On Friday, June 12th beginning at noon MHLS Assistant Director & Technology Operations Manager Laurie Shedrick will facilitate the webinar, Staff Briefing: Sierra During COVID-19 Reopening. This one-hour webinar is for the staff of Mid-Hudson Library System member libraries to bring library staff up to date on the process for restarting Sierra and Encore patron
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The New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) restarted its mail delivery service as of June 1st for TBBL patrons. Patrons are also encouraged to register for the free Braille and Audio Reading Download service (BARD), which provides immediate access to audio and electronic braille books, magazines, and music scores through Android, iOS,
More than thirty-five MHLS member libraries have already signed up for READSquared! The New York State Library is pleased to offer READsquared at NO COST to public libraries statewide. READsquared is an online reading program solution. This powerful application offers customization and configuration of CSLP-themed summer reading programs and other reading and learning programs throughout the year, as well as readers’ advisory tools for
Thomas O’Connell, MHLS ILP Operations Supervisor will be offering Sierra Lunchtime Webinars beginning at 12:00pm all next week. Each day covers a different topic: Tuesday, May 26th: Knowledge Base: A wealth of knowledge for you and your library Wednesday, May 27th: Loan Rules -How they work and what they can do for your library Thursday,
Funds from the federal government can help offset some of the state-level cuts necessary in the face of COVID-19. Use the form and pre-loaded message at this link to tell your federal representatives what’s at stake if libraries lose funding, and ask your federal representatives to consider providing aid to libraries as they decide how
The Great Give Back Informational Webinar will take place on Thursday, May 21st at 2:00pm. The Great Give Back is a day for library patrons to participate in meaningful service-oriented experiences coordinated by the library. The second year of this statewide program may look very different than last year. Join Courtney Wimmers, MHLS Outreach &
On May 13th at 1:00pm, library staff are invited to a follow-up meeting from the April 29th, The Future of the 2020 Summer Reading Program to discuss their plans for the Summer Reading Program and share ideas. If you would like to share your plans or ideas for the summer reading program at the May 13th program, please fill out
The Everyone Serves Families with Young Children webinar will take place on Wednesday, May 6th from 1:00-3:00pm. This early literacy online training is for member library staff who work or interact with children from birth to school entry and their families. At this early literacy training, member library staff will learn about: How different types
On Wednesday, April 29th from 10:00-11:00am, we will meet to discuss the Future of the 2020 Summer Reading Program. This event is for all member library staff who are involved with the Summer Reading Program. At this event, we will be discussing: The goals of the summer reading program Ideas for virtual summer reading programs
We’re Still Open Hudson Valley is a resource for the community to have one place to go to find out who’s open and how they are offering their services during these difficult times.Please help get the word out to your local businesses!
