Welcome to ACRL/NY

ACRL/NY Symposium 2017In accordance with the Bylaws of the Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter/Association of College and Research Libraries, Inc., ACRL/NY is dedicated to improving library services, encouraging the exchange of ideas and information, providing networking opportunities for librarians and seeking greater cooperation among academic and research libraries. ACRL/NY promotes professional standards, mentors librarians, and enhances professional development through a variety of educational programs. The Chapter encourages local participation in national issues relating to academic and research libraries.

Announcements

  • Re-Imagined Spaces and Services tour: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & ASK NYPL! February 6th 3:00-5:00pm 01/28/2020 Join us for the next Re-Imagined Spaces and Services tour put together by the METRO Reference & Instruction Meet-Up group! We’ll be learning about the remarkable reference program at NYPL’s flagship Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, as well as the AskNYPL reference service. More about the afternoon: The New York Public Library provides reference and instruction services to an ...
  • Westchester Library Association’s Midwinter Conference (Wednesday, January 29, 2020) 01/23/2020 Westchester Library Association’s Midwinter Conference will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 from 9 AM to 12 PM at the Ossining Public Library, 53 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562. Their theme is Library Careers: Growth, Transition & Future. Librarian authors Susanne Markgren and Linda Miles will be sharing insights from their new book: “How ...
  • 2019 Fashion: Now & Then (November 1 & 2) 10/22/2019 LIM College Ninth Annual Fashion: Now & Then Conference   When: Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2, 2019 Where: LIM College’s Maxwell Hall (216 East 45th Street in Manhattan). 2019 theme is Identity.  Contact: For more information call 646-218-4126 or email library@limcollege.edu
  • Brooklyn Newsstand Online Collection (October 25) 10/18/2019 Come learn about the Brooklyn Newsstand online collection. Brooklyn Public Library’s Manager of Special Collections, Natiba Guy-Clement, will highlight how the online collection was digitized and best strategies to search it. The Collection includes The Brooklyn Daily Eagle and Brooklyn Life. Where: LaGuardia Community College, room E-501 When: Friday, October 25, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Refreshments available. Seating is limited. Email dstadler@lagcc.cuny.edu ...
  • OER and Accessibility: What You Need to Know (October 22) 10/15/2019 In this workshop, CUNY’s Accessibility Librarian, Amy Wolfe, will instruct faculty in how to create and select Open Educational Resources (OER) that are accessible to all users. Where: LaGuardia Community College, room E-501 When: Tuesday, October 22, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Refreshments available. Seating is limited. Email dstadler@lagcc.cuny.edu to reserve a seat.  

Upcoming ACRL/NY Events

  • Research Data Management Symposium, NYC – December 5, 2019 You are cordially invited to attend a Research Data Management Symposium in NYC to be held on December 5, 2019. This symposium will highlight practical solutions to data management challenges from the perspectives of physician scientists and a NYC based CTSA, as well as two approaches to data catalogs by two NYC libraries who participate ...