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Happy birthday MeLCat!It's hard to believe that MeLCat is now 10 years old! The success of MeLCat is a testament to the power of all types and sizes of libraries working together to build a service that benefits Michigan residents statewide. A hearty congratulations to all MeLCat member libraries!
Read more about MeLCat's key milestones.
In honor of MeLCat's birthday, we're having a contest! In 2005, the most requested MeLCat title was Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. Name the most requested title in 2014 and win a bag of goodies! Submit your answer via a Google form. The contest ends on January 30, 2015 at 5pm.
Sherry Gick, Library and Instructional Technology Specialist with the Rossville Consolidated Schools in Rossville, Ind. was recently named a finalist in the 2014 Edublog Awards in the “Best Individual Tweeter” category, as well as being named by Scholastic as one of “10 School Librarians to Follow on Twitter.”
Read more about what makes Sherry's tweets so terrific.
Frances Yates of Indiana University East in Richmond, IN and Cherry Hamrick from the Delta Township Public Library in Lansing, MI, were among 10 librarians named as recipients of this prestigious award.
Read more about how Frances and Cherry made a meaningful difference in their patron's lives.
Start your new year with MCLS training to upgrade your skills. We have a wide variety of classes available online to light up your brain cells and help make it easier to get through the cold months. LEUs are available for Indiana library staff.
Register today for the following MCLS workshops:
Let's face it - libraries are often short-staffed. Increasingly paraprofessionals, library assistants, and student workers are called to staff the reference and information desks. Librarians are armed with explicit training to manage specific questions and scenarios where other workers are frequently left to fend for themselves. This two-hour reference boot camp focuses on conducting a proper reference interview; the difference between reference and research; how not to give advice while supplying information and when to punt the question to the librarians.
Is your library's website written in language for the online world? Learn how writing appropriately for the web will make for a better user experience for patrons, and help staff more easily manage content.
Librarians need the skills to deliver a clear, consistent message to educate their constituents on the value of libraries, and, in moments of crisis, to effectively present themselves as community leaders. Public relations and media relations professional, Rick Hightower, will conduct an informative and interactive workshop on media coaching, as well as moderate a panel of news reporters from different media backgrounds, on what the reporters really want. Watch for more announcements as the date draws nearer.
This class will discuss using The Edge Initiative to create dynamic programming for community using new and emergent technology. Watch for more announcements as the details are finalized.
Order now through January 15 and save 22% on print and R2 Digital Library titles. Read more >>
A new MCLS member benefit beginning October 1, 2014. A-Z Academic Document Delivery Collection is a service from Reprints Desk that features fast delivery (within minutes) of scholarly research papers from more than 20,000 publications. Read more >>
MCLS and Office Depot have been working together to provide our members special pricing for a variety of office supplies. On average, an MCLS member can save 25% on paper, ink, cleaning supplies, coffee, snacks, copy services and more. Libraries should pay special attention to items marked with the “Best Value” symbol to ensure the greatest discount. Free delivery on orders of $50 or more.
To receive this discount libraries must register an account with Office Depot and select Invoice Account Registration. For more information, contact services@mcls.org or 800-530-9019 x401.
MCLS is your source of genuine 3M security strips and hardware. 3M productivity and security solutions let staff spend less time on routine tasks and more time helping patrons. By purchasing 3M products through MCLS, your library can save a minimum of 30% off security strips and 15% on accessories and hardware. For more information or a quote, contact us at services@mcls.org.
