The MHLS Trustee Education Series continues with Legal Issues on Tuesday, June 15th at 5:30 pm. The topic will be Open Meetings Law & Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) with Kristin O’Neill, Assistant Director, Committee on Open Government. This webinar is designed to help trustees better understand two New York State laws that are central
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The New York State Library (NYSL) and the Division of Library Development (DLD) expect all public libraries in NYS to meet their required minimum number of open hours to serve their communities by June 1st, 2021. “Open” is defined as in-person services at your facility including curbside and lobby service. Telephone or email service alone will not count towards
The Sierra servers have a scheduled update of their operating system software on June 7th at 6pm, and the expected downtime is roughly 4 hours. All services that depend on the Sierra system (Sierra application, Encore, Online Registration and database and eResource authentication) will also be unavailable during the upgrade. Information about this update is
MHLS is very pleased to announce that we have four positions to advertise! We are looking for customer-service oriented team players who like to make a positive difference in the lives of those we serve every day. Administrative Associate (part-time) Interlibrary Loan / Cataloging Specialist (full-time) Library Sustainability Associate (full-time) Technology Operations Support Specialist (full-time) For complete
Join MHLS Executive Director Rebekkah Smith Aldrich for the MHLS Trustee Education Series webinar Financial & Fiduciary Responsibility on Tuesday, June 8th at 10:00 am. This intermediate-level course is for trustees who have been on the board for at least a year. Library boards are trusted with public and private funds to provide quality library
We still have spots available for “Oh, the Places You’ll Go”: The Intersection of Intellectual Freedom & Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on Friday, June 4th at 10:00 am. This online event is sponsored by the Mid-Hudson Library System and Southern Adirondack Library System and features Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Director of American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom & Executive Director
Join MHLS Assistant Director / Technology Operations Manager Laurie Shedrick on Wednesday, June 23rd at 1:00 pm for the MHLS Sierra Users Group. The Mid-Hudson Sierra Users Group is an opportunity to keep current with all things related to our Sierra ILS and the related products and services. We have plenty of exciting things to come
There is still time to register for COVID-19 Legal Issues with Ellen Bach & Robert Schofield on Wednesday, May 26th at 2:00 pm. This moderated online conversation with ”The Library Lawyers,” of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP will be based on questions submitted by MHLS member library directors, trustees, staff, and Friends groups.
There are still spots available for Core Values & Ethics presented by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director and Casey Conlin, MHLS Library Sustainability Coordinator. In this MHLS Trustee Education 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
Registration is now open for the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) webinar taking place on Friday, June 4th from 2:00-3:30 pm. Win Himsworth, of E-Rate Central, will be providing information on the application process, what is eligible and the requirements for the Emergency Connectivity Fund established through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The
