Thursday, November 21 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting of the Dutchess County Directors Association.
Location: TBD
Thursday, November 21 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting of the MHLS Finance Committee.
MHLS will be closed on November 28, 2024 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
There will be no deliveries and the MHLS ticket system will not be monitored.
MHLS will be closed on November 29, 2024 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
There will be no deliveries and the MHLS ticket system will not be monitored.
The MHLS Board Packet will be available on the Mid-Hudson Library System Board of Trustees page.
Tuesday, December 3 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting of the Putnam County Library Association.
Thursday, December 5 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium
Meet Up for New Directors
Topic: Library Finances
You are not alone! Join us for an 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. Facilitated by MHLS Executive Director, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, author of the Handbook for New Library Directors in New York State & co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees in New York State, this program will address questions submitted in advance by attendees, particularly in the areas of working with your board, planning, and project/time management.
Submit your questions here: https://forms.gle/GVVDxvEGmprPXTfWA
Monday, December 9 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Pawling Free Library
The monthly Youth Services Rendezvous is open to all Mid-Hudson Library System member library youth services staff who work with birth to teen. Find out what others are doing for programming, outreach, collection development, ask questions of your peers and share things that have worked for you.
Topic: 2024 Wrap-up & 2025 Goals
For more information about this event please email Christine Pacuk, cpacuk@saugertiespubliclibrary.org or call 845-246-4317 ext. 5.
This event is organized by member library staff.
Tuesday, December 10 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium
Meeting of the MHLS Board of Trustees.
Wednesday, December 11 All Day
Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium
Wednesday, December 11 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Get the basics of circulation in Sierra – great for new staff or as a refresher.
This webinar will cover the fundamental knowledge and procedures for working at the circ desk of any MHLS library, including resource sharing among libraries, creating new accounts, managing holds, dealing with fines and fees, and more. Attendees should leave with the confidence to handle the majority of their day-to-day circulation tasks.
Introduction to Sierra Circulation is designed with new staff in mind, but all are welcome.
The webinar will be recorded.
Thursday, December 12 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Heermance Memorial Library
Description:
This advanced-level course is for trustees who have been on the board for at least a year. It is recommended that trustees have already attended the Trustee Essentials workshop prior to this event.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to recognize the habits of effective boards and appreciate the importance of putting the best interests of the library and community at the heart of decision making. Trustees interested in contributing to a dynamic, high performing board experience will enjoy this workshop.
This trustee education workshop was organized in partnership with the Greene County Library Association. Attendance at this event can be applied toward the NYS Trustee Education Requirements.
Presenter: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, LEED AP
Rebekkah is the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System, where she has worked for over 20 years as a public library consultant prior to becoming the executive director in 2018. Rebekkah is the co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, the co-founder and president of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative, and an adjunct professor at Long Island University where she teaches a post-graduate course on public library administration. In addition to three books for ALA Editions, Rebekkah is the author of the Handbook for New Directors in New York State; the Public Library District Toolkit: Strategies to Assure your Library’s Legal and Financial Stability for the New York State Library; and the National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries, a joint project of the American Library Association and the Sustainable Libraries Initiative.
Friday, December 13 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Meeting of the Columbia County Library Association.
Tuesday, December 17 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting of the Ulster County Library Association.
Wednesday, December 18 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium
Snow date for the December 10th Meeting of the MHLS Board of Trustees.
Wednesday, December 25 All Day
MHLS will be closed on December 25, 2024 in observance of Christmas Day.
There will be no deliveries and the MHLS ticket system will not be monitored.
MHLS will be closed on January 1, 2025 in observance of New Year’s Day.
There will be no deliveries and the MHLS ticket system will not be monitored.
MHLS will be closed on January 20, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
There will be no deliveries and the MHLS ticket system will not be monitored.
Wednesday, January 22 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Join co-author of the Handbook For Library Trustees of New York State Rebekkah Smith Aldrich and friends for this fun and informative series! At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive on a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library trustee.
Have questions for the panelists? Submit them here.
This event qualifies as trustee education and may be applied towards the NYS Trustee Education Requirements.
Wednesday, February 5 All Day
Legislative Office Building, Empire State Plaza
Library Advocacy Day 2025 has been set for February 5, 2025.
Tuesday, February 11 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Designed for new library staff but also good as a refresher, this webinar will cover the fundamental knowledge and procedures for working at the circ desk of any MHLS library.
Topics include familiarization with the integrated library system (ILS), checkout and checkin steps, creating new accounts, placing and fulfilling holds, dealing with fines, and resource sharing standards.
Attendees should leave with the confidence to handle the majority of their day-to-day circulation tasks. If you have questions related to the topic or the webinar itself, feel free to send them in advance!
MHLS will be closed on February 17, 2025 in observance of President’s Day . There will be no deliveries and the MHLS ticket system will not be monitored.
Thursday, February 20 10:00 am - 11:00 am
In this webinar, Nina Acosta, MHLS Data Operations Supervisor, will provide an orientation to the OverDrive Marketplace for library staff. We will review several reports to help you better understand your patrons’ usage of OverDrive/Libby, and review tools and features that make it quicker and easier to build your Advantage Plus collection. This webinar will be recorded and made available to watch on-demand after the session.
Wednesday, February 26 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
This session Technology Operations Manager Laurie Shedrick, will introduce the many resources for reporting within Sierra. The session will identify the strengths and weaknesses for each report type as well as provide the insight for which report to use when. This is perfect for new Sierra users who want to get to know what Sierra has to offer in reporting, and also for those sage administrators who have fallen into a pattern of using only the reports they know well.
Registration is required for this online event.
Thursday, March 6 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
There are several resources for reporting circulation statistics. We will begin with some foundational information on circulation statistical reporting and build on that with a deep dive into the various reports available in the circulation reporting tools. By the end of the session you will have a good understanding of how to capture your libraries data and see it in the context of your county and the rest of the consortium.
Wednesday, March 19 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mid-Hudson ILL Specialist Rebecca Hagan will be going over everything Interlibrary Loan (ILL) submitted through Sierra and fulfilled through OCLC Worldshare. This webinar will cover:
AND MORE
This webinar is both for those new to Interlibrary Loan and those with prior experience.
Registration is required for this online workshop.
Friday, April 25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium
Meeting of the MHLS Directors Association.
Monday, May 12 All Day
Albany Capital Center
New York Library Association: Spring on the Hill
Join NYLA this May in Albany for a full day of educational programming focused on advocacy, which is vital in every season! There will be a wide array of presentations and something for everyone – even our most experienced advocates. Lunch will be served, and there will be plenty of opportunities for professional networking during this one-day mini-conference. Don’t miss the chance to develop your advocacy skills and help to strengthen the library profession’s grassroots efforts.
Details to come.
Thursday, June 5 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium
Meeting of the MHLS Directors Association.
Thursday, November 13 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium
Meeting of the MHLS Directors Association.
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