As COVID-19 vaccines become available, libraries can play an important role in helping community members understand this important transmission prevention tool. As trusted organizations, libraries can use the CDC’s new toolkit including posters, messaging, and social media resources to educate their communities about the vaccine and support community members with tech help necessary to schedule
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Library Staff as Public Servants: A Field Guide for Preparing to Support Communities in Crisis, a new guide from the YX Lab of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland is now available. This field guide is designed to help public library staff support their communities during times of crisis. In the
Speak Up for the Vaccination of Library Workers. The New York Library Association (NYLA) has issued an online advocacy form to expedite the call to add library workers to phase 1b of the vaccination schedule – please promote this widely.
Write on, NY! is a New York State Education Department (NYSED) website and initiative that promotes and supports student writing in New York State. The initiative utilizes the Lifelong Practices for Readers and Writers to encourage students’ engagement in writing. To promote this initiative, NYSED invites students statewide to enter the Write on, NY! Logo
To provide you with the opportunity to connect with your representatives and let them know how important library aid is for your library and your community, the Mid-Hudson Library System will host Advocacy Week, a series of online meetings with our state legislators from Monday, February 22nd through Friday, February 26th, and targeted social media
The American Library Association’s Sustainability Roundtable (SustainRT) is recognizing libraries going above & beyond to support staff wellness with the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace. Please send nominations by March 15th to recognize a library that has advanced sustainability & encouraged employee wellness. For more information please visit the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in
The ALA Trustee Citation, established in 1941 to recognize public library Trustees for distinguished service to library development, symbolizes and honors the best contributions and efforts of the estimated 60,000 American citizens who serve on library boards. Trustee service may have been performed on the local, state, regional or national level, or at a combination
On Wednesday, February 17th at 2:00 pm MHLS will host Libraries Addressing Food Scarcity with Hunger Solutions NY. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented rise in food insecurity. Fortunately, librarians are no strangers to connecting children and families with resources they need; as trusted messengers and community hubs, libraries can help connect patrons
Help advocate to get library workers added to the New York State definition of eligible education workers in the Phase 1b vaccination schedule: Reach out to your state legislators and to the NYS Department of Health (DOH) to express the need for DOH to expand their definition of “education workers” in Phase 1b of the
With the passage of Executive Order 202.92, the adjustments to NYS Open Meetings Law to allow for online meetings have been extended to February 26th, 2021. There were no alterations to the provisions that allow for online open meetings, meetings still need to be accessible to the public, recorded and transcribed.
