Elon Green has written for the New York Times Magazine, The Awl, and New York. He is anthologized in Sarah Weinman’s Unspeakable Acts. He is the author of Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York. Last Call is about the long-forgotten early 1990s murders of men picked up in Manhattan gay bars and the resulting police investigations. It’s also about the lives of the victims, and the city’s queer social scene and nightlife at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Last Call won the 2022 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime.
Big Programs for Any Budget: Out-of-the-Box Ideas that Won’t Break the Bank. The town of Meservey, Iowa has fewer than 250 residents and a tiny budget to match. Despite that, their public library has more than tripled their program attendance numbers in the last five years by hosting a number of memorable yet budget-friendly events. Director Chelsea Price, author of 209 Big Programming Ideas for Small Budgets, will share lots of ideas for hosting inexpensive or free programs at your library all ages—for kids, families and adults., as well as discuss the importance of partnerships and various ways to save money when planning programs.
Welcoming & Retaining Transgender & Nonbinary Library Staff and Patrons with Elsworth Carman
Focused on empowering every participant to embrace current best practices for welcoming and retaining transgender and nonbinary library staff and patrons, this session will cover easy-to-implement HR and policy strategies, space adaptions, and training ideas designed to make your library more inclusive and welcoming to transgender and nonbinary staff and patrons. Basic overview of transgender and nonbinary identities will be included in the discussion. Elsworth Carman is the Director of the Iowa City Public Library, and has worked in libraries in Washington, DC; Oak Park, IL; and Ocean County, NJ. With a career-long focus on hospitality and access, Carman has extensive experience presenting on and writing about transgender-inclusive books for youth, serving queer populations, creating welcoming public spaces, and hospitality in libraries.
Stress First Aid & Coping for You and Your Staff with Barbara Ganzel
Stress First Aid includes actions that can help you identify and address early signs of stress reactions in yourself and others in an ongoing way. Join Dr. Barbara Ganzel as she talks about coping with trauma and stress of front line staff during the pandemic shut down and the during the years that have followed. Dr. Ganzel will provide coping skills that you can use now and in the future.
Transforming Teen Services in Your Library with Shauntee Burns-Simpson
Does your library have a hard time getting teens through the door? Are you having a hard time engaging with the young adult population? While there may be no one-size-fits-all solution, this webinar will share some tools and approaches to engage with teens in your library.
Track 2
Ideas to Try in Your Library with Nic Gunning, Ally Stevick, Keturah Cappadonia
Public Library staff are always looking for ways to develop new and interesting programs and services for patrons. Sometimes it helps to just look in neighboring communities and learn what is working for libraries nearby! Join this session to hear how member library staff have embraced technology like Discord for programming and to create a third space for patrons, how a library has created a highly successful Subscription Box program, and how libraries can revisit QR codes to help promote books, programs, and services. Nic Gunning, Director of David A. Howe Public Library, Wellsville, NY;
Come and talk with the ILS team about WorkFlows (WF) and STARCat! We will cover some basic WF suggestions/reminders and have lots of time for participant questions. Bring your favorite WorkFlows or STARCat tip to share with the group, or just come to learn a little more about the library software we all use so often. Even us ‘experts’ at STLS learn something new on a regular basis so let’s gather together and grow our WF and STARCat knowledge! Mandy Fleming is the ILS Manager at STLS, she previously held the position of ILS Specialist at STLS, where she has worked for a total of 15 years. Kylie started at STLS as a Delivery Driver in 2016 and has been an ILS Specialist for 6 years. Larissa has been with STLS for 5 years as an ILS Specialist and Daniel has been with the system since 2018, also as an ILS Specialist. Together they handle most STLS cataloging and circulation requests, questions and training.
Helping People Research Their Family Trees with Maggie Young
Join CCLD Genealogy Librarian Maggie Young to learn about the wealth of free resources freely available for people who want to learn about their family tree or local history. Learn about how your library and the Genealogy Department at Steele Memorial Library in Elmira can help your patrons. Maggie Young (they/them) is a Certified Genealogy Librarian (NIGS) and has worked at the Genealogy Library at the Steele Memorial Library in Elmira, NY since 2014. Maggie is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia (BA) and the University of Pittsburgh (MLIS). Maggie loves being a mom most of all, and also finds joy in caring for 2 cats, a mini-schnauzer/dachshund, goldfish, hermit crabs, bonsai trees, and orchids. In the past, Maggie has been employed in the fields of book repair, house-cleaning, art teaching, and organic farming.
Policies and Challenges to Materials with Brian Hildreth & Erika Jenns
