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The current Directors Association Meeting Packet will be available at Mid-Hudson Library System Directors Association page.

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Particularly for new board members, but open to all. Library board members looking for essential, basic information to increase their effectiveness in serving on a library board will benefit from attending this session.

Learning Objectives
Attendees will develop a working knowledge of library funding and organization in New York State; receive a clear overview of stakeholder roles and responsibilities and receive an introduction to Open Meetings Law and best practices for effective board meetings. This webinar provides a foundation of knowledge that other workshops in the MHLS Trustee Education Series will build on.

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The current Directors Association Meeting Packet will be available at Mid-Hudson Library System Directors Association page.

Meeting of the Columbia County Library Association.

Meeting of the Ulster County Library Association.

The MHLS Board Packet will be available on the Mid-Hudson Library System Board of Trustees page.

Meeting of the Dutchess County Directors Association.

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The New York State Division of Library Development (DLD) has updated the list of policies every library in New York State MUST have. Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director & Co-Author of the Handbook for Library Trustees in New York State to review the trustee role in policymaking. This event will include a review of the Core Values of Librarianship, how those values translate to the work of the board, particularly in the area of policy making, and a specific look at the policies mandated by DLD.

Meeting of the Putnam County Library Association.

Topic: Project Management:

• Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects aimed at achieving a specific goal. During this workshop, we will explore how integrating project management practices into your library’s workflow can help you stay organized, increase efficiency, improve communication, and lead to improved project execution at every level.

Objectives:

• Explore tactics and strategies for every step of a project’s lifecycle, from initiating to closing.
• Learn how to implement the number one priority of all Project Managers: communication.
• Discover how to plan and control project scope to avoid unmanageable projects and objectives.

Bio: Ron Kirsop is the Executive Director of the OWWL Library System; a cooperative Library System consisting of 42 small and rural libraries in Western New York. Ron received his Project Management Professional certification in May of 2019 from the Project Management Institute. Ron focuses on implementing successful projects, team building, productivity, and trustee/library education.