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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.

ServeSafe

9:00am - 4:00pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, Professional Development, YA Services
Blue Room
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Blue Room
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, Professional Development, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

The ServSafe Food Manager program was developed by the National Restaurant Association’s Learning and Development team.

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

Advocacy Day 101

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, Director, IT & Technical Support, Outreach Services, Professional Development, YA Services
Auditorium
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, Director, IT & Technical Support, Outreach Services, Professional Development, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

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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: 70
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.

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: 24
Event Details:

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

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 "Director" group.

Long Range Planning Advisory Committee

10:00am - 1:00pm
Director
Blue Room
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Blue Room
Program Type: Director
Event Details:

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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 "YA Services" group.

Comics Plus Training

2:15pm - 3:15pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, IT & Technical Support, YA Services
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, IT & Technical Support, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

Soon to be available to all patrons in Suffolk County, Comics Plus is an ALWAYS AVAILABLE digital collection with thousands of titles from library-friendly publishers, curated specifically for libraries.

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: 1
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: 20
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!

CATS Board February Meeting

9:30am - 12:30pm
Blue Room
This is not an SCLS sponsored event.
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Blue Room
Meeting Description

CATS Board Meeting

Branches:
SCLS, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

SCLS Closed

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

*In Person* CPR Kits for Library Use and Community Give-Aways

10:00am - 12:00pm
Outreach Services, Professional Development
Auditorium
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Outreach Services, Professional Development
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

The American Heart Association has generously donated CPR Kits for all of the member libraries. These kits can be used for library programming and for community give-away events.

This event is in the "Director" group.

New Director Roundtable

10:00am - 12:00pm
Director
Conference Room
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Conference Room
Program Type: Director
Event Details:

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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 "YA Services" group.

Comics Plus Training

2:15pm - 3:15pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, IT & Technical Support, YA Services
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, IT & Technical Support, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

Soon to be available to all patrons in Suffolk County, Comics Plus is an ALWAYS AVAILABLE digital collection with thousands of titles from library-friendly publishers, curated specifically for libraries.

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.

Library Marketing Meeting

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult Services, Children's Services, IT & Technical Support, Professional Development, YA Services
Auditorium
Open
Registration
Library Branch: SCLS
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Adult Services, Children's Services, IT & Technical Support, Professional Development, YA Services
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

A meeting for the Marketing & Social Media staff members. 

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: 18

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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 "Children's Services" group.

Children's Summer Programming Workshop

9:30am - 12:30pm
Children's Services
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Program Type: Children's Services
Event Details:

Library systems across the state are joining forces to host a brilliant 2025 Summer Programming Workshop—COLOR OUR WORLD! This virtual workshop for library staff serving