- For questions, please contact Chrissy Bedard (christiana.bedard@gmail.com)
- Sustainable Libraries Initiative – Repair Cafe Chat Questions & Answers
- Sustainable Libraries Initiative – Repair Cafe Webinar
- Repair Cafe Manual – https://cefls.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Repair_Cafe_manual_USA_v_09_2016.pdf
- Repair Cafe Intake Form – https://cefls.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/item-repair-intake-form-with-tools_consumables-used.docx
David Fuller
Training and Discussion – Acronyms of CEFLS: What is MAC and CEFCAT with Sarah Spanburgh and Steve Kenworthy
- For questions, please contact Sarah Spanburgh (spanburghs@cityofplattsburgh-ny.gov) or Steve Kenworthy (skenworthy@cefls.org)
- To sign up to be a part of the MAC list, please contact David Fuller (dfuller@cefls.org)
Training and Discussion – Website Accessibility: What We’ve Done
- For questions, please contact David Fuller – dfuller@cefls.org
- E-Accessibility, WCAG 2.1, Title II, and Your Library (in NY) by Stephanie “Cole” Adams – https://youtu.be/Lomibjvhj1w
- Additional Resources – https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1VtgyxcrFM03kDar6_suI36CZM6cDIoTe
Job Opportunity: Librarian 1 – Wead Library in Malone
The Wead Library in Malone, NY seeks a qualified Librarian 1 to serve our vibrant community. We seek an innovative, creative, and detail-oriented professional who will be a strong and positive presence in the library and when out in the community. Malone is located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in the St. Lawrence River Valley close to many lakes and hiking trails. Malone is also within easy driving distance to Lake George and Lake Placid NY, Ottawa ONT, Montreal QUE and Vermont. Malone is home to the Almanzo Wilder Farm (setting of Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder), a 36-hole golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones and its very own Recreational Park and Rotary Lake. Titus Mountain, which earned the “top family-friendly ski area in North America” Best in Snow award, is less than 8 miles from Malone.
The ideal candidate will be a community leader, building relationships with community groups. Candidates should feel comfortable working with families and initiating and implementing programs for children, adolescents, and families.
[CLICK TO READ MORE]Job Opportunity: Library Clerk – Tupper Lake Public Library
Tupper Lake Public Library is hiring two (2) Library Clerks to join the team. Library Clerks perform duties across a range of activities in the library.
[CLICK TO READ MORE]Training and Discussion – Free Online Tool for Eviction Assistance with Jesse Greco from Just-Tech
- For questions, please contact Jesse Greco – jgreco@just-tech.com
- Eviction Defender website – https://www.lawhelpny.org/EvictionDefenderNY
- User experience feedback form – Eviction Defender NY Feedback Form – Fill out form
Training and Discussion: Talking Book and Braille Library with Laurenne Teachout
- For questions, please contact Laurenne Teachout – laurenne.teachout@nysed.gov
- Talking Book and Braille Library – https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/tbbl/
- TBBL Institution Application – https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/tbbl/apply
Training and Discussion – From Donation Boxes to AI Bots: What Belongs in the Collection with Sarah Spanburgh
CREW Method – https://cefls.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/crewmethod12.pdf
CRAAP Test – https://cefls.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/craap-test.pdf
Generative AI and collection development policies: A proactive approach – https://learn.webjunction.org/enrol/index.php?id=843
Training and Discussion: Storytimes with Lisa DeLong and Charity Lazore
New Traveling Exhibit Featuring Americans Who Tell the Truth Portraits by Robert Shetterly
We are pleased to announce a new partnership with John Brown Lives! to bring a traveling exhibit of Americans Who Tell the Truth portraits to member libraries and community organizations across the region. The exhibit features laminated reproductions of selected portraits from artist Robert Shetterly’s series, which has been traveling the country since 2003.
Shetterly’s portraits celebrate individuals whose courage, activism, and imagination have shaped American democracy. Over the past two decades, he has collaborated with many of the people he has painted, deepening the project’s connection to contemporary social and humanitarian movements.
The traveling exhibit includes an interactive component: each portrait features a QR code linking to a short biography of the subject, inviting viewers to reflect on their life stories and the issues they championed. In partnership with OurStoryBridge, additional QR codes will soon connect viewers to audio interviews with some of the portrait subjects.
The exhibit will officially launch at the Saranac Lake Free Library on March 5 at 6:00 p.m. The event will include the unveiling of the portraits and a live Zoom Q&A with Robert Shetterly. Community members, educators, and local organizations are invited to attend.
We are proud to collaborate with John Brown Lives!, Northern New York Library Network, and OurStoryBridge to make this project possible.
For more information about borrowing the exhibit or attending the launch event, please contact us at info@cefls.org.