The NYS Library and the NYS Education Department, in partnership with the METRO Library Council and the Northern New York Library Network, will sponsor a series of webinars on Digital Equity beginning Thursday, September 10th. Intended for educators, librarians, and other stakeholders with an interest in digital equity, this webinar series attempts to establish
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There is still time to register for the MHLS Directors Association Meeting on Wednesday, September 9th beginning at 10:00am. Please register for this event through the MHLS calendar as soon as possible. Following the DA Meeting at 1:00pm MHLS will offer the New Minimum Public Library Standards for MHLS Directors webinar. This workshop will provide an overview of new minimum
REMINDER: MHLS Action Memo #05-2020: Primary Library IP Address Registry is due from all member library directors by August 31st. Information regarding this memo was posted on the MHLS-Notice List during the week of August 10th. The form can be accessed directly at Library IP Address Form. If you have any questions please contact MHLS
The next MHLS Directors Association Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9th beginning at 10:00am. Directors, please register for this online event through the MHLS calendar. Following the DA Meeting at 1:00pm MHLS will offer the New Minimum Public Library Standards for MHLS Directors webinar. This workshop will provide an overview of new minimum
Adjustments to Open Meetings Law are extended until September 4th. This has been confirmed with the Committee on Open Government. Please remember online meetings must be recorded and transcribed and that the public has a right to attend. Minutes will still need to be taken even with the recording.
Member library directors please ensure MHLS has the most up-to-date information about your reopening plans and your quarantine strategy by updating your info through this form. You can see what you’ve already reported to MHLS on the reopening side of things on the Library Service Status page. MHLS uses this information for data analysis purposes
Following requests at the last Director Briefing, MHLS has scheduled a Directors Coffee Hour: Reopening the Library on August 4th at 10:00am to provide library directors with a space to discuss issues around reopening. During the Coffee Hour library directors will have the opportunity to talk about practical problems that arise in managing a facility and keeping staff
The Denver Public Library recently held a Workplace Racial Equity Symposium. Recordings of sessions such as Preparing and Planning for Organizational Change; Promoting and Sustaining An Inclusive Work Environment and Support Staff of Color; and EDI & HR: Promising Practices for Embedding EDI Values into HR Practices and Procedures are now available on demand.
MHLS is seeking information and advice from library directors who have reopened their facilities to the public as part of their phased reopening plan. A critical mass of libraries are approaching this phase later this month and in early August who would greatly appreciate the insights, sometimes earned the hard way, about reopening facilities. Directors
The US Justice Department (USDOJ) has issued an alert about fraudulent face mask cards. The cards state they are issued by the “Freedom to Breathe Agency” (FTBA); state that wearing a mask will incur mental or physical risk for the holder; and claims the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not permit them to be
