With the passage of Executive Order 202.87, the adjustments to NYS Open Meetings Law to allow for online meetings have been extended to January 29th, 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.
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Registration is open for the MHLS Annual Report Workshop for New Directors on Friday, January 29th at 10:00 am. This 90-minute online event is designed for Directors who are new to submitting the NYS Annual Report with Bibliostat software but is open to all. The workshop will cover: Logging in to the software Entering your
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that people who tested positive for COVID-19, have recovered from being sick with COVID-19, or were released from COVID-19 quarantine may experience social stigma. Stigma is associated with a lack of knowledge about how COVID-19 spreads, a need to blame someone, fears about disease and death,
Oath of Office Reminder for Public Library Trustees: New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 requires all public library trustees (but not association library trustees) to take and file an oath of office within 30 days of beginning their term of office. Public library trustees are public officers, and the oath of office is required
The NYS Multiple Systems Navigator website is built for youth, parents, family members and caregivers that rely on supports from multiple child and family serving systems. It was designed to reduce frustration often experienced by individuals when trying to find needed information from multiple websites. For promotional bookmarks and posters in both English and Spanish
The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) will be supporting a cohort program for member libraries working to gather authentic input from their neighbors to build long-range plans that will resonate with library stakeholders and the people in the community. Libraries that wish to update their long-range plans and libraries that require a long-range plan that includes
The New York State (NYS) Minimum Wage Increase for workers north of Westchester County, will reach $12.50 on December 31st, 2020 and increase to $15 on an indexed schedule to be set by the Director of the Division of Budget in consultation with the Department of Labor. Starting 2021, the annual increases will be published
Media Literacy in the Library: A Guide for Library Practitioners contains information, program ideas and conversation starters on topics like misinformation and disinformation; architecture of the internet; civics; media landscape and economics; and media creation and engagement. The guide also explores ways to “meet patrons where they are” by integrating media literacy into reference interactions
The NY State Archives revised and consolidated its local government records retention and disposition schedules and issued a single, comprehensive retention schedule for all types of local governments including public libraries – municipal, special district, and school district libraries. The new schedule, Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York Local Government Records (LGS-1), supersedes and replaces the CO-2,
The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) will be supporting a cohort program for member libraries working to gather authentic input from their neighbors to build long-range plans that will resonate with library stakeholders and the people in the community. In this program, libraries will learn about the Turning Outward mindset and how to apply this thinking
