Library Advocacy Day is Wednesday, February 5th! Hundreds of library supporters will fill the halls of the Legislative Office Building in Albany to ask their legislators to Fund, Protect, and Empower New York State libraries. If you are unable to join us in Albany tomorrow, you can still make your voice heard. Use your social
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The Division of Library Development (DLD) has announced that the 2024 Annual Report for Public and Association Libraries software is unlocked and ready for libraries to use. Please consider using this extra time to access the report and prepare. The due date for the member library reports is Friday, February 14th. Access the report software
New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 requires all public library trustees (but not association library trustees) to take and file an oath of office within 30 days of beginning their term of office. Public library trustees are public officers, and the oath of office is required to officially undertake and perform the duties of a
Trustee Handbook Book Club: Advocacy | January 22 | 5 – 6 PM | Online | REGISTER Join co-author of the Handbook For Library Trustees of New York State Rebekkah Smith Aldrich and friends for this fun and informative series! This session will cover the ins and outs of advocacy vs. lobbying and encourage trustees
Please join us on February 5th in Albany for the New York Library Association (NYLA) Library Advocacy Day! This event brings together library advocates from across New York State to converge on Albany to voice their support for funding and policies that benefit libraries. Your attendance can make a BIG impact. Join us for meetings
The Empire State Library Network (ESNL) presents a series of webinars that will address your pressing Human Resources questions. They will be presented by Stephanie “Cole” Adams, ESNL’s Ask The Lawyer representative. More information here: https://www.senylrc.org/ask-the-hr-expert-webinars/ All the webinars will take place from 10:00 am – 11:30 am EST via Zoom Webinar. Register for each
The new Trustee Handbook urges all boards to take board development seriously. From understanding the new law related to trustee education requirements to more deliberate orientation and onboarding for new trustees, support for members of your board is critical to their success and therefore the success of your library. The chapter also contains an expanded
The first Battle of the Books meeting for the 2025 year will be Friday, January 17 at 12PM at Elting Memorial Library (New Paltz). Come learn about a program that will engage your teen patrons and meet your library’s mission of creating lifelong readers. If you are interested in more information about this wonderful program, please
This award was established to honor the memory of Velma Moore, one of the charter members of The New York State Association of Library Boards (NYSALB), now the Library Trustees Association Section (LTAS) of NYLA. Mrs. Moore worked actively for the improvement of library services in New York State from 1947 until her death in
Would you like to attend next year’s ALA conference, but don’t have the means to do so? Apply for the Shirley Olofson Memorial award by 11:59PM on December 22nd. The award offers $1,000 to one person to offset costs and expenses to attend this year’s Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on June 26-30, 2025. You
