The deadline to register for next week’s Securing Your Library in Troubling Times special program is today, April 2! This program has been approved for CEUs through the Library of Michigan and LEUs from the Indiana State Library You can attend this program in many ways! In person at the Lansing Community College West Campus, …Read more »

To say that the 2013 Michigan Library Association Directors Summit was a transformative event in my life would be hyperbole. But it would not be too much to say that my notion of how best to lead a nonprofit organization was forever altered. I learned that our usual way of designing the services we offer …Read more »

We listened to your feedback at our community conversations and are testing out the idea of regional viewing parties for the Securing Your Library in Troubling Times program to be held on April 10, 2014. If you are interested in traveling to a viewing party close to you for networking with other librarians, check out …Read more »

Learn what goes into programs such as Bike Tech, 3D Printing, Raspberry Pi Programming, Arduino Robotics, and much, much more. No makerspace experience necessary, all are welcome! Get on the fast track to making in your library! This class will be online for two – two hour sessions over two non-consecutive days (February 24 and …Read more »

MCLS is cordially inviting member Indiana Library Directors, or their designee, to one of  six in-person, 90-minute community conversations this October and November. The meetings are scheduled at libraries throughout the state and will be facilitated by MCLS Executive Director, Randy Dykhuis. MCLS Board members plan to attend. The purpose of these meetings is to …Read more »

MCLS is happy to announce two brand new social media classes being offered in the coming weeks: Creating a Social Media Policy (online workshop)-October 14 Can my employees talk about my organization on social media: What if someone makes a negative comment on my organizations Facebook page? Creating a social media policy and/or guidelines can …Read more »

MCLS is pleased to announce Lisa Carlucci Thomas, 2010 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, 2009 ALA Emerging Leader and Director of the library and creative services firm Design Think Do, the keynote speaker at our annual meeting which will be held on October 4, 2013 at the Marten House Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana. Viewing by …Read more »

The link to the live stream is now available http://www.mcls.org/treasures. No log-in is necessary. This event will be recorded and made available in the future. Librarian for Conservation and Digitization at the Library of Michigan Kevin Driedger will join the conversation during the Q and A period of our September 9 Preserving Family Treasures program. …Read more »

Do you have grandma’s wedding gown, a tintype of a great-great uncle during the Civil War or even the family bible from the old country? Family and personal historical collections are a diary of where we come from and what is important to us. Most of these collections are stored in attics, basements or under …Read more »

Sign up for the free, live webinar: What’s Geek the Library and How Can I Launch a Local Campaign?, to be held Thursday, Nov. 29 at 2:00 pm ET. Have you heard about the Geek the Library community awareness campaign? Many Michigan libraries have already made impact in their local communities—and had a lot of …Read more »