Monthly Archives: August 2016

The MHLS Leadership Circle will meet after the September 7^th Directors Association meeting from 12:30 – 2:30pm. This event is designed for MHLS member library directors to provide an opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges of being a library leader. Our topic this time around will be the Director-Board President Relationship. At this event we will discuss:

• Healthy characteristics of the director-board president relationship
• Best practices for co-leading the library with the board president
• Case studies

Please register online for this event.

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Sierra Tips & Tricks – Little known features to save you time and frustration! This session is targeted to library staff using Sierra for collection development or data entry of any kind. If you regularly log into Sierra, this workshop is for you.

Thursday, September 22^nd
10:00pm – 12:00pm
MHLS Auditorium
105 Market St., Poughkeepsie 12601

This workshop will feature a panel of Sierra Aficionados ready to share some overlooked Sierra features that will help you with housekeeping, collection development, and increasing circulation. This workshop will focus on sharing knowledge and conversation. Share what works best and get new ideas from others who do what you do.

Panelists:

• Daniela Pulice, Director, Pleasant Valley Library: Common Sierra Errors and How to Avoid/Fix Them

• Katie Scott-Childress, Director, Olive Free Library: High Demand Holds for Acquisitions
• Pam McCluskey, Cybrarian, Desmond-Fish Library (Garrison): Using Create Lists to Find ‘Missing’ Books

This event will be facilitated by Thomas O’Connell, MHLS Automation Coordinator. Please register online

In keeping with our Annual Membership Meeting theme, Libraries: Cornerstones of Democracy in our Communities, MHLS is seeking examples of how member libraries are catalysts for civic engagement in their communities. Civic engagement refers to the ways in which citizens participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions for others or to help shape the community’s future. Civic engagement includes:

• Volunteering
• Voting
• Participating in civic and social organizations
• Engaging in activities that strengthen community
• Participating in public dialogues and problem solving sessions, and
• Working to make a difference in their communities

Source: Library Priority: Community-Civic Engagement,
Urban Libraries Council Leadership Brief, Fall 2011

How has your library helped to contribute to civic engagement in 2016? Let us know by emailing MHLS Coordinator for Library Sustainability, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich: rsmith@midhudson.org Deadline: Friday, September 9th, 2016.

• Marketing Materials
• Staff Training: 60 minute Overview & Staff Training Webinars from the vendor will be offered on:
  • Tuesday, August 16th at 11:00am
  • Tuesday, September 8th at 3:00pm
  The first 30 minutes will explain how the service works, demonstrate its easy-to-use features and answer your questions. The second 30 minute section will be additional staff training on marketing, administrative and reference desk related troubleshooting tips. Preregistration is required – space is limited.