Due to the forecasted weather, all delivery routes for Monday, 1/26, have been cancelled and the MHLS facility will be closed.
The HomeBoost meeting with Central Hudson has been postponed until Friday, 1/30 at 11AM
Staff will be available remotely from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Barring exceptional circumstances related to weather and connectivity, all other MHLS online and regular services other than delivery are anticipated to be available as normal.
Library Advocacy Day is coming up Tuesday, February 3rd! Hundreds of library supporters will fill the halls of the Legislative Office Building in Albany to ask their legislators to Fund, Protect, and Empower New York State libraries.If you are unable to join us in Albany, you can still make your voice heard!Use your social media
We hope you’ll join us in Albany – your attendance makes a BIG impact. Show up and voice your support for funding and policies that benefit libraries and spend the day with library lovers from around the State. Get Ready: Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) Executive Director and guest speaker Max Prime,
February 23 | 2 – 2:45 PM | Online In this one-hour online session New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) Senior Librarian Laurenne Teachout (she/her) will share recent updates to the program, provide an overview of services focusing on institution membership and the important role public libraries play in connecting community members
Digging Into dPlan | ArtsReady | February 11 | 2 -3 PM | Online All member libraries have a free account to dPlan in 2026 thanks to the Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley funding of The Library of Local Project. This one-hour webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the dPlan|ArtsReady tool and offer
New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 requires all public library trustees (but not association library trustees) to take and file an oath of office within 30 days of beginning their term of office. Public library trustees are public officers, and the oath of office is required to officially undertake and perform the duties of a
Trustee Handbook Book Club: Open Meetings Law | January 27 | 5 – 6 PM | Online Join co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State Rebekkah Smith Aldrich and friends for this fun and informative series! At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive on a topic relevant to their
