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Electronic Resources Committee Meeting, Thursday, June 9 at 9:30am

Posted onJune 6, 2016June 6, 2016AuthorMeghan

Electronic Resources Committee of RASD, part of SCLA
Half Hollow Hills Community Library, Dix Hills, June 9, 2016
9:30 coffee, 10am – noon meeting

Escape from the Teen Room! Learn how to incorporate library materials and services into a fun-filled clue hunting Escape The Room program for public libraries. Presented by Andrea Richeson

Dave Jones of Westhampton Free Library will give a demonstration of Niche Academy and discuss how his library intends on using this new service to make online tutorials for patrons and staff.

Samantha Alberts – what’s new from Live-brary

Round table discussion: what’s new at your library?

September 8 meeting will be with author Shawn Dubravac at the Islip library to discuss his book Digital Destiny.

RASD Board Meeting, Tuesday, June 7 at 9:30am

Posted onMay 23, 2016May 23, 2016AuthorMeghan

Just a reminder that the next RASD board meeting is scheduled for June 7 at Suffolk Community College in Selden. Joan Cook has arranged for a speaker from the Center on the Holocaust, Diversity and Human Understanding.The meeting will take place in the Huntington Library at the Ammerman Campus. 9:30 am for coffee and 10:00 am for the speaker.

SCLS & RASD PR & Marketing Committee New Marketing Series Starting with: Successful Libraries in Uncertain Times on May 25, at 9:30am

Posted onMay 17, 2016May 17, 2016AuthorMeghan

SCLS and the RASD PR & Marking Committee are co-sponsoring a three part series, Building Your Library Brand: The Why, The How and Sharing of Ideas. The first program in the series, Successful Libraries in Uncertain Times will be on Wednesday, 5/25/16 at the East Islip Public Library, beginning at 9:30 a.m. See the flyer below for more details.

CARE Committee: Speaker from Services for the Underserved Thursday, May 19, 2016

Posted onMay 16, 2016May 16, 2016AuthorMeghan

The CARE (Career and Resource Exchange) Committee of RASD (Reference and Adult Services Division), a division of SCLA, will be hosting a speaker from Services for the Underserved on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Connetquot Public Library. The committee meeting will be at 2:30pm, the presentation starts at 3:30pm.

Please join us for a presentation by Megan Corso from Services for the UnderServed. Megan will be speaking about the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, a housing stability program for homeless veterans. The program provides temporary financial assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless. To assist with the veterans’ stability, they provide employment services, assistance with benefits, and a variety of other services.