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At this meetup we’ll check in with MHLS member library teams going for a 414 vote this year, share best practices and ensure your team is on track to hit all of the required milestones for a successful vote. This is also an opportunity to learn from your peers also working on 414 vote campaigns this year.

Meeting of the Putnam County Library Association.

This is a post-graduate level course for those library directors/staff enrolled in the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University working towards an Advanced Certificate in Public Library Administration.

This is a closed group. For more information visit their website here. Questions about this program can be addressed to MHLS Executive Director Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.

Meet Up for New Directors: REGISTER HERE

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

In this final session, we will review the final segments of the E-Rate funding year, and consider the preparation and process for the next year.

This session will cover:
– Form 486
– Invoicing
– Preparation for Funding Year 2024

Meeting of the Greene County Libraries Association.

This is the workshop for MHLS member libraries participating in the Early Literacy Cohort program. Login information will be sent directly to cohort members.

REGISTER HERE

Particularly for new board members, but open to all. Library board members looking for essential, basic information to increase their effectiveness in serving on a library board will benefit from attending this session.

Learning Objectives
Attendees will develop a working knowledge of library funding and organization in New York State; receive a clear overview of stakeholder roles and responsibilities and receive an introduction to Open Meetings Law and best practices for effective board meetings. This webinar provides a foundation of knowledge that other workshops in the MHLS Trustee Education Series will build on.

Meeting of the Columbia County Libraries Association.

Introduction to Circulation is designed with new staff in mind. In this brief lunchtime webinar, we will cover the essential practices and procedures for working at the circulation desk at any MHLS library.

REGISTER HERE