Kingston Library and the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History recently launched a collaboration with the Kingston Immigrant Oral History Project to gather, document, preserve, and share the oral histories of the immigrant experience in their community. The project was motivated by a lack of materials in the library’s Local History collection on the immigrant experience of the latter twentieth and early twenty-first century. Recordings of interviews
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There is still time to register for From Diversity to Inclusion: How to Audit Your Collection and Why on May 19th at 2:00 pm presented by Kymberlee Powe, Children and YA Consultant with the Connecticut State Library. In this presentation attendees will learn what a diversity audit is, why we should audit our collections, why the structure
The NYLA Conference Scholarship from the Mid-Hudson Library System is designed to help provide new library directors and new library staff with the opportunity to attend the Annual Conference of the New York Library Association by matching funds provided by the library to underwrite conference attendance. “New” is defined as serving in the role of
The MHLS Trustee Education Series spring sessions begins in May with Trustee Essentials. Library board members looking for essential, basic information to increase their effectiveness in serving on a library board will benefit from attending this session. Attendees will develop a working knowledge of library funding and organization in New York State; receive a clear
The Federal Communications Center (FCC ) announced a third application window in the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) to help schools and libraries in the upcoming school year. The third application window will open on April 28th and close on May 13th. ECF is a $7.17 billion program that will help schools and libraries provide the
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) will soon be accepting letters of intent from community organizations, including rural and Tribal libraries, who wish to expand digital services in their communities. NDIA will work with the selected organizations to provide funding, training, outreach and support in launching digital navigator programs. Digital navigation services include ongoing assistance
Join co-authors of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State Jerry Nichols and MHLS Executive Director, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich for the next session in the Trustee Handbook Book Club series on Tuesday, May 3rd at 5:00 pm. The chapter covered will be Planning and Evaluation. Register for this session or visit https://midhudson.org/trusteebookclub/ to view upcoming
Join co-authors of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State Jerry Nichols and MHLS Executive Director, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich for the next session in the Trustee Handbook Book Club series on Tuesday, May 3rd at 5:00 pm. The chapter covered will be Planning and Evaluation. Register for this session or visit https://midhudson.org/trusteebookclub/ to view upcoming
Unite Against Book Bans! American Library Association (ALA) has launched a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together against censorship. Unite Against Book Bans will engage with other state, local, and national efforts to build a strong and vibrant network of individuals and organizations working together to fight censorship. Please raise your voice
The New York Library Association presents, Spring On The Hill, an in-person advocacy event on Tuesday, May 17th at Hilton Albany. Spring on the Hill will provide a full day of educational programs, a celebratory reception, and opportunities to meet with your elected representatives at the Capitol. For a complete list of programs, access
