Suffolk County Library Association
Authors John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski will be honored at the 2023 Long Island Reads Selection Award event for their book A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue in a dual in-person and online program hosted by Half Hollow Hills Library on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2 p.m.
TWO WAYS TO ATTEND:
For more information, please contact your home library.
Long Island Reads is sponsored by the Nassau Library System and the Public Libraries of Suffolk County.
LILPA Membership Meeting and Book Share
Wednesday, January 25th
Online @ 2PM
Hear from the Long Island Library Pride Alliance co-chairs as they share upcoming workshops and committee news. They will also be presenting their favorite LGBTQIA+ reads of 2022! Please bring your ideas for LILPA & your favorite books too!
My name is Alex Blend and I would like to introduce myself as your SCLA President this year. I am an Adult Services Librarian at the Middle Country Public Library. I am very pleased to officially announce the opening of membership registration for SCLA! Don’t wait, sign up for an SCLA membership today!
Registration now open!
The Suffolk County Library Association (SCLA) has been serving librarians, staff and trustees of Suffolk County’s libraries since 1939. Its divisions, committees and liaisons bring members the best in professional development programs and activities through workshops, publications and conferences.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE:
* Reduced registration fee to the Long Island Library Conference
* Access to low cost, high quality, and relevant continuing education opportunities
* Select membership in 1 specialized division of your choice. Additional Divisions can be added at $3 each
* Newsletters, the Directory of L.I. Libraries and Media Centers, and other special publications…and much more!
* NOTE: Providing your e-mail address will register you on the SCLA listserv.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out via email to scla1939@gmail.com
Happy New Year!
Alex Blend
SCLA President
Middle Country Public Library
101 Eastwood Blvd.
Centereach, NY 11720
(631)-585-9393 ext. 272
blendalex@mcplibrary.org
Co-presented by SCLA Division of Academic and Special Libraries (DASL) and Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC):
Join us for a Wonderful Holiday Luncheon and Presentation by Leading Film Producer, Writer, and Entertainment Evaluator, GIA WALSH from GiGi Productions
Cost: $10 per person, payable at the event or contact Bruce Seger at segerb@sunysuffolk.edu for mailing instructions. (LILRC is not accepting payments)
For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.
Professional Development Hours: 2 (.2 CEUs)
In person at the Bayport-Blue Point Public Library Boxed lunch provided by Mademoiselle Café
Lunch option required at registration
Speaker: Michael Coritsidis
Self-Improvement/Career and Public Speaking Coach
Public Speaking as an Effective Communication Tool
An effective Public Speaker/Communicator can motivate, inform and influence others personally and professionally. This presentation will help us transform from “fearful to fearless.”
Pay online with a credit card or pay by check
Checks payable to: SCLA (RASD in the memo) and sent to Bayport-Blue Point Public Library, Attn: Wendy Bennett or brought to the event
Deadline to register: Wednesday, November 23
Join your colleagues and earn 2 professional development hours.
Cost: $15
Questions? Contact: Jessica Giannetti, West Babylon Public Library: jgiannetti@wbpl.us or 631-669-5445
Join the Long Island Library Pride Alliance for the virtual Mock Stonewall Award Workshop!
Together, attendees will discuss the eight chosen titles that cover picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult novels in regard to the Award’s criteria.
After, voting will commence and a winner and honor titles will be chosen.
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