The Mohawk Valley Library System Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 9:30am at the MVLS Service Center, 858 Duanesburg Rd Schenectady 12306. Board Meeting materials can be found here
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://www.nicheacademy.com/webinar-telling-your-librarys-storyCost: Free OCLC’s From Awareness to Funding studies exposed a disturbing truth: use has nothing to do with library support. Moreover, public support for libraries is falling. Yet those of us working in libraries know how powerful and even transformational our services can […]
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 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 […]
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMPlace: Online at https://www.senylrc.org/event/open-ask-hr/Cost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) This seminar is a chance to pose your “What ifs” “Whys” and “Howabouts” for employment practices in the future. Stephanie “Cole” Adams will answer your questions about HR-related issues in this session designed by you! […]
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMPlace: Online at https://www.senylrc.org/event/ai-on-the-glam-job/Cost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) A review of how the law impacts use of AI at work in libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions. Written material: guidance and template language for Personnel Manuals and policies (both for using, and for […]
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 […]
