Posted: January 24, 2023
The New York State Library (NYSL) invites you to take and share the New York State Office of Cultural Education Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Toolkit Stakeholder Survey designed for people who work in, volunteer for, and use museums, libraries, archives, historical and genealogical societies, and other cultural heritage/history sites. NYSL will use your feedback to help these organizations create policies and practices in support of diversity, equity, and inclusion and to make the organizational and other changes necessary to serve all New Yorkers.
Please share this survey widely through your social media channels with colleagues and patrons.
If you have any questions about this survey or need technical assistance, please contact our lead consultant, Aria Camaione-Lind at 585-319-6007 for voice or text, or via email at Aria@AriaStrategiesLLC.com.
Posted: January 17, 2023
Please join us for the NYS Talking Book and Braille Library Informational Session on February 23rd at 10:00 am. In this one-hour online program New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) Senior Librarian Jane Bentley will provide an overview of services, focusing on institution membership and the important role public libraries play in connecting community members to accessible reading materials. There will be plenty of time for your questions. If you would like to send a question in advance of the event, please email your question to MHLS Outreach & EDI Specialist, Kerstin Cruger with TBBL Information Session in the subject line before February 15th.
This session is open to all member library directors and staff.
The New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) is a free library service for residents in Upstate New York who have difficulty reading standard print due to a visual, physical, or reading disability. TBBL’s service includes free circulation of audio and braille books and magazines through the US Postal Service, long-term loan of playback equipment, and access to a free online downloading service called Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD).