The American Library Association (ALA) announced it will make available $1.25 million in emergency relief grants to libraries that have experienced substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund invites public, school, academic, and tribal libraries across the United States and US Territories to apply for grants of $30,000
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently launched a new Emergency Broadband Benefit resource. The tool allows partners and consumers to view by state or territory the providers that will be participating in the Emergency Broadband Benefit program. Each listing includes the type of service offered, whether it’s “fixed” or “mobile”, and whether the provider offers
Attention Member Library Directors: Please remember to register for the DA Business meeting taking place on Friday, April 16th at 10:00 am. Following the DA meeting the MHLS Leadership Circle will meet at 1:00 pm. The topic will be Writing Your Library’s Comeback Story. At this program Library Directors will join MHLS Executive Director Rebekkah
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) has implemented changes to the application certification process, making it easier for individuals with reading disabilities to apply for Talking Book and Braille Library service. Now, librarians, social workers, school psychologists, counselors, reading specialists, speech pathologists, and educators may certify the eligibility of applicants
Please continue to advocate for the Build America’s Libraries Act, if you haven’t already! There is a lot of positivity around this bill, and we have learned it could be used as matching funds for the State Aid for Library Construction Program grants.
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.
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
