Refresh your knowledge or learn new things by taking a MeL online course in May. We are offering three MeL Databases workshops in May: May 9 MeL New Job and Career Accelerator (in Lansing), May 10 Young Adults Part 1, and May 19 Kids. We are also offering two MeLCat cataloging training sessions in May …Read more »

On April 21, MCLS presented a special program, Marketing the Public Library, to rave reviews. The workshop was held at our offices in Indianapolis to a full house. MCLS extends special thanks to ProQuest LLC library for their generous sponsorship of this special program. Jennifer Pearson of OCLC began the workshop with her presentation on …Read more »

Attention Michigan libraries!  The Library of Michigan and LearningExpress have announced a week full of workshops for library and workforce development staff using Job & Career Accelerator (JCA), a new database added to MeL earlier this year for Michigan residents. See below for dates, times, and registration information for each JCA Workshop location.  The Library …Read more »

Congratulations to Nicolette! Nicolette Warisse Sosulski, business librarian at Portage (Mich.) District Library, has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship — an annual honor administered by the Business Reference & Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) and sponsored by Gale …Read more »

Could your library collections benefit from a little TLC? MCLS will be hosting three hands-on workshops which focus on assisting you in maintaining your library’s collection.  All three will be held at our MCLS Indianapolis office, 6202 Morenci Trail, Indianapolis, IN 46268. April 15  – Book Repair: An Introduction will teach you how to perform …Read more »

What if you could offer your patrons access to 7 million books with the click of a mouse? Imagine an easy patron-initiated resource-sharing service with visible shelf status. Other states have done it, and Indiana can too! MCLS Executive Director Randy Dykhuis and other MCLS staff are scheduled to present at four of the Indiana …Read more »

Join us on Monday, May 9, 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) for a free one-hour webinar on SkyRiver cataloging. SkyRiver is a cataloging service for academic libraries and large public libraries. Two librarians who use SkyRiver, Nancy Fleck of Michigan State University and Marianne Abdoo of Bloomfield Township Library, will each discuss their experiences in switching to …Read more »

Congratulations to Deb Noggle of Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Eli Neiburger of Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for being named 2011 Movers & Shakers! MCLS is pleased to hear that library staff from two MCLS member libraries were honored this year by Library Journal. In addition to Deb and …Read more »

Register online now for the MCLS program, “Marketing the Public Library,” to be held at the MCLS Offices in Indianapolis on Thursday, April 21, 2011.  This special, one-time only program features Kathy Dempsey, author of The Accidental Library Marketer, and Jennifer Pearson of OCLC’s “Geek the Library” campaign. The program will begin with Jennifer’s presentation …Read more »

Register today to attend the ASPIN Supervisory Skills series hosted by MCLS at our Indianapolis office. The ASPIN Supervisory Skills series covers critical skills supervisors need to perform such as leadership, delegation, problem analysis, conflict, communication, team building, effective supervision, and time management. Participants may register for individual days or the full certificate program. Participants …Read more »