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Senator Ritchie Named to Library Panel

 

On Thursday January 19th State Senator Patty Ritchie (48th District) was named to a new Senate Select Committee on Libraries, a 19-member panel charged with looking into the future of public libraries in New York State.

Click here to read the full press release.

Get on the bus!

NCLS and the Northern NY Library Network will provide a bus to transport library supporters to Albany to help state the case for libraries on Lobby Day, Tuesday March 6th. This will not be a minor commitment for the people who choose to make the trip. The bus will leave NCLS Tuesday at 5:30 AM, make a stop in Lowville about 6:15 (at the Lowville Walmart), and then proceed to Albany. We will set meetings with Legislators and legislative staff. The bus will leave Albany about 3:00 PM and return to Watertown about 7:00 PM.

The cost of the bus trip is free to particiants - just bring money for lunch (or pack one if you prefer).  If you are interested in joining us, please click here.

Bulk Mailing Service Update

Beginning in March the NCLS bulk mailing service will not be available until September 10th. 

Libraries who would like to conduct a bulk mailing before September need to contact Paulette Roes as soon as possible.  For more details about the temporary suspension of this service, including deadlines to get a mailing out, please click here.   

NCLS Classes and Open Lab!

 With the New Year comes a new slate of CEO classes from NCLS. Take a look at our class line up to see what interests you.  There are a couple brand new classes being offered that we feel will be very beneficial to your library. 

 Class descriptions, dates, times and registration are available on our Continuing Education Brochure page or by clicking here. 

 

In addition to our CEO classes, NCLS is also offering open lab hours for individual computer training.  This is a perfect opportunity for any library staff who may need some additional assistance with email, Microsoft Word and Excel, ebooks and devices.  Open lab hours are every Tuesday in January from 10am-2pm in the NCLS training lab.  BTOP Staff Matt and Branden will also be available at Flower Memorial Library for one-on-one help on Wednesday January 4th and 18th from 10am to 2pm. 

These hours are open to the public, so if your library has patrons who need some extra one-on-one assistance send them to NCLS or Flower!  For more information about our open lab hours contact Matt Corey at 782-5540.