MHLS will be closed on Monday, December 26th and Monday, January 2nd. There will be no deliveries. Technology staff will be available via the MHLS ticket system (techsupport@midhudson.org) from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM to support system-wide Sierra Encore problems only. During these hours, tech support staff will be checking the ticket system periodically each hour and will address system-wide Innovative issues, sending tickets as necessary to Innovative, and posting to MHLS lists. Please note, phone and general issue support will not be available during this time.
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At their meeting on Saturday, December 10th the MHLS Board of Trustees passed Resolutions recognizing retiring Board members, Regina Morini and Myrna Sameth for their outstanding service on the MHLS Board of Trustees.
Voters of the mid-Hudson Valley said “Yes!” at the polls for public library funding in 2016.
Twenty-eight communities voted on tax levies for their public libraries in the MHLS region and 96% of those libraries won at the polls!
For the full list of recent member library vote outcomes please visit the MHLS Public Library Vote Toolbox
The latest installment of the MHLS Engage! Webinar Series has just been released! Join Sue Ray, Director of the Catskill Public Library and Jen Dubois, Program & Outreach Coordinator of the Catskill Public Library as they share the story of their wildly successful traveling story time program: Follow that Book!
This webinar is available for free, on demand through the MHLS Engage! web page: https://midhudson.org/engage/
There is a new interface for the MHLS Digital Download center powered by OverDrive
The new OverDrive is a completely refreshed website and app experience that makes our digital library faster and easier to use than ever before.
What’s changed?
Better Browsing
- Simple availability banners
- New ways to find titles
- New account-level audience filters (this replaces the old “maturity levels” setting)
- The whole digital library on any device
Easier Borrowing
- More options for signing in
- Easy-to-customize lending periods
- Instant access to titles from the details page
- “Books” icon takes you right to borrowed titles
Check out a brief (1.5 minute) orientation video
Library Journal, the premier professional journal for libraries, has released the ninth edition of their Index of Public Library Service, also known as “America’s Star Libraries, 2016: Top Rated Libraries.” Five of this year’s Star Libraries are right here in the Mid-Hudson Library System! That accounts for 14% of all of the Star Libraries in New York State!
- Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library
(Cold Spring) - Philmont Public Library
- Red Hook Public Library
- Tivoli Free Library
- Windham Public Library
MHLS will be closed on Thursday, November 24th. There will be no deliveries or tech support.
MHLS will be closed on Friday, November 25th. There will be no deliveries. Technology staff will be available via the MHLS ticket system (techsupport@midhudson.org) from 8:30am – 4:30pm to support system-wide Sierra Encore problems only. During these hours, tech support staff will be checking the ticket system periodically each hour and will address system-wide Sierra Encore issues, sending tickets as necessary to Innovative, and posting to MHLS lists. Please note, phone and general issue support will not be available during this time.
Social Media Tune-Up: Little Tweaks That Make a Difference webinar
Tuesday, December 6th
10:00 – 11:30am
Presented by Sophie Brookover, Program Coordinator & Social Media Manager for LibraryLibraryNK.
This workshop is appropriate for library staff and Friends Groups.
Has Facebook’s algorithm got you down? Want to get to the next level on Instagram? Thinking about how to really connect with your library’s community in social spaces? Join library social media omnivore and inveterate tip-giver Sophie Brookover for a session that’ll help you capitalize on your successes, address your challenges, and get you thinking about where to go from where you are right now.
For more information and to register please use the MHLS Online Calendar.
Read all about it! Check out this week’s Bulletin to find out why more than 150 people attended the 57th MHLS Annual Membership Meeting!
Last week MHLS staff successfully worked with Innovative Interfaces Inc. (III) to migrate our Sierra data and installation from California to an upgraded data center facility here in New York.
This change allowed Innovative and MHLS staff to upgrade the underlying operating system, improve the system’s security, and put support and library staff within the same time zone.
Final quirks are being ironed out, but the transition appears to have made the system faster for staff and patrons alike. Any lingering issues should be reported, as always, to techsupport@midhudson.org
