April 2010
Table Of Contents
NNYLN Prepares For 45th Annual Meeting
Make An Excellence Award Nomination Today
Out & About In 2010
Member & NNY Library Information Is Available
Remodeling At Commerce Lane For New Tenant
People In The News
Academic Librarians 2010
The Northern New York Library Network is accepting online and phone registrations for its 45th Annual Meeting. This year, the meeting will be held May 20 in Lake Placid at the Mirror Lake Inn. While meeting planning is still being finalized, this year’s event will have a somewhat different format and will provide attendees with opportunities for continuing education, as well as traditional meeting activities.
In addition to the regular attractions of the Network’s Annual Meeting, and the announcement of the 20th Annual Award for Excellence in Library Service award, attendees will have a choice of continuing education classes to attend. A total of four classes will be offered: two morning sessions and two afternoon sessions, as well as a luncheon speaker. Topics for the classes include two management/supervisory sessions and two technology sessions.
Mirror Lake Inn All this will take place on the grounds of the beautiful Mirror Lake Inn, with its award winning accommodations and cuisine. Watch the mail and email for further details on this year’s Annual Meeting - we hope to see you there.
The NNY Library Network Board of Trustees will have a meeting at 9:30 a.m.
Registration for the Annual Meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m., with the first session starting at 10:00 a.m. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. To sign up and for more information as it becomes available, go online.
(See following story for details on how to nominate someone for the Award for Excellence.)
The Northern New York Library Network plans to present its 20th Annual Award for Excellence in Library Service at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Lake Placid on May 20. The Network would like to encourage everyone to give a little thought to nominating a person for this award. Take a moment to think about the people you work with every day - whether it is a co-worker on staff with you, or perhaps someone you work with on committees and other projects outside your own workplace. When you start to look around, we’re sure you’ll notice someone who consistently does an excellent job and deserves some recognition.
Once you’ve found that person, please take a few moments to write a letter, or use the online registration form to send an email nomination.
Nominations will be held in the strictest of confidence, and the winner will receive a framed certificate, recognition at the annual meeting and in Network publications, and a $1,000 savings bond.
Having a little trouble getting the letter started? Here are a few things you may want to consider in nominating a colleague.
The person you are nominating has contributed to these goals:
Open access to information for all. The encouragement of reading and creation of inducements to greater use of library materials. The enhancement and expansion of library service to the community. The strengthening of the library's role and position in the community, whether that community is a town, school, college or university, or a company, corporation or institution. Promotion of interlibrary cooperation and sharing. Nominations should be received at the NNYLN by April 22, 2010. We hope to hear from you soon!
Friday, April 2 - The NNYLN office will be closed in observance of the Easter holiday.Thursday, April 8 - There will be a meeting of the NNYLN Board of Trustees at 10:00 a.m. at the Network office.
Friday, April 9 - The North Country Archival Conference will be held at the Cheel Center, Clarkson University, Potsdam. Beginning at 8:30 a.m., Ted Comstock will be on hand for the Free Examination and Opinions of Historical Books, Documents, and Photographs. At 9:30 a.m. attendees will have the opportunity to choose between "The Basics of Planning a Digitization Project" and "How to Manage Maps and Plans." At 11:00 a.m., they will choose between "How to Become (and Remain) Chartered by the NYS Board of Regents" and "The Documentary Heritage Program and North Country Digital History 2.0 and New York Heritage." At 1:00 p.m. attendees will be treated to guest speaker Christine Ward, NYS Archivist, who will discuss "Preserving New York’s Heritage: the State Archives, DHP, and Federal Initiatives." The final presentation of the day will be at 1:30 p.m. with "How Will They Find Us if They Don’t Know We’re Here? Or Promoting Your Archives, Archival Projects and Programs." The cost is $10.00 for everyone. (For more information and to sign up, go online.
Wednesday, April 14 - The Library Assistants Spring Conference will be held in Saranac Lake. The cost is $15.00 for library staff members.
The Northern New York Library Network is 58 members strong, and information on each of them may be found online at www.nnyln.org, and click on "Area Library Information."Under the "Membership Directory" section, each institution has a personalized listing reporting on its staff - with title, phone extension, and email (if available); hours of operation; address, website, and fax number; and a listing of holdings.
The membership names are listed in alphabetical order.
For those looking for the contact information of a particular individual, go directly to "Membership Telephone/Email List."
The names of staff members for each institution are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Their phone number, email address, and the name of where they work are provided.
If someone is looking for a library that may or may not be a NNYLN member, go to "Libraries in NNY."
Institutions are categorized by Academic and Hospital Libraries, Public Libraries and Public Library Systems, School Libraries and School Library Systems, and by Special Libraries.
Attention Please: The NNYLN will be updating its Membership Directory in the coming month. Please be sure to respond to the correspondence that will be sent out so all updates and changes may be made to each listing.
CSEA is the new tenant at the NNYLN’s 7 Commerce Lane building in Canton. They moved in at the end of February, and the office underwent a bit of remodeling, as well as a fresh coat of paint and new carpeting.
