NYLA is our valued partner in advocating for state funds, advancing legislation important to your library, and the provider of one of the best professional development opportunities available – the Annual NYLA Conference. Membership in NYLA is an investment in your library. As this will be the first renewal in their new database, they want
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The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) is holding our first ever Library Road Trip, beginning in June. This initiative encourages community members to visit the 70 library buildings of our member libraries during the program timeframe, from June 6 through October 18, 2025. The MHLS Road Trip aims to achieve several key goals: MHLS staff has
Thursday, April 3 from 10 – 11 AM | Register here Learn about the new partnership between the Mid-Hudson Library System and The Tempestry Project [https://www.tempestryproject.com/]. We are on a mission to leverage the amazing fiber arts communities throughout our member libraries to recruit over 100 knitters across the Hudson Valley to help with a community
The Poughkeepsie Public Library District in partnership with MHLS and Revolucion Radio Online bring the Consulate on Wheels to the Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium (105 Market Street, Poughkeepsie) Tuesday, April 8th through Saturday, April 12th. The Consulate General of Mexico provides its Consulate on Wheels in places where it may be difficult to travel to
REMINDER: Deadline for submission is March 21st! The New York Library Association (NYLA) is accepting program submissions for its Annual Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY, November 5-8. This year’s theme, Actionable Advocacy, invites you to share ideas, strategies, and best practices that empower libraries to advocate effectively for their communities. Seeking proposals for:• Program/Workshop: 75-minute
Thursday, April 3, 2025 | 2 – 3:30 PM | REGISTERSoutheastern NY Library Resources Council Conference Room, 21 S. Elting Corners Rd., Highland, NY This is an opportunity for academic library staff and others to meet with the President of the New York Library Association (NYLA), Tim Spindler, to discuss the statewide library association. Additionally, this
The Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS) has opened this in-person session to Mid-Hudson Library System members. Join Jen Park, RCLS Government Relations Specialist, and Joanna Goldfarb, RCLS Sustainability Innovation Consultant for BaFa’ BaFa’: Cross-Cultural Competency Training on Thursday, March 27, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. BaFa’ BaFa’ is a learning simulation designed to improve participants’
NYLA is asking our Library Advocates across the state to tell their legislators that libraries need increased funding. Take ACTION today! Please ask your trustees, Friends, and library patrons to help with this effort by responding to the New York Library Association’s latest Call to Action, found at https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=23437
Library Advocacy Day is Wednesday, February 5th! Hundreds of library supporters will fill the halls of the Legislative Office Building in Albany to ask their legislators to Fund, Protect, and Empower New York State libraries. If you are unable to join us in Albany tomorrow, you can still make your voice heard. Use your social
