Mark Morrow from the Breton Group will conduct a workshop on letter writing campaign for raising funds for the library. Workshop leaders will work with each library to prepare the necessary letters. Participants will leave the workshop with a letter that can be used to fund raise. This is a pilot project. Once you have Read More
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Making Banned Books Week Work in Your Community
PLA Webinar Making Banned Books Week Work in Your Community Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | 1:00 PM Central A FREE webinar presented in partnership with ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) Banned Books Week (BBW) has been a mainstay in American libraries for over 30 years. This annual event brings together communities in support of the Read More
LM’s New & Advanced Director’s Workshops registration
Registration is open for the Library of Michigan’s New & Advanced Director Workshops. All new (or new to Michigan) public library directors must attend the New Director Workshop within 12 months of appointment. If your new library is a Class 4 or higher, attendance at the Advanced Director workshop is required within 24 months of Read More
LM’s New & Advanced Director Workshops 2017
Registration is open for the Library of Michigan’s New & Advanced Director Workshops. All new (or new to Michigan) public library directors must attend the New Director Workshop within 12 months of appointment. If your new library is a Class 4 or higher, attendance at the Advanced Director workshop is required within 24 months of Read More
Getting the most out of MeL eBooks
Your patrons need your help. Summer Reading is about to begin and that struggling child needs just the right books to send them on the path to be a lifelong reader. But it is not just juvenile literature. Art and architecture, cooking, health and medicine, sports and games, and travel are just some of the Read More
Michigan Cooperative Directors Association webinars
The MCDA, Michigan Cooperative Directors Association, is happy to announce the next slate of free, statewide webinars for anyone affiliated with a pubic library in Michigan. Here is the list: NIS Health Insurance partnership with the Michigan Library Association (webinar) with Brian Mitchell,Tuesday, May 16th, 11:00 a.m. Parliamentary Procedure and Running Effective Board Meetings (webinar) Read More
Free professional development from the U-M School of Information
The U-M School of Information has loads of free professional development coming this spring/summer. Libraries, bring your pals from schools, after-school programs, or community groups! Get more information or register for events: Public Library Management: Identifying Community Needs (MOOC), ongoing 4T Virtual Conference on Educational Technology, May 20 – 22 Maker PD events, May – Read More
2017 Beginning Workshop
May 17-19, 2017 at Shanty Creek Resort Bellaire, MI This event is geared for library staff members that have not had the opportunity for formal library coursework and have little experience working in libraries. Its aim is to introduce staff to a variety of topics and offer them practical skills that they can use in Read More
Webjunction Course Catalog
http://www.webjunction.org/catalog Access to WebJunction’s library-specific courses and webinar archives is available for free to all library workers and volunteers. Through the generous support of OCLC, the Gates Foundation, and many state library agencies across the U.S., WebJunction provides timely and relevant learning content for you to access anytime, from anywhere. The courses you will find Read More