Group Discount Available for Library Journal’s Evaluating, Auditing and Diversifying Your Collections. MHLS has negotiated a group rate discount for Evaluating, Auditing and Diversifying Your Collections, a this course features live online workshops, exercises, and personal coaching to help library selectors and readers’ advisors understand the basic frameworks for building and maintaining collections through an
Monthly Archives: August 2021
The Hudson Valley Black History Research Project is working to pool resources in an effort to share the source materials that can help tell a more complete story of Black history in the Hudson Valley. The goal is to make these resources and stories more accessible for researchers and the general public. Too little has
Last week the House of Representatives passed the budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, following passage in the U.S. Senate. Now, Congress is working to develop a budget reconciliation package that may provide up to $3.5 trillion in new federal spending. Congressional committees must submit legislation that determines the distribution of this funding no
Registration is open for Trustee Essentials presented by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director. This webinar provides a foundation of knowledge that other workshops in the MHLS Trustee Education Series will build on. This session is particularly for new board members, but open to all. Register for one of the following dates: Thursday, September 9th
Join MHLS Data Operations Supervisor Nina Acosta for Sierra Data Entry: How brief is too brief?. This workshop is intended for any staff responsible for entering brief bibliographic or item records into Sierra. It will focus on the information to include in each field, and how that information may differ depending on the type of
The New York Library Association’s (NYLA) Developing Leaders Program (DLP) deadline for applications is Tuesday, August 31st. This nine-month program (October – June), totaling 46.5 contact hours, will help participants explore and strengthen their leadership skills. The program will be delivered in a hybrid model via in-person and online courses. Participants will be divided into
The Leadership Circle will take place on Friday, September 10 at 1:00 pm after the DA meeting. This event for member library directors will include a presentation from Ronald Vero, RP, Registered Parliamentarian with the National Association of Parliamentarians. Vero will review the basics of Robert’s Rules of Order including motioning procedure, common mistakes, and the
The Division of Library Development recently released the questions for the 2021 Summer Reading Program Final Report. The online report form is now open for all member libraries to enter statistics from their 2021 Summer Reading Program. Links to the online report form and a PDF of the questions are available at https://midhudson.org/summer-reading-program/. Report Questions (PDF) Online Report
Registration is open for Core Values & Ethics presented by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director and Casey Conlin, MHLS Library Sustainability Coordinator . In this 90 minute online session attendees will develop a working knowledge of the Core Values of Librarianship and how those values translate to the work of the board, particularly in
The MHLS Central Library/Collection Development Advisory Committee is planning a workshop on readers’ advisory for later this year and are looking for some help! As part of the training, they would like to assemble a panel of staff members who are exceptional at readers’ advisory. The purpose of the panel would be to share tips
