Monthly Archives: March 2016

Today is Advocacy Day!

make some noise

Traveling to Albany today?

 

Advocating from home today?

  • Call the Albany Office of your State Senator and Assemblyperson and lend your support to the advocates in Albany on March 2
    • Full formula funding for Library Aid, absent that, the same increase proposed for Education (4.3%)
    • Increase the State Aid for Public Library Construction Program to $30 million
  • Through Social Media – use the New York Library Association’s Virtual Advocacy Day Activities support page to use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get the word out about #NYLALAD16 Don’t forget to tag your legislators so they can see the level of interest among their constituents when it comes to supporting libraries!

 

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Orientation for New Programmers

Orientation for New Programmers: This program is designed for library staff and volunteers who are new to library programming, but open to all who would like to attend. Providing nuts-and-bolts information about making the most of programming at your library, the workshop will cover:
• The importance of year-round (including summer) programming for all ages
• Best practices for program planning, scheduling and reporting
• Making connections for community-based programming in the Hudson Valley
• Resources available to your library from MHLS

Presented by Merribeth Advocate, MHLS Assistant Director, and Kerstin Cruger, MHLS Marketing & Program Assistant.

Tuesday, March 15 from 10am-12pm at the Germantown Library (31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown 12526)
Wednesday, March 23 from 10am-12pm at the MHLS Auditorium (105 Market St., Poughkeepsie 12601)

Please register for the session of your choice at http://calendar.midhudson.org:

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