In a recent ceremony at the U.S. Supreme Court, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg administered the oath of office to eight new members of the National Museum and Library Services Board appointed by President Barack Obama. The Board is the advisory body for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and members of the …Read more »

This year’s Library Journal Index of Public Library Service (LJI) recognized 10 area libraries for excellence, based on their service output. Indiana libraries include Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, Allen County Public Library, Spencer County Public Library, Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library, Butler Public Library, and Waterloo Public Library. Michigan star libraries include Ann Arbor District Library, …Read more »

EDIT: This position has been filled. The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) is looking for an energetic, creative librarian to be our new Community Engagement Librarian. This new position will coordinate MCLS’ outreach, including training, marketing, and special projects as they arise. Activities include coordinating our monthly e-newsletter “MCLS News”, directing marketing campaigns and …Read more »

Sign up for the free, live webinar: What’s Geek the Library and How Can I Launch a Local Campaign?, to be held Thursday, Nov. 29 at 2:00 pm ET. Have you heard about the Geek the Library community awareness campaign? Many Michigan libraries have already made impact in their local communities—and had a lot of …Read more »

OCLC is pleased to announce that it has expanded its strategic partnership with Goodreads, the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations, to help provide greater visibility for all libraries. The new agreement pledges to improve Goodreads members’ experience of finding fresh, new things to read through libraries. It will also provide libraries with …Read more »

Congratulations to the Indiana Library Federation for hosting another excellent conference. We were thrilled to attend and catch up with a number of MCLS member librarians face-to-face. There was lots of other activity, too, and we have a new Facebook album to prove it. If you weren’t able to attend this time, mark your calendar …Read more »

EDIT: This position has been filled. The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) is searching for a dedicated and creative problem-solver to join the team that supports and develops the Michigan eLibrary (MeL). We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable about web technology and interested in furthering the goal of seamless access to the …Read more »

The MCLS Board of Directors has accepted the Nominating Committee’s proposed slate of candidates for the five seats whose terms expire at the end of December 2012. The following slate is presented to the membership for approval: Indiana/Research: Diane Parr Walker, Edward H. Arnold University Librarian, Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame Indiana/At-Large: Rev. Robert …Read more »

In case you missed it among other ALA Annual hullabaloo, this year’s Library Journal Movers & Shakers luncheon recognizing outstanding librarians also saw the introduction of a new award for libraries themselves—the LibraryAware Community Award. In a nutshell, the Community Award gives public libraries that have a drive for serving and engaging with their communities …Read more »

New services from OCLC provide opportunities to create and share at Webscale. Built on the OCLC WorldShare™ Platform, OCLC WorldShare™ Interlibrary Loan will replace WorldCat® Resource Sharing and help library staff and users quickly and easily obtain the resources they need from libraries worldwide. Plus, new discovery features in WorldCat.org and WorldCat® Local give staff …Read more »