Monthly Archives: January 2016

Beginning on February 1^st MHLS will implement the new delivery schedule approved by the MHLS Directors Association (DA) in October. This new schedule was recommended to the DA by the MHLS System Services Advisory Committee (SSAC), made up of member library directors, to meet two goals:

• To align delivery routes with data trends related to the volume of items being transported through the delivery service, while retaining Saturday deliveries and
• To gain efficiencies that would reduce the cost of the delivery services contract to keep this service affordable.

Prior to the SSAC recommendation to the DA, the SSAC requested MHLS staff provide options to the SSAC for changes to current MHLS Delivery Services based on reducing the cost of the contract with Hudson River Transport, which had increased by $21,997 in 2015 to a yearly amount of $365,716.

Thanks to this analysis by the SSAC, the consensus reached by the DA and negotiations conducted by MHLS staff, in November 2015, MHLS and delivery vendor Hudson River Transport signed an amended contract to implement the new DA approved delivery schedule as of February 1, 2016 resulting in a savings of over $23,000.

A list of the new MHLS Daily Delivery Services Routes, by library and by day, which will be in effect as of February 1, 2016 are available at:

https://midhudson.org/topics/resource-sharing/delivery/

If you have any questions please contact Tom Finnigan, MHLS Shipping & Receiving Manager.

MHLS Friends Support Group will meet on Thursday, February 18th from 5:00 – 7:00pm at the new Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District.

At this workshop attendees will be treated to a Backstage Tour of the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District’s brand new book store!

The new 4,000 square feet bookstore replaces the Giant Annual Booksale the Friends have conducted for almost two decades. With close to 25,000 volumes for sale the book store is open 3 days a week and is completely staffed by volunteers. All sorting and storing of donations takes place in the adjacent but separate 4,000 sq. ft. warehouse area.

The event will also include:
• News from the Friends of Libraries Section of the New York Library Association
• State Funding Update and
• Unveiling and discussion of the 2015 MHLS Friends Group Survey Results

A light dinner will be provided. Registration is required: http://calendar.midhudson.org

Did you know?… At this point the three highest circulating days ever by MHLS patrons using OverDrive occurred:
• December 28th, 2015: 714 circs
• December 30th, 2015: 689 circs
• January 3, 2016: 696 circs

Check out the total annual circulation by MHLS patrons using OverDrive for eBooks and eAudiobooks:

eMagazines are now available to all Mid-Hudson Library System member library cardholders!

• Click here to browse available titles and familiarize yourself with the interface
• Check out the product videos provided by the vendor.

Promotional materials, including bookmarks, fliers, posters, web buttons and more are available on the RBdigital web site