Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director & Co-Author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State is a monthly installment where Rebekkah will answer your questions! Feel free to submit your question here or to contact Rebekkah at rsmith@midhudson.org with the subject line: AMA Trustee Question. Q. Who
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Registration is now open for the 23rd annual children’s and teen literature conference Fall Into Books. This year’s conference will be held online on October 25th from 3:30 – 5:30 pm. This collaborative event features book discussion sessions ranging from picture books to young adult, and a keynote presentation. This year’s keynote speaker is author
The American Library Association (ALA) encourages library workers with federal student loans to review their eligibility under the U.S. Department of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Library workers in all contexts—school, public, academic and others—with federal student aid may be eligible for the waiver, known as the Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF). Under the
Southeastern NY Library Resources Council is looking for your input. The 2022 member survey is now open. This annual survey helps them better fulfill their mission to connect the region’s community of libraries and cultural heritage organizations to information, resources, support, and professional development opportunities to enhance the capacity for services, advocacy, outreach and engagement
Registration is open for the 2022 Urban Librarians Virtual Conference – “What your spark?”. At this year’s Urban Librarians Conference, share your passion and hear about your colleagues’. Basic registration is just $35, and you’ll get a full day of conference sessions 9:30 am – 4:30 pm with other urban librarians speaking about things that
As part of Mid-Hudson Library System’s ongoing commitment to working with our member libraries to assist in the development of more inclusive services we are excited to continue the MHLS EDI in Libraries Series with The SafeZone Initiative LLC. Please note: This two-part training is for certification for an individual. For a library to be
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Trustee Tip of the Month: All libraries should engage the services of a Certified Public Accountant to provide third-party oversight of the library’s finances and internal financial controls. For more information visit: https://midhudson.org/topics/trustees/audits/. Trustee responsibilities are small in number but broad in scope. This monthly Bulletin feature is designed to remind, reinforce, or introduce tips
This summer, kids, and teens age 18 and under can get free, healthy meals at sites across the state — including many libraries through USDA’s Summer Food Service Program. Most sites are “open” sites, where there is no sign-up or paperwork required; kids can just drop by when meals are served.Families can use the following
The Office of the State Comptroller announced that the property tax levy growth will again (for the second year) be capped at 2% for 2023 for impacted entities that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year. The inflation factor calculation is 7.17%. In the press release, the Comptroller acknowledged that costs will be higher than “expected
