On March 30th the MHLS cataloging department will suppress all items that have a status of ‘Lost & Paid’, ‘Discard’ or ‘Claims returned’, which have not been updated for 3 months. The items will not be deleted. Changing the annual report code to “n – suppress”, simply keeps them from displaying in the public catalog. This action was approved by the DA in June of 2015.
Monthly Archives: March 2019
The latest edition of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State is available both in print, for $5.00 a copy and online, for free, through the New York State Library’s website.
Authored by Jerry Nichols, Palmer School of Library and Information Science and Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Mid-Hudson Library System Executive Director.
The New York State Library is pleased to announce that the current collection of New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVELNY) statewide e-resources will continue through the coming year (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020), and these e-resources will also be extended for an additional year through June 30, 2021, pending availability of funds.
To see a listing of the database collection view this week’s MHLS Bulletin.
The next Big Library Read kicks off April 1st with Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah & Winnie Yeung. This title will be available through OverDrive for unlimited access, no holds or wait lists, from April 1st -15th. To access the marketing materials for the Big Library Read visit https://biglibraryread.com/marketing-materials/
Check out this series of 10-15 minute presentations from Helping All Trustees Succeed (HATS). Each gives a quick overview of critical information that all trustees need to know.
Topics include:
- Libraries in NY: Origin, Oversight & Organization
- Open Meetings Law
- Role of a Board President
- The Public Library Treasurer
- Board Evaluation
- Director Evaluation
- Strategic Planning
HATS was created thanks to a collaboration of key players in the New York library community: The State Library, the Library Trustee Association of New York (LTA), the New York Library Association (NYLA) and the Public Library Systems Directors Organization (PULISDO), were joined by hundreds of trustees and library directors from around New York State to help shape the content.
There is a new date for the third and final webinar in the HR Legal Issues Series presented by Shari Fallon, PHR, SHRM-CP, of Cornell University. Join us on Wednesday, April 24 from 10:00 – 11:30am to discuss Key Employment Legislation & Compensation Issues.
Please register through the MHLS calendar at least 24 hours before the event.
The Senate & Assembly are expected to release their one-house budget bills this week. These are their responses to the Governor’s Executive Budget and therefore their response to his proposed cut to library aid and library construction aid. Keep up the great work connecting library supporters with their elected officials! It wouldn’t hurt to push more supporters to call and write to their State Senator and Assembly representatives, let them know their constituents are watching!NYLA Online Advocacy Center: https://bit.ly/1LwV3Ex
Particularly for new board members, but open to all. Library board members looking for essential, basic information to increase their effectiveness in serving on a library board will benefit from attending this session.
Presented by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director & Co-Author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State and Casey Conlin, MHLS Library Sustainability Coordinator
Register through the MHLS calendar for one of the following dates:
- Wednesday, April 10th | 9:30am-12:30pm | Hudson Area Association Library
- Thursday, April 18th | 5:30-8:30pm | MHLS Auditorium
- Saturday, May 18th | 9:30am-12:30pm | Kingston Library
The March 7th DA workshop has been postponed to Friday, March 22nd. This will be combined with the opportunity for a short business meeting directly before the workshop. The whole event will still run from 10:00am-12:00pm. The workshop topic, chosen by the System Services Advisory Committee will be The Director-Board Relationship and will be presented by MHLS Executive Director (and author of both the NYS handbooks for Directors and Trustees!), Rebekkah Smith Aldrich. Directors are asked to please register for this event at http://calendar.midhudson.org
MHLS is pleased to announce the spring schedule for Trustee Training! The education series will include
- Trustee Essentials
- Intermediate Level Workshops: Financial & Fiduciary and Legal Issues
- Advanced Level Workshop: Strategic Thinking: Advocacy & Planning
For the listing of upcoming dates view the workshop notice.
