<font size=2 face="Calibri"><b>The Library of Michigan and MCLS are offering
a robust, extensive, and essentially free community engagement training
opportunity.</b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri"><b>The program</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Calibri"><b>Eligibility</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">· Applicants
must be an employee or trustee of a Michigan library.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">· Applicants
may be from any type of library; academic, public, school, institutional
or special.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">· A
maximum of 2 persons per library will be awarded scholarships.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">o It
is strongly encouraged that applications include two persons. Applications
including two persons will be ranked higher based on our criteria.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri"><b>The award</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">· Those
awarded this opportunity will receive free tuition for the training and
follow-up support.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">· 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:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">o It
is encouraged for participants to car-pool to conserve resources when possible.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">There will be a pre-workshop dinner held
Monday evening, March 14, 2016, at the Kellogg Center.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri"><b>Timetable/deadlines</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">· Applications
must be submitted by 5pm (EST), December 21, 2015.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">· Notification
to recipients will be on or before January 15, 2016. Checks (payable to
the library) will soon follow.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">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 </font><a href="http://mcls.org/training-events/events/michigan-harwood-cohort-2016/"><font size=2 color=blue face="Calibri"><u>mcls.org/micohort2016</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Calibri">
at the time of notification. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Calibri"><b>The application</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">· A
link to the downloadable application is available in MSWord on the Michigan
Harwood Cohort 2016 webpage at </font><a href="http://mcls.org/training-events/events/michigan-harwood-cohort-2016/"><font size=2 color=blue face="Calibri"><u>mcls.org/micohort2016</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Calibri">.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">· Applications
should be emailed to David Votta, Community Engagement Librarian at </font><a href=mailto:vottad@mcls.org><font size=2 color=blue face="Calibri"><u>vottad@mcls.org</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Calibri">.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Calibri"><b>Questions should be sent to David Votta,
MCLS Community Engagement Librarian, at </b></font><a href=mailto:vottad@mcls.org><font size=2 color=blue face="Calibri"><b><u>vottad@mcls.org</u></b></font></a><font size=2 face="Calibri">
<b>or call David at 800-530-9019 ext. 122</b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Please share.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">David</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">David Votta</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Community Engagement Librarian</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
(MCLS)
<br>
Lansing, MI & Indianapolis, IN
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Phone: (800) 530-9019 ext 122</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Phone: (517) 492-3822 <br>
Fax: (517) 492-3886<br>
vottad@mcls.org</font>
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