Upcoming Events

RRLC is offering up to 20 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks webinar, "Book Bans and Censorship: Managing Public Comment Sessions and Material Challenges". Usually, nobody from the public shows up to a board meeting. Suddenly, there are 15 people. Are you ready? The 2021-2022 'Surge' of library challenges marked the biggest number of reported attempts […]

Registration is closed for this event. Join RRLC for a Trivia Night with Julia Novakovic and Lauren Tagliaferro on Thursday, May 25th from 4-6pm at Lovin' Cup (300 Park Point Dr, Rochester). This event is open to staff from RRLC member libraries and organizations only. Each participant will need to RSVP individually.  

REGISTER NOW To recruit and retain a robust workforce, as well as comply with the law, an organization's employee handbook should serve as a "road map" for what an employee needs to know in the event they are facing a serious personal or family medical issue. This 1.5 hour session will walk attendees through different […]

Join us for the 2023 RRLC Annual Celebration to highlight the achievements of RRLC members and to congratulate libraries and library staff in our region. We look forward to recognizing the RRLC 2023 Libraries of the Year, Library All Stars, and Regional / National Award Winners! This event is being held June 6, 2023 at 10:00 am on Zoom. […]

RRLC is offering up to 20 seats at the upcoming LibraryWorks webinar, Outstanding Program Success with Design Thinking Can your programs be both thoroughly planned AND get off the ground quickly? Absolutely! Design thinking, a technique taken from software and industrial design, can help you start fast but learn faster. Discover how you can weave […]

REGISTER HERE Noah Short and Lauren Mattiuzzo are experts in the field of digital services and have worked on numerous projects that have helped businesses save valuable shelf space and cut costs. During their presentation, they will showcase some of the latest and most cutting-edge technologies being utilized in the digital services industry, including a […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]