Sentences with phrase «library in your new community»

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If you're stuck in a routine and you need to break out of it, look at the options at your local library or community college — many offer one - night classes where you can learn a new skill, such as a cooking class or an art class.

As our elected representatives come together in Albany this winter to craft this year's state budget, I want a document that speaks to our hopes rather than our fears and creates policies that will benefit every New Yorker — and there is no better declaration of intent than funding our community libraries.

«From preserving our history to opening up new worlds, libraries are critically important institutions in our community that we must continue to support.»

Libraries in 17 communities would not meet New York State minimum standards for weekly open hours.

At 10:30 a.m., Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy and state Sen. David Carlucci join advocates from New York's small business, school and library communities to push their legislation to enforce net neutrality in New York, Legislative Office Building, LCA Pressroom, Room 130, Albany.

In 2006, REF offered Give Back, Give Books, a community - wide books drive through which more than 10,000 new books were given to city school libraries and city school students to take home.

Shannon Farley, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Chronic Disease and Tobacco Control at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said the program uses unconventional spaces such as libraries, faith - based organizations and other community sites in order to reach New Yorkers who might not frequent fitness centers.

In the subsequent plan, Breaking New Ground, released in 2004, the Board stated its intention to: Collaborate with communities willing to consolidate resources (e.g., South Buffalo) to improve the level and quality of library service as well as manage rising operational expenseIn the subsequent plan, Breaking New Ground, released in 2004, the Board stated its intention to: Collaborate with communities willing to consolidate resources (e.g., South Buffalo) to improve the level and quality of library service as well as manage rising operational expensein 2004, the Board stated its intention to: Collaborate with communities willing to consolidate resources (e.g., South Buffalo) to improve the level and quality of library service as well as manage rising operational expenses.

Presented in collaboration with Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Public Schools, City of Buffalo, Erie Community College, Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Praxair, State University of New York (SUNY), SUNY Buffalo State and University at Buffalo, this collaborative effort continues to underscore the critical importance of STEM fields to future employment in Buffalo's emerging life sciences and advanced manufacturing industries.

The developer will open an interim library at Our Lady of Lebanon Church, at 113 Remsen St., during construction of the new tower to prevent interruption in services to the community.

«Public libraries offer New Yorkers opportunities to strengthen themselves and their communities,» New York Public Library President Tony Marx said in a press release, expressing the same sentiment at the rally.

Are you an elementary school teacher who took that ABC book to a new level or a social studies teacher who has made oral histories of local old - timers part of the community collection of text in the school and local libraries?

In 2011, my colleagues and I at The Lovett School partnered with a design team and invited the larger community, including new and old friends from around the country, to try to answer the question «What might be the future of the K - 12 library?»

In interactive presentations, panel question - and - answer sessions, and small group discussions, you will dive into big questions, such as: What opportunities — digital and otherwise — exist for libraries to become architects and facilitators of intellectual community in new and innovative wayIn interactive presentations, panel question - and - answer sessions, and small group discussions, you will dive into big questions, such as: What opportunities — digital and otherwise — exist for libraries to become architects and facilitators of intellectual community in new and innovative wayin new and innovative ways?

But we also heard from the Police Chiefs Who Tweet and how they use Twitter as a new form of community policing, and from a homeless woman in Chicago who uses Twitter at a public library to find resources for herself and her children.

Gail Hall, a library media specialist at West Hills Middle School in New Haven, borrowed the idea from the Battle of the Books competition held in a nearby community.

The new mission of teacher librarians is a return to the original purpose of libraries, that is «to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities» (Lankes, R. D.).

Since working at Bruce Randolph, Mike has supported programming with schools, community centers, museums, botanic gardens, libraries and community members in Denver and in New York City.

Navigate the new National School Library Standards to reimagine your school library and transform teaching and learning in your community.

Teachers sporting «proud to be charter and union» buttons filled almost every seat in Morris Jeff Community School's library on Tuesday in anticipation of the New Orleans campus» board of directors vote to recognize their union.

The Operator: This district - and community - supported early college high school is located in San Diego's new downtown public library (offering access to over 1.2 million resources).

A new proposal seeks to increase E-rate funding from $ 2.4 million to $ 3.9 million per year to update technologies in schools and libraries (PDF), particularly in disadvantaged communities, through fees paid by the public on telecommunications.

e3 Civic High (CA) This district - and community - supported early college high school, located in San Diego's new downtown public library, has an intentional civics, service, and internship focus aimed at developing deeper learning, ownership, and inquiry - based thinking skills.

An autopsy reveals the cause of death: «They didn't really plan and create a makerspace that's authentic to their community,» said Laura Fleming, library media specialist at New Milford High in New Jersey, and author of Worlds of Making: Best Practices for Establishing a Makerspace for Your School.

The new facilities will help the city continue to improve library service and save ongoing operating costs, while anchoring catalytic community development projects for each of the neighborhoods and business districts in which the projects are located.

Libraries need to be represented in the shift from collections to collaboration and bring our strengths to the discussion — public trust and strong communities — and use them in new and creative ways.

«The pilot offers access to these brand names and more, with the benefit of insight on what has performed best in the consumer market and what will generate the most circulation for Cloud libraries... Macmillan can benefit from our community of engaged collection development librarians who talk up great books — old and new — across social networks.»

As you choose new books to read, share, and add to the library, be sure you include new poetry in the mix, especially poetry that reflects the diverse experiences that make our lives and communities so interesting.

FastPencil's digital publishing platform isn't new, but working with Auto - Graphics, a leading supplier of library - specific technologies, in order to bring their publishing engine to libraries is a digital model that allows libraries to meet yet another need within their communities.

Implementing YALSA's «Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff» in Your Library Location: Colorado Convention Center, Rm 501/502 YALSA's new «Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff» (http://www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/yacompetencies) outlines the skills all library staff need to effectively serve teens - from interaction with teens and families to learning environments and experiences, community and family engagement, cultural competency, and outcomes and assessment.

Keeping her well supplied with reading matter is my new Little Free Library, set up as a British offshoot of the free community library campaign founded in the USA a few years ago.

Indie leaders were recognized in three categories: «Best Practices in Indie Publishing» for publishers who demonstrate great models of publishing standards, «Best Practices in Community Engagement» for bookstores and libraries providing exceptional support to their indie author communities, and «Rising Star» for new Indie authors in 2017 who displayed savvy approaches to content creation, marketing, and distribution in the industry.

A LibraryCity post describes in depth the possibilities: Cell phone book clubs: A new way for libraries to promote literacy, technology, family and community.

The library continually seeks new opportunities to serve its community, and in partnership with community organizations, the library has created innovative and exceptional programs while enhancing traditional services.

«3M has a long history of helping libraries innovate to provide patrons with new technologies and a superior user experience, and we look forward to continuing to support the library community in Des Moines.»

Staff from The Mix at San Francisco Public Library share their experience in developing, funding and building their new teen library space, as well as how they engaged their youth and made it a community project.

Loan Stars leverages the library community's knowledge and love of books to create a respected, go - to source for discovering the best new titles available in Canada.

Participating in this event allows your library to offer a new simultaneous use title for community - wide access from your library at no cost.

Because ebooks are new, it can seem simplest not to invest, or not to invest a lot, to say that there isn't enough demand in the community, or that the library can't afford it.

Nearly 90 % of public libraries said their movement - based programs had brought in new users, while 80 % said the programs contributed to community building.

Despite OverDrive the industry leader, in spite of OverDrive's massive presence in the publishing industry and the library communities, even despite the fact that absolutely nothing has changed about OverDrive's business model and that no incidents have been reported of any security concerns — the very reason that Penguin cited for removing its new titles — the publisher has opted to not allow readers to borrow Penguin titles from their local libraries.

The Gloucester County Library System consists of five branches and one independent association library, with 14 member communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

NHSLMA's mission is to ensure that all members of the New Hampshire school community become effective users of ideas and information, and school library media programs are an integral part of the teaching / learning process in every New Hampshire school.

In 1983, the Library Network Law was enacted establishing the New Jersey Library Network as a mechanism for academic, institutional, public, school and special libraries to cooperatively provide New Jersey residents with full and equal access to library materials, programs and information that might not otherwise be available in their local communitieIn 1983, the Library Network Law was enacted establishing the New Jersey Library Network as a mechanism for academic, institutional, public, school and special libraries to cooperatively provide New Jersey residents with full and equal access to library materials, programs and information that might not otherwise be available in their local communitiein their local communities.

A documentary about the role of New York branch libraries play in the lives of community members, as well as the struggle for the future of New York's branch libraries, by Julie Dressner and Jesse Hicks.

Must effectively interpret the school library / media role in conjunction with the New Jersey Core Curriculum / Common Core Standards to the staff, students, and community using sustained effort and worthy contributions toward school library media service.

Each new library that registers to host an Indie Author Day celebration is confirmation of the central role libraries have to play in supporting vibrant and engaged communities.

Through these personal connections and new ways of thinking about authorship, publishing, and the role of libraries in their communities, Tonya found the support she needed to publish her students» writings in the Los Gatos vortex.

Throughout the history of the U.S., it has been through the coordination, hard work, and determination of library - loving people that new libraries have been built, budgets have been restored and increased, and a larger understanding has been generated for the powerful role libraries play in communities, in schools and on campuses.

Ed Nawotka visits BiblioTech, the new all - ebook library in San Antonio, Texas, which is opening new opportunities for the low - literacy community.