New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 requires all public library trustees (but not association library trustees) to take and file an oath of office within 30 days of beginning their term of office. Public library trustees are public officers, and the oath of office is required to officially undertake and perform the duties of a
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Please join us on February 7th in Albany for the New York Library Association (NYLA) Library Advocacy Day! This event brings together library advocates from across New York State to converge on Albany to voice their support for funding and policies that benefit libraries. Your attendance can make a BIG impact. Find out more about
MHLS will be asked to authenticate if your library is in compliance with New York State Minimum Standards. Please review your compliance in advance of the Annual Report to the State in January-February. This includes ensuring all required info is posted to your website. · Title 8 NYCRR 90.2 Standards for Registration of Public, Free
If you are a MHLS member library, you are eligible to join the Battle of the Books! Create a team for the Middle School Competition (grades 4-8) and/or the High School Competition (grades 8-12). Each team will read the same books, then everyone will meet at the end of the summer for a big trivia
Thank you for all your enthusiasm and feedback on the launch of the new catalog. The ability to pay fines is now live on Discover! The minimum amount to pay online is currently $5.00. MHLS is working with Innovative to change the minimum to $1.00. Thank you for your patience as this feature was switched
There is still time to register for the final 2023 session of the Trustee Handbook Book Club on December 19th from 5:00 – 6:30 pm. The topic is Financing & Managing Construction Projects. This online session is 1.5 credit hours toward the NYS Trustee Education Requirements.
The New York Library Association (NYLA) is asking all Library Advocates to tell Governor Hochul that libraries need increased funding in this year’s Executive Budget! Governor Hochul’s FY2025 Executive Budget is a work in progress as the January 16, 2024, deadline draws closer. As Governor Hochul finalizes her FY2024-2025 Executive Budget, NOW is the time
Trustee Tip of the Month: Annual evaluation of the library director as well as the library board are key ingredients to a healthy organization. Evaluating the director without a companion evaluation of the board can create a lopsided evaluation strategy of the governance and management of the organization, so be sure to plan for both,
MHLS has a new site for patron-facing documentation/information, https://discover.midhudson.org/. Right now, it showcases “things to love” (the same content as the “talking points” for staff found in the Knowledge Base) and instructions for opting into text message notifications. We will be adding a FAQ page and creating additional pages as requested by member library staff.
The Discover full pilot launch is happening December 6th! Excitement is building as a state-of-the- art patron experience is on the horizon. Check out the freshly updated resource page Things to love about our new catalog! for talking points when spreading the good news to patrons.
