New features in the Sierra 4.2 release include the ability for staff to place new title-level holds using information from a cancelled hold, and insert that hold either at the end of the hold queue or in order by the original hold’s placed date; an option command link to allow libraries to publish a privacy policy in their WebPAC screens; adding an option to select a default Create Lists view so that each user can set their own default and more!
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MHLS Outreach Mini Grant Program 2017: Applications due August 11: NYS Outreach Categorical Aid funds, received from the NYS Library Division of Library Development, will be used to fund mini-grants of up to $2,000 per member library to develop programs and services to attract and connect to outreach target populations and form relevant community partnerships at the local level. Applications, Mini-Grant Information and Requirements
Can’t make it to Washington D.C. on May 3? Participate in Virtual Library Legislative Day (VLLD)
MHLS Featured in Current Issue of Hudson Valley Magazine! The April 2016 issue has a 6-page feature article on libraries in the Hudson Valley, including many MHLS member libraries! With more than half a dozen libraries featured the article tells the story of how libraries are adapting, connecting and surprising their communities. From the article:
“Everybody has been predicting the death of libraries and reading forever, but libraries are masters of adaptation. We are what the community needs us to be.” – AnnaLee Giraldo, Director, Kinderhook Memorial Library.
“How Local Libraries are Thriving: Turning the Page,” by Mary Forsell, Hudson Valley Magazine, April 2016.
The 56th Annual Membership Meeting of the Mid-Hudson Library System was held on October 16th at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. Attending the meeting were 112 library directors, trustees, staff members and special guests. Our theme this year was “Libraries Build Sustainable Communities.”
Camilla von Bergen and Roland Patterson, members of the MHLS Board of trustees and Tom Sloan, MHLS Executive Director
Keynote Speaker, Paul Gallay, Hudson Riverkeeper
Bethia Waterman, Liz Potter and Bernard Handzel of the Phoenicia Library pose with their Outstanding Achievement award for the Grand Opening of their new building.
Read the full summary of the meeting in this week’s MHLS Bulletin
Early Bird Registration for the 2015 New York Library Association Conference ends this Friday (August 14th)! The Annual Conference and Trade Show is the largest state library association conference held on the East Coast. Join NYLA for their 125th Anniversary. Offering a wide variety of programs, special events, networking opportunities, and vendor displays, the NYLA Annual Conference and Trade Show offers educational opportunities for all segments of the library community from library staff to trustees.
This year’s keynote address will be given by Dr. R. David Lankes, “Day 45,626.”
Orientation for New Programmers
Friday, March 6
10:00am-12:00pm
@MHLS
This program is designed for library staff and volunteers who are new to library programming, but open to all who would like to attend.
Presented by Merribeth Advocate, MHLS Assistant Director and Kerstin Cruger, MHLS Marketing & Program Assistant, this workshop provides baseline nuts-and-bolts information about making the most of programming at your library.
The workshop will cover:
• The importance of year-round (including summer) programming for all ages
• Best practices for program planning and scheduling
• Making community connections
• Resources available to your library
Please register online for this event
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Salary, Leave & Benefit Survey: June 30 Encore Webinar Attendance Credit: June 30
The Mid-Hudson Library System is proud to present a brand new online catalog search with improved features to connect you with what you want faster than ever! At search.midhudsonlibraries.org you now have access to “one-stop shopping” – a single search box that will search across the millions of book, movie, ebook, and audiobook titles available to
