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Contact Us
The MHLS Bulletin welcomes submissions from member libraries.
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On February 26th, Library Advocates across the state will join together online for NYLA's Annual Library Advocacy Day. We'll miss being together in Albany, but there's still an opportunity to come together as a group and speak up for Library Aid. Please encourage staff, Trustees, Friends and patrons to share how important libraries are in our communities through social media, phone calls and letters to your legislators and the Governor. Here's how you can participate:
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Get the word out on social media. Post messages on your library and personal accounts and don't forget to tag your legislator. Ask others to share your posts and share their stories! For post ideas and hashtags visit https://midhudson.org/library-advocacy-week/.
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Send a letter to your representatives in Albany! NYLA has provided customizable letters that can be sent to your legislators in Albany and to the Governor. It only takes two minutes to send a letter to all your representatives through NYLA's Online Advocacy Center (OAC).Already done that? Encourage 5 other people to do the same!
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Give your legislator a call! That's right, pick up the phone and let your legislators know you support funding for library aid and the State Aid for Library Construction Program. Find your local legislator.
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MHLS Announcements
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REMINDER: We encourage all member library directors to plan to participate in a community conversation county session as part of MHLS' 2022-2026 plan of service and program design. All sessions will take place in March 2021. Registration can be accessed through the MHLS Calendar.
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MHLS is pleased to be working with Tammy Gaskell, director of the Roeliff
Jansen Community Library, as an intern for the current semester as she finishes up her master's in library science degree from the University at Albany. Tammy will be assisting with the annual report to the state reviews and working on a special project to produce a toolkit for members based on the MHLS Lab Project programs which studied increasing circulation, program attendance, and cardholder retention at member libraries.
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MHLS Libraries
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 Claverack Free Library has been hosting a series of free online cooking classes, From Local Kitchens to Yours, featuring local chefs! The online classes are available to registrants from January through April and feature a different local chef every month demonstrating a variety of cooking styles.
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Professional Development
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There is still time to register for the YSS Spring Conference - Futureproof Libraries: Relevance and Resilience in Challenging Times. This full-day online event will take place on March 26th and feature author keynote Ellen Oh of We Need Diverse Books. The deadline for registration is Friday, March 19th. For more information and to register visit nyla.org/YSS.
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Resource Sharing & Sierra
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Sierra Mobile Worklist is being reintroduced with new features and MHLS is bringing back title paging, which has been updated to respect our paging order. MHLS has been testing this with volunteer member libraries and we now have assurances that the product is working as described. To assist you in getting familiar with Mobile Worklists, new documentation and recorded webinars are being added to the MHLS Knowledgebase. Please delete the old version of Mobile Worklist from any device you have had it installed on and reinstall it from the app store.
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Sustainable Libraries
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Library Staff as Public Servants: A Field Guide for Preparing to Support Communities in Crisis, a new guide from the YX Lab of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland is now available. This field guide is designed to help public library staff support their communities during times of crisis. In the field guide, the authors encourage the library community to have in place critical relationships and community data prior to considering what programs and services are needed during a local, regional, or national crisis using four essential tasks - learn about community, co-create with community, iterate and assess with community, and design structures for the community.
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As COVID-19 vaccines become available, libraries can play an important role in helping community members understand this important transmission prevention tool. As trusted organizations, libraries can use the CDC's new toolkit including posters, messaging, and social media resources to educate their communities about the vaccine and support community members with tech help necessary to schedule vaccinations.
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Programming
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Summer Reading in New York has a new look! The Division of Library Development has released a new logo for Summer Reading at New York Libraries. The new logo was designed by a member of the graphics team at the New York State Museum and aligns with the updated New York State Library logo. The style guide and additional formats of the logo are available at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/summer/srlogos.htm.
Summer Reading Reminders:
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All NYS Public Libraries have access to READsquared at no cost. READsquared is an online reading program tracker that offers customization and configuration of CSLP-themed summer reading programs and other reading and learning programs, as well as readers' advisory tools for all ages and all reading levels. To learn more and sign up visit https://www.summerreadingnys.org/readsquared/
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All libraries have access to the 2021 Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) manual. Directions for accessing the manual are available at https://midhudson.org/summer-reading-program/. At the request of CSLP we are unable to publish the access code on a public space. If you need the access code you can request it from Kerstin Cruger, MHLS Library Sustainability Associate & Communications Specialist, kcruger@midhudson.org.
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The NY State Library is unable to purchase 2021 posters for libraries and systems this year. If you would like to purchase posters for your library, they are available through the CSLP catalog and online via the CSLP Shop.
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Job Openings
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Youth Services Programmer, Starr Library (Rhinebeck)
Part-time: 20 hours/week, flexible schedule, $18/hour
Summary: Under flexible supervision, develops and implements creative, quality programming for children of all ages and their families.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Designs developmentally appropriate regular programs and special events for children, teens and families.
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Presents programs and coordinates events.
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Works in tandem with dedicated staff members to promote the library and library events to patrons, groups and the community in a time-sensitive manner.
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Responsible for creation and implementation of Summer Reading Program calendar of events.
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Selects special performers in conjunction with Summer Reading Program.
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Responsible for operating within allocated programming budgets.
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Plans for and orders craft supplies, and any other items needed for children's programming.
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Compiles statistics on attendance of all children's programs throughout the year for the annual report; completes and submits summer reading program report to NY state.
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Communicates with parents, teachers, students, homeschoolers and community members to help improve library services.
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Reads and responds to correspondence and email pertaining to youth services.
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Deals tactfully and courteously with the public.
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Some weekend and evening hours required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
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Ability to organize, plan and conduct programs for the entire year, well in advance of carrying them out.
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Ability to communicate effectively with children, parents, staff and all library patrons in person and over the telephone.
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Knowledge in using the Mid-Hudson Library System catalog, the internet, and other computer software as related to youth services.
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Bachelor's degree and experience with children's programming preferred.
MHLS recommends that the minimum starting salary of a full or part-time librarian with an MLS degree be at least equal to that of a teacher with a master's degree in the same community.
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