Monthly Archives: September 2018

Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy & Training

Beginning in October 2018 all New York State employers must adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy and offer training that meets or exceeds the state law’s minimum standards. For more information please visit the NYS Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace web site.

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Beacon Sweeps BOB!

The Howland Public Library’s Battle of the Books teams won BOTH the Teen Battle and the Middle School Battle this year!

Hearty congratulations to all of our teams!

2018 Teen Battle Winners:

  • 1st Place: Howland Public Library (Beacon)
  • 2nd Place: Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library (Cold Spring)
  • 3rd Place: Grinnell Library District (Wappingers Falls)

 

2018 Middle School Battle Winners:

  • 1st Place: Howland Public Library (Beacon)
  • 2nd Place: Clinton Community Library
  • 3rd Place: Brewster Public Library

To learn more about this event or become a participating library in this member driven program visit https://mhbattleofbooks.org/

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New Trustee Handbook

A new edition of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State is now available both in print, for $5.00 a copy and online, for free, through the New York State Library’s website.

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Upcoming Trustee Workshops

Essentials: Roles & Responsibilities

Saturday, September 22nd from 9:30 am-12:30 pm @Kingston Library

Financial & Fiduciary Responsibility

Tuesday, September 25 from 5:30 – 8:30pm

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59th Annual Meeting

The 59th MHLS Annual Membership Meeting will take place on Friday, November 2nd, 2018 @ Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie, NY and you’re invited! In addition to our business meeting we are pleased to announce that our 2018 keynote speaker will be Futurist, Garry Golden! Click here to learn more and to register.

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How do you predict the future?

Annual Meeting Pre-Event Survey: MHLS is focusing on the future for our 2018 Annual Meeting! How do you figure out what is going to happen next? Who do you look to for clues to the future? We invite you to share your best thinking to spot future trends through this survey. The results will be shared with all MHLS Annual Meeting participants at the event in November!

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