Date: Friday, April 14, 2023*
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Highland, NY and online via Zoom
*Inclement weather date is Friday, April 21, 2023
See the full program and on-demand videos here.
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 free for all Southeastern members.
Libraries of all types are represented, and the event is free and open to all. This year, we are experimenting with making this event hybrid. The morning presentations will be in front of a live audience in our conference room, and we will broadcast them online in real time. The afternoon presentations will be broadcast via Zoom, and attendees from the morning are welcome to stay and view the presentations from the conference room.
The following presentations will be in person and broadcast live online
MORNING SESSIONS
10 am: How We Used our SENYLRC Membership (Brenda Shufelt, Hudson Area Library)
10:25 am: Collaborative Communication in Unexpected Places: FAQs as an access point and opportunity for student worker engagement (Adrianna Martinez, SUNY New Paltz; Kate Bellody, SUNY New Paltz; Emily Smith, SUNY New Paltz)
10:45 am: Southeastern’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Report (Southeastern’s EDI Ad Hoc Committee)
11:15 am: Social Media: A Family Affair (Ryan Biracree, Desmond-Fish Public Library)
11:40 am: A Case of Collaboration: USMA Library’s Tiny Art Show “Magnificent Miniatures” (Lori Mullooly, Jennifer Chess, Lisa Gomez from the USMA Library at West Point )
12:00 pm: Impact of Confirmation Bias on Organizational Risk (Zachary Spalding, Southeastern NY Library Resources Council)
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
12:20 pm: Virtual Reality Headset Demo (Sue Scott, Newburgh Library)
1:25 pm: Dream it. Plan it. Do it: Planning and Successfully Executing a Yearlong Series (Amanda Primiano, Melanie Turner, Michael Maggin, Samantha Angarola, Elizabeth Perle, Monroe Free Library)
1:45 pm: Weaving It Together: The Warp and Weft of Programming and Instruction (KellyAnne McGuire, Bard College at Simon’s Rock)
2:15 pm: Volumizing Volunteering: Running a Successful Volunteer Fair (Kristin Perkins and Risa Pomerselig, Millbrook Library)
2:45 pm: Starting an Elementary Morning News Show (Aaron Burke, South Ave Elementary School)
The following portion of the day will be presented virtually:
3:30 pm: Creating The Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library: Obstacles and Opportunities on the Second Floor (Beth Vredenburg, Poughkeepsie Public Library
The following sessions will be pre-recorded and available on demand:
Game On: Building a Board Game Collection for Your Library (Katrina Hohlfeld & Katie Karkheck, Valley Cottage Library)
What you can really do with a seed library (Beth Vredenburg and TJ Lamanna, Poughkeepsie Public Library)