This month I thank the 232 people who responded to the MCLS Board of Directors’ survey in September, and will share next steps the Board will take. The Board and I really appreciate the data MCLS members took the time to submit, including hundreds of comments. As I mentioned in September, MCLS’s member libraries own MCLS as an organization. According to MCLS’s governance system, …Read more »
Our staff have had a busy conference season, and we look forward to seeing our Indiana library community at our last scheduled stop! If you are attending the Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference from Nov. 9-11, drop by booth #15 to play our popular prize drop game and win a fun gift, grab some freebies, and chat with us. Be sure to add …Read more »
In partnership with several publishers and EBSCO, MCLS has begun using a new agent module in ConsortiaManager. This module relates only to journal agreements that offer EBSCO billing as an option, which include: Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Sage, Springer Nature, and Wiley. We are rolling out use of the agent module in a phased approach starting with the Cambridge …Read more »
MCLS recently welcomed Kirklin Public Library (IN) and Linden Carnegie Public Library (IN) to our member community! MCLS membership is exclusive to Indiana and Michigan libraries of any type and size. Learn more about the benefits of joining MCLS, a strong community of 600+ libraries, on our website. Then, fill out our online application or contact Gwen …Read more »
The following library staff members have earned Certificates of Library Staff Development by attending workshops through MCLS: Basic Cataloging Certificate Heather Jeremy, MCLS Guest Library, IL Sarah Elizabeth Freeman, Arkansas State Archives, AR Basic Essential Workplace Skills Certificate Niaya Taylor, Vincennes University Shake Library, IN Sara Simich, Roseville Public Library, MI Cynthia Justak, Westchester Public Library, IN Are …Read more »
We are pleased to announce that Cromaine District Library (MI) selected Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) to facilitate a staff day in October, and Briggs District Library (MI) has invited MCLS to provide a staff day training this winter. We are excited to work with both groups! Are you looking for library-specific consultants, presenters, or facilitators? MCLS can …Read more »
By an overwhelming majority vote, our member representatives elected the proposed slate of board members to serve from Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2028. The elected slate includes: Academic Library Representative (MI): Kendra Lake, North Central Michigan College Academic Library Representative (IN): Josh Petrusa, Butler University Libraries Public Library Representative (IN): Melissa Merida Foster, …Read more »
The MCLS management team has created a new MCLS Staff AI Use Policy that we will begin implementing in October, and I’m sharing information about it so our community is aware and can ask questions. We know AI comes with many questions (as studies from Pew Research Center, Gallup, and others have found) and it’s …Read more »
We are pleased to share that two valued MCLS team members have stepped into new roles as of Oct. 1, 2025! Ann Kaskinen, former MeL Engagement Specialist, K-12, is now our new TALK Program Coordinator and Laura Warren-Gross, former MeL Engagement Specialist, Public, is stepping into the role of Engagement Strategist. Due to federal funding …Read more »
Several MCLS staff members will present the following topics at conferences this month. In addition, if you’re attending MLA or ILF, stop by our booth to say, “Hi!” We’ll have our popular prize drop game for you to have a bit of fun plus lots of great information, prizes, and giveaways! National Digital Stewardship Alliance …Read more »
