Recordings from last month’s Securing Your Library in Troubling Times program are now posted on the MCLS YouTube channel. Check them out here. Thanks again to this program’s partners: MCLS, Library of Michigan, Cooperative Directors Association & Michigan State Police!

Register today for the following upcoming training opportunities with MCLS! May 6 MeL Databases Job & Career Highlights (online) (Deadline to Register is today!!) May 13 Everything You Need to Be Doing as a DCB MeLCat Library (online) May 13-15 Original Cataloging of Digital Resources Using RDA (online) May 15 MeL Databases Demographic Resources (online) …Read more »

Get Involved with OCLC and Outside the Box! Developed and funded by Redbox, Outside the Box is an innovative program that brings people together for free, fun entertainment events in their local community. When people connect, communities benefit—and as trusted community anchors, public libraries are central to Outside the Box efforts. This year, up to …Read more »

With the escalation of online GIS mapping applications (demographic and business databases for example), it is becoming increasingly important for librarians to understand and be proficient with these tools; to best serve our patrons and conduct research. Learn several different ways of making maps and utilizing these resources using both free websites and databases. Participants …Read more »

The deadline to register for next week’s Securing Your Library in Troubling Times special program is today, April 2! This program has been approved for CEUs through the Library of Michigan and LEUs from the Indiana State Library You can attend this program in many ways! In person at the Lansing Community College West Campus, …Read more »

Q: Can you tell us about a favorite moment working at the Library of Michigan? A: Actually, it came in fall of 2003 when we had the grand opening of the Martha W. Griffiths Michigan Rare Book Room. It was a lot of work but it was very special to be so involved with the …Read more »

Register today for the following upcoming training opportunities with MCLS! March 28 OCLC Print Management Symposium Viewing Party @ MCLS (free with lunch include) April 1 AACR2…Meet RDA (online) April 1-3 Classification Web (online) April 9-11 Original Cataloging of Videos & DVDs Using RDA (online) April 10 Securing Your Library in Troubling Times (Lansing, Online …Read more »

“Wikipedia for Archivists” Society of Indiana Archivists 2014 Pre-Conference Workshop When: Friday, April 4, 2014 Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Where: Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Indiana Cost: $15 for members, $20 for non-members Workshop awarded 3 Technology LEUs, and awarded 2 ARC, Section B. 3.d. (archival recertification credits from the Academy of Certified Archivists.) The Society …Read more »

 -Washtenaw Community College Librarian, and 2013 “I Love My Librarian” award winner Molly Ledermann talks with MCLS about her career and the profession. Q: How did you decide to become a librarian? A: While finishing up my undergraduate degree in Comparative Literature and German Literature, I contemplated pursuing a Master’s degree in either field. I …Read more »

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Research Help Now Virtual Reference Cooperative April 25, 2014, 9am-4pm Eastern Michigan University Library Ypsilanti, Michigan The Michigan Virtual Reference Conference is a one-time, one-day conference exploring all aspects of virtual reference services in libraries. The conference is being held in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Michigan …Read more »