The Board of the Mid-Hudson Library System met on Saturday, March 16th in the MHLS Auditorium and: All board documents are available at https://board.midhudson.org/. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the MHLS Board is on Wednesday, May 15th at 10:00 am at the Putnam Valley Library.
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The Final FY 2025 Budget is almost here – take action now to support library funding! The Senate and Assembly have both proposed $2.5 million in addition to the increase proposed by the Governor for operating aid, the aid that most directly impacts MHLS operations. Both houses also have proposed significant increases to the State
The Poughkeepsie Public Library District in partnership with the Mid-Hudson Library System and Revolucion Radio Online bring the Consulate on Wheels to the Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium (105 Market Street, Poughkeepsie) Tuesday, April 9th through Saturday, April 13th. The Consulate General of Mexico provides its Consulate on Wheels in places where it may be difficult
Representatives from more than 24 MHLS member libraries that included all 5 counties joined MHLS staff and trustees for Library Advocacy Day in Albany on February 7th. Our talking points included asking for increased library aid and construction aid in the upcoming executive budget. All library advocates are asked to continue to work to impress
February 7th is Library Advocacy Day, and we need all the voices we can get to speak up for library aid! NYLA makes it easy through their Online Advocacy Center. Fill out the form to send the prewritten message or personalize the text before sending. After you use the form, spread the word about the Online Advocacy Center
The MHLS Board of Trustees met on Friday, January 26th and: All board documents are available at https://board.midhudson.org/. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the MHLS Board is on Saturday, March 16th at 10:00 am in the MHLS Auditorium.
Introduction to Sierra Circulation | February 13 | 1:00 pm | Online | REGISTER Get the basics of circulation in Sierra – great for new staff or as a refresher. This webinar will cover the fundamental knowledge and procedures for working at the circ desk of any MHLS library, including resource sharing among libraries, creating
In this week’s edition, we look at the Library Information Feature. Library Info includes Today’s Hours, Address, Phone, Website, Regular Hours, and Exceptions (closed days). Soon each library will have access to maintain their own information. For now, request changes by emailing techsupport@midhudson.org. Please note this information is not updated with Sierra’s days closed. What’s
If you are a MHLS member library, you are eligible to join the Battle of the Books! Create a team for the Middle School Competition (grades 4-8) and/or the High School Competition (grades 8-12). Each team will read the same books, then everyone will meet at the end of the summer for a big trivia
Thank you for all your enthusiasm and feedback on the launch of the new catalog. The ability to pay fines is now live on Discover! The minimum amount to pay online is currently $5.00. MHLS is working with Innovative to change the minimum to $1.00. Thank you for your patience as this feature was switched
