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On March 5-7, 2019, 50 library staff and partners from 15 Indiana libraries began a nearly year-long journey by attending a Public Innovators Lab taught by certified coaches from The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation. The individuals from all 15 libraries will participate over the next year in additional training and develop action plans to engage with and move their communities forward.
Save the date! MCLS and Library of Michigan to bring NCDD to Michigan for three Conversation Cafe trainingsWe are pleased to announce that MCLS, in partnership with the Library of Michigan, will be bringing facilitators from the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) to Michigan this August. We will be forming three cohorts of Michigan library staff who would like to learn a new method of engaging their communities, and be part of a cohort of peer support and coaching calls. The one-day trainings will take place in three locations around the state on the week of Aug. 5, 2019. Continuing support will take place via six months of monthly coaching conference calls and ongoing online peer support.
More information and registration coming soon!
Facilitation training for Michigan library staffDue to the success of last year's workshops and back by popular demand, MCLS, in partnership with the Library of Michigan, will be offering six more trainings on facilitation presented by We Can Work It Out, LLC.
Two dates in July will be offered for the Basic Facilitation workshop (repeats of the courses offered last year) and are available to new participants. Two Advanced Facilitation workshops, on the topics of, "Dealing with Conflict" and "Coming to Agreement," will be offered in Fall 2019.
Registration for all six workshops will be announced soon.
Looking for an easier way to track resource usage? Want to streamline the process of gathering analytics about your eResources usage and improve your ability to share that information with stakeholders? RedLink: Library Dashboard is a product you’ll want to consider.
Winner of the 2017 Best New Product/New Service Award from the Charleston Advisor, RedLink Library Dashboard automates the laborious task of collecting and comparing usage statistics across a library's electronic collection and provides easy-to-use data analysis and visualization tools to share the data. RedLink works with over 100 publishers, helping libraries access needed statistics and make data-driven decisions about its resources.
MCLS is pleased to announce this potential new partnership with RedLink and is currently offering discounted subscription rates. For a quote or more information on RedLink Library Dashboard, contact Stephanie Davis at services@mcls.org or (800) 530-9019 ext 401.
For the majority of my 25-year library career to date, I’ve worked for one library at a time, from health sciences to academic, learning along the way. Now, I work to help and support nearly 700 libraries in two states, including the Indiana State Library and the Library of Michigan. Talk about a learning opportunity!
To begin learning what I need to know to be an effective Executive Director, I’ve had the first of many meetings and conversations in Indiana and Michigan, with MCLS staff, member libraries, Board members, and other partner organizations.
Thirty-seven library staff members from 22 different MCLS member libraries earned their MCLS Certificate of Library Development in Basic Soft Skills during the first year these courses were offered. The individuals represented both public and academic libraries. The first group of certificate earners were:
Lenee Anderson, Pentwater Township Library, MI
Matthew Archibald, Traverse Area District Library, MI
Tammy Bailey, Pentwater Township Library, MI
Saxony Betts, Kettering University, MI
Airen Campbell-Olszewski, Finlandia University-Sulo & Aileen Maki Library, MI
Vicki Carpenter, Traverse Area District Library, MI
Erin Choate, Kettering University, MI
Rebecca Daly, Finlandia University-Sulo & Aileen Maki Library, MI
Megan Drapalik, Capital Area District Library, MI
Erin Ehlke, Eaton Rapids Area District Library, MI
Kim Fields, Calvin College - Hekman Library, MI
Trish Halder, Kellogg Community College - Morris Library, MI
Kelly Hale, Brownsburg Public Library, IN
Gwen Haviland, MCLS
Bethany Kozel-Emmendorfer, Kettering University, MI
Deborah Kristoff, Jasper County Public Library, IN
Michael Marks, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, MI
Eric Mims, Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, IN
Dawn Olmsted-Swanson, Kettering University, MI
Kate Parvel, Traverse Area District Library, MI
Heather Perrone, Wayne State University Libraries, MI
Chrystal Pickell, MCLS
Linda Pierce, Kettering University, MI
Michelle Plews, Loutit District Library, MI
Linda Poortenga, Jasper County Public Library, IN
Deb Radjenovich, Traverse Area District Library, MI
Mary Rueff, Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library, IN
Jamie Schlenk, Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library, IN
Becca Skau, Jackson District Library, MI
Kristen Tait, Baldwin Public Library, MI
Katie Waarala, Saline District Library, MI
Crystal Wazny, Saginaw Valley State University, MI
Kimberly Wiggins, Traverse Area District Library, MI
Jody Wilson, Traverse Area District Library, MI
Michelle Wise, Western Michigan University Libraries, MI
Karyn Witt, Westchester Public Library, IN
Alyssa Yavorenko, Canton Public Library, MI
Congratulations to all of you! We hope to see you in future workshops.
Interested in earning YOUR Library Staff Development Certificate in Cataloging or Soft Skills? Read more about the requirements or get an application form on our website.
For more information or to see all upcoming workshops through June, visit our upcoming workshops and events page. If you have any questions, please contact us at training@mcls.org.
MCLS has partnered with EBSCO and ProQuest to provide substantial discounts on several products that renew each July. Now is a great time to start a new subscription to one or more of these databases. If you would like a quote or more information, contact Chrystal Pickell at services@mcls.org or (800) 530-9019 ext 401.
Did you know that as an MCLS member, your institution may be eligible for a discount on Taylor & Francis eJournal libraries and subject collections? MCLS is pleased to partner with Taylor & Francis to offer exclusive discounts to our member base across the following broad eJournal offerings:
For institutions looking for more niche offerings, Taylor & Francis offers 25 unique eJournal subject collections. For pricing or information about Taylor & Francis’s eJournal options, contact Stephanie Davis at services@mcls.org or (800) 530-9019 ext 401.
