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MCLS invites you to attend a regional meeting for information about recent developments/projects in Indiana’s library community. The meeting will include updates on the activities of MCLS, the Indiana State Library, and the Indiana Library Federation. Following the updates, there will be time devoted to group discussion on topics of interest to the Indiana library community.
On November 20 from 10 to 11am Eastern (9 to 10am Central), MCLS will hold its annual business meeting. You will learn about MCLS’s activities and accomplishments in fiscal year 2015, which ended on June 30.
Speakers include:
The meeting will be held online, is free of charge, and you will be able to view and participate remotely.
For more information, and to register >>
MCLS has partnered with The Library of Michigan, MAME, MLA, MI-ALA, the Library of Michigan Foundation, and the Cooperative Directors Association (CDA) to present “Collaboration and student achievement: How school, public and academic libraries are working together,” a pre-conference to the Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME) annual conference on November 11 in Bay City.
For more information, and to register >>
If your library wants to bring in new audiences, promote local tourism, or provide educational and cultural opportunities that would include wine, beer or other spirits, this workshop, "Wine tasting, beer making and literary pub crawls: Holding spirited events at your library," is for you. On November 16, from 9am to 12pm, attendees will learn how to convince the board, comply with state laws, get proper licensing, and keep it legal! Jeannette Merritt, Purdue Wine Grape Team, will even lead you through an educational wine tasting experience.
MCLS staff will be at booth #0021—please come say "Hi". During the conference, our staff will be presenting on community engagement and on "Library Match", a pilot project involving collaboration between Michigan and Indiana Public libraries. Hope to see you there.
By an overwhelming majority vote, our member representatives voted to elect the proposed slate of new and returning board members.
The elected slate:
As a follow-up to our Media Coaching workshops, 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 friendly to practice with your colleagues. Join us in Lansing, Michigan on December 1, or Lafayette, Indiana on December 3.
Register and read more (Michigan) >>
Register and read more (Indiana) >>
Does your public library need to complete a strategic plan? In this two-day series led by Sara Laughlin, recently retired director of Monroe County Public Library, Indiana, and veteran planning consultant, you will learn and practice do-it-yourself tools you can use to create your own plan. These will be highly interactive sessions, and Sara will coach and advise participants throughout the process.
Part 2 at the Lake County Public Library in Merrillville, Indiana will include discussion of:
It is recommended, though not required, that you attended part 1 of the workshop.
DIY strategic planning part 2: Set your library's direction, Oct. 21, 10am to 3pm (Central), 11am to 4pm (Eastern), 4 LEU
Many of the excellent MCLS online workshops in October are filling up fast. Don't miss these great opportunities to tune up your skills or learn some new ones. Register soon! 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.
Naxos of America 
is excited to announce the launch of Naxos Music Library—World and Naxos Works Database.
Naxos Music Library – World centers around Smithsonian Folkways while providing hundreds of additional recordings from labels like Sony, Warner, Arc, and Naxos World. This database comes with all the same features you've come to know and love in Naxos Music Library, like usage stats, personal playlists, institutional playlists, IP authentication, and the list goes on. The NML-World mobile app will be available early 2016.
Naxos Works Database features deep, searchable data on more than 25,000 compositions. This growing database is necessary for schools with any music program, especially music history, musicology, or doctorate programs. It's the one stop shop for recital programming, research and general inquiries based on composer, nationality, composition length, instrumentation, and much more!
Please email services@mcls.org for a quote or with any questions.
Beanstack is pleased to offer a 20% discount to MCLS members interested in a subscription. Please contact services@mcls.org for a list of upcoming webinars, or for trial information.
Beanstack is a web application and database of content curated by children's librarians. It helps engage local families by providing personalized recommendations and tools for earning incentives. Your library may also use the service as your online summer reading platform. 43% of Beanstack users do not have a library card before signing up and over half use the service primarily on mobile devices. Clients include Brooklyn Public Library, Calgary Public Library, and MCLS member libraries Kent District Library and Salem-South Lyon District Library. Kent District Library was featured on their local radio station and also blogged about Beanstack.
MCLS should be considered your primary source for 3M products. Libraries save an average of 25% on security strips and 15% on accessories and hardware. Now through October 30, 2015:
Save an extra 5% on 3M Tattle-Tape Security Strips:
Save an extra 3% on RFID 50x50 tags: $463.87
To request a quote, or to place an order, contact services@mcls.org or 800-530-9019 ext. 401.
**Regular shipping and handling fees apply**
Join us on October 28 at 9:30am for a free, brief, half-hour webinar. Learn about the large genealogy database resources available in MeL, as well as unique items held by the Library of Michigan and State Archives. As a collaborative project, staff from both the Library of Michigan and the State Archives will present. Their expertise will assist you in providing the best genealogy tips and resources available in the state to your patrons.
In December, the six MeL/MeLCat servers will be moving to a new hosting center. This move will affect both MeLCat and the MeL Databases.
Just after midnight on Wednesday, November 18, MeLCat requesting will be suspended for all users. On Wednesday, December 2, all MeLCat activity will cease for the transition. All services will be restored by Friday, December 11.
The MeL team has been busy preparing for the temporary shut down to ensure library staff and patrons have all the information that is needed. In addition to the basics, the library staff FAQ includes links to a recorded webinar for staff, a press release template, and downloadable flyer and bookmark templates. The patron FAQ links may be added to your library website. Additional resources will be posted as they are developed.
Contact the MeL team with any questions or concerns about the server migration.
All MeLCat libraries should review the participating libraries list to verify that the information listed is correct for their library. Any changes or corrections should be reported to the MeL team.
The MeL team is still looking for a few volunteer libraries to help test Pickup Elsewhere. This optional service will allow patrons to have items delivered to any participating Pickup Elsewhere location within the MeLCat system. Contact the MeL team if you are interested in helping out with testing.
Any questions should be sent to melcathelp@mcls.org.
The MeL project is funded by the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) via the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library of Michigan, part of the Michigan Department of Education. Additional funding is provided by the State of Michigan.
There have been several changes to the information on the RIDES shipping labels so all participants should discard any old labels and use only new shipping labels created with the current RIDES label maker.
Send your RIDES questions and comments to the updated RIDES Assistance Form.
