Free Webinar: Going Beyond Captions: Creating Accessible Instructional Videos
Posted on 20 March 2023.
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://tinyurl.com/mr2sr589Presenter: Melissa WongCost: Free Many libraries offer instructional videos for use on their websites. Unfortunately, research shows that oftentimes these videos are inaccessible to patrons with disabilities. For example, Clossen and Proces (2017) found that only 52% of the videos they examined were properly captioned, and many […]
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Free Webinar – Creating Accessible Digital Content
Posted on 16 March 2023.
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2023Time: 12:30 PM – 1:15 PMPlace: Online at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/10288264Presenter: Sarah McFadden & Al OliverasCost: Free Please plan to join us for the next online Summer Reading Lunch & Learn session scheduled for Thursday, March 23 on “Creating Accessible Digital Content.” Accessibility is especially important as you plan for Summer Reading programs and other events, and […]
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Grant Opportunity – Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants
Posted on 16 March 2023.
Schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations who help students that are below grade level or having trouble reading are eligible to apply. Grant funding is provided to assist in the following areas: Implementing new or expanding existing literacy programs Purchasing new technology or equipment to support literacy initiatives Purchasing books, materials or software for literacy […]
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YSS Spring Conference
Posted on 08 March 2023.
The 2023 YSS Spring Conference will be held in Lake George at the Courtyard Marriott on Friday, April 28th. We hope you’ll join us at the “Queen of American Lakes” for a great line-up of speakers, workshops, and networking opportunities. The event features a full day of programming for those working in youth and teen […]
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Free Webinar – Reading Buddies
Posted on 22 February 2023.
Date: Thursday, March 02, 2023Time: 12:30 PM – 1:15 PMPlace: Online at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/10277306Presenters: Katie Barker, Joe BurkeCost: Free This is the second in a series of Summer Reading Lunch & Learn sessions that will be presented. Over the past two summers, Altamont Free Library has teamed up with Literacy Coaches at Altamont Elementary School for their Summer Reading […]
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