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CARE (Career and Resource Exchange) Committee of RASD Meeting on Thursday, November 16

Posted onOctober 2, 2017October 2, 2017AuthorMeghan

Please join the CARE (Career and Resource Exchange) Committee of RASD for our November 16 meeting at Suffolk County Library System.

Dave Sullivan from the Family Service League will join us to talk about the Flexible Employment Program. This program provides vocational services to individuals with disabilities and is sponsored by the NY State Department of Education ACCES-VR. The program offers diagnostic evaluations and teaches computer skills, interviewing, job search skills, development skills, and placement. The organization also offers aftercare support and vocational counseling. The Family Service League serves people with mental health conditions, developmental disabilities, substance abuse issues, legal histories, and physical disabilities. Please join us for coffee at 2:00 pm and the presentation at 2:30 pm.

Please RSVP to Nicole Berroyer at nicole@connetquotlibrary.org

Professional development hours will be awarded.

RASD Media Committee Meeting on Monday, October 16

Posted onOctober 2, 2017October 2, 2017AuthorMeghan

Join us on Monday, October 16, for the RASD Media Committee meeting at the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, 9:30 a.m. for coffee and networking, 10:00 a.m. for the meeting.

We will discuss digitization projects for local history collections. Melanie Cardon-Leathers will be talking about her work at Longwood Library and its extensive online collection. Ruth Westfall and Ellen Nasto from SCLS will also discuss their work with digitization projects and their new Story Corp lending bundle. Bring your questions, and let’s talk about the types of digitization projects you have at your library!

We’ll also discuss media storage space issues and media fine rates.

Thanks!

Timothy Sicurella

Head of Patron Services

Sayville Library

631-589-4440 xt 302

RASD PR & Marketing Program Oct. 19: Video Production and Library Promotion

Posted onSeptember 19, 2017AuthorMeghan

Video Production and Library Promotion

10/19/17 at 10:00 a.m.

At the East Islip Public Library

SCLA Members – Free, Non-Members $10.00

RSVP to Jo-Ann Carhart – East Islip Public Library

Together we will discuss ways to incorporate video media and video marketing into your libraries communications.

We will go over how to create video for nothing, inexpensively and utilizing student productions.

We’ll discuss promotion and community participation.

PSA’s and shorts and bios and documentaries and comedy and even a video newsletter will be explored.

Electronic Resources Committee of RASD Meeting September 14, at 9:30am

Posted onSeptember 12, 2017AuthorMeghan

Electronic Resources Committee of RASD Meeting Location SCLS, Bellport
September 14, 2017. 9:30 am coffee. 10 am – noon meeting

Kick off the School Year with these Online Learning Tools!

Scott Williams of Recorded Books will demonstrate Atomic Learning and Universal Class followed by a roundtable discussion of Online Learning Tools.

This will be our second demo on series of online learning tools. How does the product compare with what we have already seen?