RASD Programs Past &
Present: 2009 2005 2004
2003 2002
2001
2000
1999
Upcoming
Programs
RASD events
throughout the year are announced to Division members by registration
flyers sent via the NLS delivery van or through the mail. You
may also check the NCLA Calendar. Registration is required for
RASD programs -- follow the instructions on the flyer to register
for an event.
2009
Need a Sonnet? I'm On It! (October 13)
Marsha Howard, librarian at Poets House, will discuss how to develop a poetry collection, including which poets’ works are “must-haves” and who the new popular poets are. She will also talk about the different types of programming to create excitement about the genre.
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here for the registration form (PDF)
2005
Librarian
II: The Civil Service Exam (February 9)
Speaker Mamie Eng will share with us her suggestions
on how to score well on the Librarian II exam.
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here for the registration form (PDF)
2004 (5)
Dealing with Difficult People in the Library (March 31)
Speaker Art Seltzer teaches basic techniques for handling "problem"
patrons through role-playing exercises.
Digging
Up Roots: Tracing Your Family Tree (May 5)
This year's Long Island Library Conference offering features speakers
from the Genealogy Federation of Long Island speaking on basic
research techniques for specific ethnic and cultural groups.
Improving
Your Memory in 3 Days (June 9)
Fred Chernow, author of The Sharper Mind, teaches his audience
mental strategies and tricks to memorize names, facts and dates.
RASD
Annual Breakfast with Author/Guest Speaker (October 6)
Our guest speaker at the annual breakfast held this year at the
Maine Maid Inn in Jericho, was author Barbara Rogan who spoke
about her experiences as a literary agent, novelist and teacher
of writing.
Review
Journal Revue: A Panel Discussion (November 10)
Editors from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal and Publisher's
Weekly discussed the similarities and differences in the materials
they select and review for their journals during this program,
held at the Port Washington Public Library.
2003 (7)
Librarian
II Civil Service Exam (February 12)
Speaker Mamie Eng gives advice and insights on how to fill out
the Librarian II Form for maximum results.
Services
of the Co-central Libraries (March 26)
Representatives from East Meadow Public Library, Levittown Public
Library, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, Hempstead Public Library
and NLS participate in an informative forum.
It's a
Small World: Multicultural Collection Development (May 7)
Speakers from Queens College are Adriana Tandler and Fred Gitner.
Bus Trip
to The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York
Public Library and to The Butler Library, Columbia University
(June 3)
Reference
Resources for Personal Investing (September 24)
Stuart Schaeffer from Farmingdale Public Library will provide
guidelines on useful reference resources for your patrons' personal
investing needs.
Annual
Breakfast at the Milleridge Inn (October 15)
"Murder and Madness and Poe", a one-character play about
Edgar Allen Poe.
The Well
Rounded Electronic Reference Department (November 12)
The program will be a roundtable discussion led by Robyn Klose
and Genellen McGrath on what databases comprise a well rounded
electronic reference collection.
2002 (7)
Print
vs. Online - November 6
Annual RASD
Brunch at the Milleridge Inn - October 9
Library Resources
for Alternative and Complementary Therapies - September 4
Tour
NY Public Library for the Performing Arts - June 26
Essential Business Library : Is it Business
as Usual? - June 5
Libraries - A Man's World Too:
Acquisition and Program Ideas- May 8
Middle Management-Challenges
and Opportunities - April 24
2001 (7)
Multicultural Literature - Wednesday, November 7
RASD Annual Brunch at The Milleridge Inn -Wednesday, October 10
Law
Reference for Librarians -Wednesday, September 5
Strategies for Effective Library Communication - Wednesday, June
6
Long Island Library Conference
- Wednesday, May 9
Science Librarianship Demystifyed - Wednesday, April 25, 2001Genealogical Sources of the Queensborough Library - Wednesday, March
14, 2001
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2000 (9)
National Archives and Record Administration
and New York Genealogical Society Tour
- March1, 2000
Non-Verbal Communication
and Conflict Resolution During the Reference Interview
- April 13, 2000
PubMed and Medline With
Mary Westermann - June 7, 2000
Jonathan Delfin: The
Challenge of Crossword Puzzles , Long Island Library Conference
-
May 17, 2000
Pages: How to Hire Them,
Train Them,and Keep Them- September 21, 2000
Librarian II: The Civil
Service Examination-September 27, 2000
The Cradle of Aviation Museum:
Reference and Adult Services Division Annual Breakfast- October
11, 2000
Genreflecting
With Diana Tixier Herald: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre
Fiction - November 16, 2000
Print Business Resources:
Finding Corporate and Personal Financial Information-
December 14, 2000
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1999 (9)
Librarian II:The Civil Service Exam- 1/7/99
Genealogical Research and the Census: United States &
New York State- 2/3/99
Law
for Librarians-3/24/99
A
Guided Tour of the Supreme Court Law Library- 4/22/99 and 2/29/00
Library
Automation and the Countdown to Y2K- 5/19/99
Behind
the Scenes of the Book Publishing World- 6/2/99
A
Bus Tour of the International Resource Center & the Flushing
Library- 9/29/99
R&ASD
Annual Breakfast (Drama Book Shop) - 10/16/99
Securing
Library Computers Against Hackers, Computer Geeks, and Kids 12/1/99
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