Reserve your seat now for Sierra Materials Booking on Wednesday, August 18th at 11:00 am with MHLS Assistant Director / Technology Operations Manager Laurie Shedrick. The Materials Booking feature will allow patrons to “book” (reserve) library materials for future use. Unlike holds, where a patron’s request is placed and supplied as quickly as possible, Materials
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Reserve your seat for When Anti-Racist Reading Lists Aren’t Enough on Thursday, August 19th at 2:00 pm an online discussion with Dr. Nicole Cooke (pictured above), the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and an Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science, at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Cooke will address how to
Kids and teens age 18 and under can get free, healthy meals at sites across the state through USDA’s Summer Food Service Program. Visit SummerMealsNY.org to learn more and access outreach resources to promote summer meals, including: Outreach Materials – print or download flyers and rack cards to display and distribute to families. Our newest
The Great Give Back (GGB) will be Saturday, October 16th, 2021. The GGB is an opportunity for libraries to provide meaningful service-oriented experiences for community members, and to use collective marketing to highlight the important role libraries play in their communities. Libraries planning to participate in the GGB for 2021 should complete this very short
Check the Summer Reading at New York Libraries home page for new items and updates including free resources available for public and school library staff, as well as for students and families. Recent additions include the New York State Library Personal History Initiative updated for 2021 with a wealth of new project and program ideas
The American Library Association (ALA) worked with a team of librarians and media literacy experts to create a free set of resources for programming librarians. With these resources your library can help respond to the need for adult media literacy in training your community.
Junior Library Guild (JLG) Offers Free Access to Digital eBooks All Summer for Schools and Libraries. Access to simultaneous and unlimited user access is available to schools and public libraries that sign up with JLG and request the login credentials for access to the Junior Library Guild digital collection. This free access includes offline reading
Please review the recent updates to the Resource Sharing Standards. During the June 9th Directors Association meeting, the member library directors approved to update the policies and procedures to include: Registration for Institutions While libraries have long extended registration, it was done without policy and the record entry had not been codified. The Patron Registration
There is still time to register for the MHLS Sierra Users Group on Wednesday, June 23rd at 1:00 pm. Join MHLS Assistant Director / Technology Operations Manager Laurie Shedrick and your peers for the annual Mid-Hudson Sierra Users Group. This event is an opportunity to keep current with all things related to our Sierra ILS and the related products
UPDATE: This bill has passed in both the Assembly and Senate! Now it is on to the Governor’s desk. Thank you all for your efforts to help make this happen. TIME SENSITIVE: The New York Library Association (NYLA) has recently learned that a well-known lobbying firm has been hired to advocate against the #eBooks4All bill.
