NYLA is asking our Library Advocates across the state to tell their legislators that libraries need increased funding. Take ACTION today!
Please ask your trustees, Friends, and library patrons to help with this effort by responding to the New York Library Association’s latest Call to Action, found at https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=23437
Library Advocacy Day is Wednesday, February 5th! Hundreds of library supporters will fill the halls of the Legislative Office Building in Albany to ask their legislators to Fund, Protect, and Empower New York State libraries. If you are unable to join us in Albany tomorrow, you can still make your voice heard.
Use your social media platforms!
Call your legislators!
Stay in the know!
Joining us in Albany? Visit https://midhudson.org/library-advocacy-day/ for the most up-to-date schedule of appointments with MHLS legislators, talking points, and information about the day.
There is no better way to celebrate Love Your Library Month than letting your legislators know the importance of Library Aid. Join us in fighting for NYS Libraries!
The Mid-Hudson Library System has joined with Public Library Systems across the state to host two epic 2025 summer reading program planning workshops. Hear from your colleagues around the state and walk away with ideas for your summer reading program.
Hosted by: Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System, Finger Lakes Library System, Mid-Hudson Library System, Mid-York Library System, Mohawk Valley Library System, Nassau Library System, North Country Library System, Onondaga County Library System, Ramapo-Catskill Library System, Southern Adirondack Library System, Southern Tier Library System, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, and Upper Hudson Library System.
Don’t Forget – All member libraries have access to the 2025 Color Our World™ 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 in a public space so we can only post this to our closed lists. The code has been posted to the MHLS-Notice, MHLS-YS and MHLS-Programming lists. If you need the code sent to you directly, please contact Kerstin Cruger, MHLS Outreach & EDI Specialist.
The due date for the member library reports is Friday, February 14th. Access the report software at the Collect/Connect website.
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 to officially undertake and perform the duties of a public library trustee. If a public library trustee does not properly complete and file an oath of office, the trustee’s position may be deemed vacant. See Public Officer’s Law §30(1)(h). For more information about how and why the oath of office is administered, and where to properly file an oath of office, please see the Oaths of Office FAQ on the New York State Library website https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/trustees/oath.htm
Trustee Handbook Book Club: Advocacy | January 22 | 5 – 6 PM | Online | REGISTER
Join co-author of the Handbook For Library Trustees of New York State Rebekkah Smith Aldrich and friends for this fun and informative series! This session will cover the ins and outs of advocacy vs. lobbying and encourage trustees to connect with state legislators to make the case for increased funding for libraries and construction aid.
Have questions for the panelists? Submit them here.
This event qualifies as trustee education and may be applied towards the NYS Trustee Education Requirements.
