Libraries interested in participating in the 2022 MHLS Turning Outward Cohort Program are invited to join the introductory webinar on Thursday, December 9th at 10:00 am. Casey Conlin, MHLS Library Sustainability Coordinator will outline the value of “turning outward”, through community conversations, to seek public knowledge about community aspirations to better guide the future design
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There are still spots left for the Trustee Handbook Book Club session on Tuesday, November 16th from 5:00-6:30 pm. Join co-authors of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State Jerry Nichols and Rebekkah Smith Aldrich to discuss Library Board Meetings. Visit https://midhudson.org/trusteebookclub/ for more information or here to register.
Raise Your Voice for the Build America’s Libraries Act! Congress is in the final days of making negotiations for the long-awaited budget reconciliation package, and libraries need your help! Take action now to urge that libraries be included in the Build Back Better Act. As prominent voices in the Senate, it’s important that your Senators, Gillibrand and
Libraries and Sustainability Seminar Wednesday, November 17th 6:30 – 9:30 pm. This online seminar will bring together international and national and local libraries to gain an understanding on how sustainability is a shared global experience. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in Q&A, hear from library directors who have completed the Sustainable Library Certification
During the month of October, 38 libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library System participated in the statewide program The Great Give Back! These libraries provided opportunities for library patrons to participate in meaningful community service experiences. Community service opportunities that libraries planned as part of The Great Give Back included art and writing projects to benefit the community, collections
Take Action: Urge Congress to #FundLibraries! Federal funding increases for libraries are currently on hold, your help is needed. The proposed FY 2022 appropriations bills include significant increases for federal funding for libraries, including an additional $9 million for the IMLS-administered Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), $3 million for the Department of Education-administered Innovative
Registration is open for Next-Level Leadership in Small and Rural Libraries. Leading Big in Small Places, will be a fast-paced conference held on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. In short 15-to-20-minute sessions presenters will share their experiences in community outreach, adapting to new communities, policies, and procedures, refreshing your facility and collection,
The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is seeking volunteers for their Spanish Committees. They need people for both the Spanish Idea Committee, which will be working on program ideas from now until the end of this year and the Spanish Review Committee, which will review and provide feedback on drafted materials in early 2022. CSLP
MHLS member libraries are eligible for funding through the Southeastern New York Resources Council (SENYLRC) Library / Museum Partnership Sub-awards program. SENYLRC has been allocated $72,358 for the Library & Museum Partnerships Project component of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) award. This initiative is intended to strengthen library-museum partnerships at the regional and/or local
Open Meetings Law Update: Chapter 481 of public officers’ law has been amended to require documents to be discussed at open meetings be made available upon request or posted on the public body’s website at least 24 hours prior to such open meeting. This new requirement will take effect November 18th, 2021.
