What is MECollab?
MECollab is a group of Maine librarians who share their resources. We share programming ideas, items for programming and more! Together we improve our offerings and reduce our workload.
You can join us by joining our email list. Register a google account with your preferred email and then search for "mecollab google group" and subscribe. Make sure to change your settings to your desired frequency. https://groups.google.com/g/mecollab
Join us!
How to Share Your Programming
Share your live programming in a variety of ways.
Check out our spreadsheet of options below and reach out to the list. We're here to help!
If you've run great programming others should replicate, add it to our spreadsheet of programs. We send out reminders for you to keep it updated.
Not sure about how to advertise the program or count the statistics for your annual report? Read this explanation.
Apply to share your program with MECollab
Are your a nonprofit, a local company, or a citizen group with something amazing to share? Contact your local library to see if your program would be a good fit for one of the many MECollab programming opportunities offered throughout the year. If you're not sure that your local library is the right fit, fill out the form below and some librarian will get back to you.
MECollab Logo & Templates
Use them if you're part of the team! Share any great, or not so great, new ones you make.
An orange themed Canva template for your use
more templates will be added here as we make them!
Remember:
Please use the following language when publicizing planned collabs through your own library channels: This program is organized by (list all library names) as part of MECollab, a collaborative of library programming throughout Maine.
Please include the MECollab logo. You may include your own library’s logo and the logos of all organizing logos, at your discretion.
Please use the following language when publicizing publicized collabs through your own library channels: This program is organized by (host library) as part of MECollab, a collaborative of library programming throughout Maine.
Please include the MECollab logo. You may include your own library’s logo and the logos of all organizing logos, at your discretion.
Meet Up with MECollab
Sometimes we get together. Online or off, we love to share ideas, reduce workloads and increase access to good programming. Join us!
Below are upcoming MECollab meet-ups, library tours, professional development opportunities, and other things for library programmers to participate in.
Add your event to the Meet Up with MECollab calendar by emailing Bethany at tech@bbhlibrary.org. Please include the event name and any pertinent details.
Collaborate with MECollab
Below are upcoming MECollab programs. Read through the details for each program to learn more about collaborating or publicizing the event.
Add your event to the Collaborate with MECollab calendar by emailing Bethany at tech@bbhlibrary.org. Please include host library name, library host contact info, program information (for folks to copy and paste to share the word), land ink to a web post/calendar post on the host library's website.
MECollab Recorded Programming & Knowledge Shares
We don't record it all, but when we do we'll post it here. Some of these are knowledge shares for us to improve our knowledge. Other times, we record our public programs that we hosted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do you have MECollab?
A few of us realized we could do more and better serve our patrons by cooperating and offering quality programming. We're still learning great ways to do this, but overall it works!
What are your future plans?
More collaboration! Feel free to join and let us know what you'd like to do.
I want to collaborate but don't know how to get started. How do I?
Joining the google group is an easy way to learn about opportunities to get involved. We're here to help each other!