The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that people who tested positive for COVID-19, have recovered from being sick with COVID-19, or were released from COVID-19 quarantine may experience social stigma. Stigma is associated with a lack of knowledge about how COVID-19 spreads, a need to blame someone, fears about disease and death,
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The NYS Multiple Systems Navigator website is built for youth, parents, family members and caregivers that rely on supports from multiple child and family serving systems. It was designed to reduce frustration often experienced by individuals when trying to find needed information from multiple websites. For promotional bookmarks and posters in both English and Spanish
Media Literacy in the Library: A Guide for Library Practitioners contains information, program ideas and conversation starters on topics like misinformation and disinformation; architecture of the internet; civics; media landscape and economics; and media creation and engagement. The guide also explores ways to “meet patrons where they are” by integrating media literacy into reference interactions
Help raise awareness about coping with COVID-19 by sharing resources provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stressful for many people. People respond to stress in different ways and it is normal to experience a range of emotions, including fear, anxiety, and grief. Sharing accurate
In January 2021, MHLS will move to a new, streamlined Inter Library Loan (ILL) experience for both patrons and staff. Please join us at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 16th or Thursday, December 17th for a MHLS ILL Workshop that will provide workflow and best practice procedures to get your library in the flow of
The Poughkeepsie Public Library District has put together a resource guide including fiction & nonfiction print and web sources for adults, kids, teens, & educators that reflect accurate, authentic and contemporary representations of Native Americans. Member libraries can access these resources at https://poklib.libguides.com/.
Mid-Hudson Library System Delivery Operations Manager Tom Finnigan asks that you please place any accumulated, extra delivery bins next to your regular outgoing bins for the driver to pick up and bring back to MHLS. For questions regarding MHLS delivery operations please contact Tom at tfinnigan@midhudson.org.
The New York Library Association’s (NYLA) Pathways to Librarianship Task Force will be a first attempt at realizing an equitable, straightforward path towards librarianship for all people. The composition of the multi-sector task force will seek to be as inclusive as possible including geographic diversity among a broad pool of non-degreed clerks and paraprofessionals working
MHLS Cataloging – Understanding Item Records workshops will be held on Thursday, November 19th or Friday November 20th. The 90-minute sessions begin at 10:00 am. This workshop will be beneficial for any circulation/tech services staff responsible for creating and/or managing item records in Sierra. Basic Create Lists knowledge will be helpful but is not required.
The MHLS Cataloging Department have begun the process of converting magazine records to the new serials format. Starting with any magazine issues that have a cover date of 2021, libraries will begin using a new process to attach their items. As part of the new Serials workflow, libraries will check in each issue using a
