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Fundraising Idea Exchange

Join us for the MHLS Fundraising Idea Exchange on Thursday, October 5th from 5:30-7:30pm @MHLS Auditorium, Poughkeepsie, NY. Speakers will include:

  • Dine Out for the Library: Joyce Lepenn, Chair, Development Committee, Roeliff Jansen Community Library
  • Raffle Calendar: Gillian Thorpe, Director, Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library
  • Road Ramble Scavenger Hunt: Bob Linville, Trustee, Staatsburg Library

Please register online for this event. (Dinner will be provided! Just bring your good ideas!)

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Fundraising for Boards

Fundraising for Boards MHLS Across The Board | Summer 2002 Book Sales are the quintessential library fundraiser. Libraries conduct them in different ways—once a year or on-going, off-site or at the library. One library’s friends group has even opened a used bookstore adjacent to their library building! Book sales can be lucrative depending on your

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Support Your Public Library – Sample Fundraising Page

Support Your Public Library Your Public Library and its Friends work hard to provide quality library services to our community. Here are some ways you can help us achieve our mission. Financial Support Donate by credit card: Donate today using by using PayPal, a safe and secure way to use your credit card to make

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Fundraising Online

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Fundraising

Fundraising Fundraising is a fact of life for libraries. Many libraries are lucky enough to have Friends Groups and some boards are actively involved in fundraising. Luckily there are many ways to raise supplemental funds for your library. Remember, your mission critical budget items should be covered by a secure and stable funding source, but

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Trustee Handbook Book Club Archive

Previous Recordings of the Trustee Handbook Book Club are listed on this webpage. This program began in October of 2021. To see current year’s recordings visit the Trustee Handbook Book Club webpage. Trustee Continuing Education Credit Mid-Hudson Library System can only issue certificates for live sessions (view MHLS’s Statement on Trustee Education Certificates). Trustees viewing

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MHLS Member Library Friends Groups Meetup

Join Mid-Hudson Library System member library Friends Groups for sharing and discussion at the Kinderhook Memorial Library. All MHLS member library Friends Groups interested in sharing their experiences, questions, and concerns for building and sustaining a Friends Group are welcome to attend. The Friends of the Kinderhook Memorial Library will give a brief presentation of […]

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Lab Project Toolkits

MHLS Lab Projects are one-year projects undertaken by a select group of member libraries to learn about and test best practices for providing library services in ways that address community needs and inspire our publics to become aware of, use, and find value in their local public library. Each Lab Project worked with participating libraries

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MHLS COVID-19 Updates to Member Libraries

July 15, 2022 | 12:00pm Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director Yesterday 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. March 16, 2022 | 8:30pm Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director The Governor has

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MHLS Increasing Circulation Incubator Project (2015)

In 2015 ten member library directors participated in an experiment to identify and apply best practices to influence the circulation of adult fiction titles in their library. Five directors who were leading libraries who were experiencing increases in circulation (Trusted Advisors) were paired up with five libraries who were seeing a decline in circulation (Early

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