Upcoming Events

A Foot in the Door: Increasing Your Chances to Get a Library Job Interview

A Foot in the Door: Increasing Your Chances to Get a Library Job Interview Wednesday, February 17, 2021 2:00 - 3:30pm Have you seen a job that matches your experience, applied for it, and never even been called in for an interview? It might be that you need to brush up on your job application […]

FLX Kids Are Alright: Youth Mental Health Literacy Tools for Library Staff (Part I)

Zoom Webinar

REGISTER HERE The FLX Kids are Alright initiative aims to improve mental health literacy for middle- and high-school aged youth in five counties in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. Through a unique partnership between Common Ground Health, Monroe County Library System, Pioneer Library System and the Rochester Regional Library Council, the initiative will […]

Misinformation & How to Fight It

REGISTER HERE Misinformation has been around since the times of Ancient Egypt. It’s not new, but evolving technology has increased its spread exponentially. Similar to infectious diseases, we are all potential vectors in the spread of misinformation. Inoculate yourself to misinformation by participating in this introduction to identifying and fighting misinformation! During this webinar, participants will […]

Racism & Resistance in Rochester and the Anti-Racist Curriculum Project

Zoom Webinar

Have you heard of the term "redlining" and not known what it meant? Have you wondered about the civil rights movement in the 1960's and if it affected Rochester? Join us as we welcome Shane Wiegand, a 4th grade teacher in the Rush Henrietta School District, who will share information about the history of Racist […]

Archiving and Preserving Black Local History Part 1: What’s Here, What’s Not and Why: Black Local History and Libraries

Zoom Webinar

Collecting and preserving local history requires trust, openness and self-awareness between cultural institutions and communities. “Archiving & Preserving Black Local History” is a 2-day workshop that will focus on building and strengthening partnerships that centers the perspectives and needs of creators and preservers of cultural heritage. Learn more about this series here. Archiving and Preserving […]

RASCAL Virtual Meetup

Register now to join your colleagues for a lively discussion via Zoom Meeting. The Rochester Area Special Collections, Archives and Libraries (RASCAL) group is made up of various staff from cultural and archival institutions around the Rochester region. The group meets quarterly to discuss issues related to special collections, archives, and libraries. Discussion Topic: Distance […]

Archiving and Preserving Black Local History, Part 2: The Politics of Preserving and Archiving Black Cultural Heritage

Zoom Webinar

Collecting and preserving local history requires trust, openness and self-awareness between cultural institutions and communities. “Archiving & Preserving Black Local History” is a 2-day workshop that will focus on building and strengthening partnerships that centers the perspectives and needs of creators and preservers of cultural heritage. Learn more about this series here. Archiving and Preserving […]

RRLC Annual Meeting 2021

Zoom Webinar

Join us for the 2021 RRLC Annual Meeting to celebrate the achievements of RRLC members and to congratulate the outstanding libraries and library staff in our region. Meeting Agenda: 10:00 am Welcome and Business Meeting 10:10 am Lightning Talks from recent recipients of RRLC grants: Henrietta Public Library, University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, […]

Renewals Colloquium: Promoting Empathy & Self Preservation in the Workplace

Zoom Webinar

Join Kaetrena Davis Kendrick for a discussion and exploration of the impacts of low morale in the workplace. Kendrick's mission is to inspire authentic collegiality, and to promote well-being, share the gifts of creativity, and cultivate empathetic, engaged leadership in the workplace. Kendrick has published articles and studies on low morale in both academic and […]

FLX Kids Are Alright: Youth Mental Health Literacy Tools for Library Staff (Part II)

Zoom Webinar

REGISTER HERE The FLX Kids are Alright initiative aims to improve mental health literacy for middle- and high-school aged youth in five counties in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. Through a unique partnership between Common Ground Health, Monroe County Library System, Pioneer Library System and the Rochester Regional Library Council, the initiative will […]

HR 101: Ask the HR Expert Webinar

Zoom Webinar

Join Holly Nowak, the HR professional behind the Ask the HR Expert service, for a discussion of basic human resources information that managers, supervisors, and directors need to know. Covering some of the most commonly misunderstood and/or misapplied HR foundational concepts, topics we'll cover include best practice in: Job Descriptions, Worker Classification, Documentation and Record […]

Stress in the Library Assistant Profession

Zoom Webinar

Friday, May 21, 2021 3:00 - 4:30pm REGISTER HERE The relationship between stress, work, and health is complex and although current thinking and research on stress can teach us a lot, it can be difficult to know the difference between what’s truth and what’s myth, between what’s fact and what’s fiction. In this Webinar, we […]

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