Beginning Wednesday, March 17th, library workers in association and public libraries are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in New York State. Library workers are advised to bring a paystub and letter from their employer along with valid ID to their appointments. A sample employer letter has been provided to all directors via the MHLS-Notice List.
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At the DA meeting in February member library directors voted to approve new procedures for checking in items with missing parts. This change was recommended by the Resource Sharing Advisory Committee after fielding many concerns about the procedures we were previously following. The new procedure was developed and has been tested by the committee members.
Join us for the latest MHLS Reimagining Library Services Series: Collaborations and Partnerships on March 24th at 10:00 am. Working with an organization in your community or a neighboring library can help both parties provide better services than they could alone. At this workshop, we’ll cover strategies for finding, developing and maintaining collaborations that increase
Library Staff as Public Servants: A Field Guide for Preparing to Support Communities in Crisis, a new guide from the YX Lab of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland is now available. This field guide is designed to help public library staff support their communities during times of crisis. In the
To provide you with the opportunity to connect with your representatives and let them know how important library aid is for your library and your community, the Mid-Hudson Library System will host Advocacy Week, a series of online meetings with our state legislators from Monday, February 22nd through Friday, February 26th, and targeted social media
The American Library Association’s Sustainability Roundtable (SustainRT) is recognizing libraries going above & beyond to support staff wellness with the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace. Please send nominations by March 15th to recognize a library that has advanced sustainability & encouraged employee wellness. For more information please visit the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in
Help advocate to get library workers added to the New York State definition of eligible education workers in the Phase 1b vaccination schedule: Reach out to your state legislators and to the NYS Department of Health (DOH) to express the need for DOH to expand their definition of “education workers” in Phase 1b of the
The 2020 Annual Report Software will be opened today, January 26th. This week each member library director will receive, via the delivery, a packet from the Mid-Hudson Library System of pertinent information to complete your report. A detailed email will be sent via the MHLS-Notice List regarding changes and access to the report. For continuously updated information
Apply now for the American Library Association’s (ALA) Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant! This grant recognizes, promotes and supports innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries by providing $2,000 for a school, public, academic, tribal or special library to expand its community engagement efforts. Each year, the grant focuses on supporting a community engagement
The Board of Regents and the State Education Department will convene three Digital Equity Summits to establish a shared understanding of digital inequity in the state and create a joint vision for achieving digital equity. Each summit will have multiple discussion sessions and facilitated breakout groups. The department is reaching out to leaders in education,
