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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22pt; color: rgb(0, 160, 155);"><b><a href="https://www.mcls.org/news/2025/06/02/your-voice-your-board-mcls-seeks-2026-2028-nominations/" id="OWAe5d35f83-b220-21c1-5f02-f6581b5a5b39" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(0, 160, 155); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Your
voice, your Board: MCLS seeks 2026–2028 nominations</a></b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The MCLS Board of Directors Nominating Committee seeks nominations from the MCLS membership for the following Board openings for 2026-2028:</span></p>
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Academic Library Representative (Indiana)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); align-self: start; margin: 0px;">
At-Large Library Representative (Indiana)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); align-self: start; margin: 0px;">
Public Library Representative (Indiana)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); align-self: start; margin: 0px;">
School Library Representative (Indiana)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); align-self: start; margin: 0px;">
Academic Library Representative (Michigan)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); align-self: start; margin: 0px;">
Special Library Representative (Michigan)</li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Each seat serves a three-year term, beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2028.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Board meets four times per year: in February (via Zoom), and in May, August, and November (in person), alternating between Indiana and Michigan. The November
meeting includes a Board orientation and a two-day strategy retreat to review activity of the previous year, assess trends, and determine strategic changes to MCLS’s services and offerings. Newly-elected Board members are asked to attend this year’s annual
retreat, Nov. 13-15, 2025. <b>MCLS reimburses Board members for all direct meeting expenses.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The MCLS Board follows the
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 160, 155);"><b><a href="https://www.governancecoach.com/policy-governance/" id="LPlnk165097" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.governancecoach.com/policy-governance/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Policy
Governance Model</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b>developed by John and Miriam Carver. New Board members will receive an orientation to Policy Governance the day prior to
the Board retreat (Nov. 13).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">MCLS’s members are also its owners. The Board represents your interests as owners. Through the nominating process, you have the opportunity to put forth the names
of those who will define our Ends and Limits, both of which guide MCLS staff as they consider the products, programs, and services MCLS offers. The slate of candidates will be chosen from the nominations, voted on by the current Board of Directors in August,
and presented to membership for election in early September. MCLS will announce Board election results in October.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To assist you in nominating candidates, please read Section 3 of the
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 160, 155);"><b><a href="https://www.mcls.org/files/6416/7648/3928/MCLS_Policy_Manual-2023_02_13.pdf" id="LPlnk966986" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.mcls.org/files/6416/7648/3928/MCLS_Policy_Manual-2023_02_13.pdf" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Board
Policy Manual</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for an overview of the Board’s work and responsibilities. Under
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 160, 155);"><b><a href="https://www.mcls.org/files/4615/1499/9989/Bylaws_revised_November_2017.pdf" id="LPlnk203009" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.mcls.org/files/4615/1499/9989/Bylaws_revised_November_2017.pdf" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">MCLS’s
Bylaws Section 4.03</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
<b>only designated Member Representatives or Alternates from MCLS member institutions are eligible to serve on the Board.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors or wish to submit a nominee, please complete
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 160, 155);"><b><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=EtItqc-WQUSstFjexlnmHDsGJZ8kiKlLhCadUkcvrDxUM1RXRTBERU81VFJZWklDUkFQTExFVlU5Vi4u" id="LPlnk495881" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=EtItqc-WQUSstFjexlnmHDsGJZ8kiKlLhCadUkcvrDxUM1RXRTBERU81VFJZWklDUkFQTExFVlU5Vi4u" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">this
form</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>. </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Eastern (4 p.m. Central) on Wednesday, July 2, 2025</b>. If you would prefer to mail your nomination, please send it to:
MCLS Nominating Committee, 1407 Rensen Street, Lansing, MI 48910-3657.</span></p>
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