Calendar

MHLS will be closed on January 17, 2022 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

There will be no deliveries and the MHLS ticket system will not be monitored.

Meeting of the Ulster County Library Association.

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  Budgets & Finance  chapter ahead of this session. 
• Thoughts to consider before the program: 
  • Is your long-range plan taken into consideration during the budget planning process? 
  • Once your budget is drafted by the director, is it reviewed by the treasurer and Finance Committee before presented to the full board? 
  • Does your board have adequate policies and procedures in place to make budget adjustments during the course of the fiscal year? 
  • Does your board have a capital fund, and a related capital fund reserve policy, to save for high-cost activities related to the facility? 
  • Does your board engage in a process of multi-year budget planning to prepare for the future?

• Submit your questions here. 

REGISTER HERE

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.

Meeting of the Dutchess County Directors Association.

Register with ALA for the American Library Association (ALA) LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX)

A meeting of the Central Library/Collection Development Committee.

Meeting of the Putnam County Library Association.

Meeting of the System Services Advisory Committee.

The current Directors Association Meeting Packet will be available at Mid-Hudson Library System Directors Association page.