NYLA membership, just an SCLA membership that is CURRENT.

NEWSLETTER: The newsletter was distributed on January 5. This edition’s trivia question was a hit- 13 so far! Also, I might need a refill on SCLA swag if anyone has anything laying around.

NOMINATING: No report.

SCHOLARSHIP: Nothing new to report.

STUDENT OUTREACH: No report

WEB PAGE: Stephen Ingram

Continued to update SCLA and Facebook page with SCLA messages and programs
Updated most wordpress sites to latest version
Checked Domain registration. SCLA.net up for renewal in 2025
Facebook insights: 894 followers
Google Analytics Behavior overview (page views)
November 415 Page views
December 346 Page views

LILPA: On January 7th LILPA had its Membership Meeting where we discussed our Mock Stonewall Award program, two workshops for February (LGBT 101 and The History of LGBTQ Romances with Mary K. Chelton) and the LILPA Book Club starting in March. The LGBT Network joined us for this meeting to discuss their list of “Top 25 LGBTQ-Affirming Children’s Books.” A recording of the meeting and resources for the book list were distributed to LILPA members and attendees.

LIAISONS:

CLASC: CLASC had a meeting on January 6th. We are getting ready for our Spring Annual Meeting on April 14th – our featured speaker will be Summer Reading Program artist Salina Yoon. Additionally, we will be holding our next book discussion on March 8th, where we will be discussing the Newbery award winner and hearing from a Penguin-Random House representative. Promotional flyers for both events to come soon. We are currently accepting nominations for board positions. All nominees must be active members.

LILRC: LILRC, as part of the Empire State Library Network, will present a new virtual conference,The PILLARS Symposium (Preparation, Information Literacy, Libraries, Academic Resources, and 21st Century Skills for Transitioning from Secondary School to College) from July 7 through July 9, 2021. This is a three-day symposium that will bring educators and librarians together to share knowledge on the topic of student readiness for college and beyond.

There is a call for presenters open: SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

For More Information: website: PILLARS email: pillars@esln.org

Join LILRC Google groups listservs: info at https://www.lilrc.org/listservs

Book and author event Jan. 26 https://www.lilrc.org/event-4010823

NCLA: No report

PLDA: No report

SCLS:

Please look to our Calendar on the Gateway for meetings and we have some online courses for Health Information and Social Justice available on the SCLS eCourse site

NYLA: No report

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: See above in Membership. AB

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner

Casey Fehn: No report

Andrea Malchiodi: Our last networking night (virtual game night) was on Wednesday, January 13. We had 9 people in attendance. I’m planning the next networking night for sometime in April.

OLD BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS: None

The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 am by Carisse Mitchell.

Corrected and approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, February 19, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Samantha Alberts, Michael Bartolomeo, Charlotte Buckleman, Patricia Cruz, Rebecca Goldstein, Teri Hatred, Derek Ivie, Ally Mercado, Carisse Mitchell, Roni Rauch, Kate Regina, Jennifer Rocco, Bruce Seger, Tim Spindler.

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 3:05 pm by Carisse Mitchell

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

Zoom
- We will purchase a Zoom account for SCLA. NYLA also has four Zoom accounts with the webinar feature that we can use at any time.
Programs with Payment
- If a division or committee is having a program that requires a payment, it must go through NYLA.
Goals
- Awareness of SCLA
  - Facebook campaign
    - Spotlight on different members/officers
  - From Brian Adams:
    - Posters for each library in Suffolk County
    - Thank you for joining letter
  - From Carisse:
    - Increase networking nights
      - Beer tasting idea
      - Trivia
    - Membership
      - Letters to Trustees asking to join
      - Letters to directors about organizational membership
Professional Development Series
- This is an effort to show our membership that we are continuing to work for them. Collaborating with NCLA and CLASC gives us a more robust set of programs to offer our members.
- Ideas for topics: Safety, Mental Health, How to get a Job/ Promotion, Civil Service Rules, Customer Service Skills, Racial Inequality, LGBTQA, Disability Awareness, etc.
- Dates and program descriptions deadline by 3/12
- Goal to advertise by April 1
- LOGISTICS
  - Free/open to all
  - Take place on Zoom
  - Divisions can work together
  - 1 hour max
  - For ALL Librarians/ staff – not just a specific group
- June meeting moved to 6/4 to reflect on how series went

TREASURER’S REPORT: Our closing balance as of December was $65,772.40. Divisions – if your treasurers have not been receiving monthly financial statements from NYLA, please let me know!

Rebecca’s goal: Increase communication between myself, Colleen at NYLA, and division treasurers.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: Highline presentation had 35 attendees. 7th Annual Herbert Biblo Libraries invitational on April 29 @ 9:45am.

RASD: The MOSAIC committee has created a Google Sheet with information about Suffolk County library English and literacy classes. Anyone can edit the sheet to add information about English and literacy classes that their library is hosting. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b74gEcYOwAj0OAVdFGYpxLzLhWOY_tNUEIXTRulOGwg/edit?usp=sharing

The next Outreach Committee meeting will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, March 3 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held in conjunction with Nassau County’s Outreach Specialist, Shakeema Miller, and librarians from Nassau County. Representatives from NY Project Hope have also been invited to discuss the services they have available for patrons throughout Long Island in both English and Spanish.

Goal for RASD- increase our student outreach to city and upstate schools. This outreach would also tie into our professional development series idea; how to build yourself as a new librarian in the field. And focusing on what to expect at a reference desk that they don’t necessarily teach you in library school. Specifically on difficult patron situations, outreach concerns, out of the ordinary scenarios. The Board will discuss details at our March meeting.

CATS: CATS Goal: Increase the number of programs offered by CATS.

CATS held their February board meeting on February 10. Our primary focus at the meeting was establishing a loose schedule of programs for the year under the assumption they would be remaining virtual for the foreseeable future.

To contribute to the Professional Development Series with NCLA and CLASC we are looking to put together a health and wellness focused program covering fitness and meditation apps as well as some other tech with health tracking capabilities like smartwatches. This would be done either by a representative from NYU/Winthrop (still waiting to hear back) or two of our board members (the more likely outcome).

Looking ahead we have reached out to Scott Jarzombek, the Executive Director of Albany Public Library to host a mid-year seminar. We are still finalizing a topic but they will likely be remote work, AI, or how libraries can/have responded to the pandemic.

We are also looking at additional programs through the summer and early fall including one on keeping virtual program metrics and teaching TinkerCAD to librarians. CATS is sponsoring a Hands-On Podcasting Program submitted by Chris DeCristofaro for NYLA which would be run as a 4-5 hour professional development program.

Outside of programming, CATS is looking to possibly establish a scholarship/sponsorship for a member to attend the upcoming NYLA conference.

SSD: Scheduling computer classes for June (Social Media) and August (Greeting Cards), Trivia Night, Safety Conference & possible East Meets West program with NCLA SSD.

Programs going on: 2/24/21- Elder abuse program is 2:00 to 3:30pm, 4/20/21- Setting Boundaries program 2-3:30 pm

Next SSD Meeting is March 19th

YASD: On February 11 we had our February YASD Meeting “YA Adaptive Programming”. Our upcoming March meeting is the annual Fran Romer Memorial Book Talk on March 25 at 10 am. Our special guest speaker is Ryan La Sala.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: The SCLA annual dinner is scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 6 PM – 10 PM at the Meadowedge at West Sayville Country Club. The DJ (Absolute Entertainment) is paid for and a $500 deposit has been applied to the venue.

Michele’s goal as committee chair is to be able to have the event in person with as many attendees as we had in the past. Michele will continue to monitor COVID- 19 event restrictions and adjust accordingly.

ARCHIVES: Working on photo clean up before posting.

CIVIL SERVICE: Nothing yet to report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Nothing yet to report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Handling requests (5-6 received). Keep sending attendance sheets.

ELSA: Nothing new yet to report.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: Here are two articles for you to peruse at your leisure.

Here’s an interview with a library director whose library was threatened by a sheriff’s office for promoting Black Lives Matter:

https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=24734

And here’s an article about digital ethics during the era of Covid:

https://cyber.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/2021-02/Digital%20Ethics%20In%20Times%20of%20Crisis%20Report.pdf

LDA AWARD: The plaques for the 2020 and 2021 award winners have been received. The virtual presentation of the awards, hosted by Art Friedman of NCLA, is not yet scheduled.

LEGISLATIVE:

Please reach out to LILRC directly if you plan on attending a Library Advocacy day appointment and need to sign up and get the zoom link. List of office visits can be found on the NYLA website: https://www.nyla.org/lad2021/#Legislative%20Virtual%20Office%20Visits

Advocacy week events:

NYLA pre-advocacy day briefing 2-22-2021 3PM sign up on the NYLA website
Local Advocacy day 101 session at 10AM sign up on the SCLS calendar
PAC event 2-25-2021
Library Advocacy Day (virtual) 2-26-2021

Learn about the issues here: https://www.nyla.org/2021-legislative-session/?menukey=advocacy

NYLA had offered a six part web series on Being a Library Advocate. You can access the recordings on the NYLA website. Last week’s presentation on the budget process was excellent and I recommend it to anyone who is looking to learn more funding.

If you would like to get Action Alerts for Legislative Issues please sign up for them on the NYLA Website. You can visit the site and select “Become a Library Advocate” under the Advocacy Tab.

Goal: The Legislative Committee’s goal is to assist the membership chair whenever possible. The more SCLA members we have, assists NYLA when advocating on behalf of the library community.

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE:

The conference committee last met last Wednesday, February 10th via Zoom.

We had a brief meeting with updates and checking in.We have so far not yet received any vendor refund request for the cancelled May 2021 Conference.

LILPA: The Long Island Library Pride Alliance held two workshops in February. On Thursday, February 11th twenty four people attended History of LGBTQ Romance with Mary K. Chelton. A book list of related titles were sent to attendees. On Tuesday, February 16th sixty eight people attended the LGBT 101 workshop presented by the LGBT Network. This event was co-sponsored by LILPA, SCLS, and NLS. Attendees at both of these workshops were sent certificates for one hour of continuing education. A flyer was recently shared for the first LILPA Book Club meeting where we will be discussing the graphic novel Bingo Love by Tee Franklin on Thursday, March 18th. The LILPA Board will be meeting on Monday, February 22nd to discuss future programming. Our goal is to continue to provide education regarding LGBTQ topics for Long Island library as staff. We would also like to create and maintain a social media presence.

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report

MEMBERSHIP: As per Jeremy, all organizational memberships have been updated for the 2021 year.

Current Active Membership Statistics:

CATS: 92 Active Members

DASL: 30 Active Members

RASD: 175 Active Members

SCLA: 398 Active Members

SSD: 61 Active Members

YASD: 129 Active Members

I will be doing a mass email to all active SCLA members about joining divisions/committees, and how to do so. If any division or committee would like to submit a brief ‘why they should join…” that would be great, if not, I will use a summary of what your division/committee does that is found on your website/blog/facebook, etc.

As always, if anyone has any questions about whether their SCLA/Division memberships are current, please feel free to reach out to me.

NEWSLETTER: Newsletter submissions are due no later than March 15.

NOMINATING: Nominations due by May 14th to Carisse Mitchell – cmitchell@wbpl.us

SCHOLARSHIP: I will review and update the 2021 Scholarship and 2021 Continuing Ed Award flyers and applications with any necessary changes in March before beginning to promote in April/May.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Have a scheduled webinar with students from St. John’s on April 8. Waiting to hear more details from the school. Please share any information from your committees and divisions that you would like me to include in the presentation. cnavins@smithlib.org

WEB PAGE: Continue to update SCLA.net, calendar and Facebook page with SCLA program information.

Continue to update SCLA wordpress and Division pages to latest versions of software.

Facebook insights: 899 followers (up a bit)

Google Analytics Behavior overview

(page views): January 596 Page views (up a bit)

Thanks to members who have contacted me directly to update events on the SCLA calendar page or requested postings to the website or Facebook.

LIAISONS:

CLASC: We had our last meeting on 2/9. Moving along on upcoming events – March Book Discussion, and April Tea/Coffee and talk with Salina Yoon. Are currently discussing and narrowing down potential topics for May professional development series.

LILRC: Please register for Advocacy Day if you have not (see https://lilrc.org/event-4061513). We have Kawanna Bright who will be speaking for our annual meeting (https://lilrc.org/event-4165966). All events are available at our events page (https://lilrc.org/events).

NCLA: I apologize for missing your meeting and look forward to reading the minutes.
At our last NCLA meeting, a motion was made for NCLA to sign the NYLA Petition to include library workers in group 1b for the Covid Vaccine. https://cqrcengage.com/alany/app/sign-petition?15&engagementId=510663
Ally presented the joint effort between SCLA, NCLA and CLASC to offer programs in May in place of the LILC. The Library Staff of Color Committee proposed a program that NCLA hopes will work out. I am in talks with my Vice President, Kaysha Watson-Phillips , to see what the Executive board can offer.
If anyone is interested please take a look at the NCLA event calendar, many programs are free for all. http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=NCLA

PLDA: No report

SCLS: Reminder to check the calendar for events. On April 6, Best practices for Virtual Programs @ 1pm.

NYLA: No report

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: See above in Membership.

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner.

Casey Fehn: Programs have been submitted to NYLA for the NYLA Conference and will be chosen by March 9. SCLA will be sponsoring 1 to 2 programs. I will report back with the programs that we are sponsoring once they are selected.

Andrea Malchiodi: No report.

Motion by Ally Mercado to approve the January 2021 minutes as amended. Seconded by Carisse Mitchell, Charlotte Buckleman.

OLD BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS: None

The meeting was adjourned at 4:22pm by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Teri Hatred.

Corrected and approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, March 19, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Brian Adams, Samantha Alberts, Michael Bartolomeo, Angela Breslin, Charlotte Buckleman, Michele Cayea, Rachel Cecchini, Patricia Cruz, Casey Fehn, Rebecca Goldstein, Stephen Ingram, Derek Ivie, Andrea Malchiodi, Ally Mercado, Carisse Mitchell, Roni Rauch, Brian Schwartz, Emily Trezza.

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:02 am by Carisse Mitchell, seconded by Angela Breslin & Rachel Cecchini.

Motion to approve February 2021 minutes by Carisse Mitchell, seconded by Michael Bartolomeo.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

May Professional Development Series with NCLA and CLASC
- We have about 11 programs throughout the month of May that are free open to all library staff
- Carisse will be making a flyer to be sent out with all info of programs by April 1. Please have all dates, times and descriptions with registering info sent to Carisse / Ally by 3/24 AT THE LATEST. We have an April 1 goal for marketing and sending out flyers.
Do we have an action plan for distributing marketing materials?
- Colleen – Universities
- SCLA listserv-?
- NYLA listserv-Angela
- Directors list-Sam/Derek
- SCLS listserv-Sam/Derek
- RASD
  - Special recognition for contributing multiple events to the series
- YASD
  - Working with NCLA counterpart, excellent teamwork
- Team Civil Service
  - Ally, Carrise, Patricia, and Rebecca
  - Working with Cheryl from Suffolk County Civil Service
- Team Networking Night
  - Andrea, Michele, Angela, Casey
- Goals
  - Facebook Campaign
    - We would like to highlight a Division each month on Facebook. This will be up to the President of the Division (who may delegate this assignment out). It should include a write up of the Division and the duties of a member. April we will start with Ally and Carisse as President/ Vice President. Go over duties of each and also personal information – what library you work at, favorite books, some personal info and will include a picture of each.
      - We have found that pictures of people / activities get more likes and attention then just flyers.
    - Zoom Account
      - We will be purchasing a Zoom account that’s attached to our SCLA Gmail account
        
        Motion to approve purchase of $149 for Zoom account
      - June Meeting moved
        
        Friday, June 4th
        
        Membership
        
        Angela and Sam have been hard at work together on that, more on that in her report

TREASURER’S REPORT: The closing balance as of January 15, 2021 was $65.457.45.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: No report.

RASD: Our committees have wrapped up their winter meetings and the Board is focusing on the SCLA professional development series. Chairpersons of committees that are not hosting a program are working with Programs Chair, Alicia Collumbell, to produce marketing materials and will also assist with curating registration.

The Long Island Reads event is on Sunday, April 11th at 2:00PM via Crowdcast. Anyone who is interested can register on Eventbrite.

RASD was not able to have a virtual luncheon in 2020, however, the Members at Large are planning an event for this year.

CATS: The CATS/TIF meeting on February 11 had 28 attendees including 4-5 from Nassau County. The next meeting took place on March 11 which was a joint meeting held with Nassau County and had approximately 60 attendees. Robyn Petrik from MeeScan demonstrated a new form of library self checkout and Jonathon Greene of Sachem Library discussed the engineering behind their Winter Wonderland Garden of Lights event.

CATS submitted their program for the Professional Development Series in May. It will be a Health and Mental Wellness program covering fitness and meditation apps and will be hosted by Alison M. and Anthony G., CATS past president and vice president respectively.

For the NYLA 2021 conference, CATS is looking to sponsor two individuals to attend. We are still waiting for further details on the conference itself to decide how comprehensive we want the sponsorship to be, specifically what pricing will be and whether there will be a virtual attendee component or not. One sponsorship would be open to current CATS members and the other for students enrolled in a MLIS program. Details TBD.

SSD: Held VIBS Elder care program- informative & interesting about their resources. Upcoming programs: June 8th- Social Media (using Instagram, Facebook) & August 12th- Canva (Making Greeting Cards)

YASD: The annual Fran Romer Memorial Booktalk is on March 25th. Our special guest speaker is author Ryan La Sala. April 8th is our Annual NCLA/SCLA YASD Joint Meeting. Leah Topek-Walker LCSW-R from Stony Brook University and her students will be presenting on mental health resources for teens, homelessness, anxiety during COVID-19 and drug abuse. Our May Professional development series meeting has been booked.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: Keeping up with changes on gatherings for in-person annual dinner.

ARCHIVES: No report.

CIVIL SERVICE: No report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: No report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Teri Hatred reported via email: Requests for reports have started to pick up. Have not received many attendance sheets lately so please make sure to email them to me (Teri) at sclshr@suffolknet.org.

ELSA: Award paperwork has been updated for 2021. Brochure will be included in the Spring Newsletter along with a write-up. Nominations are open for submissions beginning April 1st. We look forward to reading about our lovely hard-working coworkers throughout the county.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: Here are two links for this one. One that talks about banning a book with racy themes: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/education/leander-isd-book-inappropriate-in-the-dream-house-board-meeting/269-63852d91-f8f7-40f7-8de8-6438c9ca757f

And an article about colleges using cameras to spy on students:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/scholars-under-surveillance-how-campus-police-use-high-tech-spy-students

LDA AWARD: Nothing new to report.

LEGISLATIVE:

Both the NYS Assembly and Senate have released their “one house” budget bills which will be used with the Governor’s initial budget as the “starting point” for the three-way negotiations on a final State budget. By law, the State budget must be completed by March 31 for the April 1 start of the new State fiscal year. Briana McNamee NYLA’s Director of Government Relations & Advocacy created a spreadsheet explaining the different budget proposals .

NYLA has a “call to action” campaign that I STRONGLY encourage membership to participate in if they have not already. https://cqrcengage.com/alany/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=511136&utm_source=ALL+NYLA&utm_campaign=ac7e85eb53-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_10_19_07_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1a8613b33e-ac7e85eb53-92893027

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE:

As of this date we are very pleased that no vendors have requested refunds.

We resume our regularly scheduled meeting in September, whether they be in person or Zoom remains to be seen.

LILPA:

The Long Island Library Pride Alliance Board met on Monday, March 15th to discuss upcoming workshops and other new business. On Thursday, March 18th they held the first meeting of the LILPA Book Club where they discussed the award winning graphic novel Bingo Love by Tee Franklin. Twelve library staff members attended the meeting. The next LILPA Book Club meeting will be held on Thursday, May 20th. The book being discussed is Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith.

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report.

MEMBERSHIP: Membership Statistics as of 3/18/21:

CATS: 96 active members

DASL: 30 active members

RASD: 173 active members

SCLA: 392 active members

SSD: 61 active members

YASD: 127 active members

244 members of SCLA were paid by member libraries. 26 Organizational Memberships from member libraries in total.

Letters to all member library Board of Trustees went out last week, in care of the Library Director. Thank you to Sam for your help with this.

Working on a letter for Directors regarding Organizational Memberships for later in the fall.

NEWSLETTER: Thank you to everyone who submitted their newsletter blurbs. The newsletter will go out on Thursday, April 1.

NOMINATING: Nominations are due by May 14th.

SCHOLARSHIP: The SCLA Scholarship and Continuing Ed Award flyers will be included in the April 1st newsletter. Applications will be accepted after that point. Scholarship applications are due September 1st and the Continuing Ed Award applications are due September 15th.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Hosting a webinar for St. John’s students about the benefits of joining library organizations on Thursday, April 8th. Will be speaking with Queens College Library students on Friday, April 16th during their webinar entitled Get Your Foot in the Door: LIS Internship & Volunteer Information Session. As always, send any ideas or information my way cnavins@smithlib.org

WEB PAGE: Continue to update SCLA.net, calendar and Facebook page with SCLA program information.

Continue to update SCLA wordpress and Division pages to latest versions of software.

Facebook insights: 898 followers

Google Analytics Behavior overview (page views): February 641 Page views

LIAISONS:

CLASC:

Recently held March Book Discussion, featuring Newbery Winner When You Trap a Tiger, by Tae Keller, and featuring a presentation from Katie Kipe, Library Marketing/Sales Manager at Penguin Random House.
Looking forward to Annual Meeting in April featuring Summer Reading Program Artist Salina Yoon
May Book Discussion will be Cleo Porter and the Body Electric, by Jake Burt. Features a family making a life or death choice in the middle of a pandemic quarantine.
Excited to contribute to May professional development series; co-presenting with RASD & YASD So You Want to Join a Professional Organization?

LILRC: Tim Spindler reported via email: Annual Meeting is June 15 and will feature Kawanna Bright will be speaking on Conducting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Audits in Library & Information Organizations: Overview, Steps, and Best Practice. She is an Assistant Professor at East Carolina State University. The annual conference on Libraries and the Future will be held Friday, October 8.

NCLA: Our annual dinner has not been planned, but our activities will take place in November. Our portion of the May program series are being finalized and will be sent to Carisse.

PLDA: No report.

SCLS: – Please complete Take Action:

https://cqrcengage.com/alany/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=511136&utm_source=ALL+NYLA&utm_campaign=ac7e85eb53-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_10_19_07_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1a8613b33e-ac7e85eb53-92893027

Visit SCLS Calendar of Events and Gateway for professional development opportunities.

NYLA: Todd Schlitt reported via email:

The 2021 NYLA Annual Conference is currently expected to be an in-person event. However, contingency plans are being developed should we have to go virtual. This decision will be made by August 1. Trade Show registration opened on 3/1.

NYLA issued a statement that library workers who have contact with the public should be included in vaccination phase 1b. As of 3/17 the following groups are vaccine eligible:

– Nonprofit public facing eligible

– Public employees, public facing eligible

– Essential workers public facing eligible

– Public facing building workers eligible

NYLA is due for a new Strategic Plan. The process will be presented in future meetings; a task force will be established to craft a draft plan to present to the Council.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: See above in Membership.

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner. Working on the Networking Event.

Casey Fehn: The NYLA Conference programs have been selected. SCLA will be sponsoring “Building a Digital Library Branch” and “Community Partnerships Social Workers in Libraries.” Both of these programs will be held as Live Virtual programs.

Andrea Malchiodi: May networking event will include a virtual game session as well as a scavenger hunt. Brainstorming some bigger event nights – maybe once or twice per year, in addition to the dinner, and game/virtual nights. Thinking about paint nights, cooking class, kayaking???, field day or camping event. The goal is to increase the fun and togetherness as we move more toward meeting in person, therefore increasing interest in SCLA.

OLD BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS: None

The meeting was adjourned at 11:11 am by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Michael Bartolomeo & Ally Mercado.

Corrected and Approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, April 16, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Brian Adams, Samantha Alberts, Angela Breslin, Michele Cayea, Rachel Cecchini, Patricia Cruz, Rebecca Goldstein, Teri Hatred, Stephen Ingram, Derek Ivie, Andrea Malchiodi, Ally Mercado, Carisse Mitchell, Roni Rauch, Katherine Regina, Jennifer Rocco, Bruce Seger, Tim Spindler, Emily Trezza.

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:02 am by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Angela Breslin and Rachel Cecchini.

Motion to approve March 2021 minutes by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Angela Breslin and Rachel Cecchini.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

Professional Development Series
- Advertising for the May Professional Development Series with NCLA and CLASC went live May 1
- Thank you Carisse for creating the program guide
- Please continue to share internally at your library and with any other library colleagues you have
Zoom Account
- Our SCLA Zoom account is active
- Thank you Steve Ingram for setting it up
  - Please contact Steve Ingram or Ally Mercado if you need the credentials
- This account can be used for any SCLA/Division/Committees meetings, programs, or events

TREASURER’S REPORT: The closing balance as of February 2021 was $74,820.40. The big increase in last month is from our membership dues coming in.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: Successful genealogy program on March 26th with 75 attendees. Academic Invitational scheduled for April 29th, 58 currently registered.

RASD: Registration for the professional development series is going very well. The Board has been working on assembling membership packets that will be sent to all program participants after the series. The Long Island History Committee has changed their name to the Local History Committee. All changes have been made on the RASD website. The winter issue of Ramblings went out to the list-serv on March 26th.

CATS: We had our board meeting this past Wednesday, April 14 and discussed upcoming programs. We are planning to release our Spring/Summer newsletter mid-May.

TIF continues to have great attendance at its meetings. We are starting to see more Nassau attendees at our normal meetings in addition to the joint NCLA Tech & TIF meetings. The next meeting will be a joint meeting next month, May 13, at 2pm.

SSD: No meeting last month. Upcoming programs: June 8th- Social Media (using Instagram, Facebook) & August 12th- Canva (Making Greeting Cards), Setting Boundaries on 4/20/21 from 2-3:30 pm

YASD: On April 8 YASD had its NCLA/SCLA YASD Annual Joint Meeting. Leah Topek-Walker, a licensed clinical social worker along with her students Marissa and Dianna presented on mental health issues, homelessness, substance abuse and resources for librarians to share with teens and parents. Our next meeting will be May 5 at 2pm. As part of the professional development series NCLA/SCLA YASD will be having a meeting on Manga/Anime.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: Dinner scheduled for 10/21/21 at West Sayville Country Club. Possibly offering an option to virtual attendance.

ARCHIVES: Nothing new to report.

CIVIL SERVICE: No report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: No report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Database up to date. Had several requests for reports from members.

ELSA: As of April 1st nominations are being accepted if you know anyone to nominate.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: Here’s a list of ALA’s Top 10 most challenged books of 2020: https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=25384

A library in Utah’s efforts to close the digital divide by Covid-19:

https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/new-slc-public-library-program-helping-close-digital-divide-left-by-covid-19/

A fascinating article on Social Media use in 2021:

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/04/07/social-media-use-in-2021/

LDA AWARD:

Dr. Art Friedman will host the LDA Award presentation, live on Zoom, on April 27th. Two awards are to be presented; one for 2020 and one for 2021. Following tradition, the winners’ names won’t be announced until then, but I can tell you that one of the winners is from Suffolk County. I am waiting to receive the flyer that advertises details about the event; I then will kindly ask Steve Ingram to post it for SCLA members.
LDA Award Presentation

Time: Apr 27, 2021 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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LEGISLATIVE:

A budget deal has been finalized and it is overall good news for libraries.

Library Aid will be set at $94.1M. This is what we were going to receive in 2020 before the hold backs and adjustments due to the pandemic. This reverses the Governor’s proposed 7.5% ($7.1M) cut to library funding.
Construction Aid will be set at $34M. This is what we received pre-pandemic and is the same as the highest amount that we have ever received. It will mean that Suffolk Public Libraries will have approximately $2.1M in construction funding in 2021, up from $890K in 2020.
There is also some Bullet Aid in the budget for Senators and Assembly members to grant local entities.
There is a new $15M “Digital Inclusion Program” which libraries and library systems will be eligible to apply for but details are still to be worked out.

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE: Nothing new to report.

LILPA: The Long Island Library Pride Alliance will be moving the date of their next Book Club from Thursday, May 20th to Wednesday, May 26th as to not compete with the School Library Journal Day of Dialogue which will be free and online this year. The May Book Club pick is the YA title Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith. A flyer will be sent out next week.

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report.

MEMBERSHIP:

Membership Statistics as provided by Colleen:

CATS: 6/30/20: 133 members, 3/3021: 112 members

DASL: 6/30/20: 47 members, 3/30/21: 38 members

RASD: 6/30/20: 266 members, 3/30/21: 221 members

SSD: 6/30/20: 104 members, 3/30/21: 88 members

YASD: 6/30/20: 206 members, 3/30/21: 157 members

SCLA: 6/30/20: 107 members, 3/30/21: 54 members

SCLA/NYLA: 6/30/20: 447 members, 3/30/21: 409 members

Total Membership: 6/30/20: 554 members, 3/30/21: 463 members

As per Jeremy, no Trustee joined after the mailing of the letters.

NEWSLETTER: Adjustment to next newsletter publishing date.

NOMINATING: Nominations are due by May 14th.

SCLA Board Available positions are as follows:

Vice President/President Elect (3 years, VP/President/Past President)
Secretary (1 year)
Treasurer (2 years) -two-year term
Member at Large – (NYLA Curator) (2 years)
Member-at-Large (Networking) (2 years)

SCHOLARSHIP: The 2021 Scholarship and Continuing Ed Award flyers and applications have been updated on the SCLA website. Please share!

STUDENT OUTREACH: Attending CUNY Queens -Get Your Foot in the Door: LIS Internship & Volunteer Information Session this morning (4/16) on behalf of SCLA. If your library has hosted or plans to host Library School students for their internship please let me know and I will add you to the document I am working on cnavins@smithlib.org. I can share the Internship list with everyone once it is complete. Shared the professional development series flyer with St. John’s, CUNY Queens, Pratt and LIU Post.

WEB PAGE:

Continue to update SCLA.net, calendar and Facebook page with SCLA program information.
Continue to update SCLA wordpress and Division pages to latest versions of software.
Created page to market Professional Development Series 2021
Facebook insights: 903 followers
Google Analytics Behavior overview (page views): March 762 Page views
Motion to approve $50 to be spent on SCLA Zoom account to increase participant capacity. Motion approved.

LIAISONS:

CLASC: We hosted our Spring Annual Meeting “Tea Time with Salina Yoon” this past Wednesday. Thank you to Derek and Darla and the CLASC board for making that possible. We will be hosting a book discussion on Cleo Porter and the Body Electric on May 10th at 2pm – author Jake Burt will be joining us for the discussion and to talk about his book. Sign-Up by May 3rd at: http://bit.ly/3uKzgat Looking forward to participating in the May Professional Development Series, CLASC representatives are joining with RASD and YASD representatives for So You Want to Join a Professional Organization? On May 11th.

LILRC: Check out calendar of events for upcoming programs: lilrc.org/events

NCLA: NCLA has sent out the Professional Development series on our listserv. In addition individual flyers were created by the hosts and also sent out. I have heard that registration has been positive. If there are any individual flyers from SCLA for this series, you can email them to me to be posted etrezza@whplibrary.org

PLDA: No report.

SCLS: VetNow and JobNow are available through Brainfuse. On May 5th, there will be a program on Accessibility: portal.suffolklibrarysystem.org/introduction-web-accessibility

NYLA: No report.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: See above in Membership. Nothing else new to report.

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner.

Casey Fehn: Programs have been submitted to NYLA and there is nothing new to report at this time.

Andrea Malchiodi: Working on an outdoor, in person event over the summer. Looking toward the end of August/early September. Hopefully by that time, we will be able to do more in person events.

OLD BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS: None

The meeting was adjourned at 11:01 am by Ally Mercado. Seconded by Brian Adams and Andrea Malchiodi.

Corrected and Approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, June 4, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Brian Adams, Samantha Alberts, Michael Bartolomeo, Charlotte Buckleman, Michele Cayea, Rachel Cecchini, Patricia Cruz, Rebecca Goldstein, Teri Hatred, Stephen Ingram, Erin Kanelos, Ally Mercado, Carisse Mitchell, Colleen Navins, Roni Rauch, Brian Schwartz, Tim Spindler, Lauren Strong

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:03 am by Carisse Mitchell seconded by Rachel Cecchini & Ally Mercado.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
● Kelly Harris running for NYLA Treasurer- only person from Long Island
○ http://nyla.org/kelly-harris-candidate-for-treasurer-elect/?menukey=nyla
○ Voting will be open from June 15th to July 15th
● PLDA Golf Outing
○ Monday, September 27th
○ Promotional materials will be going out soon
● Lauren Strong – Newly appointed Newsletter Chair
● Farewell Jen Rocco. Jen stepped down as Newsletter Chair and we wish her luck in her future endeavors.

Motion to approve April 2021 minutes by Ally Mercado. Seconded by Michael Bartolomeo.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

● Registration for Programs
○ If a program requires payment and/or will be offering CEUs, registration must go through NYLA
○ Email education@NYLA.org with the details for you event
■ We will have a generic login where we can see who has registered in real time
○ Both Jeremy and Ally are available for questions and help with this.
● Reflection on May Professional Development Series
○ Successes
■ Attendance
■ Variety of topics
○ Areas Where We Can Improve
■ Using our Facebook account to advertise more
○ CEUs
■ We are setting a goal to send out a combined CEU with all of the programs and hours everyone attended by the end of June
■ This is in collaboration with CLASC and NCLA
● Virtual Meetings
○ SCLA meetings will remain virtual through the rest of 2021
○ Divisions and committees are welcome to resume in-person meetings
■ The SCLS auditorium is available to be reserved for in-person meetings. Certain guidelines still apply.

TREASURER’S REPORT: The closing balance as of March 30, 2021 was $75,290.50.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: No report.

RASD: RASD hosted 3 programs for the Professional Development Series. They were: “Online Resources for Small Businesses,” “Be Our Guest at the Desk,” and “Pathways for At-Risk Adults.” There were 129 attendees altogether.

The PR and Marketing Committee is hosting a joint program with NCLA on Monday, June 7th from 2:30-4:00PM on Zoom. It’s titled, “Ready or Not? Welcome Back!” Kathy Dempsey, author of The Accidental Library Marker, will be discussing how to plan an effective marketing strategy to draw patrons back into libraries. Registration closes on June 5th. This event is free for SCLA and NCLA members. Non-members will need to pay a fee of $10. CEUs will be awarded.

The MOSAIC Committee will be hosting their annual breakfast virtually this year. The topic is online resources for English language learners and literacy tutors. It will be held on Zoom on Tuesday, June 15th from 10:00AM-11:00AM. The first 20 RASD members who register will get a $5 digital gift card to Dunkin Donuts. Register at this link.

The Local History Committee will be hosting a virtual programmers showcase via Zoom. The showcase will be on Thursday, June 24th from 10:00AM to 1:00PM and will focus on the topic of historical preservation. Featured speakers will discuss their programs related to various aspects of preservation work and successful efforts in the region.

CATS: On May 7, as part of the Professional Development Series, CATS hosted the “Using Technology for Fitness & Wellness.” The program had 16 attendees.
CATS released its Summer/Spring newsletter detailing our mid-annual speaker talk with Scott Jarzombeck happening on August 4 at 10am. The event has been scheduled on the SCLA Zoom account. Also announced was our NYLA Conference Drawing, open to all active members of CATS. Two full conference registrations are offered and winners will be drawn during our July 7 Board meeting. Individuals entering the drawing must be CATS members by that date.
We were able to find candidates for most all Board positions for 2022 but still require a Vice-President/President-Elect. If you know anybody that might be interested, please let a member of the CATS Board member know ASAP.

SSD: Upcoming programs: June 8th- Social Media (using Instagram, Facebook) 2:& August 12th- Canva (Making Greeting Cards). Celia currently working on October Safety Conference.

YASD: On May 5 NCLA/SCLA YASD hosted Manga and Anime 101 as part of the professional development series. The meeting went very well. Attendees learned about manga and anime series along with programming ideas. 108 people were in attendance.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: Keeping up with State mandates. Will be working out how registration will be done for the dinner.

ARCHIVES: No report.

CIVIL SERVICE: Civil Service Update notes can be found here.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: No report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Status quo.

ELSA: Printed fliers for the award were distributed to all member libraries to further advertise.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: Here are your monthly links! Here’s an article about an issue that has affected two libraries recently; filming police: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/22/how-to-film-police-smartphone/

And an article on copyright:
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/copyright-infringement-showdown-the-4536885/

LDA AWARD: The 2020 and 2021 LDA Library awards were presented during a virtual ceremony on April 27th, and was hosted by Dr. Art Friedman of Nassau County Community College Library. The winner of the 2020 award is Trina Reed, director of the Levittown Public Library. The winner of the 2021 award is Neely McCahey, director of the Sachem Public Library. Dr. Friedman spoke about the accomplishments of Ms. Reed; then Maryanne Linehan, co-chair of NCLA LDA Award committee presented Ms. Reed with the plaque at Levittown Public Library. Dr. Friedman then spoke about Ms. McCahey’s accomplishments, followed by my presentation of the plaque to Ms. McCahey at the Sachem Public Library. Each winner followed their presentations with a brief speech.

LEGISLATIVE:
There are two legislative items that may be of interest to the membership, they are:
1. Access to E-Books bill which is currently working its way through the legislature, S2890B (May)/A5837B (Jean-Pierre). You may have seen a similar Maryland bill mentioned in Publisher Weekly recently .
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86528-maryland-library-e-book-bill-becomes-law.html

2. HERO ACT: On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act into law. The HERO Act requires certain employers to provide and maintain a safe workplace during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and in the event of a future airborne infectious disease outbreak. Briana McNamee is monitoring the amendments closely as well as the NYSDOL for publication of standards that could affect libraries.

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE: Will be having an in-person meeting to discuss next year’s conference. Looking for suggestions on vendors, email Brian Adams.

LILPA: No report.

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report.

MEMBERSHIP:
-If anyone needs to change their email address, you do that via your profile on the NYLA website:
Click on Personal Record Details, then click on Modify My Record. From there you can update all your personal information, including your email.

-Also, under the Personal Record Details, you can sign up for which emails you would like to receive under the Email Discussion Lists Tab

Membership Statistics as of 6/3/21:
CATS: 98 active members
DASL: 27 active members
RASD: 184 active members
SSD: 59 active members
YASD: 137 active members

As always, if anyone needs any special rosters, or would like to know specifics about their active memberships, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. (Angela)

NEWSLETTER: New Newsletter Chair, Lauren Strong.

NOMINATING: Slips were due by the end of May & were sent to Jeremy.

SCHOLARSHIP: No report.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Things have quieted down since classes are coming to an end. I had a lot of students reach out after the webinars I was involved in, looking for job opportunities and internships. I directed them to a few listservs and joblines and also shared contact information for those who volunteered information to me. I continue to send flyers and information to the school contacts and am looking forward to more interactions in the fall.

WEB PAGE:
Continue to update SCLA.net, calendar and Facebook page with SCLA program information.
Continue to update SCLA wordpress and Division pages to latest versions of software.
Supported SCL Professional Development Series 2021 with posts and emails.
Facebook insights: 896 followers
Google Analytics Behavior overview (page views): April 1042 Page views
June

LIAISONS:

CLASC:
● So You Want to Join a Professional Organization? Panel went very well. CLASC is happy to have had the opportunity to work with everyone on the May Professional Development Series
● We held a book discussion featuring author Jake Burt and the book Cleo Porter and the Body Electric. This also went very well, and we appreciated Mr. Burt taking the time to come speak to us.
● Our next book discussion will be in September featuring the book Starfish, by Lisa Fipps. Ms. Fipps will be attending the book discussion as well for a presentation and Q&A. More details and flyer to follow.
● We held elections and new board members Samantha Cribbin and Justine Rivera were installed.

LILRC: June 15th is the Annual Meeting with guest speaker Kawanna Bright. This year will also be the 30th Annual Conference.

NCLA: All CEU information from the May Professional Development Series hosted by NCLA has been added to the document.

PLDA: No report.

SCLS: If an in-person meeting needs to be held, SCLS is available.

NYLA: No report

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: see above in Membership.

Michele Cayea: Nothing new to report. See above in Annual Dinner.

Casey Fehn: Nothing new to report.

Andrea Malchiodi: We had a great networking night on May 19th with lots of laughs. We had about 14 people attend. Brian’s game of scattergories was a hit – thank you Brian for hosting that. Casey did an amazing job hosting the scavenger hunt, which was also a big hit. Goodie bags for attending will be going out next week to all of the participants. I’d like to plan an in person event for late July/early August. Idea input is welcomed!! You can email me with any and all ideas – amalchiodi@lindenhurstlibrary.org

OLD BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS: None

The meeting was adjourned at 11:02 am by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Roni Rauch & Michael Bartolomeo.

Corrected and Approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, July 16, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Michael Bartolomeo, Michele Cayea, Rachel Cecchini, Patricia Cruz, Casey Fehn, Rebecca Goldstein, Teri Hatred, Ally Mercado, Carisse Mitchell, Roni Rauch, Kate Regina, Tim Spindler, Lauren Strong.

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:02am by Carisse Mitchell.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None.

Motion to approve June 2021 meeting minutes as amended by Teri Hatred. Seconded by Carisse Mitchell.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

Facebook “Member Monday” Campaign
- Template
  - Name
  - Position
  - Library
  - A few (2-3) sentences about yourself
  - A photo of your choosing (fun or professional)
- Due to Steve Ingram by Friday, July 30
- Carisse and I looked back on our goals from early 2021. With a lot of help from everyone we’ve been able to accomplish a lot such as the professional development series and a letter campaign to library trustees. This upcoming Facebook campaign is our next step in increasing awareness about SCLA.
Example from Carisse
- Carisse Mitchell
- Vice President SCLA
- Youth Services Coordinator: West Babylon Public Library
- Hi! I’m Carisse – I am the Youth Services Coordinator for the West Babylon Public Library, the VP for SCLA and the Past President for YASD. I have loved working with the SCLA Board and meeting all different library professionals in our field. I had a great time putting together the Professional Development Series and can’t wait to see what we can do next year. Some of my hobbies include running, red wine and hanging out with my husband and 3 fur-babies. If you have any questions about SCLA feel free to email me at cmitchell@wbpl.us.

TREASURER’S REPORT: The closing balance as of May 2021 was 76,312.50.

Motion to disburse funds to divisions by Rebecca Goldstein. Seconded by Carisse Mitchell.

Vote to disburse funds to divisions. Approved.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: No report.

RASD:

The Spring issue of Ramblings went out on June 25th.

Our PR & Marketing Committee has a workshop on Thursday, September 23rd via Zoom. They are also accepting applications for the Suffolk Library Marketing Award. The deadline is September 15th. Applications can be downloaded and submitted at this link: https://rasdpr.wordpress.com/smla/

The Reader’s Advisory Committee is meeting on Thursday, September 30th via Zoom. The topic is Hispanic Heritage Month.

The Outreach Committee is accepting applications for the 2021 Suffolk Library Excellence in Outreach Award. Any public or academic librarian in Suffolk County may submit an application on behalf of a library describing outreach endeavors that took place at that library between October 1, 2020 and October 1, 2021.

CATS:

The CATS Mid-Annual Speaker program will be August 4 at 10am. A reminder email will be going out next week and we encourage all to attend to learn about the current and possible future state of technology in libraries. You do not need to be a member of CATS to attend.

The next TIF meeting will be a joint meeting with NCLA’s Tech Committee on September 9 at 2pm.

We completed our NYLA Conference Registration Drawing and will be contacting the two winners by early next week at the latest.

Finally, we are working to correct issues with the CATS election slates which NYLA incorrectly put out for vote. It looks like they used an election slate from years past. CATS is still looking to fill its Vice-President/President Elect position for the next year. If you know anybody who might be interested please let Michael know at mbartolomeo@shpl.info.

SSD: Meeting will be taking place later today, 7/16. Social Media class was cancelled. On August 12th, the Greeting Cards on Canva program will take place. Celia is working on the Safety Conference. Brian Schwartz will be hosting a trivia night.

YASD: We have booked our Annual Luncheon. It is on December 9th 11am-12pm at the Irish Coffee Pub. Information on how to register will be coming soon.

Our September program will be “Treasure or Trash Summer Programming: What Worked and What Didn’t?” We will be picking a date for that soon as well.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: Working on Save the Dates for the Dinner and getting them out to social media & ListServ. Dinner will take place on Thursday, October 21st, 6-10pm @ the West Sayville Country Club. Planning on keeping the prices the same as previous years ($55 members, $65 non-members)

ARCHIVES: No report.

CIVIL SERVICE: No report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: No report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Receiving & working on requests. Please remember to send in attendance sheets.

ELSA: As of right now, there are three submitted nominees for this year’s award. The deadline is the end of July as written in the newsletter. Before the next meeting we will be deciding who our winner is and getting the ball rolling for the presentation.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM:

Here’s an article about a elementary school library that faced some scrutiny after putting a book about a trasgender person on display: https://meaww.com/washington-elementary-school-remove-trans-top-surgery-book-pride-from-display-after-backlash

Another article about Disney trademarking the norse god Loki:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/disney-loki-redbubble-trademark/2021/07/02/d59908ec-d9c0-11eb-8fb8-aea56b785b00_story.html

LDA AWARD: Nothing new to report.

LEGISLATIVE:

PLDA’s Empire State Libraries Fundraiser – Golf & Dinner is scheduled for September 27, 2021. Tickets are now available:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empire-state-libraries-fundraiser-golf-dinner-tickets-160057852345

The following events are currently in the planning stages, and as information becomes available it will be posted on the SCLA Listserv. Please save the dates:

Legislative Breakfast – Friday, October 1, 2021 at SCLS. The legislative committee would also respectfully motion a request for $800 in funds for the SCLA share of the breakfast.

Vote approved for $800 in funds for the SCLA share of the breakfast.

NYLA’s Advocacy Day 2022 will be March 2, 2022

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE: No report.

LILPA: The Long Island Library Pride Alliance paired up with NCLA’s Pop Culture Committee and presented a workshop on Tuesday, June 22nd called “Queer Content for All Ages”. The group welcomed the creator of the online education series Queer Kid Stuff Lindz Amer, adult creative nonfiction author Lori Soderlind, and young adult novelist Robin Talley. The three speakers shared their thoughts on how they got started, how they approach the creation of their art, and the importance of queer representation for people of all ages. Looking to the future, LILPA will be welcoming Kristin Pekoll from ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom on Tuesday, September 14th. She will share what the OIF is all about and how librarians can handle challenges to their collections. In October, LILPA will hold another session of the LILPA Book Club where they will discuss Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink.

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report.

MEMBERSHIP: No report.

NEWSLETTER: Thanks to everyone who submitted for the newsletter. If anyone has SCLA swag for trivia prizes, please send to Lauren Strong @ Riverhead Library through ILL bins.

NOMINATING: The results will be sent out next week.

SCHOLARSHIP: Flyers are circulating for both awards. Please continue to share with anyone who is eligible. Deadlines are September 1st (Scholarship) and September 15th (Continuing Education Award).

STUDENT OUTREACH: Forwarding job posting to St. John’s, Queens and LIU. Let me know if you would like anything shared with the local library schools.

WEB PAGE: Continue to update SCLA.net, calendar and Facebook page with SCLA program information.

Continue to update SCLA wordpress and Division pages to the latest versions of software.

Facebook insights: 908 followers

Google Analytics Behavior overview (page views): April 986 Page views

LIAISONS:

CLASC:

Children’s Librarian Meet-Up at Salt Shack in Babylon on August 20th at 6pm. This event is open to all librarians, and no registration necessary. Parking is free after 5pm.
Discussion of the book Starfish, with author Lisa Fipps is scheduled for September 13th from 2-4pm

LILRC: The Scan Center is now open and taking reservations to digitize.

Positions LILRC is hiring for/will be hiring for: PT Resource Sharing and Technology Librarian

& Project Archivist Position. The annual conference will be taking place in October.

NCLA: No report.

PLDA: No report.

SCLS: Social Media assistant hired @ SCLS. The SLED is available to use and the building is now open to meetings. Will be looking to hire for positions: PALS Operational Librarian, Administrative Assistant, Sustainability Coordinator.

NYLA: No report.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: See above in membership.

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner.

Casey Fehn: The programs are selected for NYLA and they are How to Build Your Digital Branch and Community Partnerships, Social Workers in Libraries. They will both be held as Live-Virtual programs at the end of October. As of right now, NYLA is going to be held as a hybrid In-Person and Virtual conference. Early registration begins on August 1, 2021.

Andrea Malchiodi: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Discussion of Fees schedules for non-NYLA members for programs using the new registration system.

NEW BUSINESS: None

The meeting was adjourned at 10:59am by Ally Mercado. Seconded by Michael Bartolomeo.

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Corrected and Approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, July 16, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:02am by Carisse Mitchell.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None.

Motion to approve June 2021 meeting minutes as amended by Teri Hatred. Seconded by Carisse Mitchell.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

Facebook “Member Monday” Campaign
- Template
  - Name
  - Position
  - Library
  - A few (2-3) sentences about yourself
  - A photo of your choosing (fun or professional)
- Due to Steve Ingram by Friday, July 30
- Carisse and I looked back on our goals from early 2021. With a lot of help from everyone we’ve been able to accomplish a lot such as the professional development series and a letter campaign to library trustees. This upcoming Facebook campaign is our next step in increasing awareness about SCLA.
Example from Carisse
- Carisse Mitchell
- Vice President SCLA
- Youth Services Coordinator: West Babylon Public Library
- Hi! I’m Carisse – I am the Youth Services Coordinator for the West Babylon Public Library, the VP for SCLA and the Past President for YASD. I have loved working with the SCLA Board and meeting all different library professionals in our field. I had a great time putting together the Professional Development Series and can’t wait to see what we can do next year. Some of my hobbies include running, red wine and hanging out with my husband and 3 fur-babies. If you have any questions about SCLA feel free to email me at cmitchell@wbpl.us.

TREASURER’S REPORT: The closing balance as of May 2021 was 76,312.50.

Motion to disburse funds to divisions by Rebecca Goldstein. Seconded by Carisse Mitchell.

Vote to disburse funds to divisions. Approved.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: No report.

RASD:

The Spring issue of Ramblings went out on June 25th.

The Reader’s Advisory Committee is meeting on Thursday, September 30th via Zoom. The topic is Hispanic Heritage Month.

CATS:

The next TIF meeting will be a joint meeting with NCLA’s Tech Committee on September 9 at 2pm.

We completed our NYLA Conference Registration Drawing and will be contacting the two winners by early next week at the latest.

YASD: We have booked our Annual Luncheon. It is on December 9th 11am-12pm at the Irish Coffee Pub. Information on how to register will be coming soon.

Our September program will be “Treasure or Trash Summer Programming: What Worked and What Didn’t?” We will be picking a date for that soon as well.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ARCHIVES: No report.

CIVIL SERVICE: No report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: No report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Receiving & working on requests. Please remember to send in attendance sheets.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM:

Another article about Disney trademarking the norse god Loki:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/disney-loki-redbubble-trademark/2021/07/02/d59908ec-d9c0-11eb-8fb8-aea56b785b00_story.html

LDA AWARD: Nothing new to report.

LEGISLATIVE:

PLDA’s Empire State Libraries Fundraiser – Golf & Dinner is scheduled for September 27, 2021. Tickets are now available:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empire-state-libraries-fundraiser-golf-dinner-tickets-160057852345

The following events are currently in the planning stages, and as information becomes available it will be posted on the SCLA Listserv. Please save the dates:

Legislative Breakfast – Friday, October 1, 2021 at SCLS. The legislative committee would also respectfully motion a request for $800 in funds for the SCLA share of the breakfast.

Vote approved for $800 in funds for the SCLA share of the breakfast.

NYLA’s Advocacy Day 2022 will be March 2, 2022

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE: No report.

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report.

MEMBERSHIP: No report.

NEWSLETTER: Thanks to everyone who submitted for the newsletter. If anyone has SCLA swag for trivia prizes, please send to Lauren Strong @ Riverhead Library through ILL bins.

NOMINATING: The results will be sent out next week.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Forwarding job posting to St. John’s, Queens and LIU. Let me know if you would like anything shared with the local library schools.

WEB PAGE: Continue to update SCLA.net, calendar and Facebook page with SCLA program information.

Continue to update SCLA wordpress and Division pages to the latest versions of software.

Facebook insights: 908 followers

Google Analytics Behavior overview (page views): April 986 Page views

LIAISONS:

CLASC:

Children’s Librarian Meet-Up at Salt Shack in Babylon on August 20th at 6pm. This event is open to all librarians, and no registration necessary. Parking is free after 5pm.
Discussion of the book Starfish, with author Lisa Fipps is scheduled for September 13th from 2-4pm

LILRC: The Scan Center is now open and taking reservations to digitize.

Positions LILRC is hiring for/will be hiring for: PT Resource Sharing and Technology Librarian

& Project Archivist Position. The annual conference will be taking place in October.

NCLA: No report.

PLDA: No report.

NYLA: No report.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: See above in membership.

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner.

Andrea Malchiodi: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Discussion of Fees schedules for non-NYLA members for programs using the new registration system.

NEW BUSINESS: None

The meeting was adjourned at 10:59am by Ally Mercado. Seconded by Michael Bartolomeo.

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Corrected and Approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, August 20, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Brian Adams, Samantha Alberts, Michael Bartolomeo, Angela Breslin, Michele Cayea, Patricia Cruz, Casey Fehn, Teri Hatred, Stephen Ingram, Derek Ivie, Erin Kanelos, Andrea Malchiodi, Ally Mercado, Carisse Mitchell, Roni Rauch, Kate Regina, Todd Schlitt, Tim Spindler, Lauren Strong, Emily Trezza, Kevin Verbesey.

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:03am by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Roni Rauch & Michael Bartolomeo.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None.

Todd Schlitt and Kevin Verbesey joined to answer questions regarding changes going on with NYLA.

Discussion on re-evaluating the benefits and relationship that SCLA has for being part of NYLA. A list of points and concerns is to be made and reviewed at the next meeting.

It was suggested by Kevin Verbesey to hold off on making any decisions until NYLA is able to re-organize.

Motion to approve July 2021 meeting minutes by Michael Bartolomeo. Seconded by Angela Breslin.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Member Monday Facebook Campaign started this month, please submit bio to Stephen Ingram. Nominations were announced for the incoming board.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Our closing balance as of June 2021 was 76,414.20.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: No report.

RASD: Our annual luncheon will be held on Thursday, October 7th at SCLS. It will start at 2:00PM. Save the Dates are forthcoming.

Congratulations to Kelly Filippone, who was approved by the Board to be our Vice President, President-Elect for 2022/2023. Kelly is currently our Membership Chair and Co-Chair of the Local History Committee.

We’re also excited to welcome Mary McNulty of the Center Moriches Free Public Library as our Secretary for 2022.

RASD is looking for a Media Chairperson and an Historian. If you know of anyone who would be interested, please have them reach out to me at: rcecchini@smithlib.org

From Brian A – Congratulations on RASD’s 40th Anniversary.

CATS: CATS hosted its Mid-Annual Speaker on August 4 over Zoom. There were 18 attendees.

Coming off a summer hiatus we are looking to resume TIF and CATS Board meetings in September.

CATS is still looking for a Vice-President/President-Elect for the upcoming year. Please encourage any interested members to reach out to myself or any CATS Board member.

SSD: Safety Conference planning is wrapping up, Celia & Teri are doing a great job. Unfortunately, the computer classes had to be cancelled due to low registration. No meeting happening this month.

YASD: YASD will be having its next meeting on Thursday, September 16 at 10 am. Our program will be Treasure or Trash Summer Programming: What Worked and What Didn’t. We will be discussing summer reading clubs, community service, and programs that worked and programs that didn’t.

We are still currently in the process of setting up the registration for our annual luncheon on Dec 9, 2021, at the Irish Coffee Pub 11:00 am – 2:00 pm with YA author: Sona Charaipotra (https://sonacharaipotra.com/)

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: Working on getting registration for Annual Dinner out by September 1st. Concerned about attendance due to Covid numbers increasing.

ARCHIVES: No report.

CIVIL SERVICE: No report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: No report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Status quo.

ELSA: We ended the nominations with 5 excellent candidates. The winner is in the process of being chosen by the committee.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: No report.

LDA AWARD: Nothing new to report.

LEGISLATIVE: PLDA’s Empire State Libraries Fundraiser – Golf & Dinner is scheduled for September 27, 2021. Tickets are now available:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empire-state-libraries-fundraiser-golf-dinner-tickets-160057852345

Legislative Breakfast is Friday, October 1, 2021 at SCLS. Registration for membership to attend will be available in September and links to the registration link will be sent on the SCLA listserv.

Save the Date – NYLA’s Advocacy Day 2022 will be March 2, 2022

ALA continues its advocacy efforts for the Build America’s Libraries Act. If you have not sent an email to of support or would like to learn more visit the ALA Advocacy page: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/buildlibraries

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE: Brian Adams reporting:

We met last in person at the Melville Marriott on August 11th. What a pleasure to see each and everyone of the committee members. May we never have to Zoom again!

The 2022 Conference is on and in person – Thursday May 12, 2022.

This year we are trying something new — just one low price for everyone and no early bird pricing. We hope that keeping the registration fee low encourages more attendees. “Save the Date” flyers are being created and will be sent out soon.

Those divisions and committees that have already submitted programs (from 2 years ago) have been contacted and offered to keep the same programs and same time slots wherever possible.

Another issue we are still having and has now increased in urgency is the lack of transparency and detail for the Long Island Library Conference’s finances. I have asked over the years for NYLA to keep a “separate” sheet for the finances of the Long Island Library Conference, and it has still not been done.

We have reached a tipping point and need for NYLA to make this happen. What can SCLA do to make this happen please ?

LILPA: The Long Island Library Pride Alliance Board met on July 26th. They discussed their two upcoming workshops and started to discuss and create a list for a Mock Stonewall program currently scheduled for December 16th. Last year this mock award was sent out as a Google form. This year LILPA is looking to hold it virtually as a workshop that will include live discussions with voting. The flyers and registration information for both Rising to the Challenge on September 14th and LILPA Book Club: Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink were shared with the membership and the SCLA/NCLA listservs. Zoom links for both meetings will be sent closer to the dates of the programs.

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report.

MEMBERSHIP: Membership Statistics from June 2020 – June 2021: see attachment

NEWSLETTER: No report.

NOMINATING: Nominations results are out.

At the Annual Dinner 2 years ago, we raffled off gift baskets that were donated by the different divisions, and personally donated, to raise money for the SCLA Scholarship and the Continuing Ed Award – it worked out really well and I would love to do that again this year. If anyone is willing to donate a basket please reach out to me in the next few weeks: emma@bbplibrary.org or 631-363-6133 ext. 20. Thank you!

STUDENT OUTREACH: Shared flyers to schools for SCLA scholarships and CLASC events. Sending job postings from Derek to grad schools as well. Reached out to St. John’s Queens and LIU to possibly host another webinar or in person informational SCLA event. Will keep everyone updated. Feel free to send me anything you would like shared with local library school students. cnavins@smithlib.org

WEB PAGE:
Webmaster report August 2021

Continue to update SCLA.net, calendar and Facebook page with SCLA program information.

Continue to updat SCLA wordpress and Division pages to latest versions of software.

Posting Member Monday pages to Facebook

Facebook insights: 909 followers

Google Analytics Behavior overview (page views):

June 986 Page views

July 760 Page views

LIAISONS:

CLASC:

CLASC Beach Meet-Up is tonight @ the Salt Shack (Flyer)
Virtual Book Discussion of Starfish with author Lisa Fipps is on September 13th @ 2pm (Register Here)
Planning a Librarian Trivia Night, more details to come soon.

LILRC:

October 8, 2021, 10 AM-2 PM – 30th Libraries and the Future Conference: New Perspectives
October 18, 2021, 10 AM-3 PM – 26th Annual Archives Conference: The 1920s Style and Design

All LILRC Events

NCLA: Our September programs have started registration, click here for our calendar. We are strongly considering a virtual “annual dinner” and installation of officers.

PLDA: Golf outing fundraiser on Monday, September 27th, 11:30AM

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empire-state-libraries-fundraiser-golf-dinner-tickets-160057852345

SCLS: Library Carpentry programs – 5 sessions. Professional Development hours will be awarded.

NYLA: Updates discussed at beginning of meeting.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: See above in Membership.

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner.

Casey Fehn: NYLA Conference registration is now open. NYLA will be held in person with a virtual component. There will be both Live-Virtual programs that will be taking place on October 28 and October 29 and On Demand Programs will also be available. Early bird registration will run through the end of September. Both of the programs that SCLA is sponsoring will be taking place as Live-Virtual programs.

Andrea Malchiodi:

OLD BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS: None

The meeting was adjourned at 11:52 by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Roni Rauch.

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Corrected and Approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, September 17, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Brian Adams, Samantha Alberts, Angela Breslin, Charlotte Buckleman, Michele Cayea, Rachel Cecchini, Patricia Cruz, Anthony Giansante, Rebecca Goldstein, Stephen Ingram, Emma Lodato, Carisse Mitchell, Roni Rauch, Kate Regina, Brian Schwartz, Bruce Seger, Todd Schlitt, Sally Stieglitz, Lauren Strong

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:02am by Angela Breslin. Seconded by Rachel Cecchini.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Carisse is running this meeting in Ally’s place.

Motion to approve August 2021 meeting minutes by Angela Breslin. Seconded by Teri Hatred.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

Please continue to add concerns to the NYLA document.
Thank you all for participating in the Member Monday campaign.
We will be continuing to meet virtually through 2021 and reassess to possibly have in-person meetings but mostly virtual for 2022.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Our closing balance as of June 2021 was 76,414.20; I’m waiting to receive updated financial information from Colleen.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: Bruce Seger reported:

Two virtual events were a great success with attendance of 70 participants. Thanks to Sally Stieglitz for her assistance with LILRC Zoom.

RASD: Rachel Cecchini reported:

NYLA is requesting that anyone who would like to plan an event that requires payment or, if CEUs are being given, to give them at least 6-8 weeks notice. Due to short staffing and the upcoming conference, there have been significant delays in communication between our division and NYLA. Because of this, the annual luncheon and Health Concerns Committee Breakfast have had to be rescheduled. More information will follow once the new dates have been confirmed with the guest speakers.

RASD is looking for a Historian and someone to be a co-chair on our Media Committee. If you know of anyone who would be interested, please have them reach out to me at: rcecchini@smithlib.org

CATS: Anthony Giansante reported:

TIF hosted their first joint meeting with the NCLA Tech Committee since the summer break on September 9. Many topics were discussed including hybrid programming, wireless usage, and laptop lending kiosks.

CATS will be looking to host a TinkerCAD for Librarians class in late October/early November. Annual Meeting/Speaker will take place in early December.

Congratulations to Brian Adams who won the CATS NYLA Conference Registration Drawing.

SSD: Roni Rauch reported:

Virtual Annual Safety Conference. Dates: Oct. 7th @ 1pm, Oct. 14th @ 2pm, Oct. 28th @ 6:30pm. Meeting later today to discuss basket for Annual Dinner.

YASD: Charlotte Buckleman reported:

Program for discussing summer reading and programs that worked or didn’t go well with attendance of about 20 people. Currently looking for a Vice President for YASD. The Annual Luncheon will be on December 9th @ the Irish Coffee Pub.

Discussion on what the difference is between CEUs vs. Professional Development hours. NYLA needs to approve programs/events if CEUs are being given & need at least 6-8 weeks notice, but can Professional Development hours be given without NYLA approval?

Articles explaining the differences:

https://www.yaskawa.com/support-training/training/ceu-pdh

https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/cert/conted.htm

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: Michele Cayea reported:

Thanks Sam for helping set up registration for the dinner. Thanks to Stephen for posting to website & Facebook. Currently there is low registration. Will be visiting the venue on the 30th to finalize the menu. Will work on an FAQ about the dinner. Reminder to please sponsor a gift basket for raffle at the dinner.

ARCHIVES: Bruce Seger reported:

Completed a set of scans and will get more to continue.

CIVIL SERVICE: No report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: No report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Terri Hatred reported:

Status quo

ELSA: Kate Regina reported:

Winner and nominees have been notified and given vouchers for annual dinner. Names were given to Michele and a plaque has been ordered for the year.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: Brian Schwartz reported:

Here are some articles of interest:

An article on the lack of changes for human rights since 9/11:

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/september-11-civil-liberties/

An article about libraries going fine free:

https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=26611

And finally, I was approached by NCLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee and may be doing a joint program in 2022 for LILC on Intellectual Freedom!

LDA AWARD: Paula Bornstein reported via email:

Nothing new to report.

LEGISLATIVE: Samantha Alberts reported:

The annual PLDA fundraiser which will take place on Monday, September 27.

The Annual Legislative Breakfast will be held ONLINE on Friday, October 1 at 9:00am.

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE: Brian Adams reported:

Met last Tuesday at Bellmore Memorial Library. A hybrid meeting will be held next time because it is easier for people to attend. There will be a meeting to discuss registration for the conference. The deadline to decide whether the conference will be in-person or virtual is December 31st.

LILPA: Derek Ivie reported via email:

The Long Island Library Alliance held a meeting called Rising to the Challenge on Tuesday, September 14th. Twenty four library staff members from both Nassau and Suffolk counties attended the workshop. Kristen Pekoll, the Assistant Director at the Office for Intellectual Freedom, spoke to the group about how ALA’s OIF can aid libraries when books, programs, etc. at their libraries have been challenged. She stressed the importance of the Library Bill of Rights, the Library Code of Ethics, and how having an updated collection development, selection, and reconsideration policies is imperative. Pekoll also shared useful resources for libraries to use before, during, and after a challenge. Coming up, the LILPA Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday, October 12th. The group will be discussing Joseph Fink’s Alice Isn’t Dead.

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report.

MEMBERSHIP: Angela Breslin reported:

Current membership statistics:

CATS: 100 Active members

DASL: 30 Active members

RASD: 194 Active members

SCLA: 419 Active members

SSD: 54 Active members

YASD: 140 Active members

If anyone has membership questions, please reach out and ask: abreslin@connetquotlibrary.org.

Are we still doing an Organizational letter for the directors?

NEWSLETTER: Lauren Strong reported:

I am working on October’s newsletter, and will need blurbs by Friday, September 24 at the latest. Thank you to everyone who has submitted!

NOMINATING: Carisse Mitchell reported:

Nothing new to report.

SCHOLARSHIP: Emma Lodato reported:

The Scholarship Committee has selected the recipient of the SCLA Scholarship. We potentially have one applicant for the Continuing Ed Award – the deadline was Wednesday and at this time I only have half of a complete application.

At the Annual Dinner in 2019, we raffled off gift baskets that were donated by the different divisions, and personally donated, to raise money for the SCLA Scholarship and the Continuing Ed Award – it worked out really well and I would love to do that again this year. If anyone is willing to donate a basket please reach out to me: emma@bbplibrary.org or 631-363-6133 ext. 20. Thank you!

STUDENT OUTREACH: No report.

WEB PAGE: Stephen Ingram reported:
Continue to update SCLA.net, calendar and Facebook page with SCLA program information.

Continue to update SCLA wordpress and Division pages to latest versions of software.

Posting Member Monday pages to Facebook

Facebook insights: 922 followers

Google Analytics Behavior overview (page views):

August 530 Page views

Stephen Ingram

LIAISONS:

CLASC: Erin Kanelos reported via email:

Recent book discussion with author Lisa Fipps (on her book Starfish),Librarian Beach Meet up were both great successes
Flyers coming soon for upcoming events: Librarian Trivia, Annual Meeting

LILRC: Sally Stieglitz reported:

LILRC’s Fall Conferences will both be held virtually in October.

30th Annual Conference on Libraries and The Future: New Perspectives

October 08, 2021, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

This is the 30th Anniversary of the Libraries and the Future Conference.

Presenters:

Miguel Figueroa, President and CEO of Amigos Library Services

Brandy McNeil, Director of Adult Services, New York Public Library

Stacey Aldrich,State Librarian of Hawaii

26th Annual Archives Conference: The 1920s: Style and Design

October 18, 2021, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

The Jazz Loft Archiving Project at the ‘Coal Bin’

A panel discussion led by Dr. Thomas J. Manuel, President & Founder, The Jazz Loft, Inc.

Flapper Dresses and Inherent Vice in Museum Collections

Morgan Carbone, Associate Conservator at Museum Textile Service

Art Deco 101: Introduction to American Decorative Arts & Design

Kathleen Murphy Skolnik, Professor of art and architectural history at Roosevelt University

Please also join LILRC and SCLA for the upcoming Legislative Breakfast, which will be held virtually..

Suffolk Legislative Breakfast (VIRTUAL)

October 1, 2021, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Registration for all events at lilrc.org/events

NCLA: Emily Trezza reported via email:

Our Intellectual Freedom Committee would like to get in contact with SCLA’s committee. If you could reach out to Ian Smith ismith@wantaghlibrary.org

PLDA: Samantha Alberts reported:

PLDA’s Empire State Libraries Fundraiser – Golf & Dinner is scheduled for September 27, 2021. Tickets are now available:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empire-state-libraries-fundraiser-golf-dinner-tickets-160057852345

SCLS: Samantha Alberts reported:

9/20 Program: Bystander Intervention in Public Spaces. Register here:

https://portal.suffolklibrarysystem.org/node/30915

NYLA: Todd Schlitt reported:

Letter sent by NYLA Council to all NYLA members (below). Bylaws committee has been meeting recently.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: See above in membership.

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner. Congrats Angela!

Casey Fehn: NYLA 2021 Conference registration is now open and the Early Bird price runs through September 30. This Conference will be in person, but will also have virtual components. Live-virtual programs will be available on October 28 and 29 and On Demand virtual content will also be made available. Masks will be required for everyone at the conference center, but they are only required if unvaccinated at the Marriott. Temperature checks will be taken upon entrance at the conference center and they want to assure everyone that all precautions are being taken seriously. The in person portion of the conference will only not take place if there is a state of emergency. If you have any questions, I will answer them to the best of my ability- casey@myrml.org.

Andrea Malchiodi: We will be hosting a holiday party on Friday, December 3 at Sand City Brewing Company in Lindenhurst as part of our networking events. More details to follow.

OLD BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS: None

Carisse: Appreciate everyone’s time and don’t forget to sign-up for the dinner!

The meeting was adjourned at 11:09am by Teri Hatred. Seconded by Michele Cayea.

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Corrected and Approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, November 19, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Brian Adams, Samantha Alberts, Michael Bartolomeo, Charlotte Buckleman, Michele Cayea, Rachel Cecchini, Patricia Cruz, Rebecca Goldstein, Stephen Ingram, Derek Ivie, Erin Kanelos, Andrea Malchiodi, Ally Mercado, Carisse Mitchell, Roni Rauch, Brian Schwartz, Bruce Seger, Tim Spindler

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:01am by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Roni Rauch.

Motion to approve September 2021 meeting minutes as amended by Michael Bartolomeo. Seconded by Carisse Mitchel.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

NYLA
- Review of Revisions to Bylaws
  - The board reviewed the changes to the NYLA Bylaws that were adopted at the 2021 NYLA Annual Conference.
- SCLA
  - Review Constitution & Review Handbook of Committee Charges
    - The board reviewed the SCLA Constitution and Handbook of Committee Charges.
  - Future with NYLA
    - The board discussed, at length, the pros and cons of remaining a regional chapter of NYLA. SCLA would like more autonomy over our finances, membership, and event registration/coordination.
    - The major concern about leaving NYLA having our balance turned over into a new bank account.
    - The board will vote at our December 2021 meeting on ending our regional chapter status with NYLA.
  - NYLA Liaison
    - Todd Schlitt has stepped down as the NYLA Liaison. The position is currently vacant.

TREASURER’S REPORT: The closing balance as of August 2021 was $77,694.50. Colleen Smith emailed me earlier this week to say that her last day at NYLA would be November 26.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: Bruce Seger reported.

Had a meeting a few weeks ago. On December 14th Patents and Trademarks program will take place. Planning on a January luncheon.

RASD: Rachel Cecchini reported.

Our annual luncheon is on Tuesday, December 7th at Bayport Blue-Point Public Library. It will be from 2-4PM and our speaker is Tricia Foley of the Yaphank Historical Society and Director of the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society. Registration is still ongoing until November 30th. Interested participants can register here: https://www.nyla.org/events/scla-rasd-annual-luncheon-2021/373/

CATS: Michael Bartolomeo reported.

CATS/TIF will be hosting its annual meeting on Thursday, December 9, at 10am both in-person at SCLS and virtually. Our featured speaker will be Maxine Bleiweis, a reputed library innovator. All are welcome to attend regardless of membership status. Details will be released on the listservs.

On November 2, we hosted a Tinkercad for Instructors class which was attended by 14. There was interest in a follow-up class so we may be doing a second in the near future.

The partnership with NCLA’s Computers and Technology Committee continues to go well. Even during the months where TIF is not co-hosting with NCLA, many NCLA members still attend. Anybody interested in joining the Technology Information Forum Google group should send Chris DeCristofaro(Chris.DeCristofaro@sachemlibrary.org) or Alison Mirabella(alisonm@longwoodlibrary.org) an email.

SSD: Roni Rauch reported.

Safety Conference went well. Luncheon next month.

YASD: Charlotte Buckleman reported.

On Thursday October 28 YASD hosted a Programming on a Budget meeting. We went over crafts, gaming programs, health programs, reading/writing programs, and community service programs that were all $50 or less. Our next meeting is TIk Tok 101 scheduled for Monday, November 29 at 10am. Jen from Comsewogue’s successful TikTok page and Yaika Sabat from Novelist will be presenting on the basics of TikTok, BookTok and how to get started on TikTok.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: Michele Cayea reported.

We had a successful Annual Dinner with attendance of 79. Received great feedback on the event. Thanks to Samantha @ SCLS for help in registration and payments & we were in the positive for the event.

ARCHIVES: Bruce Seger reported.

Working on organizing materials. Probably next month will be bringing in new materials.

CIVIL SERVICE: No report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Had a large amount of donations during the Annual Dinner for Toys for Tots.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Teri Hatred reported.

All attendance sheets have been entered into the database. Please forward all program attendance sheets to sclshr@suffolknet.org

ELSA: No report.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: Brian Schwartz reported.

Here are two links for this month’s articles! Here’s one on Facebook’s decision to postpone facial recognition:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/05/facebook-facial-recognition/

And an article about a Pride month display turned censorship battle:

https://www.kuaf.com/post/how-pride-month-display-evolved-battle-over-censorship-library#stream/

LDA AWARD: Paula Bornstein reported.

I contacted NCLA LDA co-chairs Cathy Barrett and Maryanne Schneider, via email, about the 2022 LDA Award campaign. I was told that Mr. Ippolito and his family will continue to sponsor the award. We will set up the campaign schedule in December.

LEGISLATIVE:

Save the date for Advocacy Day March 2, 2022. We expect the event to be a hybrid event. As more details are available we will share with membership.

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE: Brian Adams reported.

We had a meeting early November, planning the 2022 conference, torn about what will be happening with COVID in the future. A poll was sent to Nassau and Suffolk Directors about having the conference in person & whether they would allow their staff to attend– indicated in poll that there will be social distancing & lower # of attendees. The next meeting is on December 9th, a decision has to be made about the conference December 31st/January 1st. The Marriott Hotel currently has no COVID restrictions.

LILPA: Derek Ivie reported.

For the month of November the Long Island Library Pride Alliance did not hold a meeting for members, but rather, sent small tokens of gratitude to anyone in both Suffolk and Nassau who attended a meeting in the last year and a half. They each received a thank you note and two LILPA themed buttons. Youth Services staff members also received the comic Lights, Camera… Identity from the Pop Culture Hero Coalition. These comics were donated to LILPA by Stefanie Gangone from Copiague Memorial Library. These packages should be arriving within the next week. The board met twice, on October 18th and November 15th. They have been finalizing details for the Mock Stonewall Award Workshop scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 16th. A memo with the chosen titles was released last month. Registration is open!

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report.

MEMBERSHIP: No report.

NEWSLETTER: Lauren Strong reported.

Newsletter submissions will be due early for the January Newsletter since I’ll be out the last 2 weeks of December. Blurb submission requests for the January Newsletter will be sent out on Monday, November 29. All blurb submissions will be due on Wednesday, December 8.

NOMINATING: Carisse Mitchell reported.

Reminder to bring incoming Board Presidents to the December Meeting. Transition Statements should also be filled out by December meeting & sent to Secretary (Patricia Cruz- pcruz@pmlib.org)

SCHOLARSHIP: No report.

STUDENT OUTREACH: No report.

WEB PAGE: Stephen Ingram reported.

Webmaster report November 2021

Continue to update SCLA.net, calendar and Facebook page with SCLA program information.

Continue to update SCLA wordpress and Division pages to latest versions of software.

Facebook insights: 938 followers

Google Analytics Behavior overview (page views):

September 726 Page views

October 714 Page views

LIAISONS:

CLASC: Erin Kanelos reported.

Recently had our fall meeting, we had speakers discuss the use of cricuts in the library for programming, loan through the library of things, and for library-wide projects. Thank you to our speakers!
Our Spring meeting will be April 6 at the Stonebridge in Smithtown, the Fall Literature Conference is October 13, 2022, more information to come.
We will be seeking nominations for our executive board in January 2022

LILRC:

Check out our events page for all upcoming events
Accepting applications for the Digitization Grants and Technology and Innovation Grant

NCLA: No report.

PLDA: No report.

SCLS: Look out for programs in January.

NYLA: No report.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: No report.

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner.

Casey Fehn: Both of the programs that SCLA sponsored for the NYLA 2021 Conference were live-virtual format and went very well. I have been in contact with the incoming NYLA Conference Curator, Thomas Vitale, to let him know the responsibilities and timeline of the position. NYLA is waiting until they have a new executive director before they begin planning for the NYLA 2022 Conference.

Andrea Malchiodi: Our Holiday Get Together date unfortunately had to be moved to Friday, December 17th at 7:00 pm. Everything is finalized and we are working on some snacky food for the event, as well as some entertainment. I would love to have some baskets as giveaways if any divisions are willing to donate. Promotions will be going out this week.

OLD BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS: None

The meeting was adjourned at 11:14am by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Michael Bartolomeo.

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Corrected and Approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, December 17, 2021 -Virtual Meeting

IN ATTENDANCE: Brian Adams, Michael Bartolomeo, Angela Breslin, Michele Cayea, Rachel Cecchini, Patricia Cruz, Casey Fehn, Sal Filosa, Anthony Giasante, Rebecca Goldstein, Teri Hatred, Liz Hughes, Ericka Irish, Erin Kanelos, Andrea Malchiodi, Ally Mercado, Carisse Mitchell, Roni Rauch, Kate Regina, Sally Stieglitz, Lauren Strong.

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:02 by Carisse Mitchell. Seconded by Angela Breslin and Roni Rauch.

Motion to approve November 2021 meeting minutes by Rachel Cecchini. Seconded by Ally Mercado.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fundraiser for Charlotte’s husband: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1103469686858187/

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

Thanks to everyone for a great year & good luck in the New Year.
Introduction of incoming board members
Continuing discussion of NYLA/SCLA relationship
- Ally was in contact with Kelly Harris, NYLA Treasurer, to discuss SCLA funds that NYLA holds. Audit for NYLA is in the works.
- It was brought up that SCLA Members should also vote in the decision to split/not from NYLA as there was a Membership vote to join NYLA.
- Creating a temporary committee to plan departure, steps to take & grievance packets from divisions on issues with NYLA

TREASURER’S REPORT: The closing balance as of September 2021 was $78,305.50. NYLA does have someone checking their finance email account, but they are specifically checking for emails from Treasurers only. If you need to contact NYLA about financial information, please forward it to me so that we are sure it’s being seen by NYLA.

DIVISION REPORTS:

DASL: No report.

RASD: Rachel Cecchini reported.

We held our annual luncheon on Tuesday, December 7th at Bayport Blue-Point Public Library. There were 27 people in attendance and we were happy to have the event in some capacity. Thank you to everyone who attended.

Congratulations to the Brentwood Public Library for receiving the Suffolk Library Excellence in Outreach Award!

Our issue of Ramblings will be coming out in the upcoming weeks, so be on the lookout for our early 2022 programs and meetings.

CATS: Michael Bartolomeo reported.

We had our Annual Meeting on December 9 which was attended by approximately 20 people in total over Zoom and in-person. This was our first in-person event at SCLS since the pandemic shutdowns and it was largely a success. Our guest speaker, Maxine Bleiweis, spoke on challenging the status quo in libraries and taking more risks.

TIF continues to host some meetings jointly with NCLA which have been increasingly well-attended. Some NCLA members now regularly attend the usual TIF meetings as well and participate in the Google Group discussions and their input has been appreciated.

SSD: Roni Rauch reported.

Last month’s meeting was canceled. Had a great Safety Conference, thanks to everyone who attended. Thanks to Teri & Celia for the help. And good luck to Kate, incoming SSD president.

YASD: Angela Breslin reporting for Charlotte Buckleman.

– November meeting on Tik Tok 101 was very well attended with almost 40 YA librarians.

-Our in-person Annual Luncheon was cancelled and then converted to a virtual one. The virtual one was cancelled due to low enrollment.

-We also had a very hard time publicizing anything on this listserv.

-Shelby is working on a Year in Review Video from all teen librarians with a submission deadline of 12/27 and it will be posted to all our social media.

-Welcome to our 2022 New YASD Board:

President: Ericka Irish

Vice President: Lauren Strong

Secretary: Emily Spizzirri

Treasurer: Kyle Fichtner

Webmaster: Katie Brand

Member at Large, Fran Romer: Andrea Roberts

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ANNUAL DINNER: Michele Cayea reported.

Looking forward to planning dinner again next year, thanks to Sam @ SCLS for helping with the financial side for dinner registration. Hoping to have financials sorted out for next year.

ARCHIVES: No report.

CIVIL SERVICE: No report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: No report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Teri Hatred reported.

Status quo. Take a picture of the attendance sheet & email to add to the database.

ELSA: Kate Regina reported.

Final certificate went out to Director @ Shelter Island. Sent post for the newsletter.

FANDOM OUTREACH COMMITTEE: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM: No report.

LDA AWARD: Paula Bornstein reported via email.

NCLA will lead preparations for the 2022 LDA Library Award competition, with distribution of paper and electronic application forms beginning in January. I will need a set of SCLA member mailing labels for the paper forms. In discussion with the two NCLA LDA Award chairpeople, I found out that they work together each year, splitting their responsibilities, in order to improve their search for candidates. They suggested that SCLA do the same. This also would enable us to train another individual to take on all necessary tasks.

LEGISLATIVE: Samantha Alberts reported via email.

Most pressing thing for the Leg Committee is that Advocacy Day 3-2-2022 will be an online event only. There will be Advocacy Day 101 sessions regarding the issues etc.

More details in 2022

LI LIBRARY CONFERENCE: Brian Adams reported.

The committee met this past Tuesday the 14th via Zoom. We discussed: the use of Wild Apricot, Eventbrite, the financial feasibility of the conference, the possibility of a virtual conference, the results of the poll of Nassau and Suffolk county directors, among other topics.

LILPA: Derek Ivie reported via email.

The Long Island Library Pride Alliance held a board meeting on Monday, December 13th to finalize planning for their Mock Stonewall Award Workshop. The workshop was held on Thursday, December 16th from 10AM-12PM. The eight titles consisted of two picture books, two middle grade novels, two young adult novels, and two adult titles. The group discussed various aspects of the titles including their LGBTQIA+ representation. The fourteen attendees chose a winner in the young readers category and another in the older readers category. In the young readers category the winning title was Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake. In the older readers category the winning title was This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron. An honor in each category was also named. They were Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope by Jodie Patterson & illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow and ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer.

LONG RANGE PLANNING/MARKETING: No report.

MEMBERSHIP: Angela Breslin reported.

Membership Statistics from Colleen before she left are attached, and are from the quarter ending 9/30/2021.

Statistics from the NYLA Website membership active rosters as of 12/17/21 are:

CATS: 97 active members

DASL: 32 active members

RASD: 198 active members

SSD: 53 active members

SCLA: 426 active members

YASD: 143 active members

NEWSLETTER: Lauren Strong reported.

The newsletter will be sent out Monday, January 3.

NOMINATING: Carisse Mitchell reported.

Welcome new members! & never too early to promote for nominations!

SCHOLARSHIP: No report.

STUDENT OUTREACH: No report.

WEB PAGE: No report.

LIAISONS:

CLASC: Erin Kanelos reported.

Thank you to Angela Breslin, Allison Mirabella and Renee McGrath for presenting on the cricut for our Fall Annual Meeting.
Election season is coming up for CLASC, please let Erin know if you know of anyone who is interested in joining the CLASC board.
Our Spring Annual Meeting will be April 6, 2022. More details to follow.

LILRC: Sally Stieglitz reported.

LILRC is excited to announce that our new intern will begin working with us in January 2022. The program is called the LILRC Diversity Internship. Part of the program is introducing the intern to different aspects of librarianship, so if you would like to have the intern visit your library to shadow and observe, please email Sally Stieglitz at sstieglitz@lilrc.org We would like her to have an opportunity to see the wonderful work you are all doing!

LILRC also has a new resource sharing program called Emerald Research Pass, which allows member public and school libraries to access and download full text scholarly articles and book chapters using tokens provided by LILRC. For more information on this program, there will be a webinar on January 10, at 11am. Register at https://www.lilrc.org/event-4604100

The program will also be recorded and added to the LILRC website.

NCLA: No report.

PLDA: No report.

SCLS: Teri Hatred reported.

Get ready for Advocacy Day!

NYLA: No report.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:

Angela Breslin: See above in Membership.

Michele Cayea: See above in Annual Dinner. Happy Holidays! Looking forward to next year.

Casey Fehn: NYLA 2021 happened. No plans for next year yet until a new Executive Director is chosen.

Andrea Malchiodi: Networking Night tonight 12/17 @ Sand City Brewing in Lindenhurst, has open space & outdoor area.

OLD BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS: None

Thanks Ally for your work this year as President! Happy Holidays to all!

The meeting was adjourned at 11:12am by Carisse Mitchell.

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