On September 24th at 10:00am join us for our next MHLS Programmers Forum. The topic will be Serving Homeschoolers and Families Schooling at Home. This event is designed for MHLS member library staff involved in programming for children and teens who are interested in learning about the creative programs and services their peers have developed
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The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced that it will now end field data collection by September 30th, 2020. This date is one month earlier than previously reported. Self-response options will also close on that date to permit the commencement of data processing. Under this plan, the Census Bureau intends to meet a similar level of
The next MHLS Directors Association Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9th beginning at 10:00am. Directors, please register for this online event through the MHLS calendar. Following the DA Meeting at 1:00pm MHLS will offer the New Minimum Public Library Standards for MHLS Directors webinar. This workshop will provide an overview of new minimum
The MHLS COVID-19 Trustee Briefing that was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 12th has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 27th. If you are registered for this event you do not need to take any action. Your registration has automatically been moved to the new date. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you were
Adjustments to Open Meetings Law are extended until September 4th. This has been confirmed with the Committee on Open Government. Please remember online meetings must be recorded and transcribed and that the public has a right to attend. Minutes will still need to be taken even with the recording.
The 2020 Great Give Back event on October 17th may feel far away, but now is a good time to brainstorm ways to meet your communities’ needs and help them to help each other. On Wednesday, August 26th at 10:00am all programming and outreach staff of MHLS libraries planning to participate are invited to The
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin following up with households in the Mid-Hudson area that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census starting August 6th with door-to-door visits. All Census takers carry a valid government ID badge with their photograph, a U.S. Department of Commerce watermark and an expiration date. The
Member library directors please ensure MHLS has the most up-to-date information about your reopening plans and your quarantine strategy by updating your info through this form. You can see what you’ve already reported to MHLS on the reopening side of things on the Library Service Status page. MHLS uses this information for data analysis purposes
OverDrive has donated an additional collection of Kids & Teens titles for simultaneous use. The Community Read: Own Voices & Diversity Books for Students titles have automatically been added to the OverDrive collection and will be available in unlimited simultaneous use, at no cost to your library through August 31st, 2021.
Following requests at the last Director Briefing, MHLS has scheduled a Directors Coffee Hour: Reopening the Library on August 4th at 10:00am to provide library directors with a space to discuss issues around reopening. During the Coffee Hour library directors will have the opportunity to talk about practical problems that arise in managing a facility and keeping staff
