The Mohawk Valley Library System Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 9:30am at the MVLS Service Center, 858 Duanesburg Rd Schenectady 12306. Board Meeting materials can be found here
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://www.nicheacademy.com/meetings-that-matter-seven-steps-to-running-an-effective-meetingCost: Free The meeting started late and went over the scheduled time. Attendees were updated on events that had already occurred. Speakers talked too long and repeated themselves in unstructured presentations. Those on video tried to surreptitiously knock off some email while trying […]
Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2GCBo5ChRzikIFjWwWSQPQ#/registrationCost: Free Work It Out @ Your Library! is a new program for librarians and families built around Work It Out Wombats!, the national PBS Kids television series for four- to six-year-olds olds and the first public media series to promote computational thinking (CT) to preschoolers. Through […]
Believe in Reading awards grants to existing and provably successful literacy programs. Programs should have been established for a minimum of 2 years. (The grant will not provide start-up funding for new programs that were established less than 2 years ago unless the applicant is a public or school library.) Believe in Reading will consider funding programs that […]
Walmart Spark Good Local Grants are awarded through an open application process and provide funding directly from Walmart stores, Sam’s Clubs, and distribution centers to eligible organizations serving the same service area that the facility they are requesting funding from serves. Award amounts range from $250 to $5000. Application are accepted and reviewed on a […]
Date: Wednesday, July 09, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://www.nicheacademy.com/fortifying-your-library-protecting-your-library-and-staff-through-policyCost: Free Libraries are in need of updated policies now more than ever. Strong policy is one of the best ways to protect library staff, prevent issues, and keep unpreventable issues from escalating too far. Join Al Hayden for this webinar, which will […]
The Community Library in Cobleskill is seeking an energetic, creative and engaging professional with vision to excite adult patrons with diverse and appropriate workshops, classes, and programs. A complete job description, including salary range and benefits, is available here. Interested candidates MUST submit a civil service employment application, library degree college transcript, and a resume […]
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMPlace: Online at https://midhudson.org/trusteebookclub/ Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, and friends for this fun and informative series! At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive into a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library […]
The Amsterdam Free Library is hiring a full time youth services librarian. The individual in this position will be responsible for all children’s and teen services, programming, and activities. A complete job description, including salary range and benefits, is available here. All applications must be submitted by email amslib@mvls.info and include a letter of interest, […]
Date: Wednesday, July 09, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PMPlace: NYS Museum, Huxley TheaterCost: Free The New York State Library is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a new initiative focusing on accessibility in libraries. The kick-off is Room for Everyone: A Library Accessibility Day of Learning, an in-person event at […]
