South Central Regional Library Council

SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL LIBRARY COUNCIL LEADS AND ADVOCATES FOR MEMBER LIBRARIES BY PROMOTING LEARNING, COLLABORATION, AND INNOVATION.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL LIBRARY COUNCIL IS A NON-PROFIT, MULTI-TYPE LIBRARY CONSORTIUM WORKING TO STRENGTHEN LIBRARY SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES. CONTINUING EDUCATION IS ONE OF ITS LARGEST PROGRAMS. THIS PAST YEAR,114 EVENTS WERE HELD. THE WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, INTEREST GROUPS AND TRAININGS SERVED 1,698 LIBRARY WORKERS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, ALL EVENTS WERE FREE AND HELD ONLINE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE INDIVIDUALIZED TRAININGS HELD AFTER VACCINES WERE AVAILABLE AND RATES WERE LOW. SCRLC ADDED 10 ARCHIVED WEBINARS FOR A TOTAL OF 94; THEY WERE VIEWED 890 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OFFERINGS INCLUDED DIVERSITY AUDITS, EMERGING TRENDS LIKE CONTROLLED DIGITIAL LENDING, FILM SCREENINGS, ARTICLE DISCUSSIONS, RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING LIKE "ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN AN EXTRAORDINARY TIME," A LOCAL HISTORY PROJECT GATHERING PANDEMIC STORIES, AND A WEBINAR ON POST-PANDEMIC LIBRARY SPACES. THE COUNCIL OFFERED CAREER COUNSELING TO LIBRARY WORKERS AND RECENT LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES. VIRTUAL MEMBER MEETUPS CONTINUED.THE HOSPITAL LIBRARY SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED REGIONAL HOSPITALS WITH HEALTH INFORMATION RESOURCES, WHICH IN TURN SUPPORTS IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES PROGRAM (RBDB-REGIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC & DATA BASES) ENABLED SCRLC TO PROVIDE THREE MAJOR DATABASES TO REGIONAL LIBRARIES AND FACILITATE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN VIRTUAL REFERENCE INITIATIVES AND OTHER RESOURCES INCLUDING LIBGUIDES. IT ALSO SUPPORTED DIGITIZATION AND RESOURCE SHARING EFFORTS. THIRTY-FIVE MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE STATEWIDE COLLABORATIVE DIGITIZATION PROGRAM, NEWYORKHERITAGE.ORG, CONTRIBUTING A TOTAL OF 10,761 ITEMS. THIS PAST YEAR, THOSE OBJECTS GARNERED 107,391 PAGEVIEWS.SCRLC'S PLAN OF SERVICE IS LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.SCRLC.ORG UNDER COUNCIL DOCUMENTS.THE ORGANIZATIONAL VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE AS FOLLOWS:VISIONS:SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL LIBRARY COUNCIL ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE ALL PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK, AND STUDY IN OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE EQUITABLE AND RELIABLE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, AND ARE COMPETENT IN ALL LITERACIES. TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION, OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE AND WELCOME ALL PEOPLE, AND ARE VALUED AND WELL-FUNDED COMMUNITY PARTNERS, CENTRAL TO THOSE THEY SERVICE. IN THIS ENVISIONED FUTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION AND PRACTICES.MISSION:SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL LIBRARY COUNCIL EMPOWERS OUR MEMBERS THROUGH ADVOCACY, NETWORKING, RESOURCES, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND BY SUPPORTING DIVERSITY, INNOVATION, AND COLLABORATION TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.VALUES:ADVOCACY THAT INCREASES MEMBERS' VISIBILITY AND THEIR ROLE AND IMPORTANCE IN SOCIETY. COLLABORATION AND NETWORKING THAT SUPPORTS AND ADVANCES THE ABILITY OF SCRLC MEMBERS TO MEET USERS' NEEDS, AND THAT ENGAGES ALL MEMBERS IN SCRLC LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION, PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND BEYOND.DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND JUSTICE, WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT THESE ARE ESSENTIAL FOR EQUITY FOR HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS OF PEOPLE, AND THAT VALUES ANTI-RACIST WORK AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT EQUITY FOR ALL.EQUITY THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO INCLUSIVE INFORMATION (FROM HISTORICAL MATERIALS TO DIGITAL CONTENT), SERVICES, AND SPACES FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND HEALTHY AND DIVERSE WORK ENVIRONMENTS THAT NOURISH THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT FOR OUR MEMBERS.INNOVATION AND FUTURE-FORWARD THINKING THAT PROVIDES EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND CONTINUALLY INDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES AND UNCERTAINTIES, IMAGINING AND CO-CREATING OUT FUTURE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS.LEARNING THAT IS RESPONSIVE, RELEVANT, ENGAGING AND TRANSFORMATIONAL.