Trustee Tip of the Month: Board packets should be distributed a week in advance of a board meeting to give all trustees enough time to review reports and consider items on the agenda for discussion. Any document planned to be discussed at a board meeting must be posted to the library’s website no later than
Monthly Archives: March 2022
MHLS would like to thank all library advocates who made the time to help with state-level advocacy efforts last week! From attending meetings with legislators, to increasing the profile of libraries advocacy goals through social media, to making phone calls to connect with advisors to legislators – the MHLS library community has been doing a great job! Many MHLS
The Leadership and Management Section (LAMS) of the New York Library Association (NYLA) is seeking members to fill several seats on the LAMS Board that will be up for election to fill 3-year terms starting at the 2022 NYLA Conference in November. If you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague for one of
Catch up on the Trustee Handbook Book Club! Co-authors of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State Jerry Nichols and Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director discuss a different chapter of the Trustee Handbook and answer your questions every month. You can catch up on past sessions, register for upcoming events and submit
The Millbrook Library has been selected as one of 200 libraries nationwide for the American Library Association’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries opportunity, an emergency relief program to assist libraries that have been adversely affected by the pandemic. Winning libraries were chosen with an emphasis on reaching historically underserved and/or rural communities. “We
