Digital Navigators are trained, trusted guides who help library patrons with various technology needs. Navigators assist anyone needing a device, secure free or low-cost internet service, and much more. To learn more about the work of Digital Navigators of the Hudson Valley, you can view the website here. Applications for the April 2026 cohort are
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Thank you to Assemblymember Didi Barrett, who has donated multiple copies of the 2026 volume of Women’s History in the Hudson Valley: Ten Stories from Columbia and Dutchess Counties to member libraries within the 106th district! The booklet features the stories of Lucy Graves, civil rights activist; Angelica Singleton Van Buren, White House hostess; Laurie
Registration is now open for NYLA’s Spring on the Hill 2026! This one-day mini-conference has something for everyone – even the most experienced advocates. Session topics include navigating the media landscape, storytelling in advocacy, and advocacy trends among others! Lunch will be provided, giving participants a chance to network, catch up with colleagues, and engage
The New York Library Association has issued a Call to Action to remind our state legislators to sign on to support increases in library operating aid, State Aid for Library Construction, NOVELny, and the stabilization funds for the NYS Division of Library Development (via the Office of Cultural Education.) This is one of the most
211 New York Inc. recently collaborated with the NYS ConnectALL office in spreading awareness and navigating signups for the Affordable Broadband Act! The Affordable Broadband Act is a New York State law passed in 2025 that requires internet service providers (ISPs) in New York State with at least 20,000 customers to offer reduced-cost plans to
Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) – Buffalo Co-Lab’s NYS Federal Impact Interactive Map provides NYS residents, government leaders and staff, businesses, nonprofits, and other stakeholders with data-driven insights on how federal actions in pursuit of government efficiency and domestic economic growth are affecting the State and its diverse geographic areas (including the
Library Advocacy Day is coming up Tuesday, February 3rd! 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, you can still make your voice heard!Use your social media
We hope you’ll join us in Albany – your attendance makes a BIG impact. Show up and voice your support for funding and policies that benefit libraries and spend the day with library lovers from around the State. Get Ready: Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) Executive Director and guest speaker Max Prime,
The Freedom to Read Act (S.1099/A.7777) was delivered to Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk on December 9, 2025. The Governor now has until December 19 to render a final decision on the bill. The New York Library Association (NYLA) is calling on #LibraryAdvocates everywhere to contact Governor Hochul and urge her to sign this critical legislation
