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"The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains" by Nicholas Carr has been selected as the title for “Libraries Read: 1 Book.” Join us at one of the following discussions. It may even change your brain!
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The Library of Michigan and MCLS are pleased to announce the capacity of the Michigan Harwood Cohort is slated to double. Starting in October 2016 a second group of Michigan library staff will undergo a several month long community engagement training program. The training will be led by coaches from the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, and is being offered at no charge to selected Michigan libraries, with generous stipends provided through Library of Michigan LSTA funding.
The MCLS Nominating Committee seeks nominations from the membership for the following openings on the MCLS Board of Directors:
Each seat has a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2019. The Board meets 4 times a year, in February, May, August, and November, and Board meetings alternate between Michigan and Indiana. The November meeting includes a two-day strategy retreat to review activity of the previous year, assess trends, and determine strategic changes to MCLS’s services. Newly elected Board members are asked to attend the annual retreat. MCLS reimburses Board members for all direct meeting expenses.
MCLS is pleased to announce our newest team member, Jan Davidson. Jan comes to MCLS with a strong background in non-profit 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. Jan will be your primary contact for workshops and training. Please continue to direct your inquiries to training@mcls.org, and she will respond.
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 to explore your hopes, concerns, and aspirations. This spring we held rounds of conversations in both states and already have talked to over 150 library staff. We look forward to continuing this conversation and sharing what we learned from you.
Maryanne Wolf, Ph.D.
On September 30, a collaborative of Michigan library service agencies are sponsoring Reading Redefined: Deep Reading, Learning, and the Impact of Digitization, a one-day symposium in Lansing to discuss the ways that reading is changing as our environment and interactions become ever more digital. We are excited to have Maryanne Wolf and Natalie Phillips as plenary speakers. They are both pre-eminent researchers in the field. In addition to their own published research, they have been featured in numerous articles and interviews.
Are you planning to attend the Internet Librarian conference Oct. 17-19? If so, MCLS and Amigo Library Services can help you save money on early bird conference registration. Register for the conference and use the discount code AMI16. Please contact MCLS Member Services at 800-530-9019 ext 401 or services@mcls.org with any questions.
The IFLA RELINDIAL SIG (Religions: Libraries and Dialogue Special Interest Group) and the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) welcome you to a timely discussion on Fostering Global Communication among Religions and Libraries. Jamie LaRue, Director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and Dr. Nancy Arnison, Director of the Theological Book Network are keynote speakers. Come join us on Friday, August 12 to learn from all of the participants – presenters and audience – and to share your thoughts.
Registration is now open for MCLS online workshops scheduled from August to December. Build and expand your skills with us. View the upcoming semester schedule.
For any questions, please email training@mcls.org.
We invite you to participate in "Media boot camp: interviewing skills." We will review some of the basic tips for being interviewed by the media, and then attendees will participate in multiple interview scenarios. Interviews will be played back and constructively critiqued by your peers. Never say "no comment" again! It's fun, it's safe, and it's a friendly way to practice with your colleagues. Join us at the Wheatfield branch of the Jasper County Public Library, in Wheatfield, IN on July 27, or at the Lincoln Heritage Public Library in Dale, IN on September 27.
Read more and register for July 27>>
Read more and register for September 27>>
For any questions, please email training@mcls.org.
For more information, visit our upcoming workshops and events page. If you have any questions, please contact training@mcls.org.
LGBT Thought and Culture is an online resource hosting the key works and archival documentation of LGBT political and social movements throughout the 20th century and into the present day. The collection will grow to contain 150,000 pages of rare archival content, including seminal texts, letters, periodicals, speeches, interviews, and ephemera.
Academic Video Online: Premium is the largest and most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers more than 48,000 video 
titles spanning essential subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, history, music, film, and more. More than half of the titles can be found only at Alexander Street Press.The massive breadth of content in Academic Video Online: Premium makes it a useful resource for all types of patrons, giving libraries a high return on investment.
bibliotheca’s Cloud Library is designed to be accessible to library users wherever they want to read or listen. It boasts a robust cross-platform user experience by offering intuitive browsing, syncing across devices, downloading, reading, and listening. It also can integrate fully with self-service kiosks and discovery stations inside your library. The Cloud Library can help libraries engage their digital users, new and old, and keep them coming back.
MCLS and Office Depot have partnered to provide MCLS members special discounts on a variety of office supplies. On average, MCLS members can save over 30% on paper, ink, cleaning supplies, coffee, snacks, copy services and more. MCLS members also receive free next day delivery with online ordering.
The RIDES courier will be adjusting for new routes beginning July 1. There are far more changes than normal this year, so please be patient! As always, if you should have any issues, please contact us via the RIDES Assistance form. We can't fix a problem if we don't know about it!
RIDES libraries that receive direct delivery service should note that there is a new scanning process beginning July 1. An email explaining the new process was sent to all designated RIDES contacts.
A reminder to all ROSEY participants – courier drivers will only pick up Better World Books boxes that are sealed and labeled with a current ROSEY label. They have been instructed to deny any other boxes.
