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MHLS 2025 Road Trip – Request for Quotes

Posted: November 15, 2024

Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) is a cooperative public library system chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and overseen by the New York State Education Department via the Division of Library Development (DLD). MHLS is dedicated to working together with sixty-six (66) member libraries in the Mid-Hudson region to strengthen local library services while saving local tax dollars. MHLS provides much-needed resources to member libraries and multiplies the funds that make it possible for local libraries to continue to serve patrons, and keep our communities strong, connected, and thriving, well into the future.

For more information, visit www.midhudson.org or follow the library system on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Road Trip: The MHLS Road Trip is a collaborative program between our member libraries in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster counties, encouraging community members to visit all 66 libraries in the system during the timeframe.

Timeframe of project: Road Trip itself would run from the first week of June 2025 – mid October. Graphics to be completed by the beginning of March 2025.

Goals:

  • Community engagement, including beyond the existing patron base
  • Vibe: excitement / fun
  • People share their experience with others (e.g. via social media, Story App, word-of-mouth)
  • Local press coverage
  • People learning about other libraries and the Mid-Hudson Library System; understanding more how we all work together to produce quality library services for our communities

Deliverables:

  • Logo for the “MHLS Road Trip”
  • Map of service area
  • 3 related illustrations to use in marketing the Road Trip (posters, stickers, bookmarks, etc.)

Please provide:

  • estimated project hours and quote for services
  • Links to work samples/portfolio
  • 2 references from past clients

Contact: Stephanie Werskey, Library Sustainability Associate & Communications Specialist; swerskey@midhudson.org; 845-471-6060 x.253

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October 2024 Statement Regarding the Town of Union Vale

Posted: October 29, 2024

The Mid-Hudson Library System respects the rights of the residents of the Town of Union Vale to determine a path forward to access library services locally.
Since 2020, when the Town of Union Vale ended a long-standing contract for library services with the member libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System, thereby contributing no funds to support cooperative library services for their residents from that point forward, the member libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System have continued to serve the residents of the Town with few exceptions.
Recently it has come to our attention that there is some misinformation about the previous and current relationship between the Town of Union Vale and the Mid-Hudson Library System. We would like to provide some clarification…
Click here to read the full statement.

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Building Resilient Communities

Posted: October 29, 2024

WebJunction is hosting a webinar series to provide training for library staff, featuring library and community experts from diverse sectors. Ultimately, the project aims to inform a comprehensive research agenda that emphasizes the vital roles libraries and community organizations play in enhancing public health and fostering sustainable practices. Through these efforts, Building Resilient Communities strives to raise awareness of and increase knowledge about how climate change impacts the environment, public health and social equity, and to disseminate information so that public libraries and their community partners can develop and strengthen STEM learning ecosystems that create new, or bolster existing, strategic collaborations and partnerships to address local impacts of climate change. Questions about the project can be directed to the project’s Principal Investigator, Anne Holland, aholland@spacescience.org.

Building Community in a Changing Climate | November 21 | 3 – 4:00 PM | Online | REGISTER

Explore how public libraries and their partners are empowering communities to address climate change collaboratively.

Presenters:

  • Kate Gomes, Library Director, Holbrook Public Library (MA)
  • Brenda Harrington, Adult Services Librarian, Belfast Free Library (ME)
  • Sarah Kirn, Participatory Science Strategist, NASA, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Climate Change Communication: How and Why To Do It In Libraries | December 5 | 3 – 4:00 PM Online | REGISTER

Explore effective climate change communication strategies to engage communities and inspire action.

Presenters:

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The New York State Library is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the New York State Library Digital Equity Academy.

Posted: October 15, 2024

The Digital Equity Academy offers a unique learning experience to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to make a real impact. This class is free, and you don’t need any previous digital equity experience – just the desire to improve digital equity in your community! 

Over the course of seven months, delve into the essential aspects of digital equity, from understanding its importance to developing and implementing effective strategies. Subjects include:

  • Visioning and assessment
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Digital equity planning 
  • design and implementation of those plans
  • Funding opportunities
  • Promotion and programmatic sustainability

Each month, you’ll receive a pre-recorded lesson, no longer than an hour, to study at your own pace. Then, the group will come together for a live online class to discuss your insights, share strategies, and build a supportive community. Your expected time commitment is about four hours per month.

The goal is to create a diverse cohort representing libraries of all sizes and geographic locations throughout New York. Whether you’re experienced or just starting out, there’s a place for you in the Academy. Seeking individuals who are motivated, passionate, and have the support of their library leadership.

To register please contact Lauren Cardinal at Lauren.Cardinal@nysed.gov.

There is not currently a formal registration deadline, but the academy is slated to start in early December, with the bulk of the course taking place from January – June 2025.

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What’s new in the Trustee Handbook? PR & Advocacy

Posted: November 5, 2024

How people receive and interpret information in today’s media-saturated world requires boards to put more energy and fundings towards public relations and advocacy work. The chapter on Public Relations & Advocacy is much more detailed, delving into issues around reputation management and crisis communications for the first time in the Handbooks’ history.

Trustee responsibilities are small in number but broad in scope. This monthly Bulletin feature is designed to point out sections that are new in the updated version of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State. 

Purchase a bound copy of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, 2023 edition from the Mid-Hudson Library System. Order Form.

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What’s new in the Trustee Handbook? Technology

Posted: October 8, 2024

The Technology chapter was greatly changed from the last edition to address issues surrounding digital equity, inclusion, and justice as well as the importance of staff training in light of the new minimum standards for association and public libraries. Also discussed in the chapter are the realities for budgeting for technology in a way that does not leave it to change but makes the necessary investments in this important aspect of library infrastructure.
Trustee responsibilities are small in number but broad in scope. This monthly Bulletin feature is designed to point out sections that are new in the updated version of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State.
Purchase a bound copy of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, 2023 edition from the Mid-Hudson Library System. Order Form.

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