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10 Indiana libraries receive scholarships from MCLS to attend Harwood/ALA Public Innovators Lab

10 Indiana libraries were selected to receive a scholarship from MCLS to attend the 2016 Harwood/ALA Public Innovators Lab in Atlanta, Georgia, October 19 – 21. The funds were made available to MCLS member libraries in Indiana through a grant program established by the MCLS Board of Trustees from the proceeds of the sale of …Read more »


IFLA Discussion on religions, libraries and interfaith dialogue

A majority of the world’s population professes to a faith tradition of their ancestors, their country, or both. More than ever, we live in times calling for knowledge and respect for traditions of other people.  The IFLA RELINDIAL SIG (Religions: Libraries and Dialogue Special Interest Group) and the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) welcome you to …Read more »


Libraries Read: 1 Book “The Shallows” events announced

“Is Google making us stupid?” Nicholas Carr asked, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story. Carr delves further into the question in his book The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains, the selected title for “Libraries Read: 1 Book.”MCLS invited library staff across Indiana and Michigan to place votes on one of …Read more »


Library Community Conversations 2016 continue Aug-Sep

Indiana and Michigan library staff are invited to attend one of 11 Community Conversations to be held in August and September. There will be six held in central and northern Indiana, and five held in northern and western Michigan. The purpose of these conversations is to gather information about the needs of the library community and …Read more »


Welcome Member Engagement Administrative Assistant Jan Davidson

MCLS is pleased to announce our newest team member, Jan Davidson.  Jan comes to us with a strong background in nonprofit program management. Since 2012 she served as the Director of Programming and Outreach for the Center for FaithJustice in Lawrenceville, NJ, and recently moved back to her hometown of Lansing. She says, “I’ve worked …Read more »


Nominations open for MCLS Board of Directors

The MCLS Nominating Committee seeks nominations from the membership for the following openings on the MCLS Board of Directors: Special Library Representative (Michigan) Academic Library Representative (Michigan) Public Library Representative (Indiana) At-Large Library Representative (Indiana) Each seat has a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2019. The Board meets 4 times …Read more »


Libraries Read: 1 Book title announced

“Is Google making us stupid?” Nicholas Carr asked, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story. Carr delves further into the question in his book The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains, the selected title for “Libraries Read: 1 Book.” MCLS invited library staff across Indiana and Michigan to place votes on one …Read more »


MCLS offers scholarships to Indiana libraries for the 2016 Harwood/ALA Public Innovators Lab in Atlanta

MCLS is offering up to 15 scholarships to MCLS member libraries in Indiana to send staff to the Harwood/ALA Public Innovators Lab, October 19-21 2016 in Atlanta, GA. These funds are being made available through a grant program established by the MCLS Board of Trustees from the proceeds of the sale of the former INCOLSA …Read more »


MCLS awards scholarships to nine Indiana libraries for the Harwood Virtual Public Innovators Lab

MCLS is pleased to announce that 10 individuals from nine Indiana libraries were selected to receive a scholarship from MCLS to participate in the Harwood Virtual Public Innovators Lab, June 23 to August 11, 2016. The funds were made available to MCLS member libraries through a grant program established by the MCLS Board of Trustees …Read more »


MCLS Continuing Education Librarian retiring

Suzanne Robinson, Continuing Education Librarian, will retire from MCLS on June 10.  We wish her much happiness in her pursuit of leisure time and personal interests!  We interviewed her about her time at MCLS and her plans for the future. How long have you worked at MCLS? I started in August of 2001, just a …Read more »


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