METRO's Library Assistants and Support Staff Association (LASSA) provided a series of skills-based webinars during spring and summer 2022. Find details about each session and a link to view the webinar recording below: 

Thank you for joining us at METRO's 2022 Annual Meeting! We are so glad you are here. 

*All sessions will be conducted via Zoom

Session 1: Creating Community in LIS

Date: Friday, October 7th, 2022 from 9 am - 11 am EST

Who is this for?

This program is designed for people who identify as BIPOC and are either:

• MLIS students or those who have graduated from such a program within the last three years 
• Early professionals (three years or fewer) 

Please see the “Eligibility” section on the main page to see if you’re able to apply. 

You can apply for the program by providing:

Traci Mark, Program Manager: Equity, Archives & Media Preservation (tmark@metro.org)

Davis Erin Anderson, Director of Programs and Partnerships (deanderson@metro.org)

Nate Hill, Executive Director (nhill@metro.org)

We provide opportunities for information professionals to grow through structured training and experiential learning. We are currently developing:

• Equity Mentorship Program

Past programs include:

METRO is a non-profit service provider that helps libraries, archives, and museums excel at their work.

We work with our local membership in New York City and Westchester County to develop and maintain essential services within our regional network.

METRO's Programming Advisory Committee

We're putting together an advisory committee of METRO members to help us explore ideas that our community should be digging into in our professional development events. This committee will:

Our intrepid events team organizes webinars to grow your skills, online panel discussions to keep your mind sharp, and networking calls to keep you connected.

Programming is curated by METRO staff and our interest groups.

Online or off, METRO is a community space where we respect one another, as well as all comers.

Policies

We are committed to providing a welcoming and productive environment for all. Please check out our Code of Conduct for more information.

Currently in its second cycle, METRO's Equity in Action grant has awarded funding to fourteen institutions for eight projects. We are very proud and excited to see how the projects from the first cycle have flourished, and we're looking forward to seeing the progress of this year's grantees.

Equity in Action Program Managers

• Traci Mark, Educational Programming Associate & Studio Manager (tmark@metro.org)
• Davis Erin Anderson, Assistant Director for Programs and Partnerships (deand

Applications for the 2022 Equity in Action grant cycle are closed. We've kept these FAQs up for those interested in applying for a future cycle. Stay tuned for application information about the 2023 round of Equity in Action grants.

Stay tuned for application information about the 2023 round of Equity in Action grants.

Stay tuned for application information about the 2023 round of Equity in Action grants.

We'll be hosting Q&A sessions on November 2, 9, and 16 at 3:00 PM.

Register here.

The complete ARPA guidelines from the New York State Library can be found here.

METRO maintains next-day, Monday-through-Friday delivery service among our member libraries.

Learn how your library can participate below.

Questions?

Get in touch at metroarpa@metro.org

The complete ARPA guidelines from the New York State Library can be found here.