Mock Stonewall Award Workshop

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Mock Stonewall Award Workshop
Thursday, January 30, 2025
10am to 12pm
Virtual
Please join us on Thursday, January 30 at 10am for our annual Mock Stonewall! We’ve picked 8 great books that we hope you’ll enjoy talking about and at the end of the meeting we’ll decide which ones we think deserve the coveted Mock Stonewall Award. To register, please click the link in the attached pdf. CEUs will be given out after completing the program. Because this is virtual, snacks will not be provided, but feel free to bring your own coffee! Registrants will be sent a zoom link as we draw closer to the meeting date.
Thank you and hope you have a wonderful holiday and a happy new year!

 

Cheers,
Kaye

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: ARE THERE LIMITS? A LOOK AT TRANSGRESSIVE ARTISTS AND THEIR WORKS

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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: ARE THERE LIMITS? A LOOK AT TRANSGRESSIVE ARTISTS AND THEIR WORKS

January 8, 2025
1-2pm
via Zoom

Presented by the SCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Long Island Library Resources Council

This presentation will explore the limits of freedom of expression by looking at the works of several

“transgressive” artists. Does their work have socially redeeming value or are these artists purposely

prurient, shocking, and socially subversive? Who gets to decide whether these artists are given a platform or are cancelled?

Presenter: William Burns is a professor of English at Suffolk County Community College. His research
interests include transgressive art, alternative cultural movements, and post-modernism.

Register here:

https://lilrc.org/event/FreedomofExpressionandTransgressiveSpeech

RASD Annual Luncheon

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Tuesday, December 03, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM @ Medford Branch – 2151 Horseblock Rd., Medford, NY 11763

Please join us for RASD’s Annual Luncheon. Marine Veteran advocate, Michael Kilano, will present on Paws Of War, a local organization that rescues and trains service dogs to support and enrich the lives of veterans, active military members, and first responders. Meet Michael’s service dog and hear his story about how Paws of War has helped him.

Buffet lunch will be provided by Chipotle. Vegetarian option must be indicated on registration.

$20 registration fee payable online prior to event.

Two hours of professional development will be awarded to attendees.

Questions? Please contact Patricia Cruz at pcruz@pmlib.org

Register here.

Women and Technology in Libraries

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Presented by CATS and CLASC,

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

South Huntington Public Library

We invite you to the 3rd Annual Women and Technology in Libraries panel. Join us as we celebrate and spotlight women who have harnessed the power of technology to innovate in their roles, serve their communities more effectively, and break through gender boundaries. Refreshments will be served and professional development hours will be given.

Register

Privacy 101 for Librarians Webinar

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Privacy 101 for Librarians Webinar
Thursday, October 3rd @ 11am
Learn the essentials of privacy in libraries with Tess Wilson from the Library Freedom Project. 

Topics include: 
Privacy policies
Data collection, storage and deletion
Handling law enforcement requests
Privacy education for staff and patrons
… And more!
 

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to strengthen your privacy practices and protect your community.

Register here

SSD Circulation Roundtable

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SSD Circulation Roundtable

Register here

Date: October 9, 2024

Time: 10 am to 12 pm

Location: Suffolk Cooperative Library System (SCLS)
627 North Sunrise Service Road
Bellport, New York 11713

Join the Support Services Division (SSD) of SCLA for a Circulation Roundtable.

Given the significant changes within Circulation departments in recent years, SSD aims to facilitate a collaborative session where staff can discuss policies and procedures.

This gathering is open to all and will be hosted at SCLS.

Some of the topics for discussion include:

  • Which libraries are retaining patron applications? For those that are not, how do they manage new patron registrations? Does anyone use their library app to create patron records?
  • Which libraries have merged Circulation and Tech services? How are they handling workflow management? Have they transitioned to using preprocessed items from vendors?
  • What specific responsibilities fall under Circulation at your library? This may include Museum Passes, Library of Things, Printing, Program Registration, Passports, or any other services.

Feel free to contribute additional questions via this Google Form:

[Link to Google Form]

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX226sfZWM9RtOkWn7TFB663nOxlizrCF88R2BNiIfDy5hVA/viewform

We look forward to your participation in this important discussion!

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The LILPA Discord is Here!

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Hello LILPA Peeps!
We have a few exciting things to share.
  • We are thrilled to announce that the LILPA Discord Server is up and ready to join! To join, simply follow this invite link!
    • For those new to Discord, here is a Getting Started resource.
    • HUGE shout out to Kaye for all of their work in getting this server set up.
  • You asked for book lists, so book lists you shall have! Check out LILPA’s new Books & More page to find LILPA Book Lists, Identity Lists, and External Resources.  Have a list you want to submit? Have a book review you want to share? Submit it through our website!!
    • These lists are a constant work in progress, so if there are any themes, genres, or identities that have not been added yet just let us know!
  • Catch LILPA in the 2024 Professional Development Series from NCLA, SCLA & CLASC.
    • Show the Rainbow: Now, more than ever, libraries need to live their values out loud and be a safe space for all. Join LILPA to discuss ways to advocate for your LGBTQIA+ staff and patrons. Learn about the LGBT Network’s certification program, ways to talk to admin, and what LILPA can do to help support!
      • Wednesday, September 18, 2024
      • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    • Supporting LGBTQIA+ Families: Join members of CLASC and LILPA to learn how to support LGBTQIA+ families in the children’s room, during programming, and beyond the library! We will provide book lists, program ideas and resources.
      • Friday, September 27, 2024
      • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
  • What do you want colleagues and board members to be trained on?
    • We are working on developing a LILPA LGBTQIA+ Training that can be shared with library boards and staffs across the Suffolk County Library System. Once this is established we will bring it to Nassau!
    • We wanted to reach out to membership for stories, examples and needs
      • What do you NEED to be included in this training? What do you want us to consider while developing this training?
      • Fill out this form to let us know! Feel free to leave anonymous responses if that is more comfortable for you.
To those who are able to join our BYO Queer Romance Book Discussion today, have a wonderful time! We will be sure to upload the book list to our website as soon as possible.
Happy Thursday,
~The LILPA Board
Noel Reich (she/her)
Information Services & Community Engagement Librarian
LILPA Co-Chair
Lindenhurst Memorial Library

1 Lee Avenue

Lindenhurst, New York 11757