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Job Posting – Library Director, Huntington Memorial Library, Oneonta

Our neighbors in the Four County Library System have asked us to share this opportunity with our members.The Board of Trustees of Huntington Memorial Library seeks a creative and energetic library director with strong leadership ability to provide quality library service to Oneonta residents and the surrounding communities. The library is chartered to serve the […]

MVLS Board of Trustees Meeting 3/20/25

The Mohawk Valley Library System Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 9:30am at the MVLS Service Center, 858 Duanesburg Rd Schenectady 12306. Board Meeting materials can be found here

Grant Opportunity – Kids Need to Read

Kids Need to Read provides books, periodicals, and literacy resources to schools, libraries, and other organizations that administer literacy programs to disadvantaged children and adolescents. A school, library, or organization receiving books from Kids Need to Read must be a governmental agency or 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization located in the United States or its territories. […]

Free Webinar – Innovations in Employee Benefits

Date: Friday, February 28, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMPlace: Online at https://www.senylrc.org/event/innovations-in-employee-benefits/Cost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) Exploring unconventional benefits that libraries, museums, and other cultural organizations can offer to recruit, retain, and inspire employees. Written material: legal guidance and sample language for implementing creative benefits. This is the second event in […]

Free Webinar – Disaster Preparedness Basics : People, Policies, Practices and Procedures

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMPlace: Online at https://clrc.org/event/webinar-disaster-preparedness/Cost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) In July, 2024, Rome, NY was hit by an EF2 tornado that went through the city’s center coming within a block of the library. (MVLS has had our share of natural and manmade disasters over […]

Grant Opportunity – Reading is Fundamental Books for Ownership Matching Grant

Reading is Fundamental offers several matching grant programs, aimed to put books in the hands of children who need them the most. Books for Ownership, Reading Is Fundamental’s (RIF) flagship reading program, is grounded in choice, access, and engagement, and is the best match for public libraries. It enables children to select new, age-appropriate books […]

Free Webinar – Helping Libraries Plan for Programs Using the Performers and Programs Database Online

Date: Friday, February 28, 2025Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PMPlace: Online at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/14099287Presenter: Peter KowalskiCost: Free Is your library looking for interesting and educational performers and presenters as you jumpstart your planning for Summer Reading 2025 and Color Our World? This session will provide an overview of the searchable Performers and Programs database. Performers and […]

Grant Opportunity – Penguin Random House and United For Libraries Grants for Friends Groups

Last year during National Friends of Libraries Week, United for Libraries and Penguin Random House announced a new grant opportunity for Friends of Libraries in small and rural communities across the U.S. Grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000) will be awarded to support libraries in need. These funds will assist Friends of Library groups with priority projects. In-kind book donation grants […]

Job Posting – Curator of Exhibitions and Collections (Part-Time), Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library

The Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library has an opening for a part-time Curator of Exhibitions and Collections. The complete job description, including salary range and benefits, is available here. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume with two-three professional references, and three writing samples (the strongest samples will indicate evidence of primary and secondary source […]

Free Webinars – Freedom of Information Law and Open Meetings Law

Date: Tues, February 04, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 11:40 AM (Freedom of Information Law); 1:00 PM-2:40 PM (Open Meetings Law)Presenter: Kristin O’Neill, Deputy Director and Counsel for the Committee on Open Government Freedom of Information Law Information Session: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 10:00 AM | Registration link Open Meetings Law Information Session: Tuesday, February 4, […]