Please join us in welcoming Westville-New Durham Township 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; then, fill out our online application or contact Gwen Haviland at membership@mcls.org or 517-939-1388 for assistance.
Free Virtual Event | Thursday, May 14 | 10:30 a.m. Eastern (9:30 a.m. Central) Registration is open for our next Virtual Dialogue on Thursday, May 14, from 10:30 a.m.-noon Eastern (9:30-11 a.m. Central)! This month we’ll discuss “How to talk about the elephant in the room.” Our Virtual Dialogues are not courses or webinars; they …Read more »
MCLS has spent the last several months working with library staff to get them up and running on MeLCat. We are pleased to announce that the following new libraries went live on MeLCat: Arab American National Museum Falmouth Area Library Lawrence Memorial District Library Montcalm Community College Leanna Hicks Public Library of Inkster also rejoined MeLCat after a couple …Read more »
Every Child Ready to Read® (ECRR) identifies five practices (talk, sing, read, write, and play) that adults should use to engage with children to build early literacy skills. Through singing, children can practice the rhythms and rhymes of spoken language, learn new vocabulary words and their meaning, learn about story structure, and develop memory skills. Additionally, “Learning about …Read more »
MCLS partners with more than 70 vendors and publishers to provide member libraries with discounted pricing and centrally negotiated licensing. We regularly review expressions of interest from prospective vendor partners and add an average of four new vendors per year. How do we identify prospective partners? Vendors regularly reach out to us, promoting their products and services. We also engage with …Read more »
FREE Virtual Events | June 1, 3, 5, 2026 Join the Linked Data Users Group of the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging’s EMCO Wikidata Community of Practice (CoP) for a free, semi-synchronous, week-long virtual event that explores Wikidata. No prior experience is necessary! Project staff will provide you with everything you …Read more »
The following library staff members have earned Certificates of Library Staff Development by attending workshops through MCLS! Basic Essential Workplace Skills Certificate (FREE*) Pamela Wright, Rawson Memorial District Library, MI Basic Cataloging Certificate Jordan Ehrmann, Novi Public Library, MI Robert Lebowitz, Bronx Community College, NY Advanced Cataloging Certificate Sarah Mominee, Novi Public Library, MI For questions, …Read more »
Together, the MCLS community is strong. Together, we will thrive in 2026 and beyond! There are a multitude of benefits to being a member of a large collective like MCLS, which has more than 600 members of every size and type of library across Indiana and Michigan. MCLS offers affordable and customizable access to the key services …Read more »
As MCLS Executive Director, I lead staff who truly care about providing the best possible services and value to libraries, including through partnerships with other organizations and the many vendors we work with. The investment you make in MCLS in terms of membership and/or the time you spend working and communicating with our staff is invaluable to us as an organization. …Read more »
MCLS is currently preparing for an exciting member year. The key contacts (directors, billing contacts, and primary contacts) at school libraries will receive a membership renewal email in early May. All other libraries will receive their renewal email in early June. This email includes information about the benefits you’ve accessed so far in the current member year, how we’ve succeeded together as an MCLS community, what we will do together in the coming year …Read more »
