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Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 1, is Library Advocacy Day in Albany and we need everyone to speak up - wherever you are on Wednesday! Even if you don't plan to be in Albany with the hundreds of advocates from across the state you can be there in spirit!
Step 1: Get Up to Speed on the Issues
Step 2: Contact Your Legislators and help others do the same!
- By Phone: Call the Albany Office of your State Senator and Assemblymember and lend your support to the advocates in Albany on March 1. Contact information for each legislator is available through MHLS' web site: http://bit.ly/1MG5XwR
- Letters to the Editor Campaign: The New York Library Association is challenging us to get into local publications over the next week. They have even drafted a letter to help you get started: http://bit.ly/2lCTobm. Please feel free to edit the letter as much or as little as you see fit. (Local details increase the value to local readers.) The time to act is NOW - please submit your letter today, tomorrow or anytime within the next week. This effort matters - the Governor has regional representatives that monitor all local publications - and report back. Let's make sure that libraries appear in every one of the next round of regional reports. Should your letter be published - please be sure to let us know: rsmith@midhudson.org
- Through Social Media: Use the New York Library Association's Virtual Advocacy Day resources: http://bit.ly/2lKjtaw Activities support the use of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get the word out about #NYLALAD17 Don't forget to tag your legislators so they can see the level of interest among their constituents when it comes to supporting libraries!
 Pro Tip: Change your Facebook profile pic to this simple graphic that you can download at
http://bit.ly/2lzwHoe
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MHLS Announcements
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 Putting Books into the Hands of Kids was the goal of a large distribution, in January, of new books.
This is a program of the Empire State Center for the Book, spearheaded locally by Ellen Rubin
(pictured left, at the book distribution site - the MHLS Auditorium). This year nearly 4,000 books were collected and over 40 organizations (including public libraries, school libraries, schools and social service agencies) picked up books to distribute in their communities. The Empire State Center for the Book sponsors programs that highlight our state's literary heritage and call attention to the importance of books, reading, literacy and libraries. The books were collected through the 2016 Holiday Book Drive at Poughkeepsie Barnes & Noble. The book drive calls attention to the importance of books to every child in our area, ages 1-18. Books make an important and lasting difference in the life of these children by shaping and expanding their imaginations and values.
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The Pawling Library
recently teamed up with the Pawling Central School District to offer The Human Library Project a program that allows participants to engage one another in meaningful communication in a context in which everyone's story is valued. Check out their "Human-Library-Catalogue" here:
http://bit.ly/2mkshSt
To learn more about The Human Library project visit
http://humanlibrary.org/
The Red Hook Public Library was recently featured both regionally and nationally!
Red Hook Public Library's Michael Grant with preschoolers
● On WebJunction, "The learning place for libraries," the library's Homeschool Libratory program was featured: "A program for homeschooling families is something your library can do that is of great value to the community. It costs little. And it drives a lot of traffic and circulation."
http://bit.ly/2lA6nKE
● Chronogram, a Hudson Valley publication, featured the library's "Kidology" program. This program is for kids ages 2-5 and "pairs kids' natural curiosity with the scientific method through science-inspired songs, stories, crafts, and games." Library Director Dawn Jardine says that "The idea for Kidology is that it's never too early to start learning about science." Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/2mc5ziy
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Privacy Literacy at Your Library Webinar
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 | 3:00 - 4:00pm
Our offline lives are no longer separate from our online identities. Many people are unaware of how their information is being used, what they have control over, or how to have safe online interactions.
San José Public Library's Virtual Privacy Lab
[https://www.sjpl.org/privacy]has developed a seven-module customized learning experience for library patrons, in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. The modules guide users through topics such as social media and security, and provide personalized tips, links and resources that enable them to feel safe and confident online. This privacy literacy resource is available for everyone, so learn how you can utilize the online Virtual Privacy Lab with the populations you serve at your library. To register:
http://bit.ly/2lzSUCP
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Administration & Management
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MHLS Webinar: Drafting a Basic Facility Plan
Wednesday, March 15th | 10:00 - 11:00am
A board-approved, prioritized facility plan is required to apply for the State Aid for Public Library Construction program in the Mid-Hudson Library System. This webinar, presented by MHLS Coordinator for Library Sustainability, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, is designed to introduce a basic outline for your own facility plan that can help you keep track of on-going and long-term facility issues. Please register online for this event at http://calendar.midhudson.org
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