Advice

Valuable lessons and best practices can be gained from the experience of other libraries who have held public votes. This section contains a variety of such suggestions:

• Lessons Learned from Library Votes: Words from the Wise
  Insight gathered from library administrators and advocates experienced with votes in the Mid-Hudson Library System, across New York State, and around the U.S.

• What Makes Libraries Successful with Public Votes?
  Key themes from interviews with experienced library professionals.

• What if our Vote is Defeated?
  Discussion about the potential loss of a vote.
  • Responding to a loss
    
    
• 414 Panel Discussion Notes (presentation held at MHLS on 8.26.06)
  Script of questions and answers surrounding the 414 process.

• 2006 Member Library Votes
  Llibraries in the Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) service area who held public votes in 2006. For additional member library vote history information contact Josh Cohen or Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.