Events

Wherever you work in the library, knowledge of some basic cataloging will enhance and improve your skills in library work. This will serve as a brief introduction to cataloging for non-catalogers and will help you to understand cataloging's purpose, its goals, and some of its terminology.

Discover the newest Gale eBook titles in Library Science, America250, and Digital Literacy available through the Michigan eLibrary.

Are you a library director, administrator, board member or friend? Do you have a library law question? Join us for this informal session!

This webinar will equip librarians and selectors with practical tools to critically evaluate children’s books for signs of AI generation.

The Michigan New Director Support meeting provides a virtual space for new directors to learn more about their roles as administrators of Michigan public libraries and share experiences with their peers. Meetings are informal and not recorded. We encourage new directors to join the monthly meet-up whenever possible.

We will review the user interface, highlight the new content we've added this year, and demonstrate our interactive practice tests, tutorials, microlessons, videos, eBooks, and flashcards designed to support learners of all ages.

Join Library of Michigan staff for this interactive session to reshape the future of Michigan Public Library Director Meetings.

Join our monthly discussion about all things grants. Discuss questions about Library of Michigan grants or grants in general with staff from the Library of Michigan. We will cover planning programs, developing budgets, issues with partnerships, evaluation, managing the grant requirements, funder relationships and anything else you’d like to discuss.

Join our monthly discussion about all things digital. Discuss questions regarding digitization, digital collections, and digital preservation with staff from the Library of Michigan, DPLA Michigan Service Hub, and Michigan Digital Preservation Network.

Monthly meeting of Michigan library directors to hear updates on news and resources from the Library of Michigan and get answers to current questions.

This presentation introduces ableism as a systemic form of discrimination that affects people with disabilities in everyday interactions, policies, and practices.

Are you a library director, administrator, board member or friend? Do you have a library law question? Join us for this informal session!

Join our monthly discussion about all things digital. Discuss questions regarding digitization, digital collections, and digital preservation with staff from the Library of Michigan, DPLA Michigan Service Hub, and Michigan Digital Preservation Network.

Monthly meeting of Michigan library directors to hear updates on news and resources from the Library of Michigan and get answers to current questions.

Trustees are integral to the governance and operations of Michigan public libraries, but many trustees are citizen volunteers with little experience in the industry of public libraries or public administration. This session provides an introduction to public library governance and local government administration that will help trustees understand their responsibilities, duties and roles as the legally responsible body for their public library.

Join our monthly discussion about all things grants. Discuss questions about Library of Michigan grants or grants in general with staff from the Library of Michigan. We will cover planning programs, developing budgets, issues with partnerships, evaluation, managing the grant requirements, funder relationships and anything else you’d like to discuss.

Are you a library director, administrator, board member or friend? Do you have a library law question? Join us for this informal session!

Once a library trustee understands their responsibilities and duties as those duties pertain to their library's establishment type, the next step is an understanding of those responsibilities and how the library as a government entity affects the performance of those duties. This session will introduce elements of public finance, FOIA, Open Meetings Act and the intricacies of the Board/ library director relationship.

The Michigan New Director Support meeting provides a virtual space for new directors to learn more about their roles as administrators of Michigan public libraries and share experiences with their peers. Meetings are informal and not recorded. We encourage new directors to join the monthly meet-up whenever possible.

Join our monthly discussion about all things grants. Discuss questions about Library of Michigan grants or grants in general with staff from the Library of Michigan. We will cover planning programs, developing budgets, issues with partnerships, evaluation, managing the grant requirements, funder relationships and anything else you’d like to discuss.

Join our monthly discussion about all things digital. Discuss questions regarding digitization, digital collections, and digital preservation with staff from the Library of Michigan, DPLA Michigan Service Hub, and Michigan Digital Preservation Network.

Monthly meeting of Michigan library directors to hear updates on news and resources from the Library of Michigan and get answers to current questions.

Discover how Gale resources from the Michigan eLibrary can support homeschooling families with secondary students.

Are you a library director, administrator, board member or friend? Do you have a library law question? Join us for this informal session!

Join our monthly discussion about all things grants. Discuss questions about Library of Michigan grants or grants in general with staff from the Library of Michigan. We will cover planning programs, developing budgets, issues with partnerships, evaluation, managing the grant requirements, funder relationships and anything else you’d like to discuss.

Join our monthly discussion about all things digital. Discuss questions regarding digitization, digital collections, and digital preservation with staff from the Library of Michigan, DPLA Michigan Service Hub, and Michigan Digital Preservation Network.

Monthly meeting of Michigan library directors to hear updates on news and resources from the Library of Michigan and get answers to current questions.

Are you a library director, administrator, board member or friend? Do you have a library law question? Join us for this informal session!

Join our monthly discussion about all things grants. Discuss questions about Library of Michigan grants or grants in general with staff from the Library of Michigan. We will cover planning programs, developing budgets, issues with partnerships, evaluation, managing the grant requirements, funder relationships and anything else you’d like to discuss.

Are you a library director, administrator, board member or friend? Do you have a library law question? Join us for this informal session!

Join our monthly discussion about all things grants. Discuss questions about Library of Michigan grants or grants in general with staff from the Library of Michigan. We will cover planning programs, developing budgets, issues with partnerships, evaluation, managing the grant requirements, funder relationships and anything else you’d like to discuss.

Join our monthly discussion about all things digital. Discuss questions regarding digitization, digital collections, and digital preservation with staff from the Library of Michigan, DPLA Michigan Service Hub, and Michigan Digital Preservation Network.

This webinar is designed to provide practical, realistic tools that library professionals can use within their role and scope, without expecting them to replace trained clinicians or social service providers.

Join our monthly discussion about all things grants. Discuss questions about Library of Michigan grants or grants in general with staff from the Library of Michigan. We will cover planning programs, developing budgets, issues with partnerships, evaluation, managing the grant requirements, funder relationships and anything else you’d like to discuss.