Join MHLS OverDrive Coordinator, Nina Acosta, for Introduction to OverDrive Marketplace on March 23 at 10:00 am. This webinar will provide an orientation to the OverDrive Marketplace for library staff who are cultivating collections. Nina will review basic reports and features that are available and provide an overview of where to find policies, statistics, and
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You still have time to register for the New Directors Forum taking place on Tuesday, April 4th at 10:00 am. This online informal gathering of New Directors (in your role for 3 years or less) to discuss relevant topics related to finding your path as a new director. This program will address questions submitted in
The MHLS Trustee Education Series Spring Sessions begins in April! This spring, MHLS will be offering both in-person and online events for trustee education. For complete program descriptions and to register for any of these online workshops please visit the MHLS calendar. All trustees attending the events live will receive a certificate of attendance.
Unfortunately, due to the snowstorm, all in-person meetings with legislators in Albany have been cancelled. We are working to book online meetings with all legislators and will post the schedule to the MHLS Calendar and MHLS Notice List as it is confirmed.In the meantime, please help keep up the pressure to ensure legislators don’t forget
A reminder from the MHLS Delivery Department:Please help delivery run as smoothly and efficiently as possible by providing a clear path to your library’s incoming and outgoing bin location, notify us of any lock and key changes in advance, and provide any feedback on the service and drivers. For questions regarding MHLS delivery operations please
REMINDER: The Annual Report software is now open, and libraries can begin working on their annual reports.Each year, MHLS distributes a packet with information on your library’s circulation and holdings from the previous year to help in completing your annual report. Information for accessing this packet was emailed to library directors directly and via the
The Trustee Handbook Book Club will continue in 2023! Thank you to all who attended the Trustee Handbook Book Club sessions this year. We hope to see you this year for the continuation of this one-of-a-kind series. Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, and friends for this
The New York State Library (NYSL) invites you to take and share the New York State Office of Cultural Education Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Toolkit Stakeholder Survey designed for people who work in, volunteer for, and use museums, libraries, archives, historical and genealogical societies, and other cultural heritage/history sites. NYSL will use your feedback to help these
Mid-Hudson is hiring! Mid-Hudson Library System seeks an experienced and well-organized individual for the position of full time Financial Assistant to join our team. To apply: Please email your résumé and cover letter to job@midhudson.org.. Visit https://midhudson.org/about-mhls/job-postings/ for more information on this exciting opportunity!
Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director & Co-Author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State is a monthly installment where Rebekkah will answer your questions! Feel free to submit your question here or contact Rebekkah at rsmith@midhudson.org with the subject line: AMA Trustee Question. Q. How can
