MeLCat is 20! For those of you who were unable to join us at MLA last month to mark this milestone anniversary, we invite you to join us for an online celebration. Join the MeL team staff from the Library of Michigan and MCLS on Zoom, Thursday, Nov. 20 from 3-4 p.m. Eastern (2-3 p.m. Central). We’ll share some MeLCat stories, follow the travels of Mittens the MeLCat Mascot throughout the …Read more »
In partnership with several publishers and EBSCO, MCLS has begun using a new agent module in ConsortiaManager. This module relates only to journal agreements that offer EBSCO billing as an option, which include Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Sage, Springer Nature, and Wiley. We are rolling out use of the agent module in a phased approach starting …Read more »
Kanopy BASE (Bundled Academic Subscription for Education) provides unlimited access to a vast pre-curated collection of 10,000 titles at one fixed price. Combined with Kanopy’s signature PDA models, this new subscription model provides the ideal critical mass of movies to efficiently introduce the Kanopy streaming catalog to academic institutions. Pricing is determined by your institution’s …Read more »
MCLS recently welcomed Kirklin Public Library (IN) and Linden Carnegie Public Library (IN) to our member community! MCLS membership is exclusive to Indiana and Michigan libraries of any type and size. Learn more about the benefits of joining MCLS, a strong community of 600+ libraries, on our website. Then, fill out our online application or contact Gwen …Read more »
The following library staff members have earned Certificates of Library Staff Development by attending workshops through MCLS: Basic Cataloging Certificate Heather Jeremy, MCLS Guest Library, IL Sarah Elizabeth Freeman, Arkansas State Archives, AR Basic Essential Workplace Skills Certificate Niaya Taylor, Vincennes University Shake Library, IN Sara Simich, Roseville Public Library, MI Cynthia Justak, Westchester Public Library, IN Are …Read more »
We are pleased to announce that Cromaine District Library (MI) selected Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) to facilitate a staff day in October, and Briggs District Library (MI) has invited MCLS to provide a staff day training this winter. We are excited to work with both groups! Are you looking for library-specific consultants, presenters, or facilitators? MCLS can …Read more »
By an overwhelming majority vote, our member representatives elected the proposed slate of board members to serve from Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2028. The elected slate includes: Academic Library Representative (MI): Kendra Lake, North Central Michigan College Academic Library Representative (IN): Josh Petrusa, Butler University Libraries Public Library Representative (IN): Melissa Merida Foster, …Read more »
Please join us on Thursday, Oct. 23 from 4-4:30 p.m. Eastern (3-3:30 Central) on Zoom for a product tour of Comics Plus® where we will discuss access, navigation, and content for MCLS K-12 libraries. This session will highlight materials and use cases that are especially relevant for K-12 libraries, but any MCLS member library is welcome …Read more »
The MCLS management team has created a new MCLS Staff AI Use Policy that we will begin implementing in October, and I’m sharing information about it so our community is aware and can ask questions. We know AI comes with many questions (as studies from Pew Research Center, Gallup, and others have found) and it’s …Read more »
We are pleased to share that two valued MCLS team members have stepped into new roles as of Oct. 1, 2025! Ann Kaskinen, former MeL Engagement Specialist, K-12, is now our new TALK Program Coordinator and Laura Warren-Gross, former MeL Engagement Specialist, Public, is stepping into the role of Engagement Strategist. Due to federal funding …Read more »
