Suffolk County Library Association
Excellence in Library Service Award (ELSA)
The ELSA is designed to recognize dedication to public service demonstrated by any staff member of a public, school, special or academic library. We welcome nominations submitted by any employee of a Suffolk County library or any Suffolk County library patron.
Continuing Education Award for Library Support Staff
The SCLA Continuing Education Award for Library Support Staff is a minimum cash award made to a library employee who is pursuing academic or career-related coursework that will enhance and contribute to their library duties, as well as benefit libraries. The award is supported by the Suffolk County Library Association and is activities, individual contributions and commemorative gifts. It is administered by the SCLA Scholarship Committee whose decisions are final. It is an annual award, but if the Committee finds no suitable candidate in a given year, no award will be made.
Apply for the 2018 SCLA Continuing Education Award for Library Support Staff here. (PDF)
Continuing Education Award for Library Support Staff Flyer 2018 (PDF)
Soon, registered SCLA members will be allowed to vote for the SCLA Board and the Board members of all Divisions for 2019.
You will be able to cast your vote by logging into the NYLA website with your username and password.
We have asked the SCLA members running for the Boards to give us a brief biography.
NAC: Tracking Dark Social
Monday, June 18 at 10 AM – 12 PM
Suffolk County Library Association, 627 N Sunrise Service Rd, Bellport, New York 11713
Surveys show that libraries are among the most trusted of all social institutions…trusted above all other government agencies. Our professional ethics insist that we protect the information seeking of our patrons. Are we living up to our ethics in our everyday actions and services? What are the risks inherent in our current systems and services? ” How can libraries proactively help all immigrants, regardless of status?” Join Jason Griffey for an examination of these risks and suggestions on how libraries can be ready to react to threats.
Jason will be joining via Skype.
Following Jason’s talk, Cheryl Keshner from Empire Justice Center and Martha Maffei from SEPA Mujer will highlight the concerns of our immigrant community and answer questions.
About our speaker:
Jason Griffey is the founder and principal at Evenly Distributed (http://evenlydistributed.net), a technology consulting and creation firm for libraries, museums, education, and other non-profits. Jason is an Affiliate Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, where he studies hyperlocal micronetworks such as his LibraryBox Project and works on technologies that provide open and robust access to information for the future, such as blockchain and other decentralization technologies. For more about Jason: http://jasongriffey.net/
Free for SCLA Members, $10.00 fee for non-members
Please make checks payable to NYLA/SCLA
Register at https://tinyurl.com/MOSAICBREAKFAST2018 or contact Amber Gagliardi, gagliardiamber@mcplibrary.org ● 631-585-9393 ext. 274 Michelle Athanas, michelle.athanas@nenpl.org ● 631-261-2313 ext. 210
SCLA’s Annual Networking Night will take place on Thursday, May 31st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Old City Public House in Ronkonkoma. Join us to meet and mingle with library staff from across the county. A registration fee of $6 includes appetizers. A cash bar will be available. Register and pay online here:
https://www.nyla.org/max/
See attached for details. Please email alexandra.mercado@
Alexandra Mercado
Librarian I
Sachem Public Library
150 Holbrook Road
Holbrook, NY 11741
(631) 588-5024 ext. 227
Please join the CARE (Career and Resource Exchange) Committee of RASD for our May 17 meeting at Suffolk County Library System.
John Keating from Strategic Staffing will speak about employment coaching for people with disabilities. Strategic Staffing works directly with people with disabilities, as well as helping parents find suitable employment options for their young adult children with disabilities. Strategic Staffing offers one-on-one counseling, full-day workshops, and online webinars. Please join us for coffee at 2:00 p.m.; the presentation starts at 2:30 p.m.
CEU credits will be awarded!
To RSVP please contact nicole@connetquotlibrary.org
Please join us for The Inbe-TWEENs: Children Today, Teens Tomorrow Program on Thursday, April 12th at SCLS.
The next Media Committee meeting will be taking place Tuesday, April 10th, 10am – 12pm, at Suffolk Cooperative Library System. Coffee and networking at 9:30am. The topic of discussion will be cataloging Media concerns. We’ll be talking about all kinds of media issues; DVDs and blu ray combos, audiobooks, vinyl, TV series, box sets, videogames, bib records, and so much more! If you’re involved with copy cataloging, original cataloging, processing, or troubleshooting your library’s media collection don’t miss out on this roundtable discussion. Have an issue with a new media collection at your library? This is a great opportunity to talk it out with other libraries that might be dealing with the same problems.
