So much about finding a job has changed, and yet so much remains the same. We still take great care to format and word our resumes appropriately. We still spend time crafting cover letters that are specific to the job we are applying for. And yet, we now live in a world where remote meetings and, yes, remote job interviews have become commonplace. Join this session to learn answers to: What interview skills carry over from in-person interviewing? What new skills should job seekers develop for being a part of remote interviews? How does one put their best selves forward on meeting software? Presenter Mary Bakija completed her MSLIS at the Pratt School of Information without full-time employment in May 2020, entering the job market in the pandemic amidst a rapid rise in virtual interviews. By the time she started as a Program Manager at METRO Library Council in August 2021, Mary was invited to twelve virtual interviews and received four job offers (and was rejected or ghosted by several dozen other employers). For her previous roles in libraries, archives, and news organizations, all interviews were by phone and in person, which she found much more nerve-racking than the virtual experiences. This event is part of a series programmed and planned by METRO's Library Assistants and Support Staff Association (LASSA). Many thanks to Anthony Wyche, Val Colon, Cheryl Marriott, and the rest of the LASSA board for their hard work in planning this series. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Zotero is a free and open source citation management tool that organizes research resources, facilitates in-text citation, fosters collaboration with other scholars, and quickly generates bibliographies. Zotero is not tied to any institution and is available to all at no cost. Attend this session to learn how to set up and work with Zotero so that you can share its benefits with colleagues/students and incorporate it into your instruction sessions. This is the second hour of this two-part workshop. It will be dedicated to strategies and examples of how to use Zotero to teach information literacy skills and as an organizational tool for individual and collaborative research projects. To learn more about part one, click here. Prerequisite knowledge/experience: No prior experience necessary. This workshop is open to librarians from public, academic, and special libraries who are interested in learning about Zotero and how to effectively use Zotero for bibliographic instruction and collaborative and personal research. By the end of this two-part program, participants will be able to: download and install Zotero for Mac/Windows/Linux and the Mozilla Firefox browser add-on get your research resources into Zotero customize your Zotero preferences organize your Zotero library according to your specific needs cite your resources within Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and/or Open Office generate bibliographies take snapshots of web pages and add notes sync your resources between multiple computers and to Zotero’s cloud server create and configure a group library in Zotero integrate Zotero into information literacy and other instruction advocate for Zotero at your institution Presenter Biographies: Kimberly Detterbeck (she/her) is the Art Librarian, Coordinator of Library Instruction, and Interim Assistant Library Manager at Purchase College, SUNY. In her work, she oversees collection development, reference, and library instruction for art history, art + design, new media, entrepreneurship in the arts, and arts management. Kim also oversees the Library’s instruction program as well as participates in Library-wide projects such as assessment, outreach and communications, scholarly communication, and instruction across multiple disciplines. Kim has been published in Art Documentation and The Global Librarian and has presented at local and national conferences including SUNY’s Conference on Instruction and Technology (CIT), SUNY Librarians Association annual conferences, METRO’s annual conferences, ARLIS/NA, and ACRL. She received an MLS from the University of Maryland, an MA in Art History from Syracuse University, and a BA in Art History from Rutgers University. Marie Sciangula (she/her) is the Assistant Director of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center at Purchase College, SUNY. She manages and administers Moodle, the College’s current learning management system (LMS), and promotes innovative uses of academic technologies across campus. She offers a variety of group workshops and individual consultations for faculty and staff geared towards effectively integrating technology into teaching and encourages the use of open source applications. Most recently, Marie has been named Purchase College’s Campus Lead on the SUNY-wide effort to create a new digital learning environment. This includes leading the campus migration from our current Moodle system to D2L Brightspace, the soon-to-be hub of the digital learning environment. She has presented at local and national conferences including SUNY’s Conference on Instruction and Technology (CIT), SUNY Librarians Association conference, METRO’s annual conferences, and ARLIS/NA. Marie has been published in Art Documentation and The Global Librarian. She received a bachelor's degree in Gender Studies from Purchase College, SUNY and an MLIS from Long Island University’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science.

Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday of each month this spring & summer. These calls are generally casual discussions about projects we are working on, cool tools we have come across in the past month, and a casual forum for technical questions of all kinds.

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of media resources for discussion, meeting the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30pm. While the group's facilitators (and host) are affiliated with libraries, you do not need to be a librarian or information professional to attend this group. We will share our discussion calendar regularly through METRO and the PLSN listserv, so that folks can plan ahead to attend the months that sound interesting to them. This month's discussion will be about zines. Zines are independently created and published mini-magazines. A.B.O Comix - readers can choose whatever zine or comix they’d like! We suggest True Fluidity, The Last Plantation, or Untreated Mental Illness in Prison Prison Renaissance Zine (digital zines issues one and two) How we use zines to support queers in prison — and how you can, too (article) Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

About This Session Myth #1: “Freezing alone will kill mold.” Does the act of freezing kill mold? The answer is more complicated than just placing that moldy book in the freezer. So what else is involved when it comes to preventing and getting rid of mold? In this webinar, you will learn about how mold thrives, how to prevent mold in your collections, and what to do if you discover a mold outbreak in your collections. About This Series There are some longstanding “myths” about preservation; some stem from past theories that have been rethought or retooled and others from only remembering part of the story. Come to this webinar series to hear the truth about mold, climate control, and emergency planning. About Our Presenter: Tara D. Kennedy is the Preventive Conservator at the Yale Library Center for Preservation and Conservation. She holds an MLS and Certificate of Advanced Study in Preservation and Conservation Studies for library and archival collections. Before coming to Yale, she interned at the National Archives, and worked as a paper conservator at the Smithsonian’s National Anthropological Archives in Washington DC and the Ford Conservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a Professional Associate member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and is a member of the National Heritage Responders (NHR), a group of volunteer conservators who assist cultural institutions and people around the United States whose collections have been affected by disasters. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as topics are not only relevant to the work of libraries, archives, and museums, but often integral to the experiences of those who work in these organizations. Given the importance of understanding the impact and influence of EDI, and all of the various ways that it can manifest, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to start or where to focus our attention. So, rather than try to briefly touch on the myriad EDI topics of interest, this workshop will take a more personalized approach where those who plan to attend selected the EDI topic(s) to be addressed. Survey results are in, and we'll share an update in the near future! About Our Presenter: Dr. Kawanna Bright is Assistant Professor of Library Science at East Carolina University. Dr. Bright earned her PhD in Research Methods and Statistics from the University of Denver in 2018. Prior to earning her doctorate, Dr. Bright worked as an academic librarian for twelve years, with a focus on reference, instructional services, and information literacy. She earned her MLIS from the University of Washington iSchool in 2003. Dr. Bright’s current research focuses on assessment in libraries, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in libraries, the application of research methodology to the study of library and information science, and the importance of the liaison librarianship role in academic libraries. Her work with Dr. Amy VanScoy (University at Buffalo) to investigate the reference and information services experience of librarians of color received a 2014 ALA Diversity Research Grant and was awarded the 2017 Beta Phi Mu-Library Research Round Table Research Paper Award. Dr. Bright is also a co-PI on a recently funded IMLS grant project that will utilize survival analysis to determine when and why BIPOC librarians are likely to leave the profession. Dr. Bright is a 2021 recipient of an ECU College of Education Profiles in Diversity Award and a 2021 recipient of a 2021 NCLA Round Table for Ethnic Minority Concerns’ LIS Instructor Roadbuilder Award. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

About This Session Myth #2: “The perfect temperature and relative humidity for collections is 70ºF and 50% RH.” Back in the early years of the preservation profession, there was the 70/50 Rule: your space temperature had to be 70 degrees and 50% relative humidity, with no deviation from those set points. Nowadays, there is no perfect set of numbers that will create the ideal climate for your collections – it is about knowing your building, HVAC systems, collections, and space use. One also needs to consider reducing energy consumption and sustainability. In this webinar, you will learn about how to determine the best environment for your collections, troubleshoot common problems with temperature and relative humidity control in spaces, and helpful hints for sustainability in climate control. About This Series There are some longstanding “myths” about preservation; some stem from past theories that have been rethought or retooled and others from only remembering part of the story. Come to this webinar series to hear the truth about mold, climate control, and emergency planning. About Our Presenter: Tara D. Kennedy is the Preventive Conservator at the Yale Library Center for Preservation and Conservation. She holds an MLS and Certificate of Advanced Study in Preservation and Conservation Studies for library and archival collections. Before coming to Yale, she interned at the National Archives, and worked as a paper conservator at the Smithsonian’s National Anthropological Archives in Washington DC and the Ford Conservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a Professional Associate member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and is a member of the National Heritage Responders (NHR), a group of volunteer conservators who assist cultural institutions and people around the United States whose collections have been affected by disasters. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Get to know the current state of book challenges across the U.S. with a look at what led to this particular censorship movement. This presentation will offer not only the terminology and groups associated with book challenges in public schools and libraries within and beyond New York, but it will also offer insight into how to build strong challenge policies, craft effective responses to book challenges, and connect your community allies to ensure your public institution remains committed to information access for all. All attendees will walk away with a set of resources to put this knowledge into action immediately. About the presenter: Kelly Jensen is an editor and author of three critically-acclaimed and award-winning YA anthologies, as well as an editor for Book Riot. At Book Riot, she writes a biweekly YA newsletter, "What's Up in YA?," and has focused much of her work in the last year on censorship. She's a former librarian who is passionate about reaching and serving teens. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday of each month this spring & summer. These calls are generally casual discussions about projects we are working on, cool tools we have come across in the past month, and a casual forum for technical questions of all kinds.

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of media resources for discussion, meeting the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30pm. While the group's facilitators (and host) are affiliated with libraries, you do not need to be a librarian or information professional to attend this group. We will share our discussion calendar regularly through METRO and the PLSN listserv, so that folks can plan ahead to attend the months that sound interesting to them. This month's discussion will be about political prisoners: Assata, an Autobiography (Available in all formats at NYPL, BPL and QPL) “Political Prisoners, Prisons, and Black Liberation” by Angela Davis (PDF may automatically download when you click the link) Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

About This Session Myth #3: “Emergency planning requires creating an immense 3-ring binder of information.” Disaster planning can seem like a daunting task, requiring a lot of paperwork and time, but it is not as difficult as you might think. There are simple tasks and tools that can help you prepare for the worst. In this webinar, you will learn about what essentials are necessary for your plan, how to prioritize your collection for recovery, and helpful hints working with recovery vendors. About This Series There are some longstanding “myths” about preservation; some stem from past theories that have been rethought or retooled and others from only remembering part of the story. Come to this webinar series to hear the truth about mold, climate control, and emergency planning. About Our Presenter: Tara D. Kennedy is the Preventive Conservator at the Yale Library Center for Preservation and Conservation. She holds an MLS and Certificate of Advanced Study in Preservation and Conservation Studies for library and archival collections. Before coming to Yale, she interned at the National Archives, and worked as a paper conservator at the Smithsonian’s National Anthropological Archives in Washington DC and the Ford Conservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a Professional Associate member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and is a member of the National Heritage Responders (NHR), a group of volunteer conservators who assist cultural institutions and people around the United States whose collections have been affected by disasters. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday of each month this spring & summer. These calls are generally casual discussions about projects we are working on, cool tools we have come across in the past month, and a casual forum for technical questions of all kinds.

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of media resources for discussion, meeting the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30pm. While the group's facilitators (and host) are affiliated with libraries, you do not need to be a librarian or information professional to attend this group. We will share our discussion calendar regularly through METRO and the PLSN listserv, so that folks can plan ahead to attend the months that sound interesting to them. This month's discussion will examine the ways gender and race play a role in the juvenile justice system: Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls (Available in all formats at QPL, BPL, NYPL) Juvenile justice system confines Black youth at over 4 times the rate of white youth (PPI Data Graphic) Nearly 10% of confined girls are held for status offenses such as “running away, truancy, and incorrigibility” (PPI Data Graphic) Optional: Youth Confinement: The Whole Pie 2019 (Prison Policy Initiative Report) Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of media resources for discussion, meeting the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30pm. While the group's facilitators (and host) are affiliated with libraries, you do not need to be a librarian or information professional to attend this group. We will share our discussion calendar regularly through METRO and the PLSN listserv, so that folks can plan ahead to attend the months that sound interesting to them. This month's discussion will focus on children's books that are about incarceration: Middle Grade Novel: From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (Available at NYPL, BPL, and QPL) Picture Book: Visiting Day by Jacqueline Woodson, and James E Ransome (Available at NYPL, BPL, QPL) Picture Book: Milo Imagines the World by Matt la Pena and Christian Robinson (Available at NYPL, BPL, QPL) We will be giving a storytime performance of this book during the discussion Optional: Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family When a Loved One Is Incarcerated (Available at NYPL, BPL, QPL) Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of media resources for discussion, meeting the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30pm. While the group's facilitators (and host) are affiliated with libraries, you do not need to be a librarian or information professional to attend this group. We will share our discussion calendar regularly through METRO and the PLSN listserv, so that folks can plan ahead to attend the months that sound interesting to them. In recognition of Native Heritage Month, we will be looking at the incarceration of Indigenous populations in North America: The U.S. criminal justice system disproportionately hurts Native people: the data, visualized Indigenous Spirituality Inside Oregon Prisons (PBS Video 9 minutes) Exploring the States of Incarceration Minnesota webpage, "Carceral Colonialism: Imprisonment in Indian Country: How has settler colonialism shaped the carceral state?" Optional: An Indigenous Abolitionist Study Guide by Yellow Head Institute Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of media resources for discussion, meeting the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30pm. While the group's facilitators (and host) are affiliated with libraries, you do not need to be a librarian or information professional to attend this group. We will share our discussion calendar regularly through METRO and the PLSN listserv, so that folks can plan ahead to attend the months that sound interesting to them. For our final discussion of the year we want to explore moving forward and away from prisons and punishment. We will be watching all the videos in this series and talking about transformative justice, accountability, and what we can put into practice in our lives: Building Accountable Communities Video Series (watch all videos on the page) Optional: Beyond Survival (We read this last year but it is a great book! If you’ve already read it give it a skim through to refresh your memory) Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.