State Aid for Library Construction Program Program Overview Capital funds for the State Aid for Library Construction Program are provided annually in the New Yor...
Director Briefing May 22, 2023 Intent to Apply State Aid for Library Construction The Intent to Apply for the next State Aid for Library Construction cycle i...
Director Briefing Archive Introduction Monday Briefings are a weekly compilation of relevant information sent to Member Library Directors, System HQ Staff, and t...
2023 Planning Cohort Introduction To support long range planning in 2023, the OWWL Library System will host a planning cohort made of member libraries looking to...
Board President Briefing Introduction The Board President Briefing is a communication piece from Ron Kirsop, Executive Director of OWWL Library System to the Boa...
Board President Briefing May 2023 The Devastating Business Impacts of a Cyber Breach On May 4, 2023, Harvard Business Review published "The Devastating Busines...
Director Briefing May 8, 2023 State Aid for Library Construction from Suzanne Spring/summer is a busy time for Construction Aid, so I wanted to send a few remi...
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Resources: Q A with Ron at Wadsworth Library in Geneseo on April 27, 2023 Where can I watch the Recording of this Session? There were some issues with the record...
Director Briefing April 24, 2023 Updated Computer Purchasing from Bob Updated computer purchasing form with new pricing from Dell. The All In One computers no ...
Director Briefing April 17, 2023 System Open House: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 The System's Open House is Wednesday! Register here. Lisa Kropp, incoming NYLA Pr...
Director Briefing April 3, 2023 OWWL Library System Open House We hope you will join us for OWWL Library System's Open House on April 19, 2023 at 1 PM. We will...
Director Briefing March 27, 2023 Beyond Book Challenges Many of you may have seen or read about the Hilton situation that took place last week, if not here are...
Monday Briefing May 9, 2022 Intent to Apply Construction Aid 2022 The deadline to submit an Intent to Apply for this year's Construction Aid cycle is on Ju...
System Board Meeting Minutes 2022 * 2022.06.08 System Board Minutes.pdf * No Meeting in May 2022 * 2022.04.14 System Board Minutes.pdf * 2022.03.09 S...
System Orientation for New Trustees February 7, 2022 Recording Visit YouTube for the recording of this workshop. This recording is 28 minutes in length. About...
Monday Briefing April 18, 2022 System Board Meeting Recap The System Board met on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Below are a few highlights from the meeting. * ...
Monday Briefing December 13, 2021 Mask Mandate for Businesses On December 10, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced masks will be required to be worn in all in...
Director Briefing March 20, 2023 Compromised Email from CANS Earlier today, a member library email account was compromised, and sent tens of thousands of SPAM ...
Director Briefing March 13, 2023 PLSDAC Follow Up Thank you to everyone who was able to attend PLSDAC on Friday, March 10, 2023. If you couldn't make it, here ...
Key Laws Regulations for Libraries Recording Click here to view the recording of the March 10, 2023, Trustee Workshop on Key Laws and Regulations for Librarie...
Director Briefing March 6, 2023 Mobile Maker Kit Giveaway As discussed in Fall 2022, most of the Mobile Maker Kits have been discontinued, and we would like to...
Director Briefing February 27, 2023 Aspen Testers from Dan Good afternoon everyone, We'd like to invite interested member library staff to participate in testi...
Policy Library Policies are the rules and the principles that guide the operation and the use of the library. They are required by Education Department Regulation...
Director Briefing February 13, 2023 SAM Scams / SAM Renewal from Suzanne Tis the season for SAM scams! Some of you may have or may receive somewhat aggressive ...
Monday Briefing March 7, 2022 Book Challenges Update Last week the State Librarian and State Education Department received criticism for posting the book Gend...
Roles Responsibilities of Library Trustees Duties Responsibilities of Trustees February 6, 2023 Recording Click here for the February 6, 2023 recording of Rol...
Director Briefing February 6, 2023 Executive Budget FY 2024 The Executive Budget was released last week, and libraries took a significant hit. 1. Library Opera...
Director Briefing January 30, 2023 Employee Handbook 2023 Legal Updates Last year we provided an Employee Handbook that could be modified to your library to ...
Minimum Standards for New York's Public and Association Libraries Updated Minimum Standards * The following standards need to be in place at all libraries ...
Board President Briefing February 2023 Trustee Education Requirement Library Trustees are now required to track and report their continuing education. Each Tru...
Request Email Help This is a temporary support form for the April 2021 Email Migration. Please provide your Name, Email Address, Library and a Phone Number where...
Developing Library Policies Policy Basics Policymaking is perhaps the most difficult part of a trustee s job, requiring an open mind, a thoughtful study of the i...
Director Briefing January 23, 2023 State Aid for Library Construction Info Session January 31, 2023 at 4:00 PM A reminder that Suzanne's annual State Aid for...
Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Group (COSAG) _ Under New York State Education Law, §273 (1) (h) (1), and Commissioner's Regulations §90.3, Public Library ...
Director Briefing January 10, 2023 State of the State The main points Governor Hochul made in her State of the State, were her priorities to make sure New York...
Director Briefing January 04, 2023 Happy New Year! Happy New Year, everyone. I'm looking forward to working with all of you in 2023! Processing Lost Payments ...
Library Advocacy 2023 2023 In District Meeting Schedule Visit the Assembly and Senate Representatives to check your representatives. Legislator Meeting Dat...
Director Briefing December 27, 2022 OWWL.org Website Launch The long anticipated update to our OWWL.org site is scheduled to launch this week! Patrons and staf...
Advocacy for Libraries Representatives * AssemblySenateRepresentatives * Committee on Libraries * Find my Assemblyperson * Find my Senator FY 2023 L...
Director Briefing November 28, 2022 New Director's Handbook: Looking for Some Help I am doing some work for the New Director's Handbook written in 2010. The go...
Director Briefing December 5, 2022 Reminder: Tax Cap Compliance for Public Votes Each library with a public vote needs to file with the Office of the State Com...
Director Briefing December 12, 2022 2023 Advocacy and Legislative Visits I have started scheduling in district legislative visits for our Senators and Assembly...