Professional Development Grants Are Available

The Continuing Education Committee of the Northern New York Library Network’s Professional Development Program continues to offer Professional Development Grants.

These grants provide assistance to the staff of member libraries in their professional development. Financial aid from this program enables staff to attend conferences, seminars, workshops and other educational activities which are not available locally and for which funds might not otherwise be available. Eligible activities do not need to be sponsored by a library or library organization.

The program is available to all staff of NNY Library Network’s member organizations. Eligible events include conferences, seminars, workshops, graduate coursework in library and information science, undergraduate coursework in a work related field and other opportunities. Applications for assistance may be submitted every two years.

For complete information regarding the Professional Development Program’s application schedule, selection process, awarding of funds, criteria, and information sharing requirements, please go to the Network’s website at www.nnyln.org and click on "Workshops and Training." Information for the guidelines, as well as an application can be found there.

Be Sure To Check Out NNY Newspapers

The www.icepac.net web page now includes a consolidated list of Northern New York newspapers in libraries, historical societies and other repositories. It is a convenient way to locate paper and microfilm copies of newspapers. Each list is arranged by county and then by place.

Go to www.icepac.net and click on the "NNY Newspapers" tab.