Director Briefing Archive
Introduction
Monday Briefings are a weekly compilation of relevant information sent to Member Library Directors, System HQ Staff, and the System Board President.2025
- Director Briefing - May 19, 2025
- OWWL Library System Policy Updates
- Mediated Computer Purchasing has Resumed
- A Warm Welcome to Palmer at Attica
- Libby App Updates
- Know Your Rights Workshop with the New York Immigration Coalition | Friday, June 20 at 1 PM
- EAP Resources: June in Talkspace Go!
- Swank Movie License Survey
- Construction Aid
- Library of Congress Updates
- Ask the Lawyer from WNYLRC
- System Opinion: Reserve Funds in Public Libraries
- This Week in OSC Audits
- Director Briefing - March 17, 2025
- Taking Action for IMLS
- Resolution on Supporting Competitive Compensation for Library Directors
- System Board Meeting Follow-Up
- Swank Movie Licensing Renewal 4/1/25-3/31/26
- Oversized OWWL Library Cards now Available
- What's New on the Trustee and Director Academies
- Special Needs Parent Resource Fair at Webster Public Library on April 19
- This Week in OSC Audits
- Director Briefing - March 3, 2025
- Tax Prep Services at Libraries: Best Practices for Affiliation Agreements
- BookPage Renewal
- OWWLDAC - March 7 at Newark Public Library
- Prefabicrated Websites for Member Libraries
- Upcoming Webinar on Law Enforcement At Your Library - March 19 at 2 PM
- Upcoming Trustee Education Sessions
- This Week in OSC Audits
- HBR: Tip of the Day
- Director Briefing - February 24, 2025
- Director Meetings at OWWLHQ
- AFR Non-Filers Website for Public Libraries
- Tax Cap Compliance Form Deadline Approaching
- Navigating Copyright Concerns: Protecting Your Library and Patrons
- Beware of "AI Slop"
- Reminder: Phishing Emails
- Reminder: Disaster Preparedness Webinar on Wednesday, February 26 at 2 PM
- EAP Resources: March Newsletter
- This Week in OSC Audits
- HBR: Tip of the Day
- Director Briefing - February 3, 2025
- Director Briefing - January 21, 2025
- System Branding, Logos, and Asset Usage
- Caller ID Spoofing at Member Libraries
- IRS Mileage Rate Increase for 2025
- 2024 Annual Report Aide Documents
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amendments to CR 90.12 State Aid for Library Construction
- Grant Opportunity - NYS Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials
- Disaster Preparedness Webinar
- GAO Survey on Library Facility Conditions
- HBR: Tip of the Day
- Director Briefing - January 6, 2025
- Reminder: Oath of Office for Calendar Year Libraries
- Reminder: Annual Financial Report and 990 Requirement
- Reminder: Tax Cap Compliance for Public Votes
- Draft Document of Major Changes for the 2024 Annual Report
- State Aid for Library Construction
- EAP Resource: Talkspace Go
- Arkansas Book Banning Law (Arkansas Act 372) Declared Unconstitutional
- This Week in OSC Audits
- HBR: Tip of the Day
2024
- Director Briefing - December 9, 2024
- Written Notice of Pay Rate
- 2024 Annual Report Webinar from DLD
- OWWLDAC Follow-Up: Survey, Hold Targeter, and More
- OWWL Library Tour - Supplies Arriving This Week
- Usage Statistics for e-Resources on OWWL Docs
- Legacy OverDrive App Sunsetting on January 31, 2025, and Upcoming Accessibility Updates
- This Week in OSC Audits
- Director Briefing - November 25, 2024
- From NYLA: Take Action to Increase Funding!
- 2024 System Satisfaction Survey
- Clarification on Payments Between Libraries
- School District Request for Funding Letter
- Reminder: Two Hours of Trustee Education by December 31
- Reminder: Annual Financial Report and 990 Requirement
- Reminder: Tax Cap Compliance for Public Votes
- 2025 OWWL Library Tour Update
- EAP Resource: Talkspace Go
- 2025 Planning Cohort
- 2024 Public Library Staff Survey from DLD
- Director Briefing - October 28, 2024
- OWWLDAC - November 1 at Wadsworth Library
- @owwl.org Email Recommendation to All Library Staff
- Item Cataloging permissions
- Update on in-progress OWWLDAC items
- OverDrive Funding Commitment Agreements for Calendar 2025
- 2024 Electronics Recycling Drop-Off
- Evergreen Upgrade - October 31
- OverDrive Ending Support for Desktop App and Website MP3 Downloads
- NYSL Digital Equity Academy
- HBR: Tip of the Day
- Director Briefing - September 16, 2024
- Minimum Standard Question Follow-Up
- When will OWWL Library System be looking at Minimum Standard Policy Compliance?
- What if my library is missing something on the list?
- What if you sent the letter, but you missed something in your review, and I actually have it?
- Is our confidentiality of library records policy compliant?
- Does my staff need to sign off on something for patron privacy?
- Are these Minimum Standards policy requirements a new requirement?
- Is my Conflict of Interest Policy compliant?
- Other than policies, what needs to be on the library website?
- System Board Meeting Follow-Up
- RRLC Grant Opportunities
- Phishing Alerts
- OverDrive Magazines: Checkouts and Reporting Issue Notice
- This Week in OSC Audits
- HBR: Tip of the Day
- Minimum Standard Question Follow-Up
- Director Briefing - April 29, 2024
- OWWLDAC Meeting
- Update to Open Meetings Law
- NYS Retirement: Update to Tier 6
- FY 2025 State Aid for Library Construction
- NOVELny Update
- HBR: Tip of the Day
- Reruns
- State Education Department Appeal of Moms for Library of Wayne County
- 2024 Continuing Education Scholarships
- Call for "How To" Proposals
- Libby and Kanopy Promotional Materials
- Spring Holdings Staff Workshop
- Apply Now: Harold Hacker Fund for the Advancement of Libraries Grant
- Tech Tip
- System Workshops, Meetings, and Events
- Director Briefing - April 15, 2024
- 2024 FFRPL Grand Funds from Kelly
- Mediated Computer Purchasing from Bob
- April 2024: Good Things, Small Packages
- Director Briefing Distribution List
- March 2024 Usage Statistics from Kathryn
- RRLC is Now Accepting Nominations
- This Week at the OSC:
- 2024 Woman of the Year for the 133rd District: Fernanda Astiz
- Account and Password Security from Dan
- Director Briefing - March 11, 2024
- New Staff Accounts
- SMS Notifications
- OWWL Library System AAC Partnership Program
- 2024 One Book, OWWL Kids
- Aspen Administration Training
- OWWLUG Meeting
- New Free Book Résumé Resource from the American Library Association
- American Libraries Articles
- Trustee Workshop Reminder: What's New in the Trustee Handbook
- HBR: Tip of the Day
- System Workshops, Meetings, and Events
- Director Briefing - January 2, 2024
- Welcome to 2024
- State Aid for Library Construction Info Session - Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- Resource: Self-Sufficiency Earnings Estimator
- OWWL.org Resources and Digital Library Links
- This Week in OSC Audits: Claims Auditing
- NYLA Voice: Good Things, Small Packages by Suzanne Macaulay
- HBR: How to Create Your Own “Year in Review”
2023
- Director Briefing - December 18, 2023
- Director Briefing - December 4, 2023
- OWWLDAC Follow-Up
- 2023 Trustee Handbooks
- For EAP Libraries: Benefit Reminder During the Holidays
- OWWL Library System 4th Annual OWWLie Awards
- Reminder: Tax Cap Compliance for Public Votes
- Reminder: Annual Update Document (AUD)/Annual Financial Report (AFR) and 990 Requirement
- Reminder: Trustees Need to Complete their Two Hours of Required Training
- Today's Tip from Havard Business Review
- Announcing Two ALA Grants
- Director Briefing - November 27, 2023
- 2023 System Satisfaction Survey
- 2024 Technology Training Survey from Kelsy
- HR Legal Update from Law Offices of Stephanie Cole Adams
- Ask a Lawyer: Setting Limits on Pay Outs of Accrued Vacation Time
- OWWLDAC Meeting - December 1, 2023 at 10 AM via Zoom
- Existing System Policies Impacting Member Libraries
- Director Briefing - November 6, 2023
- 2023 Trustee Handbook
- Tax Cap Compliance for Libraries
- Cleaning Supplies from Ontario County
- Closed dates for 2024 from Dan
- Aunt Flow Partnership - Year Two from Suzanne
- 2023 Electronic Recycling Drop-Off Days from the CANS Dept.
- ALA Grants for Small and Rural Communities
- Municipal Ballot Reduction News!
- Upcoming Workshops and Events
- Question of the Week: Oath of Office
- Director Briefing - October 16, 2023
- Director Briefing - October 10, 2023
- Director Briefing - September 5, 2023
- Exciting News: Kanopy and OverDrive Databases
- NYS Construction Aid Reminder from Suzanne
- Discontinuing Book Sale Signs, But We'll Buy One for Your Library
- Directors' Advisory Council (OWWLDAC) Meeting on September 14, 2023
- All System Meeting: Solar Eclipse Training on September 15, 2023 at 10 AM
- This Week in OSC Audits
- Important Reruns
- Director Briefing - July 10, 2023
- 2022-2023 Budget Kit from Kelly
- Reminder from the Division of Library Development: Oaths of Office Required
- Upcoming WNYLRC Ask the Lawyer Question: Fiscal Controls for Libraries and Friends Groups
- The Great Give Back Info Session from Suzanne
- Upcoming Trustee Workshops
- System Board Meeting Date Change
- Director Briefing - May 8, 2023
- State Aid for Library Construction from Suzanne
- New York Minimum Wage Update
- The Devastating Business Impacts of a Cyber Breach
- State Budget for Libraries
- OverDrive App from Kathryn
- Trustee Workshop Follow-Up: Q&A with Ron at Wadsworth Library in Geneseo
- WNYLRC Ask a Lawyer RAQ
- Movement on Civil Service Updates
- Director Briefing - January 23, 2023
- State Aid for Library Construction Info Session - January 31, 2023 at 4:00 PM
- Mandatory Anti-Harassment Training
- Hate Speech in Libraries
- Updated Mailing List from Bob
- The Economist Leaving Libby from OverDrive
- Recent OSC Audits Highlights
- Advocacy Day 2023
- NYLA 2023 Priorities
- NYS Library Operating Aid: $147.1M
- NYS Library Construction Aid: $69.4M
- Municipal Ballot Petition Reduction
- Elimination of Library Construction Cap
- Book Fair Tax Exemption
- Association Library Retirement Opt-In Option
- Access to Publicly Funded Research
- Check Out New York
- Modernization of Civil Service
- NYLA 2023 Priorities
- Question of the Week: Trustee Training Requirement
2022
- Director Briefing - December 27, 2022
- OWWL.org Website Launch
- Consumer Reports, Mango Languages, and the OWWL App Go Live with the Website
- 2023 Advocacy
- System Board Meeting Follow-Up
- RRLC Annual Report
- New York Requires Employers to Provide Electronic Versions of Mandatory Workplace Postings
- Question of the Week from WNYLRC Ask a Lawyer
- Director Briefing - November 14, 2022
- System Satisfaction Survey
- Printer Hard Drives and Data Retention from Kelsy
- Reminder about Opening Support Tickets
- Email support@pls-net.org when there is an IT-related issue or evergreen@pls-net.org with Evergreen issues.
- RSVP for the 3rd Annual OWWLie Awards
- OWWL Library System-Aunt Flow Partnership Program
- System Board Meeting and PLSDAC Follow-Up
- OWWL Website, Calendar, and Name Change
- MCLS Emerging Leaders Program Development
- Director Briefing - July 5, 2022
- Barring Pride Displays in Libraries
- Libraries as Sensitive Places in Restricting Firearms in New York
- From the Division of Library Development
- OWWL Library System Staff Directory
- Reminder: State Law Required Public Library Trustees to Take an Oath of Office
- Public Library Collection Management Policy - Template and Guide
- State Comptroller Critical of Ellenville School District IT Weaknesses
- Monday Briefing - May 2, 2022
- 2022 RRLC Library of the Year & All-Star Winners
- PLSDAC - Friday, May 6, 2022 at 10 AM
- New York State Minimum Standards for Libraries
- Public Library Trustee Ethics Statement
- Privacy Matters from Privacy International
- Open Meetings Law and Online Meetings
- Trustee Handbook Book Club: Planning & Evaluation
- Question of the Week: Budgets Posted to Website
- Monday Briefing - April 18, 2022
- System Board Meeting Recap
- Program Director
- Systems Access and Confidentiality of Library Records Policy - Library Confirmation
- WP Article: Censorship battles’ new frontier: Your public library
- System Annual Report Summary
- State Aid for Library Construction
- NYLA Voice: A Note About Appreciating Others
- Trustee Book Club: Ethics & Conflicts of Interest + Intellectual Freedom, Censorship and Privacy
- HBR Tip of the Day: Chip Away at Your Long-Term Career Goals
- Monday Briefing - March 14, 2022
- System Meeting Canceled: Friday, March 18, 2022
- IMLS Grant Opportunity
- Advocacy Update
- Pride Month Shirts
- 2022 Continuing Education Scholarship
- State Aid for Library Construction Intent to Apply
- OWWL Libraries Traveling Summer StoryWalks ®
- BookPage Renewal from Kelly
- March System Board Meeting Summary
- Monday Briefing - January 31, 2022
- Announcement: OWWL Libraries Assistive Technologies Grant Program
- OverDrive Reciprocal Lending Goes Live February 1, 2022
- Reminder: Annual Report Workshop, Friday, February 4, 2022 at 10:00 AM
- Division of Library Development Memo: Library Hours and Rising COVID Numbers
- Interesting Articles
- HBR Tip of the Day
2021
- Monday Briefing - November 29, 2021
- Hochul Declaring a Disaster Emergency in New York
- Last Chance: 2021 System Satisfaction Survey
- "First Amendment Audits" and Recording Policy
- The Beginner's Guide to Being a Woman in Charge
- OverDrive Magazines
- Division of Library Development Survey
- Public Library Association Survey
- Holiday Schedule Considerations
- Thank Your Colleagues in a Meaningful Way from HBR
- Monday Briefing - November 22, 2021
- Last Chance: System Satisfaction Survey
- Open Meeting Law Updates
- Tax Cap Compliance
- Upcoming Advocacy Visits
- Review of State Aid for Library Construction from State of the System Meeting
- NYLA Position Statement on the Defense of Intellectual Freedom
- Trustee Handbook Book Club Recordings
- RRLC Member Value Report
- DLD November Updates
- Monday Briefing - October 25, 2021
- OverDrive Magazines?
- Reciprocal Lending Through OverDrive
- Upcoming Trustee Workshops
- LIU Advanced Certificate Program
- Delivery@owwl.org
- Rerun: Update to Open Meetings Law
- Rerun: Annual Tax Cap Reminders 2022
- DLD October Update
- PLS Reopening and Minimum Hours Committee
- Federal Funding for Libraries – ARPA Update
- CARES Act Subawards
- 2021-2026 Library System Five-Year Plan of Service
- Annual Reports
- 2020 Census Date
- State Aid for Library Construction
- E-rate/Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF)
- Adult Literacy/Family Literacy Library Services Program
- Public Library Broadband Assessment Pilot
- Transforming Teen Services/T3 Initiative
- Ready to Read at New York Libraries
- Summer Reading at New York Libraries
- NYSL/Library Development Events
- New York State Library Public Programs at NYLA 2021
- Monday (Tuesday) Briefing - October 12, 2021
- Trustee Training Legislation Signed
- Annual Meeting and Trustee Election
- Governor Kathy Hochul's First 45 Days
- Website Connection Issues? From Dan
- Book Challenges from Suzanne
- Continuing Education from Suzanne
- American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries from ALA
- Computer and Network Services (CANS) Dept. Situations
- Monday Briefing - July 12, 2021
- Monday Briefing - May 17, 2021
- Monday Briefing - April 19, 2021
- State Aid for Library Construction
- Leaders & Burnout: Protecting Your Staff From You
- Evergreen News from Dan and Kathryn
- Legislative Update
- Trustee Workshop: Key Laws & Regulations for Libraries
- Potential Capacity Increase
- OWWL Libraries Program Calendar from Andrea
- System Board Meeting Recap
- Collective Knowledge Podcast: How Should We Handle Criticism?
- Monday Briefing - April 12, 2021
- Collective Knowledge: A Library Podcast
- Submit Bullet Aid Requests from NYLA
- Delivery Update from Suzanne
- Prepare for the Evergreen Upgrade from Dan and Kathryn
- Systems Access and Data Handling Policy
- Warning of Email Scams from Bob
- Upcoming Workshops and Meetings from Suzanne
- Connecting Rural Communities: Small Town Solutions Virtual Conference
- NY Dept. of Health Travel Updates
- Rerun: Unemployment Fraud
- Rerun: Update to COVID-related Policies and Procedures
- Monday Briefing - March 29, 2021
- Very Important Top Priority Super Urgent Message from Bob
- Question of the Week Podcast
- Action Requested: Plan of Service Questionnaire
- Action Requested: Budget Kit Questionnaire
- Governor Cuomo Announces New Yorkers 30 Years of Age and Older Will Be Eligible to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
- "Scholastic Pulls Popular Children's Book from 'Captain Underpants' Author"
- Urge your Legislators to Build America's Libraries! From ALA
- A Message From NYLA
- Online Board Meetings
- OWWL Libraries Staff Academy
- 2021 Virtual Summer Conference, from RRLC
- Interesting Reads: Early Literacy and eBooks vs. Print
- March 15, 2021
- Audio Version of the Monday Briefing
- Legislative Bill Updates
- Indoor Capacity from Suzanne
- Grab & Go Learning Workshops from Suzanne
- Ancestry Library Statistics from Bob
- Sunset of System Service: Hosting Online Board Meetings
- Trustee Workshop Developing Library Policies - Tuesday, March 16 at 6:00 PM
- Federal Government Invests $200M in Libraries and Museums to Stimulate American Communities
- March System Board Meeting Recap
- Changes to COVID-19 Travel Updates
- March 8, 2021
- COVID-19 Travel Updates
- State Aid for Library Construction Info Session
- Legislative Bills Updates
- Question of the Week
- Rerun: Thoughts on the Six Dr. Seuss Titles
- Questions on Dr. Seuess Email
- Does the System have a recommendation on whether to discard these items or keep them?
- Is this considered censorship?
- What if my library does not have a "Reconsideration of Library Materials" policy?
- Why would I go through the process of filling out a Reconsideration Form?
- Should I bring this discussion to my board?
- What if I believe we should get rid of these items, but the board disagrees?
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