Maxine Bleiweis
Barbara Dewey
The MCLS Annual Meeting was held on Friday, November 18, 2016.
The theme of this year’s meeting was Innovation in Libraries. Our morning keynote speaker was Maxine Bleiweis of Maxine Bleiweis and Associates who presented on her experiences with innovation as director of the Westport Public Library in Connecticut. Our afternoon keynote speaker was Barbara I. Dewey, Dean, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications at Penn State University who presented on new innovative projects happening at her university.
We had “state of libraries” presentations from Randy Riley, State Librarian of the Library of Michigan, and Jake Speer, State Librarian of the Indiana State Library. A business meeting was held during lunch and attendees participated in roundtable discussions with current MCLS board members.
This year, we simulcasted the meeting from three locations:
Agenda
9:30 am Registration
10:00 am Innovation in Public Libraries
Maxine Bleiweis, Maxine Bleiweis & Associates
11:15 am The State of Libraries in Michigan & Indiana
Jake Speer, Indiana State Librarian
Randy Riley, Michigan State Librarian
12:15 pm Lunch
12:45 pm Annual Membership Business Meeting
1:45 pm Libraries at the Intersection of Invention, Inspiration, and Innovation
Barbara I. Dewey, Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, Penn State University
3:00 pm Roundtable Discussions with MCLS board members
4:00 pm Adjourn
Innovation in Public Libraries - Maxine Bleiweis 
Libraries at the Intersection of Invention, Inspiration, and Innovation - Barbara I. Dewey
The Library of Michigan and MCLS - Randy Riley
MCLS Annual Business Meeting - Eva Davis, Randy Dykhuis, Lise Mitchell
