In these times, it’s more important than ever to stand together and let our voices be heard. Please take a minute to look at this statement sent out to all SCLA members on March 24.

Another way to get involved is to check out the State Budget Campaign. Share this link with family and friends to make sure all voices are heard before the NYS Budget is finalized on April 1. https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=23621

To access the links in the statement, click on the image for a PDF version with live links or check out the official statement on SCLA’s homepage: scla.net

The YASD 2025 Annual Fran Romer Book Talk will be happening on Thursday, April 10 from 10am-1pm at the Patchogue-Medford Carnegie Teen Center!

Join guest speaker Jen Calonita, author of Fairy Godmother: An Enchanter’s Tale, 12 to 22, and the upcoming Isle of Ever to discuss this year’s theme: Twisted Tales. Win raffles and earn CEU’s! Lunch will be served.

When registering, please be sure to include your top two discussion group choices.

See the attached flyer for more information.

Registration closes on Tuesday, April 1.

Join Kymberlee Powe to learn how to perform a diversity audit on your library collection. Kym shares what a diversity audit is, why we should audit our collections, why the structure of the publishing industry may make it difficult to cultivate inclusivity, and most importantly, why it’s important to build collections that are diverse AND inclusive.

Kymberlee Powe (she/her) is the Children and Young Adult Consultant with the Connecticut State Library. Kym specializes in youth services and literary equity and has presented at various conferences including, the American Library Association Annual Conference, the Connected Learning Summit, Niche Academy, and she has spoken for multiple School Library Journal/ Library Journal professional development courses. In 2023 Kym was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker.

Register Here