Reference and Adult Services Division of the Suffolk County Library Association
The New Adult Committee (NAC) meets once a month to learn about issues related to helping millennial patrons in libraries. Meetings include guest speakers, round-tables, and more! Join us if you work with millennials or have an interest in serving them in your library. Meetings are one Monday a month at various libraries. The schedule is posted at SCLA.
Two articles to check out:
Electronic Resources Committee of RASD
Meeting Location SCLS, Bellport December 14, 2017.
9:30 am coffee. 10 am-noon meeting.
End the Year with these Online Learning Tools!
Julie Whalen of Lynda.com will give a demonstration of their online learning courses, and discuss how to promote them effectively.
Jennifer Bollerman of Patchogue-Medford Library will demonstrate Career Online High School. Open to all adults in Suffolk County, Career Online High School, offers the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and career certification online.
Finally, we will end the year with a roundtable discussion on any new Electronic Resources offered in the County.
OARS (Outreach, Activities, Resources and Services)
The OARS Committee meets monthly at member libraries in order to support staff who serve senior citizens and the disabled community with information and programs.
The next meeting is Wednesday, November 15th at the Central Islip Public Library from 9:30/10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
RASD Media Comittee
For anyone that was interested in attending October’s Media Committee
meeting but couldn’t make it, I have attached the presentation slides.
Melanie Cardone-Leathers discussed the digitization practices at Longwood Public Library
and Ruth Westfall and Ellen Nasto discussed the Digital Collections they work with at SCLS.
