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Lake Champlain Region Creatures – Oh, My!

Posted on December 7, 2018 by brooksbJuly 15, 2020

Take a look at our newest librarian-created information guide, featuring the mythical (or are they?) creatures of our beautiful Lake Champlain Region. You can explore the cryptozoological aspects of our area, find books to read, and plan excursions. See the guide here: Lake Champlain Region: Discovering Its Beauty and Creatures. Enjoy!

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Find Local Food Sources and Gardening Info in our New Topic Guide

Posted on May 30, 2018 by brooksbJuly 15, 2020

It’s the season for fresh food, gardening, and enjoying the beautiful vegetation in our region!  We have a new topic guide for North Country residents.  Check it out for book recommendations, reliable websites, local food festivals and links to farmers/producers. You can find it at https://cefls.libguides.com/gardening.  

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Service of the Month – Library Aware

Posted on May 29, 2018 by brooksbJuly 15, 2020

If you’re an avid reader, you’ll love these short email newsletters that highlight new books in your chosen subject area or genre such as historical fiction, science fiction, travel, romance or history.   You can sign up and choose your topics here: http://www.libraryaware.com/1099/Subscribers/Subscribe. Once you sign up, you’ll receive occasional email newsletter with short summaries of the new and recommended titles and links to the library catalog, where you can check to see which libraries own the titles and place requests.  You … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in Information Sources, Library, Public, Reader Services, Staff

Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System calls special meeting to discuss new director

Posted on May 27, 2018 by brooksbAugust 26, 2020

The Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at its site at 33 Oak St. Plattsburgh. The board will discuss appointment of a new director.  The meeting is open to the public.

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Libraries Rock with myON!

Posted on May 22, 2018 by David FullerAugust 26, 2020
Libraries Rock with myON

As a part of Summer Reading at New York Libraries, the State Education Department and myON are partnering to bring thousands of enhanced digital books to children from birth through 8th grade and their families all around the state. When: May through September 2018

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Posted in Outreach, Public, Staff, Summer, Youth | Tagged kids, myON, students, summer reading, youth

STEAMing Up Your Library Programs – June 25, 2018

Posted on May 10, 2018 by David FullerFebruary 26, 2019
Leah Hamilton

What is the secret ingredient for developing and implementing successful STEAM programs? Whether your library is large or tiny, well-funded or not, incorporating STEAM programs shouldn’t be daunting, difficult or expensive. By offering STEAM classes to your community, your library can provide an opportunity for students of all ages to develop skills in communication, creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and analysis. Children, families, and adults will be encouraged to ask questions, learn transferable skills, and delve into basic scientific concepts. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in Outreach, Programming, Public, Staff, Training, Upcoming Training | Tagged Maker, makerspace, making, steam, stem, training, workshop

Financial Literacy Month

Posted on April 17, 2018 by David FullerJuly 6, 2020
Growing Money

Did you know that April is Financial Literacy Month? Help those who need to brush up on their personal finance skills save some cash by providing these great resources and taking advantage of a few yourself: Financial Literacy Compiled by CEFLS staff, this page has resources from all around the Internet, through the various information guides offered by CEFLS and member libraries, books, ebooks, and e-magazines. Consumer.gov Purposefully written in very simple language, this website developed by the Federal Trade … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in Public, Staff | Tagged ala, financial, ftc, money, staff

Library Construction Aid Webinar from the New York State Library, March 13, 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018 by brooksbJuly 15, 2020

On March 13, the State Library staff presented a webinar on State Aid for Library Construction. That webinar and the accompanying PowerPoint presentation has been uploaded to the Library Development web site and can now be accessed at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/construc/webinars.htm

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Archived Webinars from Webjunction

Posted on March 15, 2018 by brooksbJanuary 21, 2021

Library Staff can find archived webinars on a variety of subjects to watch on demand at learn.webjunction.org. Some of the topics include: Active Shooter Procedures for Libraries Beyond Food for Fines: Libraries, Food Banks and Feeding America Getting Started with Social Media for Your Library Measure Your Impact: Getting Started with Outcome-Based Evaluations Trauma Informed Services in the Library: Understanding and Serving our Community Bilingual Storytimes: Reaching Through the Language Barrier More Than #MotivationMonday: Motivating Your Team Any Day of … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in Continuing Education, Staff, Webinar

We’re Turning Over a New Leaf

Posted on March 1, 2018 by brooksbJuly 15, 2020
New Leaf

If you are reading this, we’ve successfully transitioned to a new website.  We are confident that it will be an improvement over the old one, which was ten years old in February of 2018! However, we know it will take some getting used to.  Please email us at info2@cefls.org if there is anything you are having trouble finding. The new site offers more flexibility, and can be successfully used on mobile devices. It features interactive calendars of events, Google street … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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