Does your public library need to complete a strategic plan? MCLS is hosting a two-day series, scheduled for September 9 and October 21, where you will learn and practice do-it-yourself tools you can use to create your own plan. These will be highly interactive sessions in which you will be coached and advised throughout the …Read more »

Two of our member public libraries located in the northern most regions of each state have been paired up for the “Library Match” project. The Crown Point Community Library in Crown Point, Indiana and the Peter White Public Library in Marquette, Michigan have been paired up to participate in the pilot project “Library Match.” For …Read more »

Please invest the time and take advantage of this rare and very generous opportunity. The Library Network welcomes Warren the “Black Belt Librarian” Graham to the Dearborn Public Library Henry Ford Centennial Library on Tuesday October 6, 2015. Graham will be presenting “Real world library security”. This event is free of charge. When Tuesday, October …Read more »

Library staff throughout Indiana and Michigan read and discussed “Contagious: Why Things Catch On” by Jonah Berger this summer. The discussions, led and sponsored by MCLS, resulted in various ideas for how libraries can use the principles of marketing presented in the book to make library services and messages go viral. Berger presents six principles …Read more »

What is the intersection of space design and organizational culture? How do you design a library that is not only functional, attractive, and architecturally interesting but also a space that invites people to enter and speaks to them once they are there? How will libraries need to adapt to meet the changing expectations of current …Read more »

The MCLS Board of Directors has accepted the Nominating Committee’s proposed slate of candidates for the five seats whose terms expire at the end of December 2015. Electronic voting to approve the slate of candidates begins on September 14. All Member Representatives should receive an email on September 14 with voting instructions. Votes will be …Read more »

Are you planning to attend the Internet Librarian conference on October 26-28? If so, MCLS can help you save money on conference registration. MCLS has partnered with Amigos Library Services to provide a discount on early bird registration. Go to the Amigos Internet Librarian page for more details on how to register using the discount …Read more »

13 Indiana libraries were selected to receive a scholarship from MCLS to attend the 2015 Harwood/ALA Public Innovators Lab in Detroit Michigan, October 14-16. The funds were made available to MCLS member libraries in Indiana through a grant program established by the MCLS Board of Trustees from the proceeds of the sale of the former …Read more »

Consider yourself invited to “Outreach=Usage: Tips for marketing eProducts”, a day-long free event focusing on optimizing eResources in your library. Springer, MCLS, and Grand Valley State University Libraries (GVSU) invite all curious library staff for lunch and collaboration with colleagues to share experiences about working with eResources. There will be morning and afternoon sessions, with …Read more »

Over a two week period in July 2015, MCLS and the Library of Michigan traveled across the state and met with library staff from the Detroit area, to Muskegon, north to Marquette, and points in-between. Over 200 library staff participated in our seven events. Thank you all who took the time, and special thanks to …Read more »