MLA Professional Development
MLA Weekly                                                            October 15, 2015


Welcome to this week's round up of information on professional development programs and events from MLA and other organizations serving the library community.

Conference Connection Provides Planning Tips, Tools
Whether you're registered, packed and ready to go or haven't yet put your MLA 2015 plan together, we have a tool to help make your annual conference experience the best it can be. Check out our Conference Connection e-newsletter for all the key "know before you go" information. Conference Connection
MLA Logo MLA Annual Membership Meeting at MLA 2015
All MLA members are invited to attend the MLA Annual Membership Meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 4:00 p.m. at MLA 2015 Annual Conference in Novi. The agenda will include a report on MLA's 2016 dues increase.
Leadership Academy 20162016 Leadership Academy Registration Now Open
Are you looking for the skills that will take you to that next level of leadership? MLA Leadership Academy offers the kind of training not found in library school. Plus you will develop a cohort of colleagues that you can call on and count on for support as you navigate your way throughout your career. Nine topics presented over five days cover everything from leadership fundamentals to successfully managing the politics inherent in every library position.  Early bird discounts expire January 15, 2016. More Information
 
MLAgents Promote MLA Events via Social Media
Join the social media vanguard team for all things MLA. MLAgents act as our eyes and ears on the ground, providing "tweets from the street" and sharing their "MLA Live!" experiences via social media at annual conference. Share content from the official MLA social media accounts as well as your own MLA-focused postings. Interested? Sign up today! More Information
MAME Preconference: Library-School Collaborations
Please join your library colleagues for the 2015 SEMLOL Fall Membership meeting at the Livonia Campus of Davenport University on November 6, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. The topic is "The Changing Roles of Librarians." Presentations and activities will be broadly related to ideas discussed in New Roles for the Road Ahead: Essays Commissioned for ACRL's 75th Anniversary.  More Information

Library 2.015 Conference
The fifth annual global conversation about the future of libraries will be held online Tuesday, October 20, 10:00 a.m. - 11: p.m. EST. Everyone is invited to participate in this open forum designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. Multiple sessions throughout the day on everything from makerspaces to cataloging. More Information and Registration


Mahoney Workshop on Collaboration and Student Achievement
Public, academic and school libraries are all vital to quality services for student achievement in your community. Please join us at the Collaboration and Student Achievement: How School, Public and Academic Libraries Are Working Together workshop to learn more about the range of possible collaborations between libraries here in Michigan and across the country. The one day workshop will be held on Nov. 11 in Bay City as the preconference to the Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME) annual conference. Speakers include:
  • Allison Barney from the Nashville Public Libraries will be speaking on the Nashville Limitless Libraries program.
  • National award winner Ken Stewart from Blue Valley High School in Kansas will be speaking about libraries transforming communities.
  • Rhonda Huisman from Wichita State University will be speaking on libraries as place and college readiness.
  • Fonda Owens from the La Porte County Public Library (IN) will be speaking about public and school library partnerships in Libraries 360 program
  • Panel sessions and breakouts with school administrators, public librarians, and academic librarians from around the state.
Breakout session tracks include Information Literacy and College Readiness, Public Library Partnership Models and The Online Teaching Environment: Collections and Collaborations.

Registration and the full agenda are available at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eb9do4n8ac764478&llr=5dyn98jab. The cost to attend is $45 per person and includes lunch.

Sponsored by the Library of Michigan, the Michigan Association for Media in Education, the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, the Cooperative Directors Association, the Michigan Library Association, the Michigan Academic Library Association and the Library of Michigan Foundation.
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