As part of the New York Community Trust Census Equity Fund grant program, Library Sustainability Coordinator, Casey Conlin will be presenting workshops in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, Ulster and counties, as well as a webinar that will provide an overview of the upcoming Census, tools and strategies for promoting the Census, and best practices for
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Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has announced the dates for E-Rate application filing for the Funding Year 2020, which will be opening on January 15, 2020 and closing on March 25, 2020. If you have any questions please contact Natalie McDonough, State E-Rate Coordinator at Natalie.McDonough@nysed.gov or visit http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev//univsvc/
United for Libraries, the American Library Association (ALA) Public Policy and Advocacy office and the Census Counts campaign launched Library Census Champions, a new network of state, local and tribal library Trustees helping their libraries and communities prepare for the 2020 Census. Trustees can find more info to sign up to become a Library Census Champion and
New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 (https://bit.ly/2Qk5Nlu) 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 to officially undertake and perform the duties
The MHLS Annual Report Workshop for New Directors 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 data Dealing with “Edit Checks” Writing “Notes” Submitting your report Three dates to choose from: Wednesday, January 22nd |
There is still time to register for the Local History & Special Collections Roundtable on Thursday, January 16 from 10:00-11:00am. This interactive discussion group brings together experienced staff with those wanting to learn more about building a Library of Things. Discussion topics may include, but are not limited to: Types of items Storage & display Circulation
To combat the continuing rise in opioid-related deaths in New York State (NYS), laws were amended to allow NYS public libraries to participate in opioid overdose prevention programs by partnering with a New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)-registered opioid overdose prevention programs. Public libraries that choose to participate and whose personnel are acting reasonably
There is a new technique that can be used to spread misinformation called a “deepfake.” Deepfake videos are altered or produced by artificial intelligence-based technologies to make a seemingly real video of something that didn’t really happen. There are different strategies creators use such as Faceswap, which can seamlessly place someone in a place or
The American Library Association (ALA) continues to coordinate the #ebooksforall campaign in reaction to Macmillan’s embargo on selling new titles to libraries. On the MHLS OverDrive homepage, there is a message reading “Sign the petition demanding #ebooksforall.” This links to the ALA petition webpage, giving patrons the opportunity to educate themselves on this issue and
It has recently been announced that Innovative, Mid-Hudson Library System’s ILS software vendor, is being acquired by their largest competitor in the academic market, Ex Libris. Ex Libris, owned by ProQuest has a long history in the library software industry. The merger will take place early in 2020 and both companies are optimistic about the
