• Support for stakeholder meetings including production of meeting packets, taking minutes and event planning;
• Lead responsibility for recordkeeping related to the board of trustees;
• Maintenance of member and legislator information database and creation of reports;
• General office duties that include, but are not limited to scheduling, use of office productivity software, file maintenance, and office and hospitality supply management.

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• A weekly mobile library to visit an assisted living facility
• Mobile hotspots with kits to circulate to the community
• Quality basic computer instruction to seniors in the community
• A 6-week series of exercise programs for older adults
• A series of classes for developmentally disabled adults from Taconic Innovations
• Reminisce kits in the library for seniors
• A series of creative writing classes

In partnership with Southeastern New York Library Resources Council and regional School Library Systems, Mount Saint Mary College (MSMC) will host its second Banned Books Symposium on Saturday, March 7th on the MSMC campus in Newburgh, NY. This half-day conference will kick off with Drag Queen Victoria Precise reading from a children's book that was challenged due to its LGBTQ content. Breakout sessions will feature presentations on all aspects of working with and responding to banned, challenged, and controversial books. In a breakout session, Strength in Adversity Hosting LGBTQ Events in Your Community, Putnam Valley Library Director, Dede Farabaugh, (pictured right) will be sharing her experience and best practice for policy and protests for hosting a Drag Queen Story Hour at a public library. The closing session of the day will feature keynote speaker Nick Bruel, author and illustrator of New York Times bestseller Boing, Bad Kitty, Bad Kitty Gets a Bath and Bad Kitty Meets the Baby, among others. Registration for this event is $25 and includes breakfast and lunch. To register for the Banned Books Symposium, visit https://senylrc.regfox.com/banned-books-symposium

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The Dover Plains Library in Dutchess County, NY is seeking an innovative, motivated and resourceful Director to oversee the administration of Library operations. Candidates need excellent communication and customer service skills and are expected to maintain positive relationships with the public community organizations, Town officials and the Library Board and Staff. You should be open to new and creative ideas that can benefit and engage our
community, as well as embrace current practices successfully in place such as our Non-Dewey cataloging system for our non-fiction collection and maintaining a Little Free Library at a shelter along the Appalachian Trail. 

MLS required, must be organized and detail oriented. Minimum 2 years experience in a library or other customer oriented establishment. Must hold or be eligible to obtain NY State Public Librarian Certification. Starting salary is $50,000 and may be negotiable depending upon experience. Health Insurance is available. 

Please submit cover letter and résumé  as well as 3 business references to [email protected] with "Director Position" in the subject line no later than March 17, 2020.

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• Jared Reinmuth talks about new graphic novel Big Black: Stand at Attica in Saugerties | Saugerties Public Library | Hudson Valley One 2.20.20

• Hudson Area Library's Nonfiction Book Group February Title | Hudson Area Library | Hudson Valley 360 2.19.20

• Homebuyer seminar on March 10 at Adriance Memorial Library in Poughkeepsie | Poughkeepsie Public Library District | Daily Freeman 2.18.20

National

• More Libraries Are Doing Away With Overdue Fines | The New York Times 2.23.20

• After a security guard is killed, libraries take a look at the balance between safety and access | LoHud 2.21.20

• Carla Hayden discusses being first woman and African-American to serve as Librarian of Congress | CBS News 2.21.20

• Legislator proposes library oversight panels to prevent drag queen story time events | Jackson Sun 2.21.20

• Public libraries are expanding the sharing economy by adding Libraries of Things to their catalogs | Shareable 2.18.20

• Must My Library Accommodate Service and Support Animals? | American Libraries Magazine 2.18.20

International

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