The Governor’s suggested funding is $5 million less than what was in last year’s enacted state budget. This is the fourth year of proposed cuts to library funding! Let our legislators know that funding for libraries is critical. The New York Library Association (NYLA), our lead advocate in Albany, has provided customizable letters that can be sent to
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The Directors Association Workshop topic for March 5th is Paid Time Off presented by Ellen Bach and Robert Schofield of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP. In this workshop attendees will learn everything they need to know about the Family and Medical Leave Act, NY’s Paid Family Leave Act, and the other leave-related legal obligations affecting
As part of the New York Community Trust Census Equity Fund grant program, MHLS Library Sustainability Coordinator, Casey Conlin will be presenting 2020 Census workshops that will provide an overview of the upcoming Census, tools and strategies for promoting the Census, and best practices for supporting community members in completing the Census questionnaire. There is
The MHLS Advocacy Day Briefing Webinar will be held on Thursday, February 13th at 10:00am. This event is designed for all library advocates – library directors, staff, trustees, Friends Groups, volunteers and patrons – who are interested in speaking up for libraries during the New York budget negotiation season. Please register for this webinar through
Join us, and encourage others to join us, in Albany for Library Advocacy day on Tuesday, February 25th. MHLS makes the day easy by scheduling meetings with each Assemblymember and Senator that represents our region and through arranging transportation. Thanks to the generosity of area Friends Groups the ticket to ride the bus is just
The Governor’s suggested funding is $5 million less than what was in last year’s enacted state budget. This is the fourth year of proposed cuts to library funding! Let our legislators know that funding for libraries is critical. The New York Library Association (NYLA), our lead advocate in Albany, has provided customizable letters that can
The Governor unveiled his budget proposal and it was not good news for Library Aid: Proposed State Library Aid: $91.6M ($5M cut from 2019) Proposed Library Construction Aid: $14M (42% cut from 2019, which would mean a $378,392 decrease in available construction aid funds for the MHLS region) Send a letter to the Governor and your
Did you know you can receive the weekly newsletter of the Mid-Hudson Library System directly in your inbox every Tuesday? Receive the MHLS online newsletter to get system news, member library spotlights, professional development opportunities, and access to the ‘In the News’ section, which highlights the latest coverage of local and national library news items.
A message from MHLS Delivery Operations Manager Tom Finnigan: “As we ease back into routine volume levels of materials traveling around the system after the backlog caused by the holidays, we ask that you please place any accumulated, extra delivery bins next to your regular outgoing bins for the driver to pick up and bring
The 2019 NYS Annual Report for Public and Association Libraries CollectConnect software is open. The Annual Report is due from each member library by Friday, February 14th at 5:00pm. Information for MHLS member libraries about the Annual Report can be found at https://midhudson.org/annualreporttips/or contact Casey Conlin, MHLS Library Sustainability Coordinator, cconlin@midhudson.org
