Our staff and external partners are working to transition Text and Learn for Kindergarten (TALK), a text messaging system for parents of children ages 0-6, from a completely grant-funded service to an MCLS subscription-based service for libraries beginning Sept. 1, 2023. Read on for some TALK transition details we covered in recent webinars with current …Read more »
Whether you’re planning an end of summer trip or getting a head start on fall conference travel plans, MCLS can help conserve your budget! Our partnership with Hotel Planner offers MCLS members significant savings of up to 65%. Contact Group Purchasing at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382 to receive the MCLS Hotel Planner link.
Join MCLS Marketing and Communication Coordinator Mary Ruthko to discuss the TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten promotional toolkit. We’ll explore the promotional and advertising pieces that are working for your library, what you’d like to see added to the TALK toolkit, and any other resources you may need before and after TALK transitions from …Read more »
How do we determine what success looks like? How do we celebrate when we’ve achieved that success? Learning how to frame success and celebrate achievements is an important part of cultivating a growth mindset. We invite you to continue to be a part of the conversation with fellow library workers about identifying and celebrating accomplishments …Read more »
This month, I’ll highlight just a few of the many things the MCLS staff are working on as we settle into summer 2023. If one or more of these initiatives strike a chord with you, let me know at garrisons@mcls.org. 1. We appreciated engaging with 58 library staff across Indiana and Michigan for our Community Conversations in February. Our Community Engagement …Read more »
IOP ebooks™ are fully digital, DRM-free, and eReader compatible. If you are an IOP subscriber through MCLS, you currently own IOP ebooks™?Releases 1-3, which have strong usage and open rates. For a limited time, MCLS can add Release 4 and/or 5 at 20% off list price. Release 4 adds 80 additional titles and Release 5 adds …Read more »
We are pleased to announce that our Engagement, Consulting, and Training team facilitated professional development sessions for the staff of both Mott Community College Library in Flint, MI and North Webster Community Public Library in North Webster, IN this spring. We are excited that Middlebury Public Library in Middlebury, IN, Plymouth District Library in Plymouth, MI, and Presque Isle District Library in Rogers City, …Read more »
The MCLS Board of Directors Nominating Committee seeks nominations from the MCLS membership for the following Board openings for 2024-2026: At-Large Library Representative (Michigan) Research Library Representative (Michigan) School Library Representative (Michigan) Each seat has a three-year term, beginning Jan. 1, 2024, and expiring Dec. 31, 2026. The Board meets four times per year, in …Read more »
This month I’ll recap the spring 2023 Think Space program from the Michigan Library Association (MLA), which featured journalist Ron French from Bridge Michigan, lobbyist Bob DeVries from GCSI, pollster Bernie Porn from EPIC-MRA, former politician Arlan Meekhof, and passionate librarians including the award-winning Amanda Jones from Louisiana. The speakers and participants offered an array …Read more »
Do you have an extensive knowledge of cataloging, experience teaching in an online environment, and a skill for making this complicated subject clear to library staff? You may be just the person we are looking for! Please email Gwen at training@mcls.org to express interest or download and submit our MCLS Instructor Application, found near the bottom of …Read more »
