In July, 2024, Rome was hit by an EF2 tornado that went through the city’s center coming within a block of the library. In this one hour program presented by CLRC, learn what procedures, policies, and partnerships helped Jervis to respond quickly to the tornado warning and as an essential component of the community’s response. In addition, you will be invited to consider other actions that can be part of response preparedness.

Live captioning will be provided. This webinar will be recorded and a recording will be shared with all registrants afterward.

About the Presenter:

Lisa Matte earned her MLS from the University at Albany and her MS HRM (Human Resources Management) from Stony Brook.  In her life before libraries, she was in fast food management for 6 years and retail bookselling for 4 years, experiences she values in their application to libraries.

As a librarian for services to teens at Jervis In Rome, NY she was recognized as Forty Under Forty in the Mohawk Valley.  As the Library Director, a position she has held since 2005, she has been honored with the Mayor’s Community Excellence Award, the Rome Branch of the NAACP’s Shirley Chisholm Freedom Fund Award, Oneida County’s COVID-19 Hero Award, and the NYS Assembly Woman of Distinction designation. In 2022, she was enshrined in Rome NY’s Arts Hall of Fame. More recently, Jervis was chosen as this year’s CLRC Library of the Year.

Please note: This session is being presented by the Central NY Library Resources Council. The link shown below will take you directly to the registration page; select NNYLN as your ESLN region.