The deadline to register for the November 18 MCLS Annual Meeting is this Monday, November 14! Don't miss out on learning about innovative ideas you can do at your library! The theme of this year's meeting will be Innovation in Libraries. Our morning keynote speaker will be Maxine Bleiweis of Maxine Bleiweis and Associates who will present on her experiences with innovation as director of the Westport Public Library in Connecticut. Our afternoon keynote speaker will be Barbara I. Dewey, Dean, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications at Penn State University who will present on new innovative projects happening at her university. We will have a "state of libraries" presentation from Randy Riley, State Librarian of the Library of Michigan and Jake Speer, State Librarian of the Indiana State Library. A business meeting will be held during lunch (which will include an important bylaws amendment vote). The meeting will conclude with your ability to share your thoughts/ideas/feedback regarding the future of MCLS while participating in roundtable discussions with the MCLS board of directors. This year, to make our Annual Meeting more accessible to members throughout our region, we will have live speakers at three locations for different parts of the day and will simulcast these presentations to the other two locations. You can choose to attend at: * Lansing Community College - West Campus, Lansing, Michigan * Indiana Wesleyan University - North Campus, Indianapolis, Indiana * Northern Michigan University - Olson Library, Marquette, Michigan This program is open to all MCLS members as well as those who may be interested in joining. For more information, and to register, go to: http://www.mcls.org/training-events/events/mcls-annual-meeting-2016/ We hope to see you there! - heather Heather M. Ladiski, CAP-OM Executive Assistant Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1 Lansing, MI 48910-3657 800-530-9019 x133 Fax: 517-492-3885