Public programs allow library staff to bring a variety of opportunities for learning, engaging, entertaining, and building connections across all age groups to the communities we serve. MHLS is pleased to announce a new workshop by Janie Hermann is coming to our region this fall!
Planning for Program Success
Presented by Janie Hermann, Public Programming Librarian, Princeton Pubic Library (NJ)
Tuesday, September 13th
10:00am – 12:30pm
Boardman Road Branch Library, Poughkeepsie
The 2016 Mid-Hudson Library System Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Friday, October 14, at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park. Our theme this year is Libraries: Cornerstones of Democracy in our Communities. Paul Sparrow, Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, will be the keynote speaker. His presentation is titled “The Future of the Past” and will deal with how technology impacts our effectiveness in preserving the past, and the challenges of preserving the present for the future. A complimentary tour of the recently renovated FDR Presidential Library and Museum will be available.
54 new titles have been added to the MHLS eMagazine collection! A BIG thank you to the Library Associations in Columbia, Putnam and Ulster Counties, who selected and funded these new titles, bringing the collection up to 145 titles for all member library patrons to choose from!
These complete digital magazines can easily be viewed on most Internet-enabled devices inside or outside of the library. Patrons can discover, checkout and read online in PC/mobile and offline on mobile apps. They can keep the title for as long as they want – no holds – no checkout periods: http://tinyurl.com/mhls-emag
LLSA Funds Coming Your Way! MHLS is pleased to report the receipt of $184,433 in Local Library Service Aid (LLSA), which represents 90% of the total LLSA appropriation to MHLS member libraries for 2016. The LLSA funds received by MHLS will be issued to member libraries via MHLS checks that will be mailed to member libraries the week of August 8th. LLSA is a key component of State Library Aid, which has been funded at $95.6 million, a $4 million increase over last year.
This allocation represents a 4.3% increase in total State Library Aid, is equivalent to the increase in educational foundation aid, and is the most library aid included in any state budget since 2008.
A big thank you to library supporters for your many advocacy efforts, which have resulted in increased funding of State Library Aid and State Aid for Public Library Construction!
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Starting on September 1st all MHLS member libraries will be able to offer full access to ConsumerReports.org to their patrons!
All member libraries now have access to the Summer Reading Final Report Form. All reports will be due by Monday, September 12.
The Summer Reading Program final report contains information needed for member library Annual Reports as well as to provide New York State with important data about public library summer reading programs.* All MHLS member libraries are required to submit an online Summer Reading Program final report. Questions about the report should be directed to Kerstin Cruger, kcruger@midhudson.org or 845.471.6060 x250.
*Did you know? NYS considers any program that takes place during the summer months to be a “Summer Reading Program.”
Community Engagement Works! The live, online kick-off to the MHLS Engage! Webinar Series, presented by MHLS Coordinator for Library Sustainability, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, is scheduled for Friday, August, 26th from 10:00 – 11:00am. This webinar is great for library directors, staff, Trustees & Friends who are interested in broadening the impact of the library on their local community while building their base of support. In this webinar we will address:
