Mark Your Calendar ...

Sept. 1 - The NNYLN office will be closed in observance of Labor Day.

Sept. 5 - "Publicity for Not-For-Profits" will be held at the Best Western Inn at Smithfield in Plattsburgh, and again on Sept. 8 at the Days Inn in Watertown. A morning session will focus on "How to Promote Your Repository" from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The afternoon session will focus on "Creating Promotional Pieces" from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. There is no fee to attend; lunch is on your own.

Sept. 11 - The NNYLN Board of Trustees will meet at 10:00 a.m. the Network’s office in Potsdam.

Sept. 12 - "Copyright in the Digital Age" will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the NNYLN office in Potsdam. The fee is $15.00 for library staff; lunch is included.

Sept. 13 - The DHP Franklin-St. Lawrence Counties Regional Roundtable will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Wilder Association Farm in Burke. The discussion topic will be "Collections Management - Getting What You Want." There is no fee to attend.

Sept. 17 - "Microsoft Access, Level II" will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the NNYLN office in Potsdam. The fee is $15.00 for library staff, and $59.95 for all others; lunch is included.

Sept. 18 - "Intellectual Freedom Conference" will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the NNYLN office in Potsdam. The fee is $15.00 for all who attend; lunch is included. (See the cover stories for complete details.)

Sept. 20 - The DHP Clinton-Essex Counties Regional Roundtable will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Wells Memorial Library in Upper Jay. The topic of discussion will be "Care and Handling of Historical Records." There is no fee to attend.

Sept. 22 - There will be a NNYLN Automation Committee meeting at 10:00 a.m. at the Network’s office in Potsdam.

Sept. 23 - "QuickBooks" will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the NNYLN office in Potsdam. The fee is $15.00 for library staff, and $59.95 for all others; lunch is included.

Sept. 26 - "Interlibrary Loan Update" will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the NNYLN office in Potsdam. There is no fee to attend; lunch is included.

Sept. 27 - The DHP Jefferson-Lewis-Oswego Counties Regional Roundtable will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield Historic Site. The topic of discussion will be "The Care and Feeding of Volunteers." There is no fee to attend.

If you would like to sign up for a workshop, please contact the NNYLN office, or sign- up on-line at www.nnyln.org/newregform.html. Even if there is no fee to attend, all attendees are required to register.