SLS Newsletter

Week of June 2, 2025

Announcements

In Case You Missed It:

The NYLA-SSL Summer Institute is being held in Syracuse July 31 - August 1. It is pending approval from NYLA, but will likely be approved soon. You can find information about the Summer Institute here. The SLS will provide a limited number of scholarships to school librarians interested in attending.

If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please do so here by June 13th. You will be notified if you are a recipient and registration instructions after that date.

What's Happening in Your Library?

Abe Wing Mural

SLS Resources Tips & Tricks

SLS Resources Tips and Tricks has been discontinued in favor of a weekly bulletin called WSWHE Wisdom. You can find previous editions of WSWHE Wisdom on our LibGuide.

Professional Learning Opportunities

Event Information

Spotlight on New Books with Alicia and Stacey

Spotlight on New Books with Alicia Abdul and Stacey Rattner

Join elementary librarian Stacey Rattner and high school librarian Alicia Abdul, who will spotlight book titles for students at all levels. Combining their love of literature with practical discussions on reading in and out of school, participants will also leave with a booklist in addition to ideas for activities and events.
Registration closes August 11, 2025.

Register: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=18589&I=5100158

When?

Monday, Aug 25, 2025, 08:30 AM

Where?

267 Ballard Road, Gansevoort, NY, USA

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Event Information

3rd Annual Collaborative Literacy Conversations Network

Agenda and registration information can be found here.

When?

Tuesday, Jul 29, 2025, 09:00 AM

Where?

Capital Region BOCES, Watervliet Shaker Road, Albany, NY, USA

Frontline Professional Learning Catalog

News

'Significant momentum' for computer science curriculum

High schools in 32 states are now required to offer at least one computer science course, according to a Code.org Advocacy Coalition report.

k12dive.com

Facing Cuts to Vital Online Resources, School Librarians Look to States for Help - EdSurge News

An Oval Office executive order threatens access to trusted databases used by thousands of students in public libraries. "People are angry," says Deb ...

edsurge.com

Vendor Information

Discovery Education Summer News

Job Opportunities

Current Job Openings

Current Job Openings - in the WSWHE BOCES Region by Kerrie Burch | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, businesses and more

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School Library System Staff

Kerrie Burch, School Library System Director

Karin Howansky, School Library Media Specialist

Laurie Doyle, Information Processing Specialist

Deb Massa, Information Processing Specialist