Upcoming Events

Registration opens October 4, 2023 at 9am RRLC is offering up to 15 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks webinar, “Creating Fundable Grant Proposals in Libraries (without harming yourself or others in the process)”. How do you go from an idea to a successful project within a library where resources are limited and competing priorities make […]

Registration opens October 11, 2023 at 12pm RRLC is offering up to 15 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks webinar, “How (and Why) to Do a Simple External Communications Audit”. The way you communicate with the outside world has a lot to do with how people perceive not only your own library, but all other libraries […]

REGISTER HERE Bedbugs, unfortunately, can easily spread in the workplace -- including libraries. Bedbugs can spread through luggage, furniture, clothing, and even library books. Libraries and other workplaces can easily find themselves with a bug problem, even with the best practices of cleanliness. In this webinar, we'll cover how your workplace can best prepare for, […]

REGISTER HERE In this webinar, we’ll discuss inclusive metadata: what it is, why it’s important, and how it can reflect your institution’s goals for diversity, equity, and inclusion. We'll discuss the historical biases that have influenced descriptive practices, and explore best practices to audit, research, and improve your terminology to better reflect the identities and […]

REGISTER HERE With hateful speech and actions on the rise, it's important that library staff learn how to recognize, interrupt, and de-escalate conflict and hate crimes in order to keep our libraries and communities safe. This webinar -- led by trainers from the Arab American Association of New York and Malikah -- will introduce library […]

RRLC is offering up to 15 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks webinar, “Workplace Politics: How Defining Roles Shape Inner Workings and How You Can Still Make a Difference”. Workplace politics exist everywhere. A library’s workplace politics involves inner workings of individual roles, divisional roles, and the role of library values. Library roles may feel or […]

**NEW DATE** Please note that this webinar has been rescheduled from February 14th to February 21st; if you registered for the original date, you will still be registered to attend this event or to receive the recording.  REGISTER HERE In an era where library services promoting gender equality and social justice are under attack, it’s […]

REGISTER HERE According to the US Department of Education, the homeschool population has doubled from one to two million in the last decade. For most school districts in New York State, the number of households providing home instruction has more than doubled since the start of the pandemic (NYSED). Is your library prepared to assist […]

REGISTER HERE From considerations of artificial intelligence, to non-disclosure ("NDA"), to mergers of academic institutions, contracts for e-resources are some of the most complex agreements contracts libraries have to negotiate. This sixty-minute session will review the essential elements and hidden risks of contracts for e-resources. Written materials will include sample RFP language, an assessment checklist, […]

RRLC is offering up to 15 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks webinar, “Defusing Encounters with Angry Patrons at your Library”. Librarians are increasingly under attack. With the rise of book bans, political polarization and normalization of online attacks, librarians are often caught in the crosshairs. How can you protect yourself and your library colleagues and […]