Action Memo 20-09: Salary and Benefits Survey is due by December 22nd. The Salary and Benefits Survey will assess library background, salary, health, and retirement benefits for staff serving in various positions in MHLS member libraries. The link to the Action Memo was published on the MHLS-Notice list on Tuesday, December 1st.
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Help raise awareness about coping with COVID-19 by sharing resources provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stressful for many people. People respond to stress in different ways and it is normal to experience a range of emotions, including fear, anxiety, and grief. Sharing accurate
Please make sure your library’s Closed Dates are in place in Sierra. It is important that your holidays are entered well before January 18th, 2021, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. You can update the Sierra Closed Dates Table yourself or request that MHLS enter the information for you. Please submit the Days Closed Form for
With the passage of Executive Order 202.79, the adjustments to NYS Open Meetings Law to allow for online meetings have been extended to January 1st, 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.
In January 2021, MHLS will move to a new, streamlined Inter Library Loan (ILL) experience for both patrons and staff. Please join us at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 16th or Thursday, December 17th for a MHLS ILL Workshop that will provide workflow and best practice procedures to get your library in the flow of
There is still time to register for the last session in the MHLS Trustee Education series, Seven Habits of Highly Effective Boards on Tuesday, December 8th at 5:30 pm. Presented by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director & Casey Conlin, MHLS Library Sustainability Coordinator this advanced-level course is for trustees who have been on the
The Poughkeepsie Public Library District has put together a resource guide including fiction & nonfiction print and web sources for adults, kids, teens, & educators that reflect accurate, authentic and contemporary representations of Native Americans. Member libraries can access these resources at https://poklib.libguides.com/.
MHLS is seeking member library director input on their staff salary and benefits. Action Memo 20-09: Salary and Benefits Survey will be released through the MHLS-Notice list today, Tuesday, December 1st. Please respond to Action Memo 20-09 by December 22nd. The Salary and Benefits Survey will assess library background, salary, health, and retirement benefits for
Mid-Hudson Library System Delivery Operations Manager Tom Finnigan asks that you please place any accumulated, extra delivery bins next to your regular outgoing bins for the driver to pick up and bring back to MHLS. For questions regarding MHLS delivery operations please contact Tom at tfinnigan@midhudson.org.
The MHLS Board annually sets local priorities for the State Aid for Library Construction Program funding to enable the ranking of member library applications should the total amount requested through eligible member applications exceed the amount of funds allotted through this program to the MHLS service area. Member library directors are asked to complete Action
