Join us for a tour of the International Center of Photography's William Randolph Hearst Library, part of ICP's full photography center in the Lower East Side. The library is dedicated to the entire discipline of photography and houses an extensive collection of photobooks and other resources. Following the tour, join us for a social hour at a nearb…

Join us for a guided tour of The Noguchi Museum, the first museum in the United States to be established, designed, and installed by a living artist—Isamu Noguchi—to show their own work. Guided tours are led by museum educators and explore select works in the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions while introducing the life and vision of Isamu…

With uncertainty swirling around our professional lives, we notice that we're feeling similarly to how we did in the spring of 2020. During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, METRO staff gathered with library workers on virtual community chats to help support one another and process the situation. The current moment seems like a necessary t…

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!). The Prison Library Support Network is collaborating with METRO to host Abolitionist Futures:…

Universal Design (UD) is a model that tries to reach every student. It is "the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design." UD goes beyond assuming a statement about the Office for Accessibility in a syllabus is “enough” for student…

This webinar will be facilitated by METRO’s Digitization Project Grant Program Managers, Allison Sherrick and Traci Mark. Allison and Traci will review the main components of the grant process, including: The program guide Eligibility The application process There will be a Q & A period at the end of the session. Please be sure to review our …

ACRL/NY Professional Development Committee and METRO invite you to the Spring 2025 Workshop Program. In today’s digital age, libraries must go beyond traditional promotion to effectively reach and engage diverse audiences. Program participants will be provided with the tools and strategies needed to market their services, programs, and resources in…

Barchives, a METRO Interest Group, had such a spirited response to its March event with Bronx Brewery that they're going back for another round. Join Barchives on Saturday, April 5th for the second Bronx-based Barchives featuring the SUNY Maritime archives. Founded in 1874 as the New York Nautical School, SUNY Maritime is the oldest college of its …

Join the METRO Economics & Business Librarians Group to tour New York Public Library’s Thomas Yoseloff Business Center and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). North America’s preeminent public business library, The Yoseloff Business Center offers an array of free resources for those interested in personal finance and investing, small bu…

Social media can help you build professional and social community, find jobs, learn from others, share your work, ask questions, and hear about new ideas and projects. After the implosion of multiple other social platforms, the Bluesky platform has become one of the best options to keep accessing those benefits. This webinar will be aimed at GLAM f…

Presenting information and public speaking are an everyday part of being an information worker. You may have to lead a group meeting, speak at a conference, or host a program for patrons. This workshop, which is geared toward LIS students and early career professionals, will be presented in two parts. In the morning, we will focus on skill build…

Please join us for the Second Annual STEM Information Professionals Mini Conference at Barnard College in New York City, co-sponsored by Barnard College and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). This two-day conference, taking place Thursday, March 20th and Friday, March 21st from 8:30am to 4:30pm both days, aims to bring together scie…

Please join us for the Second Annual STEM Information Professionals Mini Conference at Barnard College in New York City, co-sponsored by Barnard College and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). This two-day conference, taking place Thursday, March 20th and Friday, March 21st from 8:30am to 4:30pm both days, aims to bring together scie…

Effective leadership is built on empathy, compassion, and intuition, fostering trust, collaboration, and innovation within teams. Empathy allows leaders to actively listen, understand different perspectives, and create a supportive environment where employees feel valued. When employees feel heard, morale and engagement improve, leading to higher p…

The Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education stresses that “Information Has Value,” and that we need to recognize issues of access or lack of access to information sources. A library that does not provide access to academic materials to all students is not allowing them to succeed. For example, how can we ensure that learning materia…

Join us for a tour of the Morgan Library & Museum’s Belle Da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy exhibition. The exhibition is devoted to the life and career of its inaugural director, Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950). Widely recognized as an authority on illuminated manuscripts and deeply respected as a cultural heritage executive, Greene was …

A Beginner's Guide to Failure is a half-day cohort experience that teaches library workers how to embrace and even celebrate failure. Instead of viewing failure as evidence of something lacking, this short course endeavors to help individuals better integrate failure as part of being fully human, taking creative risks, and growing critical skills a…

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!). The Prison Library Support Network is collaborating with METRO to host Abolitionist Futures:…

Join METRO and our sister council, Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC), for this presentation from Ashley Dalle, Interim Chief Librarian about the many free benefits available for adults from the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library is a branch of the New York Public Librar…

Join METRO and our sister council, Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC), for this presentation from Ashley Dalle, Interim Chief Librarian about the many free benefits available for children from the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library is a branch of the New York Public Libr…

Join METRO and our sister council, Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC), for this behind-the-scenes tour and information session with Ashley Dalle, Interim Chief Librarian, who will discuss the many free benefits available for both children and adults from the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. The Andrew Heiskell Braille an…

Among the many styles and theories of management, using a people-centered approach can provide many benefits for your library team. According to Workramp, “People-centric leadership means taking an empathetic, compassionate approach to managing team members. People-centric leaders are invested in their employees, both in their professional success,…

Join us for an exploration of core principles of data visualization and their application within library settings. This session will introduce fundamental concepts and techniques for visualizing both qualitative and quantitative data. We will cover visualization methods, including charts, graphs, and infographics, and discuss how these tools can en…

Join us for an exclusive, closed-to-the-public tour of the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures, which showcases some of the most extraordinary items from the 56 million in its collections. We'll see manuscripts, artworks, letters, still and moving images, recordings, and more! Current exhibitions include "Censorship …

Join METRO’s Reference and Instruction Interest Group for a conversation about decolonial perspectives - practices and frameworks - in librarianship. For the upcoming 2025 Critical Pedagogy Symposium on Decentering the West, the Case Studies in Critical Pedagogy will feature case studies and a primer for learning about and thinking about anti-colo…