March 2014 - Michlib-l - liblists.org

Responsive Web Design at MLA Technologies and Trends Workshop
by William Marino 27 Mar '14

27 Mar '14

Are you interested in responsive web design for your library but don't know where to begin? Be sure to check out "Responsive Web Design--A Paradigm Shift" at MLA's upcoming Technologies & Trends Workshop on Friday, May 16 at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. This session will provide a brief overview of RWD, where it began, what elements comprise it, the importance of RWD on your website and the practicalities of implementing it. Should you hire a vendor? Handle it in-house? Details on the Michigan State University Libraries' implementation of responsive web design using the Drupal Omega theme and solutions adopted to transform an existing, fixed width library web site to a responsive design will also be shared. More information and registration can be found on the MLA website at http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/events/workshops/tech . Bill Marino MLA Technologies & Trends Workgroup 2014 wmarino1(a)emich.edu

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April Training Opportunities with MCLS
by Heather Ladiski 27 Mar '14

27 Mar '14

Register today for the following upcoming training opportunities with MCLS! March 28 OCLC Print Management Symposium Viewing Party @ MCLS (free with lunch included, register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DLY98b88JU-Y2J7_Jq6DYKAbUsficAwYYLowRFk1mJ… ) April 1 AACR2...Meet RDA (online) April 1-3 Classification Web (online) April 9-11 Original Cataloging of Videos & DVDs Using RDA (online) April 10 Securing Your Library in Troubling Times (Lansing, Online or at viewing parties throughout the state) April 15 Broccoli Bands, Staples & Tape: RIDES Packaging Best Practices (online) April 15-17 Original Cataloging of Monographs Using RDA (online) April 22 MeL Databases Basics Part 1 (online) April 23 Make Your Own Map: Exploring Geographic Information Science for Librarians (online) April 29 MeLCat Refresher Training for DCB Libraries (in Lansing) April 29 MeL Databases Basics Part 2 (online) April 29-May 1 Assigning Library of Congress Call Numbers: Intermediate (online) Most of these trainings are available to attend online in the comfort of your office! For more information on these or any of our other upcoming training opportunities, go to: https://members.mcls.org/workshops/ ******************** 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

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Stale air
by Sears, Debby 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

We would like to tap into your experience. In this very busy winter season, we have found the library atmosphere gets a bit musty, stale, stinky, etc. We do have ceiling fans, but we work in an historic building without an HVAC system so there are restrictions as to what we can do. Have any of you found a solution that does not involve air fresheners? Thanks for your help. Debby Sears Jackson District Library

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Adaptive Umbrella Workshop
by Jen Taggart 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Do you want to be more inclusive of children with autism in your programs and don't know where to start, but you have a lot of questions? Are you looking for ways to include children who are deaf or hard of hearing in your programs and services? Would you like some interactive iPad app suggestions to incorporate in your inclusive story times? Thinking about offering a new program or service to youth with special needs? This workshop is for you! Please see attached brochure. (We are still taking registrations through April 16.) 3rd Adaptive Umbrella Workshop: Serving Kids with Different Needs Wednesday, April 30 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Bloomfield Township Public Library Jen Taggart Assistant Department Head, Youth Services Bloomfield Township Public Library 1099 Lone Pine Road Bloomfield Township, MI 48302 (248)642-5800 www.btpl.org

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MLA's Directors' Summit
by Melissa Malcolm 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Michigan Library Association Directors' Summit Novi Public Library April 25, 2014 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Join library leaders for presentations and discussions of workplace culture, collaborative workspaces and emotional intelligence. Presenters include Tim Kuppler of The Culture Advantage; Lee VanOrsdel from Grand Valley State University and Mark Walters from Steelcase with Richard Schneider of Muskegon Area District Library and Alyce Riemenschneider of Quinn Evans Architects; and Allison McClintick of FlightLead Consulting. Full details and registration are available on the MLA website: www.mla.lib.mi.us/events/workships/directors. Flyer attached. -- Melissa A. Malcolm Director Lapeer District Library 201 Village West Dr S Lapeer, MI 48446 810.664.9521 extension 3113 810.664.8527 facsimile melissa(a)lib.lapeer.org "If liberty and justice mean anything, then access means everything." --Charles Ogletree

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E-Rate technology plans
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

This is a reminder that technology plan requirements for the federal E-Rate program are less restrictive than in years past. If a library only files for E-Rate for Priority One services, such as "Telecommunications Services," including "Telephone Services" and "Internet Access," an updated technology plan does not need to be filed with the Library of Michigan. A Technology Plan does need to be written, submitted to the State Library, and approved before July 1, 2014 (if your technology plan will expire by then) for the period July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2017 if a library is filing for E-rate Priority Two services, which includes "Internal Connections" and "Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections" and the current approved Technology Plan. Technology Plans must be accompanied by a Technology Plan Cover Sheet available at: http://www.michigan.gov/erateforlibraries. Information about the required elements of a Technology Plan and additional information about the program can also be found at that Web address. If you are submitting a plan this year, please plan to email it to Sonya Schryer Norris at norriss2(a)michigan.gov<mailto:norriss2@michigan.gov> by Friday, May 9 to provide sufficient processing time at the Library of Michigan. Questions regarding how to complete the library's Technology Plan and the evaluation and approval process may be directed to Sonya Schryer Norris at norriss2(a)michigan.gov or 1-877-479-0021. Sonya Schryer Norris Library Consultant and Plinkit Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915-1609 517-373-4457 fax: 517-373-5700 http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://www.mel.org<http://www.mel.org/> http://www.michlibrary.org<http://www.michlibrary.org/>

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Chelsea District Library 6th Annual Midwest Literary Walk
by Patty Roberts 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Please come and share a day with us at our 6th Annual Midwest Literary Walk! The Midwest Literary Walk will bring award-winning novelists, poets, and musicians to downtown Chelsea. The free, all-day event begins at 11 am on Saturday, April 26 and will host readings at various venues throughout downtown. Ann Arbor-based mystery novelist Harry Dolan (*The Last Dead Girl, Bad Things Happen*) will kick off the event at 11 am at the Purple Rose Theatre, joined by performance poet Garret Potter. At 12:10 pm, Michigan Notable Book winners Matt Bell (*In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods*) and Mardi Jo Link (*Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm*) will read at the River Gallery. During a lunch break, attendees are encouraged to explore downtown Chelsea and its great selection of restaurants. Immediately following lunch, we welcome local writers to share their work at the Community Open Mic at 2 pm at the River Gallery. Readers are given five minutes and can sign up for a time slot at the first two venues of the Walk. At 3:10 pm, poets Diane Seuss (*Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open*) and American Sign Language interpreter/slam poet Mona Jean Cedar will be featured at the Chelsea District Library. Closing out the day at 4:20 pm are National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell (*Once Upon a River*, *American Salvage) *and Detroit poet ML Liebler with the Coyote Monk Poetry Band at the Chelsea Alehouse. The Midwest Literary Walk is a joint venture of the Chelsea District Library, the River Gallery, and Chelsea Writers' Workshop, with support from the Friends of the Chelsea District Library and Nicola's Books. The event is also supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. The featured authors' books will be available for purchase courtesy of Nicola's Books at our venues throughout the day. For more information please visit Midwestliterarywalk.wordpress.com Patty Roberts | Marketing Coordinator Chelsea District Library | 221 S. Main St. Chelsea, MI 48118 734.475.8732 ext. 216 | proberts(a)chelseadistrictlibrary.org

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Books on the Lake author program
by Kate DeMeester 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

The Grosse Pointe Public Library, in partnership with the Grosse Pointe Library Foundation and the Wayne County Community College District's School of Continuing Education, will soon be hosting our Books on the Lake author program. We are so very excited to see it return this year, after a break of several years due to budget cuts. Will you please help us spread the word? Below is the press release for the event with more details. Thank you! Kate Kate DeMeester Assistant Director Grosse Pointe Public Library 10 Kercheval Ave Grosse Pointe Farms MI 48236 313.343.2074 x208 kdemeester(a)gp.lib.mi.us<mailto:kdemeester@gp.lib.mi.us> The Grosse Pointe Public Library, with a generous grant from the Grosse Pointe Library Foundation and in partnership with Wayne County Community College District's School of Continuing Education will be presenting Books On The Lake, the popular author luncheon on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 11:30am. This year's speakers will be authors Dennis Lehane, Gloria Whelan, and Rhoda Janzen. The event includes lunch, the speaker's presentations and book signings, and will be held in the ballroom of the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. Tickets are $35. A private reception for Dennis Lehane and Gloria Whelan will be held at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on Friday, May 9 from 7-9pm. This is an opportunity to mingle with the authors in a social setting, and book signing will be available. Tickets are $100 and include open bar, hors d'oeouvres, dessert and valet parking. Great Lakes VIP has very generously donated a luxury weekend trip for two to Chicago! The trip will be customized to suit the winner and includes: transportation for two on a semi-private jet, black car service, two nights in a luxury hotel, dinner for two at one of Chicago's top restaurants, and two tickets to the event of your choice. Raffle tickets are $100 and only 200 tickets will be sold. This is truly an amazing opportunity for you to experience Chicago in style! The drawing will be held May 10 and the winner need not be present. Event and raffle tickets are on sale now! For more information and to buy tickets, please visit http://booksonthelake.gplf.org/ or call the Foundation office at 313.640.4683.

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Bound Periodicals
by Eric Palmer 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

We are in the process of remodeling the library and need to dispose of several Bound Periodicals. If anyone is interested you will need to pick them up, we will not be shipping any of them. Also, I would prefer to get rid of the whole run and not split them up. If anyone is interested in any of them listed below, please let me know. You can email Eric at epalme01(a)baker.edu Thank you *American Journal of Nursing * 1940-41, 43-96, 98-03 *Business Week* Oct. 64-Dec 03 *Journal of the American Medical Association* 1966-2003 *Life* Nov. 36-72; Oct 78-1990, paper 91-96 *Michigan History * 1942-1991 *National Geographic * Jan 1909-Dec 2003 *Nursing * 73-03 *Physical Therapy* 1982-03 *Reader's Digest* Jan. 1940-Dec 03 *Time* Jan. 1934-Dec 03 -- Eric W. Palmer Library Director Baker College of Flint 810-766-4050 http://guides.baker.edu/fllib

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Michigan Activity Pass (MAP) Year 2 Press Release and FAQ's
by Jim Flury 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

All, In preparation for the launch of MAP Year 2 on May 24, 2014 TLN has created a press release that we encourage you to share with your local media outlets (newspapers, radio, television) as well as with other potential cultural partners. The press release is available by clicking this link: MAP Press Release: http://tln.lib.mi.us/map/Files/MAP%20Press%20Release%202014.pdf We have already received some good press coverage for the MAP program. The Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20140316/NEWS05/303160064/Michigan-Activity-pa… as well as the Lansing State Journal http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014303150044&… and the Port Huron Times-Herald http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20140320/NEWS01/303200018/Check-out-a… have all gotten on board with MAP. We are hoping that, with your help, media outlets in other markets all across Michigan will do so, too. We've gotten a fair number of MAP-related questions during the past couple of weeks. Here are some answers to the most common questions: 1. How does my library sign up for the MAP program? If you are a public library in Michigan, then you are already signed up for MAP! I have done my best to include every building and every branch of every Michigan public library (about 650 in total). I hope I haven't missed anybody. In the event I have you can help out in this regard, as per point 2 below. 2. What is the url for the Michigan Activity Pass program? www.michiganactivitypass.info This is the link to post to your homepage. Please search for your library name in the My Library Name field at the website. If you don't find it, or if you find it but would like to have the name of your library listed in a different way, please let me know. 3. What is the cost to my library to participate in the Michigan Activity Pass program? There is no cost! MAP is supported in part by the Library of Michigan with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Library Network (TLN) also provides support of and funding for the MAP program. 4. Why am I not seeing the new cultural partners when I do a search on the MAP website? The new venues, including the Michigan Science Center, the Gilmore Car Museum and many others, will be added to the MAP website on May 24, 2014. But, don't forget that there are 62 cultural partners participating in the MAP program right now! 5. What should I do if I don't find my library when I do a search at the MAP website, per point number 2 above? Contact Jim Flury 6. What should I do if the search result for a cultural venue indicates "No passes available?" Contact Jim Flury 7. Whom should I contact if I or my patrons (or media outlets) have questions about the MAP program that I'm not sure how to answer? My contact information is listed below, as well as on the press release. My TLN colleague Brigette Felix can also answer any and all MAP related questions. Brigette's email is bfelix(a)tln.lib.mi.us We are in the process of making some upgrades and changes to the MAP website in advance of Year 2 go-live on May 24. Pursuant to that if you encounter any weirdness at all in the MAP website, please contact me. In the coming weeks we will be updating our MAP promotional material (bookmarks, postes, brochure) for 2014. We will be sure to share that material with you as soon as it is ready. Thank you for your support of the Michigan Activity Pass program. Let's make Year 2 of MAP an even bigger success! Sincerely, Jim Flury Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100 x133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury(a)tln.lib.mi.us

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