Events

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.

This session gives you the tools to stay steady, focused, and well-supported throughout the year.

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.

In this webinar, we will discuss the many tools and strategies available to help you with improving your time management.

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

The session explores why one-on-ones so often miss the mark or don’t happen at all, and how small mindset shifts and light preparation can transform these meetings into meaningful leadership moments.

Join Readers’ Advisory expert Lila Denning for an hour of how you can develop your readers advisory skills to help readers looking for mysteries.

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.

Whether you are neurodivergent or you are a supervisor to someone who is, this webinar will provide concrete strategies to support time management in the workplace.

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.

This hands-on session shares simple teaching strategies, supportive language, and practical demonstrations library staff can use immediately to reduce tech anxiety and build trust.

In this program, participants learn practical tools and approaches to reduce communication breakdowns, strengthen trust, and create more open, effective collaboration in their day-to-day work.

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.

Discover the symptoms of change fatigue, why it happens, and ways to manage it from the leadership and individual employee’s perspectives.

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.

In this webinar she will explain how to talk to fans, break down the appeal of horror, identify what resources will serve you best, and most importantly, give you dozens of authors and titles to start suggesting with confidence, immediately!

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.

This session will provide practical tools, adaptable ideas, and real-world insights to help you confidently launch a "speed friending" program that fits your library’s size, audience, and resources.

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 give a brief overview of some of these non-traditional forms of media and connect them to the work of public libraries both as a resource for creatives and as a hub for media literacy and advisory.

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.

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.

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.