About SENYLRC

The mission of the Southeastern NY Library Resources Council is to support its members in the Mid Hudson Valley in order to enrich their services and enhance access to information for their users.

Achieve service excellence in libraries by:

• Thoughtfully applying emerging technologies to resource sharing, collection building, information access and communications;
• Providing imaginative, accessible and relevant development opportunities for staff at all levels;
• Becoming a focal point for the exchange of ideas, collaboration, the development of new tools and the promotion of the transforming power of libraries.

The Southeastern New York Library Resources Council is a regional, not-for-profit, multi-type library cooperative encompassing the eight counties of Columbia, Greene, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Putnam and Rockland. Over one million people reside within the 5,372 square mile area served by the Council. Currently 96 libraries and cultural heritage organizations from the region are members of Southeastern (68 governing members and 28 HRVH members). The Council headquarters is located in Highland, New York, and has a staff of eight.

Council member organizations are from both non-profit as well as for profit organizations, in both the public and the private sector. The size of the collections range from small specialized collections of a few hundred volumes to large research collections with thousands of volumes. Through the coordinating activities of Southeastern, this network of academic, business, hospital, institutional, legal and public libraries, historical societies, archives and museums is organized to share library resources and professional expertise for the betterment of the organizations' users. The Council is governed by a fifteen member Board of Trustees including both librarians and lay members representing the research community.

Southeastern is one of nine Reference and Research Library Resource Councils (NY3Rs Association) of New York State. Most of the 3Rs provide similar services to that of Southeastern. These services include:

• Interlibrary loan of books and serials;
  
• Access to electronic databases and documents;
  
• Online digital repository of historical images, documents and objects;
  
• Union list of periodicals;
  
• Compilation of a regional union catalog of library resources;
  
• Continuing education programs for the staff of member organizations;
  
• Training in new hardware technologies and software releases;
  
• Delivery of materials;
  
• Administration of state funded regional automation program;
  
• Coordinated collection development;
  
• Hospital library services program and access to health related information;
  
• Online searching;
  
• Consulting services; and
  
• Communications (SENYLRC News, Miscellaneous).

SENYLRC Bylaws | Appendix A - Criteria for Governing Membership | Appendix B - HRVH Membership Agreement

2013 proposed revisions to SENYLRC Bylaws

SENYLRC 2011-2016 Plan of Service

SENYLRC Strategic Plan 2012-2015

Guidelines for Use of SENYLRC's Conference Room and Meeting Room

2011-2012 SENYLRC Annual Report

Council Staff
Directions to SENYLRC
Committees
Board of Trustees