MCLS
Announces “Libraries Read: 1 Book”
MCLS invites library staff of all types
in Indiana and Michigan to participate in an exciting upcoming professional
development opportunity! We will join together both physically and
virtually to read and discuss the same book. With your help, we will
select a book that is relevant to our profession, provides thought-provoking
ideas for discussion, and has appeal across all types of libraries.
“We heard in our community conversations
with library staff that they want more discussions across multi-types of
libraries,” said Randy Dykhuis, MCLS Executive Director. “By reading
one book together, we aim to create deeper connections among libraries
that span geographic and other boundaries. By breaking out of our
silos, we can learn more about each other and our profession.”
How this works:
· Go
to the MCLS “Libraries Read: 1 Book” Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/816571621730767/and
vote for one of four selected titles. Voting will remain open until
April 4, 2015.
· MCLS
will tally the votes and announce the selected title on April 13, 2015.
· Once
the title has been selected, MCLS will announce discussions and other events
related to the title that will take place throughout the summer of 2015.
What you can do to participate:
· Vote
for a title and encourage others in your organization to vote.
· Read
the book.
· Discuss
the book at your own staff meetings.
· Attend
regional discussions and other related events.
· Participate
in a live twitter chat about the title.
· Offer
to host and lead a discussion for other librarians at your location by
sending an email to Heather Ladiski at ladiskih@mcls.orgDiscussion
questions will be provided.
For more information about “Libraries
Read: 1 Book”, contact Michelle Bradley at bradleym@mcls.org
or David Votta at vottad@mcls.org.
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Michelle Bradley
Community Engagement Librarian
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
(MCLS)
1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1
Lansing, MI 48910-3657
Phone: 800-530-9019 ext. 125
bradleym@mcls.org
http://mcls.org/