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The 色中色 Library announces its upcoming programming for November, including webinars and events related to history and genealogical services. The following upcoming free programming requires registration and is available in person or offered online, as shown per each listing.听

Northeast Summit on Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities (Webinar)听
Wednesday, November 8听
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM听

This Webinar is in partnership with Northeast State Libraries: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. This kick-off summit is the first alliance of all Northeast State Libraries in support of adaptive resilience solutions for libraries facing the effects of climate change on their buildings and communities. The focus will be on facilities adaptation and include practical takeaways, concrete steps, and suggestions for improvement. Each session will be inclusive of libraries at all budget levels. Routine repairs, incremental upgrades, and manageable changes will be covered, as libraries work together to plan for improvements for the future of climate adaptation. This program is for public libraries in the northeast coastal regions. 听
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The keynote presenters will be Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System (NY) and the Co-Founder and current President of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI), and Matthew Bollerman, Chief Executive Officer of the Hauppauge Public Library (NY)听

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The Urgency of Indigenous Values (Webinar)听
Wednesday, November 8听
12 PM - 1 PM听

Philip P. Arnold uses a collaborative method derived from the 鈥淭wo-Row Wampum鈥� (1613) and his 40-year relationship with the Haudenosaunee to address the urgent need to support Indigenous Peoples, understand their values, and offer a way toward humanity鈥檚 survival in the face of environmental catastrophe. Arnold outlines Indigenous traditions of habitation and gift economies鈥痠n鈥痗ontrast with settler-colonial values of commodification, where land and all aspects of material life are reduced to monetary use-value. Fifteenth-century Doctrines of Discovery used Christian theology to subjugate and annihilate Indigenous Peoples through environmental devastation, land theft, and forced assimilation. Designed to initiate conversations in the classroom, the academy, and other communities, this book pairs concepts of Indigeneity and religion around their competing values systems, thus transforming our understanding of both categories.听

The webinar will be presented by Philip P. Arnold, an Associate Professor of the Religion Department and core faculty in Native American and Indigenous Studies at Syracuse University, as well as Founding Director of the鈥�.听

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Onsite Walking Tour of the Local History and Genealogy Resources at the 色中色 Library听
Friday, November 10, 11 AM - 12 PM and Friday, November 24, 1 PM 鈥� 2 PM听

The 色中色 Library is a treasure chest of resources for those tracing their family histories. Join us for an onsite tour highlighting published genealogies, local histories, church records, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) records, United States and 色中色 Census records, newspapers on microfilm, city directories, and more. 听
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Cara Janowsky, an Associate Librarian at the 色中色 Library, will lead the tour. Each tour is limited to 12 individuals, and registration is required.听

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Revolutionary Things听
Thursday, November 30
1 pm 鈥� 2 pm听

During the late eighteenth century, a wide range of objects associated with the American, French, and Haitian revolutions crisscrossed the ocean. Furniture and ceramics; clothing and accessories; and maps, prints, and public amusements鈥攁ll circulated among diverse actors who wrestled with the political implications of these items. In this presentation, we will examine the unique ways that transatlantic revolutionary things shaped how people understood contested concepts like equality, freedom, and solidarity. We will also explore how these objects became a means through which individuals鈥攅nslaved and free, women and men, poor and elite鈥攑romoted, and sometimes tried to thwart, the realization of these ideals on the ground.听

Ashli White, Associate Professor of History at the University of Miami, will be the presenter.听
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Visit the State Library's鈥�痜or a complete list of upcoming programs, including webinars, events, and onsite genealogy walking tours. Additional programs will be added to the website as they are confirmed.听

If any reasonable accommodation is needed (complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act), contact the Office of Cultural Education at least one week prior to the program date by emailing鈥�NYSLTRN@nysed.gov鈥痮r calling (518) 474-2274.鈥�

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The Library's collections, now numbering more than 20 million items, may also be used by other researchers onsite, online, and via interlibrary loan. 罢丑别鈥��(TBBL) lends braille, audiobooks, magazines, and special playback equipment to residents of the 55 upstate counties of 色中色 who cannot read printed materials because of a visual or physical disability.听听

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