The NYS Digital Equity Webinar series continues with Broader than Broadband: Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Equity Strategy on Thursday, December 3rd at 2:00 pm. Presented by Nick Higgins, Selvon Smith, Maya Wagoner, and David Giles from the Brooklyn Public Library as they discuss practical digital equity interventions and how they fit into a broader digital
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The New York Library Association’s (NYLA) Pathways to Librarianship Task Force will be a first attempt at realizing an equitable, straightforward path towards librarianship for all people. The composition of the multi-sector task force will seek to be as inclusive as possible including geographic diversity among a broad pool of non-degreed clerks and paraprofessionals working
The eighth open enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began on Sunday, November 1st and will run through December 15th, 2020 during what may be the most challenging year in its ten-year history. Millions of Americans have lost jobs due to the Coronavirus pandemic, leaving many without employer-sponsored health coverage. In its third
The next MHLS Trustee Education workshop Financial & Fiduciary Responsibility will take place on Wednesday, December 2nd at 5:30 pm. Presented by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director this intermediate-level course is for trustees who have been on the board for at least a year. Library boards are trusted with public and private funds to
Small Business Saturday on November 28th is a chance for libraries to champion local and small businesses in their community by encouraging community members to shop locally rather than in big box stores. It has been a challenging year for us all and our small businesses are no exception. From getting takeout to shopping online,
With the passage of Executive Order 202.72, the adjustments to NYS Open Meetings Law to allow for online meetings have been extended to Thursday, December 3rd. 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.
MHLS Cataloging – Understanding Item Records workshops will be held on Thursday, November 19th or Friday November 20th. The 90-minute sessions begin at 10:00 am. This workshop will be beneficial for any circulation/tech services staff responsible for creating and/or managing item records in Sierra. Basic Create Lists knowledge will be helpful but is not required.
The MHLS Cataloging Department have begun the process of converting magazine records to the new serials format. Starting with any magazine issues that have a cover date of 2021, libraries will begin using a new process to attach their items. As part of the new Serials workflow, libraries will check in each issue using a
The final session in the 2020 MHLS Reimagining Library Services series will be Dealing with the Digital Divide on Tuesday, November 10th at 10:00 am. Internet connectivity is not a luxury, but a necessity required for everything from applying for a job to accessing elementary school learning materials to connecting with loved ones. But many
The first session in the New York Library Association’s (NYLA) six-part Advocacy Fundamentals series From Education to Action took place on Tuesday, October 27th. Director of Government Relations & Advocacy for NYLA, Briana McNamee presented on advocacy through audience engagement and message development and delivery. The recording is now available along with a PDF version
