The mission of the Mid-York Library System is to improve and expand library service in the counties of Madison, Oneida, and Herkimer. The System will accomplish this mission by focusing on the following priorities:
- Funding
- Marketing
- Technology
- Staffing
- Facilities
- Trustee Training
System Services
Acquisitions, cataloging, and processing
Books, videos, recordings, and other library materials are ordered, catalogued and processed, and entered in the System's online database. Large discounts are obtained through volume purchase.
Automation services
The System operates a shared computer system and maintains a telecommunications network that provides online access to all member library collections, as well as various databases and the Internet.
Collections and audiovisual services
Collections of children's books, large print books, books on cassette, videos, story hour boxes Bi-Folkal kits, and equipment such as VCRs, television monitors, slide projectors and screens are available for member libraries and community organizations.
Consulting services
Professional advice is available to member libraries on services, programs, planning, budgeting, administration, and management.
Continuing education
Mid-York offers a regular schedule of workshops, seminars, and other training opportunities for professional development of member library staff and the advancement of library trustees.
Delivery
System delivery vans visit every member library two to five times a week, transporting books and library materials and helping libraries to share with each other.
Interlibrary loan
Mid-York Library System's Interlibrary Loan service enables customers to obtain almost any material held in a library anywhere in the United States, if the material is not available in any Mid-York System library.
Books and photocopies of journal articles can be obtained free of charge from hundreds of libraries. Audio and videocassettes, microfilm and fiches are more restricted in location but can sometimes be borrowed. The only items we are usually unable to get are genealogical material, rare and reference books, and computer software. Customers initiate Interlibrary Loan requests through their local public library.
Outreach services
For those who cannot use traditional public library services, Mid-York provides Talking Books for the blind and physically handicapped, deposit collections of large print books to nursing homes and other institutions, and service to state and county correctional facilities.
Reference services
A professional reference librarian is available to answer questions and locate resources not available at the local library, through the interlibrary loan system and various electronic databases and also provides reference training for member library staff.

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