The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services is looking for your input as we craft our strategic plan.

As we look to shape the future, we invite you to join us for our Listening Tour in late February and early March. We have ten 90-minute Listening Sessions planned where you can share your wisdom and creativity to help us co-create our next chapter together.

In particular, we will be exploring:

• Engagement and collaboration - building community and strengthening relationships with our member libraries as well as others with whom we work and collaborate.
• Investing in innovation - doing something no one else is doing, and/or scaling ideas from one or few libraries to many, with an “innovation mindset”.
• Championing and supporting our libraries - collaborating for the benefit of our libraries and their communities.

We hope that you can join us! You can read more and register for a session at https://www.mcls.org/engagement/listening-tour-2024.

Listening sessions are planned for:

• Public libraries – Monday, Feb. 26, 3-4:30 p.m. Eastern (2-2:30 p.m. Central)
• Academic libraries – Tuesday, February 27, 10:30 a.m. to noon Eastern (9:30-11 a.m. Central)
• Special libraries & library organizations – Wednesday, February 28, 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern (1-2:30 p.m. Central)
• K-12 school libraries – Thursday, February 29, 4:30-6 p.m. Eastern (3:30-5 p.m. Central)
• All library types – Friday, March 1, 10:30 a.m. to noon Eastern (9:30-11 a.m. Central)
• Academic libraries – Monday, March 4, 3-4:30 p.m. Eastern (2-3:30 p.m. Central)
• K-12 school libraries – Tuesday, March 5, 4-5:30 p.m. Eastern (3-4:30 p.m. Central)
• Public libraries – Thursday, March 7, 10:30 a.m. to noon Eastern (9:30-11 a.m. Central)
• All library types – Thursday, March 7, 3-4:30 p.m. Eastern (2-3:30 p.m. Central)
• Special libraries & library organizations – Friday, March 8, 10:30 a.m. to noon Eastern (9:30-11 a.m. Central)

If you are unable to attend but are interested in sharing feedback, please email engagement@mcls.org to set up a time for a one-on-one interview.

Jenny Kobiela-Mondor (she/her)

Library Strategist

Engagement, Consulting, & Training

Midwest Collaborative for Library Services

517-481-2013

kobielamondorj@mcls.org

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