DirectorBriefingOctober162023
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Director Briefing October 16, 2023 Closed dates for 2024 from Dan Please add your 2024 closed dates in Evergreen in the next few weeks. Having them in Evergree...
DirectorBriefingMarch32025
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Director Briefing March 3, 2025 Tax Prep Services at Libraries: Best Practices for Affiliation Agreements Many libraries offer valuable services to their commu...
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Director Briefing March 5, 2024 Augmentative and Alternative Communication Partnership Program We have another exciting opportunity for libraries to continue t...
DirectorBriefingMarch62023
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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...
DirectorBriefingMay122025
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Director Briefing May 12, 2025 NYS Budget NYLA sent out the budget updates late last week. Here's where we are: * Library Operating Aid: $106.325M * …
DirectorBriefingMay132024
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Director Briefing May 13, 2024 QuickBooks Phishing Email Kelsy let us know about a new scam email going around. Thanks, Kelsy. A director received a pretty con...
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Director Briefing May 19, 2025 OWWL Library System Policy Updates Policy Updates * State Aid for Library Construction Aid Policy Merges the Construction …
DirectorBriefingMay202024
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Director Briefing May 20, 2024 FY 2025 Construction Aid Deadline Approaching Suzanne sent out this reminder for FY 2025 State Aid for Library Construction: A r...
DirectorBriefingMay222023
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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...
DirectorBriefingMay272024
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Director Briefing May 27, 2024 Congratulations to all the Successful Library Votes I was incredibly pleased to see all the successful votes last week. Congratu...
DirectorBriefingMay52025
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Director Briefing May 5, 2025 IMLS Update A judge has granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) that halts any further dismantling of the Institute of Museum...
DirectorBriefingMay62024
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Director Briefing May 6, 2024 OWWL Reports Update Bob sent out an update on OWWL Reports last week. No more pls net. Thanks, Bob! The OWWL Reports server has b...
DirectorBriefingMay82023
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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...
DirectorBriefingNovember122024
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Director Briefing November 12, 2024 2024 System Satisfaction Survey The OWWL Library System's 2022 2026 Plan of Service was developed with member library inp...
DirectorBriefingNovember132023
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Director Briefing November 13, 2023 Sunsetting the TPAC On January 8, we will shut down the TPAC (the old Evergreen OPAC), making Aspen Discovery the exclusive...
DirectorBriefingJune32024
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Director Briefing June 3, 2024 Small Libraries Summer Symposium Registration is now open for the 2024 Small Libraries Summer Symposium, which will be held at S...
DirectorBriefingJune52023
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Director Briefing June 5, 2023 414 Ballot Reduction Advocacy Push The bill to reduce the number of signatures for association and municipal public libraries to...
DirectorBriefingJune92025
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Director Briefing June 9, 2025 System Wide Community Survey for 2025 Long Range Planning Cohort We're excited to announce a system wide community survey design...
DirectorBriefingMarch102025
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Director Briefing March 10, 2025 New hold and circulation exception report At EAC's and OWWLDAC's request, we've put together a new scheduled report that will …
DirectorBriefingMarch112024
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Director Briefing March 11, 2024 New Staff Accounts Starting this week, we will email staff with newly created Evergreen accounts with more information about h...
DirectorBriefingMarch132023
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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 …
DirectorBriefingMarch172025
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Director Briefing March 17, 2025 Taking Action for IMLS I'm sure all have heard about Friday's Executive Order advancing the elimination of "non statutory comp...
DirectorBriefingMarch182024
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Director Briefing March 18, 2024 Legislative Updates The Senate and Assembly increased library funding in their one house budgets! * Library Operating Aid: …
DirectorBriefingMarch202023
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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 …
DirectorBriefingMarch252024
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Director Briefing March 25, 2024 Mediated Computer Purchasing Update Dell has raised prices on the following: * All Desktops $10.00 * All In One compute...
DirectorBriefingMarch252025
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Director Briefing March 25, 2025 Outdated Logos System Branding, Logos, and Asset Usage Policy In the January 21 Director Briefing, I covered some guidelines...
DirectorBriefingMarch272023
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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...
DirectorBriefingMarch312025
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Director Briefing March 31, 2025 Budgets Director Meeting at OWWL HQ on Friday, April 4 at 10 AM This Friday at 10 AM will be our first Director Meeting at O...
DirectorBriefingJuly312023
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Director Briefing July 31, 2023 Upcoming Trustee Workshops Feel free to remind your Trustees of these upcoming and recorded workshops... Workshop Date Ti...
DirectorBriefingJuly32023
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Director Briefing July 3, 2023 Long Range Planning Cohort Survey As part of the 2023 Long Range Planning Cohort, 13 Member Libraries are promoting a coordinate...
DirectorBriefingJuly52022
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Director Briefing July 5, 2022 Barring Pride Displays in Libraries Many of you probably heard about the Smithtown Library on Long Island and the Board's recent...
DirectorBriefingJuly72025
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Director Briefing July 7, 2025 Reach Out, Read On: Alternative Delivery Grant Now Available As shared last week in Local Book Delivery Programs: Funding Oppo...
DirectorBriefingJuly92024
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Director Briefing July 9, 2024 High Demand Holds The Women by Kristin Hannah is flying off the shelves! It looks like over 150 patrons are eagerly waiting to c...
DirectorBriefingJune102024
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Director Briefing June 10, 2024 2024 RRLC Library of the Year and Library All Stars Congratulations to Naples Library for winning RRLC 2024 Public Library of t...
DirectorBriefingJune122023
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Director Briefing June 12, 2023 June All System Meeting from Suzanne The next All System Meeting is this, Friday, June 16, at 10am. Following announcements, Ch...
DirectorBriefingJune162025
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Director Briefing June 16, 2025 Books by Mail Three Year Review and Strategic Alignment The third anniversary of our Books by Mail program is around the corn...
DirectorBriefingJune172024
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Director Briefing June 17, 2024 Background Checks in Libraries The topic of background checks has come up a few times recently in meetings and conversations I'...
DirectorBriefingJune22025
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Director Briefing June 2, 2025 Recording Data for the 2025 OWWL Library Tour Clarification on Data Collection for the 2025 OWWL Library Tour There has been som...
DirectorBriefingJune232025
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Director Briefing June 23, 2025 Director Meeting Friday, June 27 at 10 AM at System HQ This Friday is our Director Meeting at System HQ. The topic will be Co...
DirectorBriefingJune242024
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Director Briefing June 24, 2024 Update to Mediated Computer Purchasing Last week, Bob let Directors know that laptops are available again for mediated computer...
DirectorBriefingJune302025
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Director Briefing June 30, 2025 Library Tour/Summer Reading Visits Thank You! Just a quick shoutout to the libraries we've visited so far this summer Red Jac...
DirectorBriefingJanuary62025
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Director Briefing January 6, 2025 Reminder: Oath of Office for Calendar Year Libraries Pursuant to New York State Public Officer's Law ยง10, all public library …
DirectorBriefingJuly102023
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Director Briefing July 10, 2023 2022 2023 Budget Kit from Kelly Below is a link to the annual 2022 2023 Budget Planning Kit. This resource is a tool to assist …
DirectorBriefingJuly112022
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Director Briefing July 11, 2022 Small Libraries Summer Symposium I would like to offer an enormous thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Small Libra...
DirectorBriefingJuly12024
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Director Briefing July 1, 2024 NOVELny Update The new databases from NOVELny are available today! These databses include Gale Books and Authors, Gale Business:...
DirectorBriefingJuly142025
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Director Briefing July 14, 2025 Closes Today: System Wide Community Survey for 2025 Long Range Planning Cohort The System wide Community Survey closes today! A...
DirectorBriefingJuly172023
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Director Briefing July 17, 2023 Budget Q A with Ron and Kelly Tonight at 5 PM, Kelly and I will discuss library budgets and answer questions from attendees. If...
DirectorBriefingJuly182022
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Director Briefing July 18, 2022 Survey: Public Library Disaster Preparedness and Community Recovery Assistance Original Email from Rebekkah Smith Aldrich: We a...
DirectorBriefingJuly212025
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Director Briefing July 21, 2025 Extended through Wednesday: System Wide Community Survey for 2025 Long Range Planning Cohort The System wide Community Survey i...
DirectorBriefingJuly222024
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Director Briefing July 22, 2024 Budget Kit Now Available The 2023 2024 Budget Planning Kit is now available. This is a great resource for planning, decision ma...
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