Registration is now open!

SENYCon is an annual conference to highlight the unique talents and skills that library professionals in the Southeastern region hold. This event is made possible due to an outpouring of enthusiasm from our members, and the event is open to all Southeastern members.

This year’s event will occur on Friday, April 4, 2025, with an inclement weather date of Friday, April 11, 2025. We received a record number of presentations and posters this year, so come prepared to fill your head with knowledge. This marks 10 years of SENYCon!

Cost to attend: $12 for all attendees (includes brunch, snacks, and giveaways!)
Livestream registration is free.

Please see our LibGuide for a full program of events, as well as the archives of previous years.

This year’s program at a glance – note that times are subject to change:

9:15 – 9:35: Sustainable Libraries – 10 Years Later, Claudia Depkin, Sustainable Libraries Initiative
9:40 – 9:50: Take Care update, Kate Bellody, SUNY New Paltz
9:55 – 10:05: Still Growing, Sara Scoggan, Newburgh Free Library
10:05 – 10:20: BREAK
10:20 – 10:40: Second Chance High School at Your Library, Richard Morbeth, Finkelstein Memorial Library, Laura Wolven, Finkelstein Memorial Library
10:45 – 11:05: Turning the Page for Pollinators, Sarah Holsted, Southeastern, Moshe Siegel, Southeastern
11:05 – 12:00: BRUNCH
12:00 – 12:15: Cutter Numbers and Racism: What You Can Do, Laura Streett, Vassar College
12:20 – 12:40: Wi-Fi Beyond the Library Building, Katie Scott-Childress, Rosendale Library, Laurie Shedrick, Mid-Hudson Library System
12:45 – 1:00: Google Earth: A Programmer’s Guide to the World (For Free), Mike Maggin, Monroe Free Library
1:00 – 1:20: BREAK
1:20 – 1:40: Pathway from a 2020 SENYCon Presentation to a Newly Created Position, Jen Park, Ramapo Catskill Library System
1:45 – 2:00: Presenting a Renovation Through Video, Veronica Reynolds, New City Library
2:05 – 2:20: “Aliens Are Coming! Assessing Student Understanding of the Connections Between Historical Hoaxes and Modern Misinformation”, Kristin McClune, Coxsackie-Athens Central School District
2:25 – 2:45: Update: Librarian Infiltration on Campus: Multi-faceted Outreach Methods, Tess Hartman-Cullen, Ulster County Community College
2:45 – 3:00: Stepping into 2025: The RCLS Step Challenge, Joanna Goldfarb, Ramapo Catskill Library System, Meaghan Doyle, Ramapo Catskill Library System
POSTER: From Closet to Collection: Saving Archival Analog Audio-visual Materials from Obsolescence in the Bard College Archives & Special Collections, Palash Bosgang, Bard College, Stevenson Library-Archives & Special Collections
POSTER: Breaking Barriers: Achieving Network Efficiency Beyond 100 MB, Zachary Spalding, Southeastern
POSTER: What You Can Really Do with a Seed Library, Bethany Vredenburg, Poughkeepsie Public Library
POSTER: Launching new products to staff, Laurie Shedrick, Mid-Hudson Library System, Kathryn Brew
POSTER: Editing and Publishing Two Histories – Getting to the Final Products, Mary Jo Russell, Vassar Brothers Medical Center/ Nuvance Health (West)