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Empower Your Library Against Book Bans

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 13:40
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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 challeng…

Info Lit 101, Part 1: Developing Research Questions

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 12:17
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With librarian Connie Williams and Katy Connolly of the Right Question Institute The Right Question Institute (RQI) will join us to demonstrate the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), a deceptively simple yet rigorous protocol that teaches all people how to ask, work with, and pursue their own questions. Participants will explore how the QFT can …

Info Lit 101, Part 2: Evaluating Sources and Navigating Through Bias

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 12:16
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With Kelly Delevan from Syracuse University and facilitated by Iman Powe-Maynard In this webinar, Information Literacy Librarian Kelly Delevan will discuss the multiple ways in which bias (implicit and explicit) complicates our search practices. Bias can reside in information systems, individual sources, or our personal perspectives. Navigating thr…

LASSA Presents: Retirement Planning & Social Security

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 12:14
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This workshop will walk you through the basics of determining where your retirement income will come from. Kathleen Kalmes, CFA and former Financial Resources Specialist at NYPL's Business Library, will discuss how to best plan for a financially secure and happy retirement. Kathleen Kalmes, CFA, previously served NYPL’s Business Library as a Financ…

Goodbye Facebook, Hello Decentralized Social Media? Can Peer-to-Peer Lead to Less Toxic Online Platforms?

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 11:07
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About This Session In today's social media world, we’ve seen platforms go awry when faced with the scourges of misinformation and trolling. In authoritarian regimes, entire platforms are easily blocked. And yes, a billionaire can buy a platform and change the rules. Would decentralized (or P-2-P) social media, where there is no central controlling…

Decentralized Apps, the Metaverse and the “Next Big Thing”

Monday, May 16, 2022 - 15:47
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About This Session Why did Facebook rename itself for the Metaverse? What is the metaverse & how are people experiencing it? How are artists, nonprofits, even the NBA are racking up seven-figure payouts for otherwise mundane pieces of media called NFTs (non-fungible tokens)? Why are they so despised? In this session, we look at the crazy breakt…

Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion Group, December / Building Accountable Communities

Monday, May 16, 2022 - 15:45
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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 ca…

Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion Group, November / Indigenous Incarceration

Monday, May 16, 2022 - 15:31
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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 ca…

Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion Group, October / Kid's Books About Incarceration

Monday, May 16, 2022 - 15:03
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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 ca…

Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion Group, September / Juvenile Justice: Intersections of Gender and Race

Monday, May 16, 2022 - 11:50
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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 ca…

Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion Group, August / Political Prisoners

Monday, May 16, 2022 - 10:54
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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 ca…

Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion Group, July / Zines

Monday, May 16, 2022 - 10:53
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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 ca…

LASSA Presents: Resume Writing

Thursday, May 12, 2022 - 11:52
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Louisa Tatum of The New York Public Library's Career Services staff will discuss how to put your best foot forward in your job search with a clear, well-written, and effective resume. Louisa Tatum is a passionate, energetic and innovative career coaching professional and presenter, who currently works as the Manager of the NYPL’s Career Services de…

Preventing Digital Discrimination: How Libraries and Their Allies Can Ensure Access and Equity For All

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 09:49
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If these past two years have proved anything, it’s that having reliable access to the internet is a necessity. And yet access to the internet is far from assured in many homes across the country. For this and so many other reasons, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed last November includes a directive to “ensure that all people of the…

METRO's 2022 Annual Meeting

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 09:45
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Join us for METRO's 2022 Annual Meeting, featuring updates from your METRO staff and a keynote presentation from newly-elected ALA President Emily Drabinski We're thrilled to announce our 2022 Annual Meeting! Taking place on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 from 10am until noon, our meeting features a keynote presentation from Emily Drabinski, Critical Pedag…

Zotero: Collect, Cite, Connect (Part One)

Monday, May 2, 2022 - 17:27
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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 …

Zotero: Collect, Cite, Connect (Part Two)

Monday, May 2, 2022 - 17:25
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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 …

Mythbusters! Preservation Edition, Part 3

Monday, April 25, 2022 - 17:21
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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 a…

Mythbusters! Preservation Edition, Part 2

Monday, April 25, 2022 - 17:18
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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…

Mythbusters! Preservation Edition, Part 1

Monday, April 25, 2022 - 17:15
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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 collection…

Actively Anti-Racist Library Service, Part 2: Readers’ Advisory

Friday, April 22, 2022 - 13:39
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Providing robust readers’ advisory service that values equity, diversity, and inclusion principles is essential to all library service. Moving from being a neutral, well-meaning library where systemic racism is acknowledged to an actively anti-racist organization involves work. In this program you will learn tangible skills to help build enthusiasm…

LASSA Presents: Understanding Credit & Debit

Friday, April 22, 2022 - 13:33
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Join the Library Assistants and Support Staff Association (LASSA) for an event on creditworthiness, financial planning, and other topics to help you get your financial ducks in a row. Topics will include: What constitutes a FICO score? Does your credit score matter? How to improve your creditworthiness, with or without a credit score! Present…

Actively Anti-Racist Library Service, Part 3: Discussing Anti-Racist Stewardship

Friday, April 22, 2022 - 12:37
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Providing robust readers’ advisory service that values equity, diversity, and inclusion principles is essential to all library service. Moving from being a neutral, well-meaning library where systemic racism is acknowledged to an actively anti-racist organization involves work. In this program you will learn tangible skills to help build enthusias…

Libraries and Technology Meetup w/Library Futures, METRO, and NYU Engelberg

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 15:22
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Join Library Futures, METRO Library Council, and the NYU Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy at a casual gathering to discuss the issues facing copyright, technology, and libraries. Meet Library Futures Executive Director Jennie Rose Halperin and Board Member Tucker Taylor, eat snacks, drink a beverage, and talk Controlled Digital Lending…

Managing Messy Data, Part 2: Even Messier Data

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 15:10
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This one-hour workshop will build on concepts covered in Part 1, presenting more advanced aspects of OpenRefine, including connecting to APIs, reconciling data, and scraping the web for information. Katie Wolf, Science and Technology Librarian at Fordham University Libraries, will introduce participants to parsing HTML with OpenRefine using a Proje…

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