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: Going Beyond Captions: Creating Accessible Instructional Videos
Posted on 20 March 2023.
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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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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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Free Webinar – Library Policies for Today’s Communities
Posted on 07 February 2023.
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMPlace: Online at https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/library-policies-for-todays-communities.htmlPresenter: Jennie GarnerCost: Free Library policies have the power to facilitate inclusive, safe, and supportive experiences for all. Join this webinar to learn the importance of crafting clear policies for your library, to help establish and set standards that ensure equity and safety for both staff and patrons. […]
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Free Webinar – Native Stories, Native Peoples : Opportunities for Library Engagement
Posted on 01 February 2023.
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00PMPlace: Online at https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/native-stories-native-peoples.htmlPresenter: Naomi Bishop, Health Sciences Librarian, University of Arizona’s Phoenix Biomedical Campus, and Akimel O’odham (Pima) from the Gila River Indian Community The history and current experiences of Indigenous peoples and Tribal Nations are complex, rich and diverse. Libraries can play an important role in counteracting damaging myths […]
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