Applied Technologies and Trends: Amp it Up - Patron Engagement Tech, May 18

Submitted by gcouraud on February 13, 2012 - 12:56pm.   

The 2012 Applied Technology and Trends workshop will focus on technologies that libraries can use to engage with their communities. Attend the 2012 MLA Applied Technology and Trends workshop for presentations and hands-on demonstrations focused on using technology to connect with your patrons.  Keynote speaker, Matt Goldner is the OCLC Product and Technology Advocate for the library community. His keynote address will touch on technology, user experience and future directions, with a spotlight on technology for library outreach and user engagement as well as the future of technology in libraries.

 

View the day's complete agenda.

Register today.

 

2012-13 Spring Call for Volunteers- Open May 4-18, 2012

Submitted by gcouraud on May 4, 2012 - 10:12am.   

Sign up online today for MLA’s Spring Call for Volunteers! Join a committee or work group to lead MLA into the future or help plan professional development and networking programs. Build your resume, develop your leadership and team building skills, create professional development and networking opportunities! Read complete details on the Call for Volunteers.  Sign up online today.

MLA Introduces New Awards for Annual Conference - Applications Due June 8

Submitted by gcouraud on May 2, 2012 - 3:10pm.   

MLA is thrilled to have occasion to recognize Michigan library excellence with new awards.  Like Michigan’s libraries, MLA is evolving and always striving to be the best it can be for its members.  In this vein, MLA’s Board decided to make some adjustments to its recognition awards.  MLA has adapted the awards process to better celebrate those who make libraries great. Keeping with the spirit of making life more convenient, we revitalized the awards process to make it simpler to nominate an outstanding individual. 

Our new and revitalized awards are: Librarian of the Year, Up and Comer, Heart of a Champion, Outstanding Team Member and the President’s Award for Service to MLA.   Award nominations will be considered this year, and alternates will be saved for consideration in coming years.  Award nominations are due June 8, 2012.

In the spirit of being LOUD for the 2012 Annual Conference, and of celebrating excellence, we strongly encourage you all to nominate someone you know in the library field for one of these awards. 

Thank you to the Awards Task Force for their contributions and creativity in redesigning MLA's awards.  Task Force members included: Margaret Auer, Chair, Julia Eisenstein, Claire McLaughlin, Lisa Mulvenna and Trish Burns.

 

Librarian of the Year Guidelines and Nomination Form

Up and Comer Guidelines and Nomination Form

Outstanding Team Member Guidelines and Nomination Form

Heart of a Champion Guidelines and Nomination Form

President's Award for Service to MLA Guidelines 

 

Member Spotlight – Serge Danielson-Francois

Submitted by jgoodrich on February 11, 2012 - 10:10pm.   

Serge has been the librarian at Divine Child High School in Dearborn since 2007 Sergewhen he and his wife moved to Michigan from Texas. Prior to serving at DCHS, Serge worked for the Kansas City Public Library where he served as a branch librarian, Saint Paul School of Theology where he was Public Services librarian, and Cy-Fair College (now LoneStar College Cy-Fair Campus) where he was a reference librarian and coordinated English as a Second Language and Adult Basic Education free classes for the public. Serge earned his MA in Information Resources and Library Science from the University of Arizona in 2000. Before entering the library profession, Serge was a foreign language teacher at Rutgers Prep in New Jersey and a fifth grade teacher at Lourdes Catholic in Arizona. Serge participated in the most recent MLA Leadership Academy and is the vice-president/president elect of the Michigan Chapter of the Catholic Library Association. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2002 Missouri Library Association Outstanding Young Librarian Award for his work with adjudicated youth, and the 2009 MCCLA St. Jerome Award for contributions to librarianship. Serge is a member of two honorary societies, Beta Phi Mu and Pi Lambda Theta.

Michigan Outcomes: Stories That Matter

Submitted by gcouraud on January 6, 2012 - 6:53pm.   

Libraries struggle to effectively market to end-users and prove their relevance to funding bodies, the media and users.  It is clear that we must change and expand the conversations libraries are currently having around evaluating the efficacy of resources through a transition from measuring and analyzing outputs (sessions, circulation, etc.) to outcomes (jobs and businesses created, literacy levels, user satisfaction).  Libraries must understand who their stakeholders and customers are and how to influence them. Join us and tell your story. Read and follow the outcomes-based approach How to Tell the Story of Your Library’s Impact for
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