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Save the date – Join us for our Annual Meeting

Please join your fellow MCLS members and friends for a wrap-up of the past year’s activities, a preview of the plans for the coming year, and thoughtful conversation from all on the future of libraries. When: October 3, 2014, 9:30am-3:30pm Where: McCamly Plaza Hotel in downtown Battle Creek, Michigan Our keynote speaker will be former …Read more »


MCLS launches new website

After much hard work, MCLS is very pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website. You’ll see many improvements! New features We are excited to offer many new and improved features on the new MCLS website: Redesigned homepage – the homepage has been redesigned to be more intuitive with streamlined navigation and a …Read more »


Melba Moose retires to Potter Park Zoo

You might notice the absence of Melba Moose from our new MCLS website – Melba decided it was time for retirement, and now is spending her days basking in the sunshine at Potter Park Zoo, just a few miles down the street from the MCLS offices in Lansing.  (Her retirement name is ‘Willow’). Please wish …Read more »


2014 Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference was a rousing success

Many thanks to all those who attended the inaugural Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference. Over 140 public, academic, and special library staff  representing 90 institutions convened in Perrysburg Ohio on June 5-6 to listen, learn, share best practices and current projects, and discuss the future of resource sharing. Special thanks go out to our keynote …Read more »


ILF Pre-conference – How to engage and lead change in your community

At the 2014 Public Library Association Conference in Indianapolis, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation led a popular series of sessions to help librarians become change agents in their communities. The Indiana Library Federation (ILF) is pleased to build on the success of those presentations by offering an ILF pre-conference on November 17. Carlton Sears, …Read more »


July – December Training Calendar Now Available

The July – December 2014 Training Calendar is now available online! Check out the latest offerings from the MCLS training department including the following two new workshops “Finding Classical Music: A Reference Primer” & “Government Documents: Michigan & Federal.” For more information and to register for any of these classes, go to: mcls.org/workshops


Job Posting: Community Engagement Librarian

The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) is looking for an energetic, creative individual to be our new Community Engagement Librarian. This new position will coordinate MCLS’s outreach in Indiana, including training, marketing, and special projects. This individual will have exceptional communication skills and a willingness and ability to interact with Indiana librarians from all …Read more »


Job Posting: Community Engagement Librarian

The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) is looking for an energetic, creative individual to be our new Community Engagement Librarian. This new position will coordinate MCLS’s outreach in Indiana, including training, marketing, and special projects. This individual will have exceptional communication skills and a willingness and ability to interact with Indiana librarians from all …Read more »


2014 MCLS Board of Directors Nominations

Nominations open for MCLS Board of Directors The MCLS Nominating & Leadership Development Committee seeks nominations from the membership for the following openings on the MCLS Board of Directors: Academic Library Representative (Indiana) Special Library Representative (Indiana) School Library Representative (Michigan) Research Library Representative (Michigan) At-Large Library Representative (Michigan) Each seat has a three-year term, …Read more »