October 2013 - Michlib-l

Fantastic Library Program
by Betsy Myers 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

I know she has been mentioned before but if you are still looking for a fabulous program for your library, I absolutely recommend Michigan author Teresa Irish who wrote the book *A Thousand Letters Home *and presents *The Journey of the Letters* to libraries all over, especially Michigan. I can't say enough about her to convince you but there is a little something for everyone. A love story, historical aspects, military, genealogy, family, humor and music. She had all of us laughing, crying, singing and reminiscing. Her program will keep you entertained the entire time with her stories and tons of photos from times past. She is completely affordable and well worth it. Below is her contact info and website for more information, she really will get right back with you when you email her. You can even search her events on the website to see when she will be close to your area. Those who have heard her speak, don't you agree? Completely enjoyable. Teresa K. Irish**** Author & Speaker**** *A Thousand Letters Home* 39575 Village Run Drive**** Northville, MI 48168**** (734) 502-4577**** www.athousandlettershome.com -- *Betsy Myers* *Reference Department Interlibrary Loan* Traverse Area District Library 610 Woodmere Ave Traverse City, MI 49686 231 932-8500

2 1

Re: [Michlib-l] background checks
by Nannette Pretzer 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

A library can conduct background checks directly through the Michigan Department of the State Police ICHAT program. To enroll in this program and gain access to ICHAT, the Library will need to contact Marci Tharsher, ICHAT Coordinator at cjicichathelp(a)michigan.gov or call 517-241-0713 to obtain an agency access code. (There is a tutorial available online to provide guidelines on how to use the ICHAT program at www.michigan.gov/msp for your convenience). This is a free service to all governmental agencies. Our insurance agency also suggested that we could contact our local law enforcement agency to ensure that potential employees do not have a background that would disqualify them from working in the library. They state that this option was the most effective by allowing a law enforcement assessment/comment of a potential employee's criminal background history. Unfortunately, our local law enforcement agency was unable to perform that service due cuts in funding and staff. Nannette Pretzer Director St. Charles District Library 104 W. Spruce Street St. Charles, MI 48655 www.stcharlesdistrictlibrary.org 989-865-9371 n.pretzer(a)vlc.lib.mi.us From: Denise Stefanick [mailto:dstefanick@whitelakelibrary.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 3:35 PM To: n.pretzer(a)vlc.lib.mi.us Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] background checks Hello Nanette, I am interested in using ICHAT at our Library. Would you please forward the information that you have on this service. Thank you, Denise On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Nannette Pretzer <n.pretzer(a)vlc.lib.mi.us> wrote: Julie, Nonprofits can sign up for ICHAT through the Michigan State Police with no charge to the agency. If you are interested in the information, contact me and I will be happy to forward you a copy of the information. Our Michigan Township Participating Plan recommended that we do this for all volunteers and new hires. Good Luck! Nannette Pretzer Director St. Charles District Library 104 W. Spruce Street St. Charles, MI 48655 www.stcharlesdistrictlibrary.org 989-865-9371 n.pretzer(a)vlc.lib.mi.us From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mail.mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org] On Behalf Of Julie Grynwich Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 1:35 PM To: michlib-l(a)mail.mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] background checks Sorry if this has been addressed before. how do you do background checks on employees and volunteers? Do you use a service, or do you do an in-house method? Also, do you do them for your volunteers? Thanks! Julie Grynwich New Buffalo Township Library 269-469-2933 nblibrary(a)comcast.net _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l(a)lists.mcls.org http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l -- Denise M. Stefanick, CPLA Assistant Director White Lake Township Library 7527 E. Highland Road White Lake, MI 48383 (p) 248-698-4942 x 5 (f) 248-698-2550 dstefanick(a)whitelakelibrary.org

1 0

DVD Browser Packs
by Julie Grynwich 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Next July we are planning on moving into our new library building (Yay!), and we are using this waiting period to add RFID tags to all materials at our temporary library. We found that by putting our barcodes and tags on the DVDs we can now get rid of the DVD boxes and put the DVDs in a pouch in the browser pack. This uses much less space, but we are wondering how to handle multiple disks. Most movies are only one disk, so it's not a huge issue, but we do have them. Also, if any of you use this method, how do you inform the patron that they must leave the actual browser pack at the desk, and take the pouch. We will have self-check, as well as a traditional circulation desk. Thank you for any suggestions. Julie Grynwich New Buffalo Township Library 269-469-2933 nblibrary(a)comcast.net

1 1

Audio Cassette Cases
by Mary Cornell 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Hello all, The audio cassette cases I sent a message out about earlier have been claimed! Thanks! Mary Cornell Technical Services Supervisor Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library 500 Market Street St. Joseph, MI 49085 (269) 983-7167 www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us<http://www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us>

1 0

Broadband Conference - Still time to register!
by Mase, Sheryl (MDE) 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Colleagues: The 2013 Michigan Broadband Conference is only 15 days away! Speakers and panelist have been confirmed and registration numbers are increasing daily. Since the last invitation: - Howard Rheingold, renowned author, professor, and TED speaker, has been confirmed as our lunch keynote speaker. More information on Mr. Rheingold can be found at: http://rheingold.com/. - The capstone Broadband and Economic Development panel has been finalized. The four panelists will be Blair Levin, fellow at the Aspen Institute, Mike Finney, CEO of MEDC, Steve Webster, CEO of Prima Civitas, and Dr. Johannes Bauer, chair of the telecommunications department at Michigan State University. - Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley will provide the opening address for the conference. - Breakout session topics will include: o Community-Enabled Broadband Expansion o Technology Adoption and Use for Small Businesses o Digital Entrepreneurship o Gigabit Libraries o USDA - Rural Utilities Service Program o Digital Job Creation o Rural Broadband Expansion Success o Collaboration for Michigan Businesses and Libraries o Rural Healthcare Connections o Understanding the Michigan State Education Network There will be something for everyone at this conference and all are welcome to attend. No previous knowledge of the information technology industry is required. The conference is designed to bring together a wide cross section of Michigan to share and learn best practices for expanding broadband and technology for improved community and economic development. Please don't forget to register yourself for the conference at: http://www.connectmi.org/broadband-summit. *** library staff register for free! Use this promotion code: Libraries4Broadband *** [cid:image001.jpg@01CEC41F.92477570] Sheryl L. Mase Assistant Director Statewide Library Services Library of Michigan 702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007 Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-4331; Fax: 517-373-5700 Toll free: 877-479-0021 Email: mases(a)michigan.gov<mailto:mases@michigan.gov> URL: http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan ***visit the Michigan eLibrary at http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>***

1 0

Audio Cassette Cases
by Mary Cornell 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Hello all, We are looking to get rid of some audio cassette cases of varying sizes. All of the cases are black colored cases. We have: 16 tapes case (8 cases) 8 tapes case (6 cases) 10 tapes case (6 cases) 2 tapes cases (40 cases) 3 tapes case (49 cases) 4 tapes case (40 cases) If you are interested in any of these, please contact me at mcornell(a)sjcity.com.They can either be picked up if your library is near us, or I can send them on to libraries via RIDES. Thanks! Mary Cornell Technical Services Supervisor Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library 500 Market Street St. Joseph, MI 49085 (269) 983-7167 www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us<http://www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us>

1 0

Summary of Recommendations for DVD Resurfacing Machines
by Shawn Andary 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Good morning everyone, Thank you so much to all of those on the Michlib-l listserv that responded to my question about recommendations for DVD resurfacing machines. I will try to summarize what I learned in this message. It seems that those of you with RTI machines really, really, REALLY think that they are wonderful, and the overall feeling that I got was that you "get what you pay for" and that the cost of the machines was offset by all of the savings from being able to repair DVDs and put them back into circulation instead of having to toss them out. Additionally, some libraries offset this cost by purchasing a machine together that can be shared, and another charged patrons $3.00 a disc to repair personal DVDs at the library. Models of RTI machines that I received testimonials about included the RTI ECO-Master http://www.discchek.com/ecomaster.html , the RTI ECO-Smart http://www.discchek.com/ecosmart.html, and the RTI ECO-Pro http://www.ecopro.us.com/ 2 libraries that responded are also using the ECO-Junior, which has been replaced by the newer ECO-Smart model. Some of the newer RTI machines come with the capability to repair Blu-Ray discs in addition to DVDs, and customers with existing RTI machines can have the machine upgraded to repair Blu-Rays (Orion Twp did this). Also, even if the machine isn't upgraded to repair Blu-Ray discs, it can still clean them. The only negative comment I received about having an RTI Disc Repair machine was about having repairs done since the machines are heavy and shipping can be expensive. One library had a staff member actually drive the machine to Lincolnwood, IL for repairs since that was cheaper than shipping it. Having said that, there were positive comments about the quality of tech support that is provided over the phone, and it sounds like supplies are shipped promptly. One library that responded is outsourcing the disc repair process. It sounds like they have a regular schedule that they follow to send out the discs and that they are out of circulation for awhile, but they are satisfied with the fact that they are fixing the discs without the initial expense and then ongoing maintenance of having a machine in-house. The Bay Mills Library ended up going with the JFJ Double Arm Disc Repair Machine http://www.jfjdiscrepair.com/proddetail.php?prod=JFJDISC3 since they have a very small collection of DVDs and just felt that they couldn't justify the expense of the RTI machines at this time. They've tested it out and really like it so far. It does two discs at a time, doesn't use water, doesn't have any lines that need to be flushed out, and only takes (at most) three minutes for the very worst discs. Also, it shipped to us the same day we ordered it and got here in two days which we were very happy with. It's easy to use, requires no setup and seems to be well made. We generally only have a few DVDs or possibly one audio book set to fix per month, so it seems like it'll be a perfect fit for us. Thanks again to all of you that took the time to reply. Shawn -- ******************************** Shawn Andary, ALS System Admin UP Region of Library Cooperation 1615 Presque Isle Ave Marquette, MI 49855 v (906)226-4675 Ext. 4 f (906)228-5627 ********************************

1 0

Annual Report/State Aid Application Now Available
by Hamlin, Joseph (MDE) 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

TO: Public Library and Cooperative Directors, Please resume entering your information into the Annual Report/State Aid Application. Thank you, Joseph Hamlin Library Data Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 West Kalamazoo St. P.O. Box 30007 Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-3828 Email: hamlinj2(a)michigan.gov<mailto:hamlinj2@michigan.gov> URL: http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan Visit the Michigan eLibrary at http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> Joseph Hamlin Library Data Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 West Kalamazoo St. P.O. Box 30007 Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-3828 Email: hamlinj2(a)michigan.gov<mailto:hamlinj2@michigan.gov> URL: http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan Visit the Michigan eLibrary at http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>

1 0

Computer Page position
by Marilyn Kwik 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

William P. Faust Public Library of Westland is currently accepting applications for a Computer Page. Please visit http://westlandlibrary.org/about/jobs for more information. Send cover letter, resume and a list of references to: Marilyn Kwik, Department Head for Information Services, marilyn.kwik(a)westlandlibrary.org<mailto:marilyn.kwik@westlandlibrary.org> Thanks Marilyn Kwik 734-326-6123

1 0

librarian job posting
by Marilyn Kwik 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

William P. Faust Public Library of Westland is currently accepting applications for an Adult Reference Librarian. Please visit http://westlandlibrary.org/about/jobs for more information. Send cover letter, resume and a list of reference to: Marilyn Kwik, Department Head for Information Services, marilyn.kwik(a)westlandlibrary.org<mailto:marilyn.kwik@westlandlibrary.org> Thanks Marilyn Kwik 734-326-6123

1 0