On Thursday, April 21st at 2 PM, YASD is hosting our joint meeting with Suffolk YASD. This year we are having a virtual author visit with YA author Julie Buxbaum. She is the author of several YA novels including Tell Me Three Things, Hope and Other Punch Lines, and the upcoming Year on Fire. The […]
Archives for March 2022
Why should your library become an NCLA Institutional Member?
March 15, 2022 By
Become an institutional member today – it pays for itself! Receive a free copy of the Long Island Library Directory (an $85 value) AND 5 vouchers to send non-member staff to NCLA events at member pricing! Join or renew online or by mail.
NCLA Health Services: Creating a Healthy Collection
March 12, 2022 By
Interested in developing your own library’s consumer health collection? Participants will have the opportunity to explore the basics of health information in libraries and create a framework for managing the health resources in their library. We will look at best practices to guide your own collection policy, review ways to evaluate the quality of health information, […]
2022 B.E.S.T. Award Nominations
March 11, 2022 By
There are two weeks left to submit your nominations recognizing an outstanding teen from your community! As a reminder, the Nassau/Suffolk B.E.S.T Award submissions are due by Friday, March 25. We will announce the winners during the joint meeting on April 21, 2022. See the flyer here for more details. Apply online or with the paper […]
2022 LDA Award Nominations
March 11, 2022 By
Hello Everyone! It’s that time of year again that the LDA Award Committee is accepting nominations for the 2022 LDA Award. See the nomination brochure here. The nomination deadline is March 31st. The award will be presented on May 12th at 2:30 p.m. on the Zoom platform. If you have any questions, please reach out […]
Using Programming to Fight Loneliness and Social Isolation
March 7, 2022 By
Please join the NCLA PR & Programming Division on Tuesday, March 22nd at 2:00 p.m. for Using Programming to Fight Loneliness and Social Isolation. Loneliness and social isolation are rampant in America, according to many experts, exacerbated by COVID. The Center for Disease Control calls loneliness an epidemic, and says it has a higher morbidity […]
Advocating for LGBTQIA+ Youth presented by SCLS and LILPA
March 2, 2022 By
LILPA and SCLS present author and advocate Jodie Patterson as she speaks on topics of radical parenting, identity, and gender. Jodie holds the position of Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, our nation’s largest LGBT organization. This talk will center on her work as an author as it pertains to LGBTQIA+ youth advocacy, […]
