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The MHLS Bulletin welcomes submissions from member libraries.
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Candidates for the MHLS Board
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The election of MHLS trustees will be an item of business at the MHLS Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, October 27th. MHLS is governed by a fifteen-member board made up of three trustees from each of the five counties served.
Procedures for Election of Trustees:
Article II. Nominations:
Section 2.01 -The county library association of each county for which a trustee is to be elected shall meet for the purpose of selecting a candidate from their county to nominate at the MHLS Annual Membership Meeting. The chair of the county library association shall submit to the MHLS Executive Director the name of the county library association's nominee no later than two months prior to the Annual Membership Meeting.
Section 4.03 - Each member library is a voting unit having one vote.
There are four MHLS Board of Trustee vacancies to be filled for terms commencing January 2018:
The Dutchess County Library Association has nominated
Rajene Hardeman for a first five-year term. Ms. Hardeman is a committed community advocate with experience serving the Wave Hill Cultural Garden, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Beacon Institute's Center for Environmental Innovation and Education, National Alliance on Mental Illness and other small community groups. A graduate of Pratt Institute School of Information, Rajene continues to develop programs and raise awareness regarding the need for balance between digital and non-digital activities, particularly for our youth. Rajene has been a trustee of the Howland Public Library (through June 2017) and partners with the Mozilla Foundation and tactical Technology Collective to bring workshops and supportive dialogue around the issues of online privacy and security. She is currently a Desk Exchange Community Animator (DECA) for the Centre for Social Innovation.
The Putnam County Library Association has nominated:
- Robert Culp for a four year remainder term. Mr. Culp was appointed to the MHLS Board in December 2016 to fill the first year of a five-year term. Robert graduated from Columbia University with a Juris Doctorate and maintains memberships in the New York State and District of Columbia Bar Associations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, History Degree from The College of William and Mary. He is an experienced Counselor, Advocate, and Planner for individuals, corporations, and community and educational organizations. His ongoing dedication to libraries includes his tenure, since 2003, as a trustee, and Vice President on the Desmond Fish Public Library Board. Since his appointment to the MHLS Board, Mr. Culp has been a valued member of the, Audit, Facilities, and Personnel and Planning Committees.
- A second Putnam County candidate is still to be determined.
The Ulster County Library Association has nominated Lynne Ridgeway
for a second five-year term. Ms. Ridgeway earned a Liberal Arts BA from the New School for Social Research. Lynne acquired her leadership, management, organization and team building skills during her 35-year career as Assistant Vice-President of GHI-Medicare. Lynne served as President of the Ulster County Library Association in 2008 and 2009, and President of the Plattekill Library Board of Trustees since 2005, and trustee since 2004. She is an active participant in annual Ulster County and New York State legislative lobbying initiatives to foster funding for libraries around the county and state. During her first five-year term on the MHLS Board of Trustees, Ms. Ridgeway has brought her considerable expertise to the MHLS Board's Facilities and Finance Committees. Lynne continues to serve as an active volunteer for a variety of non-profit organizations.
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MHLS Announcements
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New York State Library's Adult Literacy Library Services 2016-2017 Funds Awarded
: Congratulations to five MHLS member libraries who have each received $1,800, funded by the 2016-2017 New York State Library's Adult Literacy Library Services grant program and 2017 Coordinated Outreach Services Aid administered through MHLS:
- Hudson Area Library & Literacy Connections
- Kingston Library & Ulster Literacy Association
- Patterson Library & Information Performance Corporation
- Poughkeepsie Public Library District & Literacy Connections
- Grinnell Public Library District (Wappingers Falls) & Wappingers Central School District
These libraries have worked with literacy partner organizations over the past year, providing more than 680 group programs and a total of 6,826 one-on-one programs, which enhanced workforce development services in their libraries; improved adult literacy on the job and in the home; and increased participation of adults in library literacy programs, improving their career and educational opportunities.
Interested in participating in this program next year? Applications for 2018-2019 funding will be available in spring 2018.
Did you know
16% of those living in
the MHLS service area are
over the age of 65?
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for the planned $2.3 million expansion and renovation project at the
Kinderhook Memorial Library.
(left to right)
AnnaLee Giraldo, Director, Kinderhook Memorial Library;
F. James Tuttle, Trustee & co-chair of the Capital Campaign Committee, Kinderhook Memorial Library; and
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Coordinator for Library Sustainability
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Professional Development
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Strong Public Library - School District Relationships:
The latest recording in the MHLS Engage! Webinar Series features a presentation by Gillian Thorpe, Director of the Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library in Cold Spring, NY who shares her top tips for creating a strong relationship with your local school district. From figuring out what your schools needs from the library and who to talk to, to specific ideas that worked for the Butterfield Library, Gillian shares all of her hard won knowledge for strengthening the library's reputation through outreach to the schools. Watch this webinar when it is convenient for you at http://midhudson.org/engage
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In the News
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Local
Are you an MHLS member library? Has your library recently been featured in the media?
Email the URL for the article/video to
inthenews@midhudson.org
to be featured in, In the News.
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