Upcoming Events

Learn About CCDA: An Informational Conversation with Barbara Lilley

REGISTER HERE Join us for this special webinar and Q&A session. As academic library budgets continue to fluctuate, our members have concerns in meeting Coordinated Collection Development Aid Maintenance of Effort requirements. Please join us for a brief demo of the report tool and a conversation with Division of Library Development’s Barbara Lilley and learn […]

AI in Education and Libraries: Taking Privacy, Security, and Equity into Account

Zoom Webinar

REGISTER NOW Everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning lately. In the valley between "AI is going to destroy life as we know it" and "AI is going to revolutionize our lives" lies the fact that the future isn't yet written. These tools will only be as good as we let them be. […]

Sign Language for Library Staff

Rochester Regional Library Council 3445 Winton Place, Suite 204, Rochester, NY, United States

This workshop will introduce library and cultural heritage staff to visual communication and basic library related sign language. Participants will learn a variety of things including: basic tips in communicating with Deaf patrons, simple signs related to the library, strategies to make your library more Deaf friendly and resources to help participants continue their sign […]

Free

How to Write Effective Survey Questions to Get Useful Data

Zoom Webinar

RRLC is offering up to 20 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks webinar, "How to Write Effective Survey Questions to Get Useful Data" Is your library planning for upcoming services, programs, or events? They'll be more successful if you know what sorts of things the people in your service area truly want and need. Great marketers […]

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Keeping It Private: Supporting Research Privacy and De-Identification of Shared Data

RRLC and WNYLRC are offering up to 25 seats at the upcoming MLA webinar, “Keeping It Private: Supporting Research Privacy and De-Identification of Shared Data” The NIH data management and sharing requirements, HIPAA, IRBs, and general research ethical standards all have privacy requirements. But many health sciences librarians and even seasoned researchers and compliance officers […]

Free

Sign Language for Library Staff

Rochester Regional Library Council 3445 Winton Place, Suite 204, Rochester, NY, United States

Registration will open September 1st at 12pm. This workshop will introduce library and cultural heritage staff to visual communication and basic library related sign language. Participants will learn a variety of things including: basic tips in communicating with Deaf patrons, simple signs related to the library, strategies to make your library more Deaf friendly and […]

Free

Making Changes That Stick

Zoom Webinar

Registration opens August 1, 2023 at 12pm RRLC is offering up to 15 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks webinar, “Making Changes That Stick”. Do you want to make a change in your workplace? Whether you are a front-line worker or a senior leader, we can all see opportunities big or small to improve experiences for […]

Free

Leading from the Middle: Managing Up and Down Simultaneously

Zoom Webinar

RRLC is offering up to 15 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks webinar, “Leading from the Middle: Managing Up and Down Simultaneously”. Do you have more than one boss at your library? Do you have lots of responsibility, but little authority? Are you working between multiple departments? Are you looking to improve your communication skills with […]

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Creating Fundable Grant Proposals in Libraries (without harming yourself or others in the process)

Zoom Webinar

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 […]

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How (and Why) to Do a Simple External Communications Audit

Zoom Webinar

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 […]

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Library Legislative Event 2023

Henrietta Public Library 625 Calkins Rd., Rochester, NY, United States

Please join us for our fall 2023 library legislative event. We will be showcasing some of the great work going on in our region's libraries, talking about issues impacting libraries, and will offer our legislators a chance to say a few words. Our tentative schedule is as follows: 8:30am Sign-in, Networking, and Refreshments 9:00am Welcome […]

Free

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