Between 2016-2018 every third Thursday of the month, MCLS held a series of Twitter chats on topics of significance to libraries and library staff. Each month featured special guests who were recognized leaders on the topics. The archive for each Third Thursday Twitter Chat is listed below. You can follow us on Twitter @MCLSorg.
Archived Chats:
2018
- Nov 15, 2018, A Conversation with Randy. Randy Dykhuis, Executive Director with MCLS chatted with us before his retirement! View archived chat
- Oct 18, 2018, Strategic Plans that Work with Michelle Bradley, Engagement, Training, and Consulting Manager with MCLS. Michelle chatted with us about how to create community-led strategic plans that work for the library. Gain some tips on creating a plan that is based on the community’s aspirations and the library’s strengths. View archived chat
- Sept 20, 2018, Community Partnerships in Academic Libraries with Scott Sandberg from Indiana University Northwest John W. Anderson Library. Scott chatted with us about community partnerships in academic libraries and shared about his experience in creating community partnerships. View archived chat
- Aug 16, 2018, Culinary Literacy in the Library with Liz Fitzgerald, Administrator of the Culinary Literacy Center with the Free Library of Philadelphia. Liz shared with us about culinary literacy programming in the library, including what tools are needed, program examples, and finding partners. View archived chat
- July 19, 2018, Libraries Read 1 Book discussion. View archived chat
- June 21, 2018, Eliminating Fines with Ruth Frasur, former Director of the Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library, IN and Kimberly Feltner, Director of Public Services with the Branch District Library, MI. Ruth and Kimberly explained how their libraries eliminated fines and answered questions about the process.
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- May 17, 2018, Digitial Privacy Literacy, with Innovations Manager and a Library Journal's 2016 Mover & Shaker Erin Berman with the San José Public Library, San José, CA. Erin chatted about the importance of digital privacy literacy and San José Public Library's Virtual Privacy Lab.
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- Apr 19, 2018, Digital Library Cards: How and Why, with Assistant Director of Library Services Eric Mims from Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, Mishawaka, IN. Eric talked about MPHPL's decisions and policies in issuing digital library cards to students.
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- Mar 15, 2018, Creating space for community engagement with staff from Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL. Jodi Kolo and Lori Pulliam told us about Idea Box and how and why to create space for community engagement.
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- Feb 15, 2018, Podcasting at your library with Programming Manager Kip Odell from Kent District Library, Kent County, MI.
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- Jan 18, 2018, Human Library with Highland Lakes Librarian Allison McFadden-Keesling with Oakland Community College Libraries, Waterford, MI and Head of Adult and Teen Services Trisha Shively with Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, Kokomo, IN.
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2017
- Nov 16, 2017, Best practices in makerspaces with Leanne Nay, Digital Engagement Librarian, Herman B. Wells Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN and Rich Weiland, Systems Administrator & Makerspace, Adams Public Library, Decatur, IN.
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- Oct 19, 2017, Accessibility barriers to library services with Christina C. Wray, Digital Learning & Engagement Librarian, John C. Hitt Library, University of Central Florida.
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- Sep 21, 2017, Partnering outside the box: Building partnerships to help fund collections or programs with Amie Thomas, Assistant Director at Brownsburg Public Library, Brownsburg, IN
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- Aug 17, 2017, Open Educational Resources (OER) with Jan Woodall, Director of Libraries, Ivy Tech Community College – Central Indiana
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- July 20, 2017, Libraries Read: 1 Book discussion on Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
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- Jun 15, 2017, Translating isn't enough: Cultivating real connections with your Latinx community with Monica Casanova, Director Monticello-Union Township Public Library, Monticello, IN and Laura Ortiz, Director Hastings Public Library, Hastings, MI
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- May 18, 2017, Data driven decision making: Utilizing demographic information with Kimberly Young, Director Houghton Lake Public Library, Houghton Lake, MI
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- Apr 20, 2017, Academic spaces with Corey Seeman, Director of Kresge Library Services at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
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- Mar 16, 2017, Linked Data summit - live Tweeting from the Summit event, held at both Indiana Wesleyan University, Indianapolis North Campus and Lansing Community College, West Campus
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- Feb 16, 2017, Political literacy for librarians with John Chrastka, Executive Director, EveryLibrary
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- Jan 19, 2017, Marketing your library with Trent Smiley, Marketing & Communications Director, Capital Area District Libraries, Lansing, MI
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2016
- Dec 15, 2016, Library of things—open discussion
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- Nov 17, 2016 , Team Building with Beka Lemons, Library Director, Huntington City Township Public Library, Huntington, IN
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- Oct 20, 2016, Small libraries can do BIG things with Chris Brown, Director, Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library, Williamsport, IN
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- Sep 15, 2016, Patron bashing with Samantha Minnis, Library Evening Operations & User Services Manager, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI
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- Aug 18, 2016, Sustaining yourself with Amy Paget, Assistant County Librarian at the Tippecanoe County Public Library, Lafayette, IN
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- July 21, 2016, Libraries Read: 1 Book discussion on The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
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- Jun 16, 2016, Emerging trends: Topics in LIS schools with Mahasin Ameen, who is pursuing her MLS degree at IUPUI and Samantha Minnis, who graduated this spring from Kent State with her MLIS. They will bring us up to date on what the current curriculum looks like for library and information science students.
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- May 19, 2016, Finding and building partnerships with Emily Bunyan, Director at the Knox County Public Library, Vincennes, IN
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- Apr 21, 2016, Community engagement with Nancy Kranich, former ALA President, Lecturer and Special Projects Librarian at Rutgers University
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