Events - April 19 2022

Meeting of the Ulster County Library Association.

This webinar is designed for Mid-Hudson Library System member library directors and trustees who would like an introduction to the New York State Aid for Public Library Construction Grant Program and an orientation for how to take the first step to apply in the new grant cycle – the submission of the MHLS Action Memo reporting a library’s construction needs and intent to apply for a grant.

During this webinar we will cover:

• An introduction to the grant program
• A review of the MHLS Board’s priorities for funding
• Orientation to the MHLS Action Memo which serves as the first step to applying

Join co-authors of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State Jerry Nichols and Rebekkah Smith Aldrich for this fun and informative series! Each month trustees are encouraged to read a chapter of the Trustee Handbook and send in questions that the authors will address. 

Before the event: 

• Please read the Ethics and Conflict of Interest chapter as well as the Intellectual Freedom, Censorship and Privacy chapter before this session. 
• Thoughts to consider before the program: 
  • Does your board have an up-to-date Conflict of Interest policy which includes the requirement that all trustees sign a disclosure form annually? 
  • Has your board adopted a Code of Ethics? 
  • Does your board have an anti-nepotism policy? 
  • Has the board recently reviewed its collection development policy and challenge of library materials form and procedure? 
  • Does the library’s collection development policy reflect the principles of the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights and Freedom to Read Statement? 
•  Submit your questions here. 

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