Why join the VLC?

Library News

University of Manchester Library entscheidet sich für die Literaturlistenlösung Ex Libris Leganto
Congratulations to NCSU Libraries, winner of the 2019 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award
Norway and Elsevier Agree on Pilot National Licence for Research Access and Publishing
OCLC and Knovel partner to offer seamless workflows
Gale and the Office of Commonwealth Libraries partner to provide residents and students free access to new digital resources

Online Catalog Enhancements Evaluation

Give your patrons exciting new content, including recommendations, tag clouds, series and awards data, a virtual shelf browser, and the ability to write reviews, rankings, and much more.

Click here to learn more about how to evaluate LibraryThing for Libraries, ChiliFresh, and Jaunter.

Strategic Plan Dashboard

This 'dashboard' has been developed as a resource to quickly access the VLC's progress on its stated goals as part of the 2011 strategic planning process (2011-2015). Monitoring and reporting progress on long-range strategic goals included in the strategic plan is an essential component of the accountability process.

Click here to find out how we're doing.

Here are a few examples of the benefits of being a Valley Library Consortium (VLC) member:

Strength in numbers
- Negotiation and advocacy
- Greater collections
- Large purchase discounts
Efficiency in shared services
- Reduce duplication of efforts
- Specialization opportunities
- Avoid or reduce costs for services available through the consortium
Make the most of your
- Budget
- Staff time & skills
- Collections
Provide better service to your users by focusing on what you do best
Experienced and dedicated staff

To request information or just learn more about the VLC, please contact Lee Martin, Executive Director, at 1-989-497-0925 x.5 or l.martin@valleylibrary.org.