DirectorBriefingFebruary272023
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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...
DirectorBriefingAugust192024
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Director Briefing August 19, 2024 Ticket System Clarification Tickets seem to be causing some confusion, according to recent conversations around the System. W...
DirectorBriefingAugust212023
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Director Briefing August 21, 2023 High Priority: Windows 10 Computers End of Life from Kelsy The following email applies to desktop computers. Stay tuned for a...
DirectorBriefingAugust232022
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Director Briefing August 23, 2022 Ordering Barcode Scanners, Receipt Printers Paper from Kelsy The OWWL Docs page on ordering supplies has been updated. On t...
DirectorBriefingAugust252025
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Director Briefing August 25, 2025 Call to Action: Tell Congress to Support Library Funding This is for all Directors, Trustees, and Staff: Please take a few mi...
DirectorBriefingAugust262024
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Director Briefing August 26, 2024 Computer and Network Services (CANS) Memos: Tickets and Tech Training The CANS Department asked to share the notices below: t...
DirectorBriefingAugust282023
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Director Briefing August 28, 2023 2023 Summer Reading Survey from Suzanne Last week, an email was sent to all Youth Services Staff and Directors with 2023 Summ...
DirectorBriefingAugust42025
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Director Briefing August 4, 2025 Analysis: System Wide Community Survey Results We received 242 responses to the System wide community survey conducted June 16...
DirectorBriefingAugust52024
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Director Briefing August 5, 2024 OWWL Friends Groups Save the Date Patty from the Friends of Victor Farmington Library has asked if you would share the attac...
DirectorBriefingAugust72023
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Director Briefing August 7, 2023 Minimum Standards Assurances OWWL Library System is required to assure the Division of Library Development that all libraries …
DirectorBriefingAugust82022
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Director Briefing August 8, 2022 Annual Meeting: October 12, 2022 This year, we are hosting our Annual Meeting and election of System Trustees via Zoom and in …
DirectorBriefingDecember112023
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Director Briefing December 11, 2023 Library Card Order from Kelly Hello Everyone, I will be placing a library card order at the end of December. Please check y...
DirectorBriefingDecember122022
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Director Briefing December 12, 2022 2023 Advocacy and Legislative Visits I have started scheduling in district legislative visits for our Senators and Assembly...
DirectorBriefingDecember162024
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Director Briefing December 16, 2024 Trustee Academy Roll Out Over the coming weeks, we will enroll trustees in the new online Trustee Academy through Niche. I …
DirectorBriefingDecember182023
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Director Briefing December 18, 2023 Resources Page on OWWL.org If you look at the Resources page on our website (https://owwl.org/resources/), you'll see Kanop...
DirectorBriefingDecember22024
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Director Briefing December 2, 2024 Trustee Education: 2024 FAQs with Ron Part II This Wednesday will be the last Trustee Workshop of the year. If you'd like to...
DirectorBriefingApril152024
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Director Briefing April 15, 2024 2024 FFRPL Grand Funds from Kelly If you are interested in contributing your 2024 FFRPL grant funds you receive this year to t...
DirectorBriefingApril172023
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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...
DirectorBriefingApril212025
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Director Briefing April 21, 2025 May 2025 Evergreen Requests Do you anticipate having an Evergreen data request or another significant Evergreen project, such …
DirectorBriefingApril22024
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Director Briefing April 2, 2024 Original Catalog Records Requests from Kathryn Beginning April 15, 2024, the OWWL Library System is switching to an all electro...
DirectorBriefingApril222024
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Director Briefing April 22, 2024 First Amendment Audits and Protests in Libraries Concern over First Amendment Audits and protests in libraries have been brewi...
DirectorBriefingApril242023
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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 …
DirectorBriefingApril282025
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Director Briefing April 28, 2025 Construction Aid Contact Update and Intent to Apply We're making some minor changes, and I (Ron) will be the contact for Cons...
DirectorBriefingApril292024
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Director Briefing April 29, 2024 OWWLDAC Meeting OWWLDAC is scheduled for Friday, May 3, 2024, at 10 AM. Here is the link to the draft agenda and Zoom informat...
DirectorBriefingApril32023
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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...
DirectorBriefingApril72025
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Director Briefing April 7, 2025 IMLS Update In March 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the dissolution of the Institute of Mus...
DirectorBriefingAugust112025
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Director Briefing August 11, 2025 Red Creek Goes Fine Free Congratulations to Patti at Red Creek for going fine free last week! There are now 31 libraries Syst...
DirectorBriefingAugust122024
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Director Briefing August 12, 2024 OWWLDAC on September 6, 2024 at OWWLHQ As a reminder, OWWLDAC is scheduled for 10 AM on September 6, 2024, here at System HQ....
DirectorBriefingAugust142023
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Director Briefing August 14, 2023 OWWL Library System Board Meeting Follow Up The OWWL Library System Board of Trustees met on August 9, 2023. Here are a few h...
DirectorBriefingAugust162022
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Director Briefing August 16, 2022 Trustee Handbook Book Club After Party Part II The Trustee Handbook Book Club After Party Part II is now live on Mid Hudson...
DirectorBriefingAugust182025
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Director Briefing August 18, 2025 Tell Congress: Support Federal Library Funding Many library systems across New York are joining together during the week of A...
DirectorBriefingApril142025
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Director Briefing April 14, 2025 Clarification on Posting Meeting Minutes on Library Website Open Meetings Law requires that board meeting minutes must be po...
PolicyLibrary
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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...
AssemblySenateRepresentatives
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Assembly Senate Representatives Legislator Libraries Contact Information Assemblyman Jeff Gallahan 131st DistrictMap Clifton Springs Geneva Gorham Ph...
SystemOrientationForNewTrustees
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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...
TrusteeRolesResponsibilities
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Roles Responsibilities of Library Trustees Duties Responsibilities of Trustees For New Trustees Each public library is chartered by the Board of Regents of th...
DevelopingLibraryPolicies
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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...
FourLibraryTypes
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Four Types of Libraries Recording To watch the August 10, 2021 recording of this workshop, visit https://youtu.be/cR8wI_ldgZo Introduction There are four types...
LongRangePlanning
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Long Range Planning for Libraries Planning During a Pandemic Planning is a difficult enough task to take on during normal times. Now that the unknown seems to be...
TrusteeWorkshops
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Trustee Workshops 2022 Trustee Workshops State Aid for Library Construction Info Session Monday, January 10, 2022 Join us for an information session regarding...
EffectiveBoardMeetings
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Effective Board Meetings Meeting in the Time of COVID 19 https://docs.owwl.org/Community/BoardMeetingsDuringCOVID19 Introduction Board Meetings Board meetings a...
Facilities
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Facilities Planning for Your Library December 2021 Recording Watch the December 6, 2021 recording on YouTube . Introduction Education Department Regulations (8...
Laws
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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...
PatronPrivacyAndAccessPolicies
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Patron Privacy and Access Policies Introduction to Patron Privacy in Libraries Responsibilities of Libraries * The library profession has a long standing eth...
PerformanceEvaluations
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Performance Evaluations Recording Click here to watch the November 8, 2021 workshop recording . Evaluating Your Director In order to maintain clear communicati...
PublicLibraryFinancialOversight
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Public Library Financial Oversight Budgets Public library boards are legally responsible for the library's finances and financial management. As custodians of pu...
ResourcesQAWithRonAtNewarkLibraryOnJune82023
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Resources: Q A with Ron at Newark Library on June 8, 2023 What is the Role of a Public Library Treasurer? The office of Treasurer varies greatly, depending upon …
BookChallenges
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A Board's Guide to Book Bans and Challenges in Public Libraries Recording * Recording from March 10, 2022 * Slides from March 10, 2022 Why Are We Discussi...
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