Increase to NYS Minimum Salary Level for Executive and Administrative Exemptions. According to information from the NYS Department of Labor, effective December 31, 2021, the minimum weekly salary to qualify for the executive and administrative exemptions for salaried exempt employees in areas outside of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties will be $990.00
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Oath of Office Reminder for Public Library Trustees: New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 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
MHLS Events Calendar Launch: The migration to the new MHLS events calendar is now complete! The new calendar will include features to enhance the user experience and improve MHLS staff workflows while continuing to provide information about upcoming training and events and relevant county and system meetings. The new calendar will be available beginning December
The MHLS Board met on Wednesday December 15th. Highlights of the meeting included: The passage of resolutions in recognition of the departure of two MHLS Trustees, Lisa Baker Brill, who is wrapping up her second and final term on the board, and Michele Ment, who is leaving the board a bit early due to a
Please welcome our two newest member library directors: John Faria began working as the new director at the Putnam Valley Free Library on December 7th. Ivy Gocker started as the new director of the Woodstock Public Library District the first week in December.
Participating libraries should review their profiles in EPC (“epic”) during the administrative window before the E-Rate filing window opens in early 2022. Once the filing window opens, libraries cannot update their profile. The dates for the filing window, and list of eligible services have not yet been announced by USAC. If you have any questions on E-Rate,
The Highland Public Library recently completed the Sustainable Libraries Certification Program (SLCP), becoming the first library in the Mid-Hudson Library System to do so! The award-winning SLCP offers a series of action items that demonstrate and support commitments to social equity, environmentally responsible use of resources, and economically feasible practices, that embed sustainability into the
All member libraries now have access to the 2022 online Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Summer Reading Program manuals and artwork. At the request of CSLP we are unable to publish the access code on a public space, so the code was shared via the MHLS-Notice List on Tuesday, December 7th. To access the manual:
The American Library Association (ALA) Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is accepting submissions for two awards created to recognize excellence in information literacy and instruction. The LIRT Librarian Recognition Award honors a practicing librarian for their contributions to information literacy and instruction. Winners will receive a $1,000 award, a plaque, and $500 to be used
New York’s #eBooksForAll bill, S2890B/A5837B, will head to Governor Hochul for signature soon and the New York Library Association (NYLA) needs advocates to let her know that this is important legislation for all New Yorkers. This bill will ensure that publishers do not block library patrons from accessing digital books. Grassroots advocates were critical in
