NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar
2024-03-26 11:00 - 11:30 UTC | Online
Webinar times are: Eastern Time

Optimize your federal legislative history research with ProQuest Congressional
The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with Proquest Congressional, the premier electronic service for access to the activities and publications of the United States Congress, from 1789 to the present. Remote access to ProQuest Congressional is included as a part of the NYLI membership and is available to all NYLI members through the NYLI.org portal.
Spend half an hour with Mary Kay McDonald, Senior Customer Education Trainer at Proquest, and learn how to take advantage of the full range of features offered to you by this service.
Learn how to:

Identify content types and coverage provided in Congressional
Utilize content-specific facets prior to a search
Use filters following a search to navigate results
Locate search tips and help resources

This webinar will take place Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 11:00 – 11:30 AM and consist of an online presentation and a telephone conference, so please ensure that you have both Internet and telephone access.
Register for this webinar.
You will receive an e-mail invitation with further details. If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact the New York Law Institute at library@nyli.org or (212) 732-8720.
Thank you for your continuing support of the New York Law Institute!

LLAGNY Book Club April Discussion
2024-04-02 18:00 - 19:00 | The New York Law Institute, 120 Broadway, Suite 932, New York, NY, 10271, United States
The LLAGNY Book Club Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd @ 6 p.m. at The New York Law Institute (120 Broadway / 9th Floor – Rm. 932/NY NY 10271. The book to be discussed is How Can I Help You by Laura Sims. Overview:
The lives of two librarians become dangerously intertwined in this razor-sharp exploration of human nature and the lure of artistic obsession.
No one knows Margo’s real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public library know only her middle-aged normalcy, congeniality, and charm. They have no reason to suspect that she is, in fact, a former nurse with a trail of premature deaths in her wake. She has turned a new page, so to speak, and the library is her sanctuary, a place to quell old urges.
That is, at least, until Patricia, a recent graduate and failed novelist, joins the library staff. Patricia quickly notices Margo’s subtly sinister edge, and watches her carefully. When a tragic incident in the library bathroom gives her a hint of Margo’s mysterious past, Patricia can’t resist digging deeper—even as her new fixation becomes all-consuming and sends both women hurtling toward disaster.
RSVP by email to Jill Gray == jill.gray@friedfrank.com

NYLI Skills Series: 15 Ways Law Libraries can use Generative AI
2024-04-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
April 9th: 11am
Explore the transformative power of AI in law libraries with this engaging webinar. This essential session is designed for librarians, information specialists, and enthusiasts eager to harness the latest in AI technology. Highlights include:

Basics of Generative AI: A straightforward primer on generative AI and its relevance today.
Key AI Tools: Explore ten cutting-edge generative AI tools and how they stand to benefit library environments.
15 Practical Uses of AI in Law Libraries: Learn how generative AI can be applied in various library functions, including research assistance, instructional design, language learning, library programming design, automating grant writing, professional development, enhancing metadata, and much more.
Navigating AI Challenges: Insights into the challenges and ethical considerations of using AI, with strategies for effective management.
Skill Building: Tips for writing effective AI prompts and an introduction to the most useful ChatGPT plugins for libraries.

This one-hour webinar is your gateway to integrating generative AI into your library’s offerings, improving efficiency, and engaging your community in new and exciting ways. Register for this webinar.

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group April Online Meeting
2024-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet at noon via Zoom on Thursday April 18th . We will discuss Ducks Two years in the oil sands by Kate Beaton (also available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.

Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

Free and Low-Cost Library Programming Webinar
2024-04-23 12:45 - 13:45 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for California Libraries Learn (CALL):
Engage patrons while saving your budget by using free and low cost resources. This timely webinar provides inspiration for showstopping library programs for all audiences from seniors to children along with makerspace and passive programming resources. Tools and materials range from free resources to teach financial responsibility to toddlers to STEM lesson plans from NASA to resources to host an Earth Day event incorporating a ‘free trees for kids’ program. Discover resources to host an amateur radio program at the library to contact the crew of the International Space Station, host a free retro game night, or host a financial protection workshop for senior patrons. Jam-packed with where to get free lesson plans, printables, downloadables, online learning resources, collaborative library programs, program grants, and donation resources, this webinar will show participants where to find a large collection of resources for costless library programming including resources for program planning, marketing, and assessment.
To register with CALL: https://events.callacademy.org/event/free-and-low-cost-library-programming-5105

SLA: Speed Career Event
2024-04-24 17:30 - 19:00
NYLI’s Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez will be participating in the upcoming event:
Special Libraries Association – NY Community presents…
Speed Career Event: An Evening of Mentoring & Networking
O F F I C E S O F S KADDEN , ARP S , S L A T E , ME AGHE R & F L OM L L P
1 MANHA T T AN WE S T 9 T H AV E & 3 3 RD S T R E E T
5 : 3 0 P . M . – 7 : 3 0 P . M .
$ 1 0 . 0 0 ( + S E RV I C E F E E ) – S PAC E I S L I M I T ED
ADVANC ED R EG I S T RA T I ON R EQU I R ED To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speed-career-event-an-evening-of-mentoring-networking-tickets-864754753747
Join us as experienced professionals in Library and Information Science share their knowledge and expertise. Current students, recent LIS graduates and current info pros are all welcome to learn about the career opportunities in public and private libraries, archives, and more.
During the event, a mentor will chat with each mentee for about 10 minutes to answer questions about the mentor’s position, experience or field of library work, then move on to the next mentee.
This is a dynamic and fun chance to network.

Legal Research for Beginners Webinar
2024-05-02 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for The American Library Association (ALA):
Learn about the process of legal research in this beginner webinar on law librarianship. This informative session will discuss where to find the law including primary sources such as constitutions, statutes, court opinions and case law, regulations, and administrative decisions as well as important secondary and scholarly sources which may be cited as persuasive authority such as treatises, law reviews, specialized periodicals, annotations, and restatements, as well as legal encyclopedias. Both free and commercial sources will be demonstrated and discussed.
Webinar participants will learn:
• How to track down a legal citation
• How to distinguish between statute and case law citations
• Where to find both Federal and State statutes
• Where to find both Federal and State court opinions
• Where to find specialized legal materials such as regulations, dockets, forms, and reporters
• How to check the validity of a case before citing it
To register with the ALA: https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1142&_zs=Ff8mm1&_zl=heUT9

Free and Low-Cost Library Programming
2024-05-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for the Southern Tier Library System of Western NY (STLS):
Engage patrons while saving your budget by using free and low cost resources. This timely webinar provides inspiration for showstopping library programs for all audiences from seniors to children along with makerspace and passive programming resources. Tools and materials range from free resources to teach financial responsibility to toddlers to STEM lesson plans from NASA to resources to host an Earth Day event incorporating a ‘free trees for kids’ program. Discover resources to host an amateur radio program at the library to contact the crew of the International Space Station, host a free retro game night, or host a financial protection workshop for senior patrons. Jam-packed with where to get free lesson plans, printables, downloadables, online learning resources, collaborative library programs, program grants, and donation resources, this webinar will show participants where to find a large collection of resources for costless library programming including resources for program planning, marketing, and assessment.
To register with Southern Tier Library System of Western NY (STLS): https://stls.libcal.com/calendar/events?cid=13169&t=m&d=0000-00-00&cal=13169&inc=0

Welcome to NYLI Services and Resources Webinar
2024-05-14 11:00 - 11:45 | Online
The New York Law Institute offers members a variety of resources and services including two eBooks collections providing access to over 230,000 eBook titles.
We offer the entire West Academic Nutshells series in eBook format, hundreds of ABA titles, and Mathew Bender legal treatises. We also offer access to valuable electronic resources such as Proquest Congressional, LLMC-Digital, and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) to name a few.
Our NYLI digital initiatives and our library services can help make us your digital branch.
If you have new staff joining your library or would just like a refresher yourself on our services and resources, please join Ellyssa Valenti (Kroski), NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement and Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez for this brief new 30-minute Welcome to NYLI webinar on all we have to offer.
This webinar will take place Tuesday, May 14th 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM EST and consist of an online presentation and a telephone conference, so please ensure that you have both Internet and telephone access.
Register for this webinar.
You will receive an e-mail invitation with further details. If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact the New York Law Institute at library@nyli.org or (212) 732-8720.
Thank you for your continuing support of the New York Law Institute!

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group May Online Meeting
2024-05-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet at noon via Zoom on Thursday May 16th . We will discuss Shubeik lubeik by Muḥammad, Dīnā, author, illustrator, translator. (also available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.

Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

Free and Low-Cost Library Programming
2024-06-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for Florida Library Webinars:
Engage patrons while saving your budget by using free and low cost resources. This timely webinar provides inspiration for showstopping library programs for all audiences from seniors to children along with makerspace and passive programming resources. Tools and materials range from free resources to teach financial responsibility to toddlers to STEM lesson plans from NASA to resources to host an Earth Day event incorporating a ‘free trees for kids’ program. Discover resources to host an amateur radio program at the library to contact the crew of the International Space Station, host a free retro game night, or host a financial protection workshop for senior patrons. Jam-packed with where to get free lesson plans, printables, downloadables, online learning resources, collaborative library programs, program grants, and donation resources, this webinar will show participants where to find a large collection of resources for costless library programming including resources for program planning, marketing, and assessment.
To register with Florida Library Webinars: https://novarelibrary.com/event/flw-free-and-low-cost-library-programming/

LLAGNY Book Club June Discussion
2024-06-11 18:00 - 19:30 | The New York Law Institute, 120 Broadway, Suite 932, New York, NY, 10271, United States
The LLAGNY Book Club Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 11th @ 6 p.m. at The New York Law Institute (120 Broadway / 9th Floor – Rm. 932/NY NY 10271. The book to be discussed is Fleischman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Overview:
Toby Fleishman thought he knew what to expect when he and his wife of almost fifteen years separated: weekends and every other holiday with the kids, some residual bitterness, the occasional moment of tension in their co-parenting negotiations. He could not have predicted that one day, in the middle of his summer of sexual emancipation, Rachel would just drop their two children off at his place and simply not return.
RSVP by email to Jill Gray == jill.gray@friedfrank.com

15 Ways Libraries can use Generative AI Webinar
2024-08-22 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for The American Library Association (ALA):
Explore the transformative power of AI in libraries with this engaging webinar. This essential session is designed for librarians, information specialists, and enthusiasts eager to harness the latest in AI technology. Highlights include:

Basics of Generative AI: A straightforward primer on generative AI and its relevance today.
Key AI Tools: Explore ten cutting-edge generative AI tools and how they stand to benefit library environments.
15 Practical Uses of AI in Libraries: Learn how generative AI can be applied in various library functions, including research assistance, instructional design, language learning, library programming design, automating grant writing, professional development, enhancing metadata, and much more.
Navigating AI Challenges: Insights into the challenges and ethical considerations of using AI, with strategies for effective management.
Skill Building: Tips for writing effective AI prompts and an introduction to the most useful ChatGPT plugins for libraries.

This webinar is your gateway to integrating generative AI into your library’s offerings, improving efficiency, and engaging your community in new and exciting ways.
Register for this webinar with the ALA: https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1271

NYLI Skills Series: Prompt Engineering & Chatbots in Law Libraries
2024-09-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Sept 10th: 11am
This 1-hour webinar will discuss prompt engineering techniques for use with general large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude AI including the Costar Framework, zero shot, few shot, and chain of thought prompting among others. Prompt engineering techniques for interacting with retrieval augmented generation (RAG) models such as WestlawAI and Lexis + AI will also be discussed. This webinar will also discuss how to train and build custom chatbots based on LLMs for internal research, marketing, current awareness and more. Register for this webinar.

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group September Online Meeting
2024-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday September 19th at 12. We will discuss Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao (available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.

Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

Empowering Creativity: Exploring Makerspaces and Engaging STEM Programming in Libraries Webinar
2024-09-19 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for The American Library Association (ALA):
Makerspaces are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn. In libraries they often have 3D printers, software, electronics, craft and hardware supplies and tools, and more. Forward-thinking libraries are already building their own dedicated makerspaces and developing valuable STEM programming based on the tools and technologies found therein. Learn all about the essential tools and technologies found in makerspaces and how you can host engaging STEM programming using tech such as Raspberry Pis, wearable electronics, virtual reality, and robotics in your library whether you have a dedicated makerspace or not!

Welcome to NYLI Services and Resources Webinar
2024-10-15 11:00 - 11:45 | Online
The New York Law Institute offers members a variety of resources and services including two eBooks collections providing access to over 230,000 eBook titles.
We offer the entire West Academic Nutshells series in eBook format, hundreds of ABA titles, and Mathew Bender legal treatises. We also offer access to valuable electronic resources such as Proquest Congressional, LLMC-Digital, and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) to name a few.
Our NYLI digital initiatives and our library services can help make us your digital branch.
If you have new staff joining your library or would just like a refresher yourself on our services and resources, please join Ellyssa Valenti (Kroski), NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement and Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez for this brief new 30-minute Welcome to NYLI webinar on all we have to offer.
This webinar will take place Tuesday, October 15th 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM EST and consist of an online presentation and a telephone conference, so please ensure that you have both Internet and telephone access.
Register for this webinar.
You will receive an e-mail invitation with further details. If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact the New York Law Institute at library@nyli.org or (212) 732-8720.
Thank you for your continuing support of the New York Law Institute!

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group October Online Meeting
2024-10-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday October 17th at 12. We will discuss This place : 150 years retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.

Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

LLAGNY Book Club October Discussion
2024-10-22 18:00 - 19:00 | The New York Law Institute, 120 Broadway, Suite 932, New York, NY, 10271, United States
The LLAGNY Book Club Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 22nd @ 6 p.m. at The New York Law Institute (120 Broadway / 9th Floor – Rm. 932/NY NY 10271. The book to be discussed is Murder at the 42nd Street Library by Con Lehane. Overview:
Murder at the 42nd Street Library follows Ambler and his partners in crime-solving as they track down a killer, shining a light on the dark deeds and secret relationships that are hidden deep inside the famous flagship building at the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue.
RSVP by email to Jill Gray == jill.gray@friedfrank.com

15 Ways Libraries can use Generative AI Webinar
2024-10-25 09:30 - 22:30 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for the ALLUNY 2024 Annual Meeting:
Explore the transformative power of AI in libraries with this engaging webinar. This essential session is designed for librarians, information specialists, and enthusiasts eager to harness the latest in AI technology. Highlights include:

Basics of Generative AI: A straightforward primer on generative AI and its relevance today.
Key AI Tools: Explore ten cutting-edge generative AI tools and how they stand to benefit library environments.
15 Practical Uses of AI in Libraries: Learn how generative AI can be applied in various library functions, including research assistance, instructional design, language learning, library programming design, automating grant writing, professional development, enhancing metadata, and much more.
Navigating AI Challenges: Insights into the challenges and ethical considerations of using AI, with strategies for effective management.
Skill Building: Tips for writing effective AI prompts and an introduction to the most useful ChatGPT plugins for libraries.

This webinar is your gateway to integrating generative AI into your library’s offerings, improving efficiency, and engaging your community in new and exciting ways.
Register for this event you must register with ALLUNY: https://alluny.org/

Legal Research for Beginners Webinar
2024-11-07 14:30 - 16:00 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for The American Library Association (ALA) with special guest NYLI’s Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez:
Learn about the process of legal research in this beginner webinar on law librarianship. This informative session will discuss where to find the law including primary sources such as constitutions, statutes, court opinions and case law, regulations, and administrative decisions as well as important secondary and scholarly sources which may be cited as persuasive authority such as treatises, law reviews, specialized periodicals, annotations, and restatements, as well as legal encyclopedias. Both free and commercial sources will be demonstrated and discussed.
Webinar participants will learn:
• How to track down a legal citation
• How to distinguish between statute and case law citations
• Where to find both Federal and State statutes
• Where to find both Federal and State court opinions
• Where to find specialized legal materials such as regulations, dockets, forms, and reporters
• How to check the validity of a case before citing it
To register with the ALA: Link coming soon.

NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar
2024-11-20 11:00 - 11:30 | Online
Webinar times are: Eastern Time

Optimize your federal legislative history research with ProQuest Congressional
The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with Proquest Congressional, the premier electronic service for access to the activities and publications of the United States Congress, from 1789 to the present. Remote access to ProQuest Congressional is included as a part of the NYLI membership and is available to all NYLI members through the NYLI.org portal.
Spend half an hour with Mary Kay McDonald, Senior Customer Education Trainer at Proquest, and learn how to take advantage of the full range of features offered to you by this service.
Learn how to:

Identify content types and coverage provided in Congressional
Utilize content-specific facets prior to a search
Use filters following a search to navigate results
Locate search tips and help resources

This webinar will take place Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 11:00 – 11:30 AM and consist of an online presentation and a telephone conference, so please ensure that you have both Internet and telephone access.
Register for this webinar.
You will receive an e-mail invitation with further details. If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact the New York Law Institute at library@nyli.org or (212) 732-8720.
Thank you for your continuing support of the New York Law Institute!

Prompt Engineering & Chatbots in Libraries
2024-11-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for The Florida Libraries Network:
This 1-hour webinar will discuss prompt engineering techniques for use with general large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude AI including the Costar Framework, zero shot, few shot, and chain of thought prompting among others. Prompt engineering techniques for interacting with retrieval augmented generation (RAG) models such as JSTOR, Proquest, WorldCat, and others will also be discussed. This webinar will also discuss how to train and build custom chatbots based on LLMs for internal research, marketing, current awareness and more.
Register with Florida Libraries: https://floridalibrarywebinars.org/

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group November Online Meeting
2024-11-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday November 21st at 12. We will discuss Eight billion genies by Charles Soule (available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.

Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

LLAGNY Book Club December Discussion
2024-12-09 18:00 | The New York Law Institute, 120 Broadway, Suite 932, New York, NY, 10271, United States
The LLAGNY Book Club Meeting will be held on Monday, December 9, 2024 at The New York Law Institute (120 Broadway / 9th Floor – Rm. 932/NY NY 10271. The book to be discussed is The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles. Overview:
Based on a true story, describes how a lonely teenager in 1983 Montana befriends an elderly neighbor and uncovers her past as a librarian at the American Library in Paris who joined the Resistance when the Nazis arrived.
RSVP by email to Jill Gray == jill.gray@friedfrank.com

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group January Online Meeting
2025-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday January 23rd at 12. We will discuss Einstein in Kafkaland by Ken Krimstein (available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.

Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

Welcome to NYLI Services and Resources Webinar
2025-01-30 11:00 - 11:45 | Online
The New York Law Institute offers members a variety of resources and services including two eBooks collections providing access to over 270,000 eBook titles.
We offer the entire West Academic Nutshells series in eBook format, hundreds of ABA titles, and Mathew Bender legal treatises. We also offer access to valuable electronic resources such as Proquest Congressional, LLMC-Digital, and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) to name a few.
Our NYLI digital initiatives and our library services can help make us your digital branch.
If you have new staff joining your library or would just like a refresher yourself on our services and resources, please join Ellyssa Valenti (Kroski), NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement and Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez for this brief Welcome to NYLI webinar on all we have to offer.
This webinar will take place Thursday, January 30th 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM EST and consist of an online presentation and a telephone conference, so please ensure that you have both Internet and telephone access.
Register for this webinar.
You will receive an e-mail invitation with further details. If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact the New York Law Institute at library@nyli.org or (212) 732-8720.
Thank you for your continuing support of the New York Law Institute!

Mastering AI Risk Management: The NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and Custom Frameworks for Law Libraries
2025-02-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 – 11am
Join Ellyssa Valenti Kroski for an in-depth exploration of AI governance and risk management tailored specifically for law libraries. This engaging session focuses on two cornerstone frameworks — the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) and the EU AI Act — offering a detailed breakdown of their principles and applications. Learn how these global standards can inform responsible AI practices and ensure compliance with ethical and legal requirements.
Participants will walk away with:

A comprehensive understanding of the NIST AI RMF and EU AI Act, including practical implications for law libraries.
Step-by-step guidance on developing a custom AI Risk Management Framework (RMF) for their organization.
Access to five downloadable worksheets designed to streamline risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies.

This session is a must-attend for librarians, legal professionals, and decision-makers committed to navigating AI opportunities responsibly while safeguarding against ethical and operational risks. Equip your library with the tools and knowledge to lead in the evolving AI landscape.
Register for this webinar.

Rock Star Online Platforms for Librarians: How to Create and Manage an Expert Online Presence
2025-02-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC):
In today’s competitive world, it is more important than ever to have an impressive online presence. Librarians with an established platform and personal brand are the ones who get noticed … and hired. This hands-on webinar will walk you through how to create your own personal brand development plan, establish your online persona, manage your online reputation, set up a professional landing page, blog, and stand-out online resume. You will learn strategies to build an audience, establish yourself as an authority, and become a “rock star” in the field.
To register with LILRC: https://lilrc.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1914775&group=

Empowering Creativity: Exploring Makerspaces and Engaging STEM Programming in Libraries Webinar
2025-02-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar for The American Library Association (ALA):
Makerspaces are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn. In libraries they often have 3D printers, software, electronics, craft and hardware supplies and tools, and more. Forward-thinking libraries are already building their own dedicated makerspaces and developing valuable STEM programming based on the tools and technologies found therein. Learn all about the essential tools and technologies found in makerspaces and how you can host engaging STEM programming using tech such as Raspberry Pis, wearable electronics, virtual reality, and robotics in your library whether you have a dedicated makerspace or not!
To register with the ALA: https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1284
