The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) will be supporting a cohort program for member libraries working to gather authentic input from their neighbors to build long-range plans that will resonate with library stakeholders and the people in the community. In this program, libraries will learn about the Turning Outward mindset and how to apply this thinking to work and decisions made in the library to better understand the community and change processes and thinking to make activities more community focused. Libraries that wish to update their long-range plans and libraries that require a long-range plan that includes input from the community as called for in the New Minimum Public Library Standards may be interested in this program. For more information, you can register for the 2021 MHLS Turning Outward Cohort Program Introductory Webinar on Friday, January 15th at 10:00 am or contact MHLS Library Sustainability Coordinator, Casey Conlin, cconlin@midhudson.org.
