Don't miss your chance to attend professional development programs and events from MLA and other organizations serving the library community.
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Join us at Delta College for Technologies & Trends May 25
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- Take a look into the future while staying rooted on your foundation. The Technologies and Trends workshop will provide insight on how to effectively utilize linked data, explore innovative ways libraries provide low-tech services and forecast what the future of technology for libraries will look like.
- Ken Varnum of the University of Michigan will be our closing presenter, teaching attendees ways to think about their needs and technologies so they can make sound decisions about where to place their technology bets.
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Join us at Southfield Public Library for Executive Summit June 3rd
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This year's Executive Summit is all new and focuses on one of the most important issues in today's libraries, finances. It includes strategic financial planning and long-range budgeting for executive administration, budgeting advice from library directors (both public and academic) along with Miguel Figueroa, Center for the Future of Libraries, American Library Association. Our popular Executive Exchange is back. You'll have an opportunity to present a challenging situation to colleagues and then brainstorm. Also included this year is our special MLA Legislator of the Year recognition being presented to Senator Jack Brandenburg. Sign up by May 20 for early bird rates and encourage your management staff to attend as well. This is a leadership program that would be appropriate for senior staff as well as deans and directors.
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Half-day Workshop - Readers' Advisory: Conversations with Patrons
Join us on June 7th for a half-day workshop at the Chippewa River District Library
At this workshop, you'll learn how to have conversations with your patrons to find the best match for their needs and take home strategies and resources to determine what they are really looking for.
Robin Nesbitt from Columbus Metropolitan Library will give insight on why they changed from Readers' Advisory to Reading Conversations and how that method is successfully working for them.
You'll also get a look into a case study of Capital Area District Library's #BookSleuthLIVE program and hear how social media can be used for readers' advisory outreach.
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This year will include several presenters and events you won't want to miss. The year 2016 marks MLA's 125th Anniversary so make sure you come to our celebration Wednesday October 26.
We're also excited to announce our keynote speakers:
- Wednesday - Shannon McClintock Miller, blogger of The Library Voice
- Shannon McClintock Miller is an international speaker and consultant who speaks about education, librarianship, technology, social media, and making a difference in education and the lives of others, especially children.
- Learn more about Shannon
- Thursday - Detroit SOUP featuring Executive Director Amy Kaherl
- Detroit SOUP is a microgranting event that celebrates creative projects in the city and has helped Detroiters give back over $125,000 towards art, social justice, social entrepreneurs, education, technology and urban agriculture in their community.
- Learn more about Detroit SOUP
- Friday - Ben Bizzle, CEO of Library Market
- Ben Bizzle is a 2013 Library Journal Marketing Mover & Shaker and John Cotton Dana Award winner. He authored the 2015 ALA Editions book, Start a Revolution: Stop Acting Like a Library, offering strategies for innovative web development, marketing, and outreach for libraries.
- Learn more about Ben
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Don't miss out MLA's own Library SOUP at MLA 2016
Based on the microgranting style of Detroit SOUP, MLA will be hosting Library SOUP, Thursday October 27 during annual conference.
Library SOUP is your chance to
win funding for your library project.
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 Nominations Accepted for 2016 MLA Awards
Deadline June 1
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 MLA Awards, recognized at the MLA 2016 Annual Conference, October 26-28 in Lansing. Do you know of a Michigan library professional who deserves recognition for their hard work, achievements and accomplishments? Let's celebrate them together. Submit their nomination today!
- Librarian of the Year
- For more than 30 years, the MLA Librarian of the Year Award has recognized a librarian's outstanding contributions and accomplishments to the library community over a long period of time. Winners of this award are strong supporters of MLA, provide innovative library service to his or her community and promote collaboration among libraries. The MLA Librarian of the Year shows evidence of personal and professional achievement as well as initiative and creativity. They are leaders who provide cutting edge ideas that inspire people.
- Heart of a Champion Award
- The Heart of a Champion Award, established in 2012, recognizes a library supporter (e.g. elected official, trustee, community supporter or strategic partner) who has shown an exceptional commitment to libraries or the library profession.
- Up & Comer Award
- The Up & Comer Award was established in 2012 to recognize a librarian who shows leadership early in his or her career. While new to the profession, he/she expands the role of librarian with forward-thinking; moving libraries into the future.
Access complete information and download the nomination forms from the
MLA website.
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Teen Vote Open Until May 31 
We are pleased to announce the top ten titles for the 2016 Thumbs Up! Award (PDF).
The purpose of this award is to recognize and promote an outstanding contribution to teen literature that has both literary quality and teen appeal for those 13 to 18 years of age. A group of youth and teen librarians worked throughout the year to read from a list of 89 titles, putting in approximately 783 hours of reading! They have identified the top selections using the following criteria: story, setting, theme, voice, accuracy, style, characters and design.
Now it's time for the teens to vote! Through May 31, teens aged 13 to 18 can vote online for their favorite book from the top ten titles. Simply distribute the top ten list (PDF) with the MLA website link for voting to your teens or include a direct link to the survey
on your own library website. Voting can be done online from home or from the library through May 31, 2016. The winner of the Thumbs Up! Award will be announced at the MLA 2016 Annual Conference in Lansing this October.
More Information on the Thumbs Up! Award
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