February 2014 - Michlib-l

Two Youth Services Librarian Positions Open
by Christine Hage 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Go to http://www.rhpl.org/about/jobs/351-current-job-openings to see instructions for the full application procedure. *Positions:* Youth Services Librarian (2 positions) *Supervisor: *Youth Services Manager *Salary: *$23,535.00 per year *Schedule: *22.5 hours per week, regularly (includes evening and weekend hours) *Dates*: Deadline for applications: March 15, 2014 Interviews anticipated: March 19-20, 2014 Decision anticipated by: March 21, 2014 Starting date: April 6, 2014 or ASAP *Application:* Please submit a *resume, responses to questions at the end of this posting* and a completed *employment application found at* http://www.rhpl.org/about/jobs/351-current-job-openings. *Primary Job Duties:* · Provide comprehensive library service to individuals and groups, both inside and outside the library. · Provide reference assistance and reader's advisory to patrons of all ages and abilities. · Evaluate and select print and electronic resources for children through grade 8 · Program planning and implementation for children, birth through grade 8. · Instruction in use of the library and the resources offered · Webpage development and maintenance · Work with other Youth Services staff in the creation of new programs, projects and materials *Required Qualifications:* · Master's degree in Library Science or Early Childhood Development · Skill in planning and presenting developmentally appropriate programs for children · Ability to prioritize tasks and duties and work independently · High level of energy and self-motivation to create new services · Strong familiarity with juvenile reading materials and genre collections · Full range of internet skills and experience, as well as MSOffice and other Windows software · Strong oral and written communication skills · Willingness to maintain a flexible schedule in order to implement programming · Willingness to seek out and complete appropriate grant applications · Willingness to participate in professional associations *Desirable Qualifications:* · Experience with Polaris · Experience in a public library setting · Experience with grant writing This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications; it is intended to describe the major responsibilities and requirements of this position. Please respond to the following questions and include those responses with your resume and RHPL application. 1. Why do you want to work with young children? 1. We offer many program for young children and their adult caregiver. What kinds of programs would you suggest we add to enhance our youth offerings? 1. If I were to duplicate a typical week of your reading choices, what would I be reading? (By choices, I mean just about everything short of cereal boxes.) In a field of strong candidates, what makes you stand out? -- Christine Lind Hage, Library Director Rochester Hills Public Library 500 Olde Towne Road Rochester, MI 48307-2043 248/650-7122

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Job Announcement: State Office Administrator 17 - State Librarian of Michigan
by White, Shannon (MDE) 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

The Library of Michigan in Lansing, Michigan, is seeking a dynamic, energetic, and visionary leader to assume the post of State Librarian of Michigan. The position requires a Masters degree in Library Science as well as four (4) years of professional administrative experience. The Library of Michigan is part of the Michigan Department of Education. The Library was created by the Michigan Legislature to guarantee the people of Michigan and their government one perpetual institution to collect and preserve Michigan publications, conduct reference and research and support libraries statewide. The state librarian serves as chief administrative officer and directs strategic, financial, operational, and personnel activities of the Library of Michigan; is a member of the department's leadership team; serves as secretary on the Library of Michigan's advisory Board of Trustees; and serves as a board member of the Library of Michigan Foundation. The state librarian is the guardian of the quality of library services statewide and actively facilitates cooperation among and between libraries of all types within the state and with library related organizations. The state librarian provides leadership in the development of policies and legislation impacting public library establishment and state aid to public libraries. The state librarian manages a staff of thirty-two people. Deadline for applications is Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. To apply and/or view the position description, please click on the link below: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/michigan/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=… ********************************************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shannon D. White Continuing Education Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700 Toll free: 877-479-0021 whites29(a)michigan.gov<mailto:whites29@michigan.gov> http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

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Tonay Bolden at Baldwin Public Library
by Connie Ilmer 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Please join us Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m. to meet award-winning author Tonya Bolden. She is the author of more than 20 books for children and adults, including Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century Girl and newly released Searching for Sarah Rector. Tonya Bolden will discuss her writing process and sign books. Books will be available for purchase through BookBeat Bookstore. We are pleased to host this very special event as part of the Birmingham Educational Foundation's Author in Residency Program. I have attached a flyer if you would like to print it out. Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you there. Connie Connie Ilmer Head of Public Services 300 West Merrill Street Birmingham, MI 48009 phone: 248.554.4651 fax: 248.647.6393 www.baldwinlib.org

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Periodical Shelving to giveaway - Borroughs Wilsonstak units
by Robin Rank 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Dear List Members, Our Library has seven units of Borroughs Wilsonstak Hinged Periodical Shelving to give away. These are double faced, 66 inches high, with 16 inch slotted shelves with dividers, and wooden end panels. See photographs and shelving specs here: https://reason.kzoo.edu/library/perio/ Shelf Dimensions: Nominal Depth 16" Actual Depth 15" Actual Overall Single Face 18-5/8" Double Face 34-15/16" Shelving must be picked up from our Library in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Please email me at rrank(a)kzoo.edu<mailto:rrank@kzoo.edu> with any questions. Thank you, Robin Rank ****************************** Robin Rank Reference and Instruction Librarian Information Services Kalamazoo College 1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006 voice: 269 337-7152 email: robin.rank(a)kzoo.edu<mailto:robin.rank@kzoo.edu>

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Reminder: Anyone Interested in Older Baseball Cards for School/Student Programs
by Corey Seeman 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Hi everyone - I hope this finds you all well. I am sending this message again to the Michigan Library list. I have finally gotten some cards together for a number of libraries and sent them out this week. I still have a lot of cards at home, so if there are libraries out there that could use these, please let me know. Spring training has started in earnest, warmer temperatures are on their way....I hope. Best - Corey On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 6:39 AM, Corey Seeman <cseeman(a)umich.edu> wrote: > Hi everyone - > > I have a mostly off-topic question to ask out to my library colleagues > across the state. > > I have a large collection of baseball cards, the bulk of which were from > the 1980s and early 1990s. These have been in boxes in my house and I have > moved them a few times. In all reality, I am going to keep a relatively > small number (mostly Tigers and Mets. Mets? yeah - it is a character flaw > - I know, I know - but please cut some slack to this Jersey Boy!). What I > am hoping to find are some homes for the majority of cards. > > The cards from the late 1980s and 1990s have relatively little collectible > value as they were mass-produced at high levels. But they might have some > real value for libraries as giveaways during youth programs, etc. I love > them, but in the spirit of clearing out stuff at home, thought this might > be a good win-win situation. > > I am not looking to sell the ones I want to part with, just find a better > home. If anyone is interested, I can provide more details. As it is, I > need to go through them and figure out what I want to keep. Even though I > do want to keep the Tigers, I have a ton of them - so that would be good. > > If you are interested or would like more information, please write me at > cseeman(a)umich.edu. > > Best wishes and stay warm out there. > > Best - Corey > > P.S. I will even send them to Yankee fans, though I will do so grudgingly. > > > Corey Seeman > > Director > Kresge Business Administration Library > Stephen M. Ross School of Business > University of Michigan > 701 Tappan Street, K3330 > Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1234 > (734) 764-9969 > Cell Phone (734) 717-9734 > Fax (734) 764-3839 > cseeman(a)umich.edu > Twitter @cseeman > Yahoo IM (cseemanum) > Google+ https://plus.google.com/117345227585597362675 > > http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/ > http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cseeman/index.html > >

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Thank you to everyone who responded to my post so I found the advertised circulation desk!
by Moss, Melba 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Our Ira Township branch now has a "new" circulation desk thanks to your assistance and the generosity of Lisa Sutton at Roscommon Area District Library.

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March Training Opportunities with MCLS
by Heather Ladiski 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Good morning! Register today for the following workshops hosted by MCLS in March: March 6 MeL Databases for Young Adults Part 1 (online) March 11 MeL Databases for Young Adults Part 2 (online) March 18 ArticleReach: An Introduction (online) (FULL - waiting list available) March 19-21 Copy Cataloging of Videos & DVDs Using RDA (online) March 20 MeLCat Refresher Training for DCB Libraries (in Lansing) March 21 Preserve, Produce, Promote: Securing & Leveraging Your Library's Best Material Asset, Your Local History & Special Collections (online) March 25 MeLCat Processing Policies & Procedures (online) March 25-27 MeLCat Cataloging Workshop (online) March 25 What Does RDA Mean to You? (online) March 26-28 Assigning Library of Congress Call Numbers: Basics (online) For more information on these or any of our upcoming workshops, to go: http://mcls.org/workshops Have a great day! - heather ******************** Heather M. Ladiski, CAP-OM Executive Assistant/Meeting Planner Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1 Lansing, Michigan 48910-3657 800/530-9019 ext. 133 517/394-2420 ext. 133 Fax: 517/492-3885 NOTE: New email: ladiskih(a)mcls.org website: www.mcls.org Check out the MCLS Training Calendar at: http://mcls.org/workshops Like us on Facebook for the latest MCLS news: https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org Register today for the April 10, 2014 Securing Your Library in Troubling Times: https://members.mcls.org/workshops/viewcourse.html?id=351

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SenSource People Counters
by Kuhn, Karen 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

**Apologizing for the cross-post** Has anyone out there used SenSource people counters before? If so, any comments good or bad would be welcomed off-list. Sincerely, Karen -- Karen Kuhn, Library Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior St Albion, MI 49224 (517) 629-3993

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Countdown to The Big Read Dearborn Kickoff
by Henry Fischer 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Hi everyone, You're invited to *The Big Read Dearborn Kickoff* *Saturday, March 8, 2014 (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)* *The Henry Ford - Anderson Theater * *20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn * In conjunction with several local community organizations, Dearborn Public Library presents The Big Read Dearborn<http://libemail/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://bigreaddearborn.org/>, a community-wide reading celebration and exploration of Jack London's classic novel *The Call of the Wild*. The adventure begins at The Henry Ford with a grand kickoff<http://libemail/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://www.thehenryford.org/even…> featuring free books, music, activities, and Charlie Chaplin's film *The Gold Rush*. *The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Thank you to all **partners and sponsors*<http://bigreaddearborn.org/partners/>* of this program. * Thank you, Henry Henry Fischer Adult Services Librarian Dearborn Public Library 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn, MI 48126 (313) 943-2341 hfischer(a)ci.dearborn.mi.us The Big Read is coming to Dearborn! Do you hear the Call? Fun-filled activities and events centered on Jack London's *The Call of the Wild* will take place in and around Dearborn in March through May 2014. The adventure - *Call of the Wild: EmBARKING on Discovery - *begins with a BIG kickoff free and open to the public at The Henry Ford in Anderson Theater on Saturday, March 8, 2014, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.: http://www.thehenryford.org/events/thebigread.aspx. Sign up for email updates at www.bigreaddearborn.org! Another date to save is Saturday, April 26, 1-3 p.m. That's when George Guidall, renowned actor and audiobook narrator, will give a presentation on "The Art and Artifice of Audiobook Narration," and he will do a dramatic reading from *The Call of the Wild*. This event will take place in the auditorium at Henry Ford Centennial Library. *The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The program is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.*

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Request for reviews on Speaker, Elaine Pereira
by Stanczak, Cindy 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

We've been contacted by Elaine Pereira, Certified Dementia Practitioner/Caregiver & Occupational Therapist for a speaker event. Have any of you hosted her for a discussion or workshop, and if so, what is your perspective on her presentation? Many thanks! For more information, please call 517-629-3993 or visit us at 501 S. Superior Street in downtown Albion. Albion District Library: Transforming Minds, Changing Lives. Online at www.albionlibrary.org, or find us on Facebook! Cynthia Stanczak Assistant Director Head of Adult & Teen Services Albion District Library 501 S. Superior St. Albion, MI 49224 (517) 629-3993

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