Board of Directors

Board Calendar 2010

  • Board Meeting, February 22, 2010, conference call
  • Board Meeting, March 30, 2010, Lansing, MI
  • Board Meeting, May 26, 2010, Indianapolis, IN
  • Board Meeting, August 10, 2010, Lansing, MI
  • Membership Meeting, October 1, 2010, conference call to vote on changes to the Bylaws
  • Board Retreat, November 18-19, 2010, Middlebury, Indiana

Board Structure

The Board of Directors shall consist of:
  • Ten Board Members by type of library:
     
    • Academic (1 each from Indiana and Michigan)
    • Public (1 each from Indiana and Michigan)
    • Research (1 each from Indiana and Michigan)
    • School (1 each from Indiana and Michigan)
    • Special (1 each from Indiana and Michigan)

  • Four Board Members elected at-large (2 each from Indiana and Michigan)
     
  • Indiana State Librarian (Ex-officio and voting)
     
  • Michigan State Librarian (Ex-officio and voting)
     
  • Executive Director (Ex-officio and non-voting)  

MCLS Bylaws

On October 1, 2010, MCLS members will be asked to approve bylaws amendments for the organization. There are many changes, ranging from language clarification and grammatical corrections to substantive changes in the way the organization is governed. 



Background 

The Memorandum of Understanding that was approved by the INCOLSA and MLC memberships in December 2009 specified that MLC’s bylaws would govern the new organization until the new board could review them and recommend changes. 

At the March board meeting, a task force was formed to review the bylaws and recommend changes. Victor Liu, library director at Washtenaw Community College, chaired the task force. He was joined by Pam Christensen, director at Peter White District Library, and Amy Harshbarger, librarian at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. They reported back to the board at the May meeting with a revised document. The board voted to put the revised bylaws before the membership at a fall membership meeting. 



Approval Process 

By mid-September, the Member Representatives for each MCLS member library will receive a mailing explaining the proposed changes and the voting process, including instructions for registering for the membership meeting, which will be held on October 1. Member Representatives or designated Alternates will be able to attend the meeting via conference call or in person at the Indianapolis or Lansing building. Our quorum requirement for the meeting is ten percent of the membership (about 110 members). Please note that only Member Representatives or designated Alternates may vote at the meeting. 



For your convenience, you will find links to the current and revised bylaws below.

Current MCLS Bylaws (PDF)

Proposed MCLS Bylaws (Word doc)