MHLS Home Problem Solving Service Directory
for MHLS member libraries
unless indicated, all phone #'s are to 845.471.6060
MHLS staff is here to help.
This page is designed to connect you with the help and information you need to be successful in your role at the library.

16mm Film Collection

Tom Finnigan
Chris Herron

x 244
x 247

tfinnigan@midhudson.org
cherron@midhudson.org

Across the Board, Trustee Newsletter Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Adult Programming Support Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Advocacy (NYS & County level) Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Advocacy Network (email list) Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Annual Report

Josh Cohen
Lena Smolon
Merribeth Advocate

x 217
x 236
x 254

jcohen@midhudson.org
lsmolon@midhudson.org
madvocate@midhudson.org

Annual Report to the Community Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Acquisitions Support (Millennium)

Laurie Shedrick

x 221

lshedrick@midhudson.org

Automated System

Laurie Shedrick

x 221

lshedrick@midhudson.org

Automation Billing Doris Formby x 210 dformby@midhudson.org
Audio-Visual (AV) Equipment

Tom Finnigan
Chris Herron

x 244
x 247

tfinnigan@midhudson.org
cherron@midhudson.org

Barcode Scanners Tech Support 845.471.3440 n/a

Barcoding

Laurie Shedrick

x 221

lshedrick@midhudson.org

Bi-Folkal Programming Kits

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

Billing

Joan Kay

x 214

jkay@midhudson.org

Book Club in a Bag Programming Kits Kerstin Cruger x250 kcruger@midhudson.org
Building Your Base (LSTA Project) Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Budgeting Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

Bulletin (newsletter)

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

n/a

bulletin@midhudson.org

Business Services

Linda Vittone

x 213

lvittone@midhudson.org

Capital Campaign Planning Rebekkah Smith Aldrich x 239 rsmith@midhudson.org
Catalog Design Enhancements

Laurie Shedrick

x 221

lshedrick@midhudson.org

Cataloging / Processing data entry

Karen O'Brien

x 253

kobrien@midhudson.org

Charters/Registration Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

Children's Program Support Materials

Kerstin Cruger

x 250

kcruger@midhudson.org

Children's Services

Christina Ryan-Linder x 235

clinder@midhudson.org

Circulation (Millennium)

Laurie Shedrick

x 221

lshedrick@midhudson.org

Community Relations

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Construction Consulting

Josh Cohen
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 217
x 239

jcohen@midhudson.org
rsmith@midhudson.org

Construction Grant Support

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Consultations, Boards

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Consultations, Friends

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Continuing Education

Merribeth Advocate

x2 54

madvocate@midhudson.org

Correctional Facility Libraries

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

Data Entry Karen O'Brien x253 kobrien@midhudson.org
Database Bookmarks Kerstin Cruger x250 kcruger@midhudson.org
Database Purchasing, Centralized

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

Database Training Sue Hermans 845.485.3445 x3313 shermans@poklib.org

Delivery

Tom Finnigan
Chris Herron

x 244
x 247

tfinnigan@midhudson.org
cherron@midhudson.org

Directory Changes/Trustee Updates

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Disabled, Services to

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

Districts

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

DVD/Video Repair Chris Herron x 247 cherron@midhudson.org

E-Rate

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

Education Laws

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

Equipment Loan

Tom Finnigan
Chris Herron

x 244
x 247

tfinnigan@midhudson.org

EZ Library Program Database Christina Ryan-Linder x 235

clinder@midhudson.org

Facility Consultation

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Friends & Fundraising Email List Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Friends Groups Support

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Fundraising Information

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Gates Library Initiative/ Gates Foundation

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Getting to Yes (LSTA Project) Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Grants & other Funding Sources

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Hardware Security Mohamed Toufali

x 238

mtoufali@midhudson.org

Health Information Project Bobbi Clapp x 223 bclapp@midhudson.org
HOMEACCESS

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

III, Automated System

Laurie Shedrick

x 221

lshedrick@midhudson.org

In the News list postings Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Incentive Program

Doris Formby

x 210

dformby@midhudson.org

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Kit Kassel

x 224

ill@midhudson.org

Internet Security Mohamed Toufali

x 238

mtoufali@midhudson.org

Internet Training

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

IP Addresses Laurie Shedrick (Millennium-related)
Mohamed Toufali
x 221
x 238
lshedrick@midhudson.org
mtoufali@midhudson.org

Large-Print Materials

Lena Smolon

x 236

lsmolon@midhudson.org

Laws & Regulations

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

Legislative/Legislator Information

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Library Law Josh Cohen x 217 jcohen@midhudson.org
Local Area Networks (LANs) Mohamed Toufali x 238 mtoufali@midhudson.org
Long-Range Planning

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

Media Contact

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Meeting Room Reservations

Doris Formby

x 210

dformby@midhudson.org

Member Information

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

MHLS Board of Trustees

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

Network, computers Mohamed Toufali x 238 mtoufali@midhudson.org
Millennium

Laurie Shedrick

x 221

lshedrick@midhudson.org

NetTerm Tech Support 845.471.3440 n/a
New Trustees

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Newsletter

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

n/a

bulletin@midhudson.org

Newsletter Support for members

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) Laurie Shedrick x 221 lshedrick@midhudson.org

Outreach Services

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

Patron Entry

Karen O'Brien

x 253

kobrien@midhudson.org

Policy Samples / Review

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Professional Collection

Merribeth Advocate
Kit Kassel

x 254
x 224

madvocate@midhudson.org
ill@midhudson.org

Programming

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Public Library Vote Toolbox (web site) Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Public Relations

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Quick Answers (reference web site)

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

Receipt Printers

Mohamed Toufali

x 238

mtoufali@midhudson.org

Reference Collection Assessment Sue Hermans 845-485-3445 x3313 shermans@poklib.org

Reimbursements (Travel, etc..)

Doris Formby

x 210

dformby@midhudson.org
Request-a-Title Laurie Shedrick x 221 lshedrick@midhudson.org

Resource Sharing (ILL)

Kit Kassel

x 224

ill@midhudson.org

Rotating Collections (Large print, Spanish)

Lena Smolon

x 236

lsmolon@midhudson.org

SAM Support Laurie Shedrick x 221 lshedrick@midhudson.org
SEAL Catalog Judy Fischetti 845.883.9065
Snow Cancellations
for MHLS workshops and meetings
n/a x 229 n/a
Space Planning

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239 rsmith@midhudson.org

State Aid

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

Strategic Planning

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

System Services

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

System Tours

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Tax Exemption (501(c)3)

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Technical Support Hotline n/a 845.471.3440 n/a

Telecommunications

Mohamed Toufali

x 238

mtoufali@midhudson.org

Trustee Education/Information Merribeth Advocate
Josh Cohen
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
x 254
x 217
x 239
madvocate@midhudson.org
jcohen@midhudson.org
rsmith@midhudson.org

Underserved Populations

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

Video/DVD Repair Chris Herron x 247 cherron@midhudson.org
Votes

Josh Cohen

x 217

jcohen@midhudson.org

Vote Toolbox (Public Library Vote Toolbox web site) Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Web Accessibility

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

WebBook

Tom Finnigan
Chris Herron

x 244
x 247

tfinnigan@midhudson.org
cherron@midhudson.org

Web Site (MHLS) MHLS Web Team n/a webaccount@midhudson.org
Member Web Sites hosted by MHLS

Merribeth Advocate

x 254

madvocate@midhudson.org

Young Adult (YA) Program Support Christina Ryan-Linder x 235

clinder@midhudson.org

Your Library: Gateway to the Community Project Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

x 239

rsmith@midhudson.org

Youth Services Christina Ryan-Linder x 235

clinder@midhudson.org



Last updated: January 2010