[Michlib-l] Calling all Michigan libraries! Engage your communities. This is a fantastic opportunity for our state.

[David Votta]

The Library of Michigan and MCLS are offering a robust, extensive, and 
essentially free community engagement training opportunity.

The Library of Michigan and MCLS are pleased to announce a several month 
long community engagement training program for Michigan library staff. The 
training will be led by coaches from the Harwood Institute for Public 
Innovation, and is being offered at no charge to selected Michigan 
libraries, with generous stipends provided through Library of Michigan 
LSTA funding.
 
The program
On March 15 and 16, 2016, a cohort of up to 50 Michigan library staff will 
convene in East Lansing, Michigan for a 1.5 day workshop led by two 
certified Harwood Institute coaches. That training will be followed up by 
nine months of coaching calls from Harwood, and guidance and support from 
Harwood trained Library of Michigan and MCLS staff.

The Harwood Public Innovators Workshop is a 1.5 day experience to help you 
and your organization learn what it means to turn outward – to use the 
community, not your conference room, as your reference point for choices 
and action.

Although free of charge to participate, this program will be rigorous. 
With support and guidance from MCLS and the Library of Michigan, cohort 
members are expected to develop action plans, implement those plans, and 
demonstrate how their efforts are making a change in their communities. 
Only those who can commit the time and energy are encouraged to 
participate.

The Library of Michigan and MCLS have been using the tools of the Harwood 
Institute and sharing them with libraries since 2013.  We are excited to 
be able to support training for a cohort of Michigan library staff.

Eligibility
·       Applicants must be an employee or trustee of a Michigan library.
·       Applicants may be from any type of library; academic, public, 
school, institutional or special.
·       A maximum of 2 persons per library will be awarded scholarships.
o       It is strongly encouraged that applications include two persons. 
Applications including two persons will be ranked higher based on our 
criteria.
o       Collaborative applications with two individuals from different 
libraries in geographic proximity are welcomed, and will receive the same 
ranking as two individuals from the same library.
The award
·       Those awarded this opportunity will receive free tuition for the 
training and follow-up support.
·       Those awarded will receive stipends for two nights hotel lodging 
(strongly encouraged March 14 and 15) and travel expenses. The stipends 
will be on a sliding scale depending on the distance of travel from 
Lansing, MI:
o       Zone 1 (Less than 100 miles from Lansing, MI) the library will 
receive $395 for a single person, and an additional $295 for the second. 
o       Zone 2 (100-250 miles from Lansing, MI) the library will receive 
$545 for a single person, and an additional $295 for the second. 
o       Zone 3 (More than 250 miles from Lansing, MI) the library will 
receive $795 for a single person, and an additional $295 for the second. 
o       It is encouraged for participants to car-pool to conserve 
resources when possible.
o       In the event of a collaborative submission please note in the 
application which library/participant is responsible for transportation. A 
space is included in the application for this. 

Meals are included and will be onsite, except for dinner/dine-around on 
Tuesday, March 15, 2016, which is factored into the travel stipend. 
Lodging and the workshop will take place at the Kellogg Center on Michigan 
State University’s campus.

There will be a pre-workshop dinner held Monday evening, March 14, 2016, 
at the Kellogg Center.

Timetable/deadlines
·       Applications must be submitted by 5pm (EST), December 21, 2015.
·       Notification to recipients will be on or before January 15, 2016. 
Checks (payable to the library) will soon follow.
o       Recipients will need to make their own hotel reservations. It is 
encouraged to make the reservations as soon as possible after 
notification. A link to register for the hotel will be available at 
mcls.org/micohort2016 at the time of notification. 

The application
·       A link to the downloadable application is available in MSWord on 
the Michigan Harwood Cohort 2016 webpage at mcls.org/micohort2016.
·       Applications should be emailed to David Votta, Community 
Engagement Librarian at vottad at mcls.org.

Questions should be sent to David Votta, MCLS Community Engagement 
Librarian, at vottad at mcls.org or call David at 800-530-9019 ext. 122

Please share.

David

David Votta
Community Engagement Librarian
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 
Lansing, MI & Indianapolis, IN 
Phone:  (800) 530-9019 ext 122
Phone:  (517) 492-3822 
Fax:    (517) 492-3886
vottad at mcls.org


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