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MHLS Annual Report Workshop for New Directors

The MHLS Annual Report Workshop for New Directors is designed for Directors who are new to submitting the NYS Annual Report with Bibliostat software but is open to all. The workshop will cover: Logging in to the software Entering your data Dealing with “Edit Checks” Writing “Notes” Submitting your report Three dates to choose from: Wednesday, January 22nd |

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Deepfake Videos

There is a new technique that can be used to spread misinformation called a “deepfake.” Deepfake videos are  altered or produced by artificial intelligence-based technologies to make a seemingly real video of something that didn’t really happen. There are different strategies creators use such as Faceswap, which can seamlessly place someone in a place or

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NYS Minimum Wage Increase

REMINDER: The NYS Minimum Wage Increase for workers in New York State north of Westchester County, increases to $11.80 per hour effective December 31, 2019. The minimum wage will reach $12.50 on December 31, 2020 and increase to $15 on an indexed schedule to be set by the Director of the Division of Budget in

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MHLS Annual Report Workshop for New Directors

The MHLS Annual Report Workshop for New Directors is designed for Directors who are new to submitting the NYS Annual Report with Bibliostat software but is open to all. The workshop will cover: Logging in to the software Entering your data Dealing with “Edit Checks” Writing “Notes” Submitting your report Three dates to choose from:

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Civil Service 101 Workshop

Civil Service 101 presented by Geoff Kirkpatrick, Director of Bethlehem Public Library in Delmar, NY will be held on Wednesday, January 15th from 10:00am-12:00pm in the MHLS Auditorium. This workshop is appropriate for library directors, managers and human resources staff in municipal public libraries, special district public libraries and school district public libraries. Civil Service

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MHLS Mileage Equalization Grant Program Deadline – 12/15

MHLS Member Library Mileage Equalization Grant Program deadline is December 15th. This is the last deadline to take advantage of the 2019 MHLS Member Library Mileage Equalization Grant Program. For more information and to access the claim form please visit https://da.midhudson.org/

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12/15 Deadline -2020 MHLS Turning Outward Cohort

The MHLS Turning Outward Program is a year-long guided opportunity to help your library’s stakeholders gather community input using tools and techniques from the American Library Association (ALA) Libraries Transforming Communities program. These tools help you focus on “public knowledge” to gather intel on the community’s aspirations that your library staff and board can use to define

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eResources Now Searchable Through Encore

MHLS cataloging has made the following records available in the catalog based on responses in Action Memo 19-07, where directors were asked about holdings of each eResource and the desire of the library to display them in the catalog. This project has more than doubled the resources available to patrons of the subscribing libraries and

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Member Library Mileage Equalization Grant Program Deadline

MHLS Member Library Mileage Equalization Grant Program deadline: December 15th is the last deadline to take advantage of the 2019 MHLS Member Library Mileage Equalization Grant Program. Reimbursement is contingent on member libraries providing their staff reimbursement at the IRS rate for travel to attend training or to participate in meetings sponsored by and located

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Image Permissions – Copyright Reminder

Copyright enforcement companies use web crawling and scraping programs to analyze sites all over the internet for images and pictures that match images and pictures that their clients have copyright claim to. If your library’s website or Facebook page has images that you are not permitted to use under the licensing agreement established by the

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