There is still time to register for the MHLS Reimagining Library Services Series session on eBooks taking place Friday, April 30th at 10:00 am. Online In the pandemic, eBooks took centerstage in collections as libraries met patrons’ needs amid stay-at-home orders and the pandemic. Understanding patron expectations and habits around eBooks will be critical in
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Enroll to become an NYS Citizen Public Health Leader. To continue the fight against COVID and prepare for the next public health emergency, the State announced the launch of a free, online Citizen Public Health Training course for New Yorkers. This innovative course, delivered by the New York State Department of Health in partnership with
Attention Member Library Directors: Please remember to register for the DA Business meeting taking place on Friday, April 16th at 10:00 am. Following the DA meeting the MHLS Leadership Circle will meet at 1:00 pm. The topic will be Writing Your Library’s Comeback Story. At this program Library Directors will join MHLS Executive Director Rebekkah
The MHLS Trustee Education Core Values sessions have new times. The Tuesday, May 25th event will be held at 5:30 pm and the Thursday, May 27th event will be at 10:00 am. All current registrants have been notified of the change. The time change has been adjusted on the MHLS Calendar as well as the
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) has implemented changes to the application certification process, making it easier for individuals with reading disabilities to apply for Talking Book and Braille Library service. Now, librarians, social workers, school psychologists, counselors, reading specialists, speech pathologists, and educators may certify the eligibility of applicants
The adjustments to NYS Open Meetings Law to allow for online meetings have been extended until April 20th, 2021 by Executive Order 202.98. There were no alterations to the provisions that allow for online open meetings, meetings still need to be accessible to the public, recorded and transcribed.
The Division of Library Development has announced the DayByDayNY Family Literacy Calendar Spanish website will be discontinued by early April 2021. Please remove any links to the Spanish site on webpages, handouts, or other resources your library has produced. This change does not affect the DayByDayNY website in English or the One More Story resource
The MHLS RBDigital Magazine Platform will end on March 31st. If your patrons have not made the switch to Libby yet please encourage them to do so before access to RBDigital ends. For more information please visit https://kb.midhudson.org/.
At the state level, both one-house budget bills rejected the Governor’s proposed cuts! The Governor had proposed $87 million for library aid; $14 million for construction aid and the one-house budget bills show: Assembly Proposal: $96.6 million for library aid and $34 million for construction aid Senate Proposal: $94.1 million for library aid and $34
Please continue to advocate for the Build America’s Libraries Act, if you haven’t already! There is a lot of positivity around this bill, and we have learned it could be used as matching funds for the State Aid for Library Construction Program grants.
