New Mid-Hudson Libraries Mobile App Launched

The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) has just launched a new Mid-Hudson Libraries mobile app designed to streamline library services from your mobile device, making it easier for library users to access resources, manage their accounts, and stay updated about library events. With user-friendly features and seamless integration, the MHLS Mobile App is set to transform the way communities connect with their libraries in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster counties.

“We are thrilled to offer this new service which makes life easier!,” said Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director, “This new app puts millions of library items at your fingertips and helps you interact with your library public library and connect with the collections of all 66 member libraries.”

Features of the new app include:

• Store your library card barcode digitally and use the app to scan your barcode at a participating library
• Push notifications for library news and alerts
• In-app (and soon push) notifications for holds, items due soon, overdue, and account expiration
• Scan any book to see if the libraries have a copy
• Search the catalog and place holds
• Make lists (separate from the lists in Discover catalog)
• Reading tracker feature
• Quick links to digital library services like Libby, Transparent Language, and JobNow
• Find nearby libraries and their hours with links to navigation
• Use the app to navigate the Mid-Hudson Library System Road Trip around all 66 libraries – souvenirs available this summer!

The new Mid-Hudson Libraries mobile app creates an experience that highlights the individuality and resources of our “66 member libraries”, while celebrating and exposing the benefits of the Mid-Hudson Library System’s “1 great community”! It is available now in both Apple and Android app stores – search for “Mid-Hudson Libraries.”

About the Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS):

The Mid-Hudson Library System is a cooperative public library system chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and overseen by the New York State Education Department via the Division of Library Development (DLD). MHLS is dedicated to working together with sixty-six (66) member libraries in the Mid-Hudson region to strengthen local library services while saving local tax dollars. MHLS provides essential resources to member libraries and multiplies the funds that enable local libraries to continue serving patrons, keeping our communities strong, connected, and thriving well into the future.

For more information, visit www.midhudson.org or follow the library system on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky.