Upcoming Events

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Literacy Suffolk Board meeting

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Conference Room
This is not an SCLS sponsored event.
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Conference Room
Meeting Description

Board meeting

This event is in the "PALS" group.

PALS Circulation and Tech Services Meeting

10:00am - 12:00pm
PALS
Auditorium
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: PALS
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 95
Event Details:

PALS informational meeting for Circulation and Technical Services Staff

PLDA Executive Board Meeting

10:00am - 11:30am
Blue Room
This is not an SCLS sponsored event.
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Blue Room
Meeting Description

PLDA January Board Meeting (rescheduled from Monday, 1/27/25)

This event is in the "Professional Development" group.

Cataloging 101

10:00am - 12:00pm
Professional Development
Training Room
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Training Room
Program Type: Professional Development
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

This two-session course will provide attendees with a foundation in the basic principles and practices of cataloging. Minimum cataloging requirements for a bibliographic record and best practices will be discussed.

BEST Plus Refresher

10:00am - 2:00pm
Auditorium
This is not an SCLS sponsored event.
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Meeting Description

Best Plus test administrator recertification

This event is in the "PALS" group.

PALS TAC 02/05/2025

2:00pm - 3:00pm
PALS
Online
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Online
Program Type: PALS
Event Details:

PALS Technical Advisory Committee

This event is in the "Trustee" group.

SCLS Board of Trustees Meeting

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Trustee
Auditorium
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Trustee
Event Details:

Meeting of the SCLS Board of Trustees.

This event is in the "Adult Services" group.
This event is in the "Children's Services" group.
This event is in the "Director" group.
This event is in the "YA Services" group.

NYS Annual Report Work Session

9:00am - 4:30pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, Director, YA Services
Training Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Training Room
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, Director, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

Join us in the Training Room to work on your NYS annual report with SCLS staff in the room. 

TABE administrators training

9:30am - 3:30pm
Auditorium
This is not an SCLS sponsored event.
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Meeting Description

TABE test administrators training

This event is in the "Professional Development" group.

Cataloging 101

10:00am - 12:00pm
Professional Development
Training Room
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Training Room
Program Type: Professional Development
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

This two-session course will provide attendees with a foundation in the basic principles and practices of cataloging. Minimum cataloging requirements for a bibliographic record and best practices will be discussed.

This event is in the "Adult Services" group.
This event is in the "Children's Services" group.
This event is in the "YA Services" group.

Showcase Hold Room

All Day
Adult Services, Children's Services, YA Services
Training Room
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Training Room
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, YA Services
Event Details:

HOLD ROOM FOR PERFORMERS' SHOWCASE

This event is in the "Adult Services" group.
This event is in the "YA Services" group.

Performers' Showcase - Adult & YA

9:30am - 12:30pm
Adult Services, YA Services
Auditorium
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Adult Services, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 76
Event Details:

Join us for the morning session of the 2025 Performers' Showcase where you will have the opportunity to meet performers and programmers for Adult & YA patrons!

This event is in the "Children's Services" group.

Performers' Showcase - Children's

1:30pm - 4:30pm
Children's Services
Auditorium
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Children's Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 79
Event Details:

Join us for the afternoon session of the 2025 Performers' Showcase where you will have the opportunity to meet performers and programmers for Children!

Branches:
SCLS, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

SCLS Closed

This event is in the "Adult Services" group.
This event is in the "Professional Development" group.

Home, Sweet Suffolk County Home: Property & Homes For Local History Librarians

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adult Services, Professional Development
Auditorium
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Adult Services, Professional Development
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 37

Disclaimer(s)

Please let us know in advance if you will need an accommodation that will make an event accessible to you.

Event Details:

Professional Development  1 Hour

A question often posed to Local History collections: "How old is my house?", "When was it built?", "Who once lived in it?", "What is the story of the property before it became my home?"

This event is in the "Professional Development" group.

*In Person* Narcan Training

10:00am - 12:00pm
Professional Development
Auditorium
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Professional Development
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

This training is designed for non-traditional responders and meets New York State Department of Health requirements that include recognition of opioid overdose, administration of intra-nasal NARCAN, and steps to take until EMS arrives.

Literacy Suffolk Board meeting

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Blue Room
This is not an SCLS sponsored event.
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Blue Room
Meeting Description

board meeting

This event is in the "Adult Services" group.
This event is in the "Children's Services" group.
This event is in the "IT & Technical Support" group.
This event is in the "Professional Development" group.
This event is in the "YA Services" group.

Supervisory Skills for New Managers

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, IT & Technical Support, Professional Development, YA Services
Auditorium
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, IT & Technical Support, Professional Development, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Disclaimer(s)

Please let us know in advance if you will need an accommodation that will make an event accessible to you.

Event Details:

This 4-week course will cover:

Class 1: Introduction & the Roles of a Successful Manager
February 25, 2025 at 2PM at SCLS

Class 2: Library Finances

This is not an SCLS sponsored event.
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Meeting Description

Eastern Suffolk BOCES Arti in Education: BOOM! BANG! POW! Creating Cause & Effect Connections Through Comics

This event is in the "Children's Services" group.

Stony Brook Teddy Bear Clinic

10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Services
Auditorium
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Children's Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 37
Event Details:

In this train the trainer session, Stony Brook Children's Pediatric Trauma Program will offer the training and supplies needed to host your very own Teddy Bear Clinic.

This event is in the "Adult Services" group.
This event is in the "Children's Services" group.
This event is in the "YA Services" group.

Gateway 101: New Staff

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, YA Services
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 90

Disclaimer(s)

Please let us know in advance if you will need an accommodation that will make an event accessible to you.

Event Details:

This interactive meeting will start with a general overview of various aspects and resources of the Gateway, followed by a Q&A, as well as an opportunity to suggest additions and improvements.

 

This meeting will be held over zoom, so participants may follow along on their own computers. 

 

The Gateway 101 series will be held monthly, with rotating presentations tailored to specific departments. To see the upcoming sessions, please click here.

The new staff session focuses on basic SCLS and library information, signing up to receive news and alerts, and an overview of services provided by SCLS. 

This event is in the "Adult Services" group.
This event is in the "Children's Services" group.
This event is in the "Director" group.
This event is in the "YA Services" group.

NYS Annual Report Work Session

9:00am - 4:30pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, Director, YA Services
Training Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Training Room
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, Director, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join us in the Training Room to work on your NYS annual report with SCLS staff in the room. 

Meet SCLA

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium
This is not an SCLS sponsored event.
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Meeting Description

New year, new SCLA Board! Come and meet the executive board of the Suffolk County Library Association along with Presidents of the SCLA divisions. Network with colleagues and get a professional headshot taken.

This event is in the "Adult Services" group.
This event is in the "Children's Services" group.
This event is in the "Professional Development" group.
This event is in the "YA Services" group.

Supervisory Skills for New Managers

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, Professional Development, YA Services
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Off Site
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, Professional Development, YA Services

Disclaimer(s)

Please let us know in advance if you will need an accommodation that will make an event accessible to you.

Event Details:

This 4-week course will cover:

Class 1: Introduction & the Roles of a Successful Manager
February 25, 2025 at 2PM at SCLS

Class 2: Library Finances