South Central Regional Library Council

SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL LIBRARY COUNCIL IS A NON-PROFIT, MULTITYPE LIBRARY CONSORTIUM WORKING TO STRENGTHEN LIBRARY SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES. CONTINUING EDUCATION IS ONE OF ITS LARGEST PROGRAMS. THIS PAST YEAR, 52 EVENTS WERE HELD. THE WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, CONFERENCES, INTEREST GROUPS, AND TRAINING SERVED 1,335 LEARNERS. ALL EVENTS WERE FREE EXCEPT ONE IN-PERSON PROGRAM THAT CHARGED MINIMALLY FOR LUNCH. THE ARCHIVED YOUTUBE VIDEOS WERE WEEDED; 14 NEW VIDEOS WERE ADDED. VIEWED SURGED TO 7,801 (207% INCREASE) DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THE TOTAL ECLIPSE SERIES. THE COUNCIL OFFERED CAREER COUNSELING TO LIBRARY WORKERS AND RECENT LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES. DIGITIZATION IS ANOTHER BIG PROGRAM. THE COUNCIL PROVIDED 13 DIGITIZATION GRANTS TO MEMBERS TO HELP BUILD THE NEW YORK HERITAGE DIGITAL COLLECTIONS AND NYS HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS. BOTH RESOURCES NOW REPRESENT ALL 14 SCRLC COUNTIES. A TOTAL OF 32,800 SCRLC ITEMS IN NYH GARNERED 426,764 PAGEVIEWS. NYSHN HAS 206 TITLES CONTRIBUTED BY SCRLC MEMBERS--1,634,794 PAGES ALTOGETHER. THE HOSPITAL LIBRARY SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED REGIONAL HOSPITALS WITH HEALTH/MEDICAL INFORMATION RESOURCES TO SUPPORT IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES. SCRLC CONTINUED TO FUND HOTSPOTS FOR 16 TELEMEDICINE/DIGITAL EQUITY KITS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES. SCRLC PROVIDED ELECTRONIC RESOURCES TO REGIONAL LIBRARIES AND FUNDED A BACKUP INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE, WHICH HANDLED 2,254 REQUESTS FOR MEMBERS. SCRLC'S PLAN OF SERVICE IS LOCATED AT http://www.scrlc.org UNDER COUNCIL DOCUMENTS.THE ORGANIZATIONAL VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE AS FOLLOWS:VISION: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.