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Reopening Plans
   Member library directors, please ensure that RCLS has the most up-to-date data about your reopening plans. View the current information at COVID 19 Library Reopenings list. Contact Eileen Acosta at RCLS (ext. 221 or email) with any updates. RCLS provides these details to inquiring patrons; therefore, it is important that the most current information is available. Thank you!
 Update from IMLS
   The latest Public Libraries Survey report from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, provides a snapshot of public library use, financial health, staffing, and resources for FY 2017. The report shows attendance at library events increasing, indicating an understanding of what the community wants from their library.
Cover of Public Libraries in the United States Survey: Fiscal Year 2017, Volume 1
Librarian Tech Camp Conference
   Registration is now open for the annual Rochester Librarian Tech Camp conference. This free event is open to all school, public, academic, and special library staff and runs from August 17-20. Through a variety of online sessions, learn from industry professionals on topics related to technology, education, and collaboration in library services and practices. Attend all of the sessions or just register for the ones that fit your schedule. Conference attendees may earn up to 9.5 hours of continuing education credit.
   For more information and to register, visit the conference website.
 
August WORKSHOPS HERE
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August WEBINARS HERE
 
OverDrive Offers Free Access
   The Libraries Transform Book Pick digital reading program is returning September 14-28, 2020 with Lauren Francis-Sharma's Book of the Little Axe. The Libraries Transform Book connects readers nationwide by offering free access to the same eBook through public libraries, while giving public libraries the opportunity to engage with readers about the eBook and showcase digital collections and other library resources and programs. During the lending period, eBook copies of Book of the Little Axe will be available without waitlists or holds through U.S. public libraries using OverDrive. Readers will only need a library card and the Libby app to borrow and read the eBook, and everyone can join the discussion online using the hashtag #LTBookPick.
 
News Worthy
National News
  • Douglas County sheriff to library: Support Black Lives Matter? Don't bother calling 911 | Reno Gazette Journal 7.28.20
  • Hundreds of librarian's mask design sold online | Omaha World Herald 7.27.20
  • The 2020 Booker Prize longlist announced |The Booker Prizes 7.27.20
  • The Stories of America's Libraries, Virtually | American Libraries Magazine 7.27.20
  • Where to Get Help Finding A Job: The Virtual Library | Forbes 7.24.20
  • Libraries chronicling personal impacts of COVID-19 | Portland Press Herald 7.21.20
International News
  • How public libraries play a vital role in restoring the economy | The Globe and Mail 7.28.20
Now Online!
Have you seen...
  • RCLS Management Professional Development Scholarship - Online
  • COVID 19 Library Reopenings - Online
  • WNYLRC Ask the Lawyer
 
RCLS Board News
RCLS Board Meeting
   The RCLS Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting virtually on Monday, August 17 via Zoom at 6:30 p.m.  Materials for the meeting are located on the RCLS Website.  For dial-in information, contact Grace Riario, Executive Director (ext. 233 or griario@rcls.org).  This is an open meeting and all are invited to attend.
   In keeping with Executive Order 202.14 (regarding emergency adjustments to the Open Meetings Law in response to the COVID-19 pandemic), the public is not permitted in-person access to this meeting, and the meeting shall be held remotely via Zoom online meeting software.  As required by the Governor’s Order, the public will have the ability to view and listen to such proceeding (Zoom Link), and the meeting shall be recorded, and made available on the RCLS website.
 
RCLS Headquarters Directory
The RCLS team is available to help you via email and phone.
Don't hesitate to reach out. 845.243.3747
Names Linked to Emails
Grace Riario
Ruth K. Daubenspeck
Eileen Acosta
Daniel B. Hulse
 
John Hurley
   
Ryan Smith
David Krawczyk
 
Leonard M. George
   
Nicholas Yaven
 
 
Stephen P. Hoefer
Marla Landsman
Tracey Webber
 
 
 
 
Jen Park
 
 
 
 
Chuck Conklin
   
Jerry Kuntz
 
Martha Sullivan
 
 
Gretchen Chandra
 
Patricia Velez
 
 
Joanna Goldfarb
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