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Meeting of the System Services Advisory Committee.

Save the date for the Annual Fall Into Books Children’s and Teen Literature Conference. This full day event brings together school and public librarians from eight counties within the Hudson Valley. This collaborative event features book discussion sessions – ranging from picture books to young adult as well as author presentations. This conference provides an excellent opportunity for attendees to engage in collaborative discussions on children’s and teen literature.

Location: Newburgh Armory, 321 S. William Street, Newburgh, NY 12550

Updated information about this event including registration will be posted on https://fallintobooks.org/.

Join us for the 65th Mid-Hudson Library System Annual Membership Meeting at the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home in Hyde Park, NY.

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Registration Fee: $37

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 16th at 5:00 pm

During the business meeting we will report to the membership on the health of the organization, conduct board elections, and hear from MHLS’ Executive Director, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich and bestow Outstanding Accomplishment Awards to our member libraries. Following the business meeting and awards we will hear from our keynote speaker, Lisa Varga.

Keynote Speaker: Lisa Varga, Executive Director of the Virginia Library Association and Library Journal’s 2024 Librarian of the Year

Keynote Topic: Opening Minds, Closing Doors: The Threat of Censorship in Libraries

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Multiyear financial planning is a vital tool for library boards and directors, particularly those struggling with difficult financial conditions. It can aid decision-makers to set long-term priorities and work toward goals, rather than making choices based only on what funds are available today. This is important when resources are limited and can also be beneficial to avoiding future stress. Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director & Co-Author of the Handbook for Library Trustees in New York State to review the Office of the State Comptroller’s multi-year financial planning process and helpful data sources to help strengthen your library’s financial position and ability to meet community needs.

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Accessibility is an important consideration for our library programs, presentations, and meetings. Join Lauren Kehoe, NYU Libraries’ former Accessibility & Accommodations Librarian, to learn tips and best practices for ensuring that the online and in-person events and other activities that we undertake in libraries consider accessibility in their design and delivery. She will share practical tips and suggestions for you to incorporate into your own practice ensuring a more inclusive experience for program and meeting attendees.

The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) is committed to offering inclusive, diverse, and equitable services to all of our members. To request specific accommodations for this program please contact MHLS at least two weeks in advance to help ensure availability. Send inquiries to Kerstin Cruger, kcruger@midhudson.org.

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This webinar is intended for any staff who enter brief bibliographic or item records into Sierra. Nina Acosta, MHLS Data Operations Supervisor, will go over the information to include in each field, and how that information may differ depending on the type of material being cataloged.

You may also be interested in the session Sierra Data Entry: Serials and Order Records on 10/30. These sessions are independent of one another. You may sign up for one or both.

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This webinar is for any staff responsible for adding magazine records or for receiving order records in Sierra. MHLS Data Operations Supervisor, Nina Acosta, will demonstrate the Sierra Serials module, as well as how to use the Receive function to add materials from vendors that provide on-order records.

You may also be interested in the session Sierra Data Entry: Items and Bibliographic Records on 10/29. These sessions are independent of one another. You may sign up for one or both.

Meeting of the Central Library/Collection Development Advisory Committee.

This meeting will take place in the Greenspan Board Room on the Third Floor of the Adriance Memorial Library.

Meeting of the MHLS Facilities Committee.