This summer, kids, and teens age 18 and under can get free, healthy meals at sites across the state — including many libraries through USDA’s Summer Food Service Program. Most sites are “open” sites, where there is no sign-up or paperwork required; kids can just drop by when meals are served.Families can use the following
Monthly Archives: July 2022
The Office of the State Comptroller announced that the property tax levy growth will again (for the second year) be capped at 2% for 2023 for impacted entities that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year. The inflation factor calculation is 7.17%. In the press release, the Comptroller acknowledged that costs will be higher than “expected
On July 14th the Governor signed Executive Order 11.8, “Declaring a Disaster Emergency in the State of New York,” which allows for the extension of online board meetings through August 13th, 2022.
Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) invites you to Empower Your Library Against Book Bans on Thursday, July 28th at 4:00 pm. Get to know the current state of book challenges across the U.S. with a look at what led to this particular censorship movement. This presentation will offer not only the terminology and groups
REMINDER: Let us know if your library will participate in The Great Give Back (TGGB) 2022! This year, TGGB will take place on Saturday, October 15th but if you want to choose a different date or create a longer-running program, you can still participate. Please use this form to sign up your library for the
Beginning January 1st, 2023, each trustee, elected or appointed, of a public library or association library will be required to complete a minimum of two hours of trustee education annually (Education Law 260-d added by Chapter 468 of the Laws of 2021). To help all trustees understand and meet the new trustee education requirements, Lauren
Let us know if your library will participate in The Great Give Back (TGGB) 2022! This year, TGGB will take place on Saturday, October 15th but if you want to choose a different date or create a longer-running program, you can still participate. Please use this form to sign up your library for the 2022
The New York State Library (NYSL) is excited to share News from the New York State Library, a quarterly newsletter highlighting current initiatives, recent donations, upcoming programs, and resources to support your work and community. The NYSL invites you to sign up to receive future newsletters.
For library’s that have trustee terms which begin on July 1st this is an important reminder that New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 requires all public library trustees (but not association library trustees) to take and file an oath of office within 30 days of beginning their term of office. Public library trustees are
