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In March 2018, MCLS will be hosting three in-person World Cafe Conversations for Indiana library staff. The process used for facilitating these conversations is based on The World Cafe method of civic dialogue. Our purpose is to gain knowledge of, and identify barriers to, library services in Indiana, and to devise strategies and solutions to begin to overcome those barriers.
We need input from libraries of all types, sizes, and geographic areas to make this effort an authentic representation of Indiana libraries. Please consider joining us and sharing your thoughts, challenges, and hopes in breaking down barriers to library services in our communities. You do not have to be an expert; we want you to speak openly and candidly from your experience and point of view. All library staff are welcome.
Mar 6, Lake County Public Library
Mar 13, Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library
Mar 14, Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Facilitation training for Michigan library staffIn partnership with the Library of Michigan, presenters from We Can Work It Out, LLC will be coming to Michigan this spring to lead trainings on facilitation. These trainings are open to staff of Michigan libraries, with a particular focus on those who have gone through The Harwood Institute Public Innovators labs, with the purpose of helping you increase skills and knowledge necessary to ensure successful community engagement projects in your local communities. The day will include learning theory, as well as practice of skills and peer feedback.
for MarchWe'll be gathering together in both states again in March to discuss community engagement efforts at your libraries. This time, we'll be in the eastern/thumb region of Michigan and in northeastern Indiana. Attendance is free and open to anyone with interest in community engagement, but pre-registration is requested.
Mar 2, Caro Area District Library, Caro, MI
Mar 30, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN
On Thursday, Aug. 2, MCLS and Library of Michigan will be hosting a one-day program on "Disney's Approach to Quality Service." Location and registration will be announced soon on MCLS' website!
Call for proposals open for Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference 2018Do you have a new idea or success story to share? Program proposals for GLRSC 2018 are being accepted through Jan. 12.
Selected presenters will be notified by Feb. 16. Accepted presenters will have the opportunity to publish a version of their conference presentation to the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, & Electronic Reserves in a special issue, but will not be obligated to do so. A call for proposals for lightning round presentations (15 minutes in length) will be announced in February.
Read more, including presentation topics, or submit your proposal>>
Learn about The Human LibraryJoin us for the Jan. 18 Third Thursday Twitter Chat at 2pm Eastern (1pm Central). The topic will be "The Human Library" with guest hosts Highland Lakes Librarian Allison McFadden-Keesling of Oakland Community College Libraries, Waterford, MI, and Head of Adult and Teen Services Trisha Shively of Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, Kokomo, IN. The Human Library is designed to create positive conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. In The Human Library, real people are on loan to readers to answer difficult questions. Use the hashtag #MCLSchat.
New to Twitter? Here are instructions.
It’s time to purchase or renew a resource - how do you decide what to do? Do you rely on patron requests, usage statistics, both, more? Is it just about price? And have you ever wondered how these group deals get started in the first place? Join us and your colleagues at 10:30am Eastern (9:30am Central) Thursday, Jan. 11 for a conversation about these questions and more. Please register and join us for the discussion.
The end of one year and the beginning of the next always seem to spark a certain pensiveness for me. I look back at the year that’s just ending and think about our accomplishments and our “might have beens”. 2017 saw plenty of them. I have a grab-bag of topics that came up in the past year and seem likely to return in 2018.
Library staff from several different Indiana and Michigan MCLS member libraries earned their MCLS Certificate of Library Development in either Basic or Advanced Cataloging this semester (July - December 2017). The individuals represented both public and academic libraries. This semester's participants include:
Basic Certificate
Teresa M. Baldwin, Eaton Rapids Public Library, Eaton Rapids, MI
Geralyn Battle, Howell Carnegie District Library, Howell, MI
Gayle D. Edelen, Jasper-Dubois County Public Library, Dubois, IN
Katherine Frick, Jasper-Dubois County Public Library, Jasper, IN
Kate Luebke, Grace Haverstein Library at Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI
Carrie Williams, Niles District Library, Niles, MI
Advanced Certificate
Melissa Goins, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI
Patricia Halder, Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI
Lori A. Parsell, Garrett Public Library, Garrett, IN
Congratulations to all of you!
Interested in earning YOUR cataloging certificate from MCLS? Read more about the requirements or get an application form on our website!
For more information, visit our upcoming workshops and events page. If you have any questions, please contact training@mcls.org.
Happy 2018! Stock up for the rest of winter with our library supplies vendors or grab some hot cocoa and watch the Royal Shakespeare Company Live Collection, available from Bloomsbury Publishing. For more information about these, or any other products available through MCLS, contact Megan Bauerle and Chrystal Babbitt at services@mcls.org or 800-530-9019 ext 401.
MCLS has negotiated discounts on behalf of you, our members, with several library supplies and equipment vendors, including Brodart, Demco, Ingram, The Library Store, Kapco, Office Depot, Raco Industries, Watson Label Products, and Vernon Library Supplies.
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) Live Collection offers students worldwide a front row seat to experience the very best performances of Shakespeare from the world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company. With 13 RSC productions available at launch, the collection will continue to add new RSC productions as they are filmed, as the RSC works through Shakespeare’s canon.
RSC Live Collection Content Highlights:
