January 2015 - Michlib-l

Health Insurance Benefit Question
by Patrick McGinnity 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Hello all, We have been looking into the possibility of switching from a group insurance plan to instead giving our insured employee (there is only one) a stipend to use toward health insurance. I know there would be legal issues with doing this pre-tax, but does anyone know if there is anything wrong with the idea if income tax is paid on the stipend? We currently have BCBS in a "group of one" plan, which frankly is not a great deal nor a great plan. If our employee instead purchased insurance privately on the Marketplace he could get a Gold Plan with Dental for what we currently pay for his Bronze Plan (w/out dental). So I would appreciate hearing anyone's thoughts on, or experience with such a stipend/allowance. Regards, Patrick S. McGinnity, Director Beaver Island District Library 26400 Donegal Bay Road PO Box 246 Beaver Island, MI 49782 (231) 448-2701

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Acrylic Letters TAKEN
by Julie Saunders 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Somebody snatched them up already! Thanks all. :) -- Julie Saunders Teen Services White Lake Township Library 7527 E. Highland Rd White Lake, MI 48383 (248) 698-4942

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Acrylic Letters Available
by Julie Saunders 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

We are no longer using these letters if anyone is interested. We can put them in MeL RIDES for you or through TLN delivery. See pictures attached. Thank you, -- Julie Saunders Teen Services White Lake Township Library 7527 E. Highland Rd White Lake, MI 48383 (248) 698-4942

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Children's Librarian
by Brian Johnston 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Hello Everyone, Are there any public libraries that are able to share what their salary is for a full-time children's librarian, and whether you require that they have an MLIS? Thanks, Brian R. Johnston Head of Public Services Lincoln Township Public Library 2099 W. John Beers Road Stevensville, MI 49127 (269) 429-9575 bjohnston(a)lincolnlib.org

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MeL Minute - InfoTrac Newsstand
by Borrelli, Eunice (MDE) 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Hello all, Who besides me remembers the corner newspaper stand where one could find daily (sometimes twice daily) newspapers from the immediate vicinity as well as national and even international publications? Wasn't it fun and enlightening to get a different perspective on important events and people from these resources? Well, the good 'ole days aren't completely gone thanks to the MeL Database<http://mel.org/Databases> InfoTrac Newsstand<http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=STND&u=lom_accessmich>. Over 1,100 publications in various formats and languages are included with coverage variously ranging from 1980 to the present. Search results can be narrowed by publication title, date, section, (Business, Opinion and Editorial, Lifestyle, etc.), even Lexile Score, and more. Investor's Business Daily, The Guardian, Christian Science Monitor, Toronto Star, and El Norte are some of the titles included. Keep InfoTrac Newsstand<http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=STND&u=lom_accessmich> in mind the next time you and your patrons are looking for the world view as covered in the press. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for next week's MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact(a)mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org> or visit mel.org<http://mel.org/>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your public service colleagues. Eunice Eunice C. Borrelli, Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517.241.4996 Toll Free: 877.479.0021 Fax: 517.373.5700 The Library of Michigan is pleased to share a new video series highlighting Michigan libraries & how they are making a difference in their communities. To experience Michigan libraries in a new light, visit http://brightside.cedam.info/ & watch the 21st Century Libraries episode. Invest in a child's future today. Support the MDE Culture of Reading. www.michigan.gov/cultureofreading<http://www.michigan.gov/cultureofreading>

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Storytellers
by Margaret Bentley 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

I am trying to help my niece find a storyteller for a school program. She teaches in the Fulton District and is interested in the names and contact info for anyone who would be willing to do a program for lower elementary in that area. Please respond to me off the list. Thank you. -- Margaret Bentley Adult Services Librarian Shiawassee District Library--Owosso 502 W. Main Owosso, MI 48867 989-725-5134

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Building Issues
by Christine Hage 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

I need some advice on fire alarm and security panels. Our panels are 22 years old and it appears we need to update them. - Have any of you had experience with wireless security in a large public building? - Do you have separate monitoring services for HVAC, fire and water? - Is you system directly wired from pull station or smoke detector to the alarm system or do you use hubs? I’d like to talk with someone who may have recently gone through this type of upgrade. I’d like to talk with a facility manager or other person that might have experience in this area. Feel free to forward my message to anyone that might be willing to talk with me Christine Lind Hage, President, United for Libraries Library Director, Rochester Hills Public Library 500 Olde Towne Road Rochester, MI 48307-2043 248/650-7122 Raising a reader is: Talking * Singing * Reading * Writing * Playing

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Adult Program Recommendation
by Elizabeth Campion 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

The Shelby Township Library has now hosted two programs by Chef Jake Williams. The first was "The Art and Science of Cooking" which we held last summer as part of our Summer Reading series for adults.Chef Jake presented a detailed fascinating program with lots of group participation about how food flavors and cooking techniques work together. He was here again, this time presenting "Better Eating in the New Year" which was also well received. As it is the time of year of recovery from December's indulgences, he focused on integrating more healthy foods into our diets. He brings his own pots, pans, and gas burners so he can cook right in the library which enhanced the program. Chef Jake has 20 years in the cooking industry. He currently works for Gleaners Food Bank as the Cooking Matters Coordinator, helping low-income families learn to cook healthy food for little money. He also does catering and runs a pop-up restaurant in the Detroit Area. He is both knowledgeable and personable. He is open to doing more presentations in libraries. Jake Williams 586-360-8404 -- *The library is not, as some would have it, a place for the retiring of disposition or faint of heart. It is not an ivory tower or a quiet room in a sanitarium facing away from the afternoon sun. It is, rather, a command center, a power base. A board room, a war room. An Oval Office for all who preside over their own destinies. One does not retreat from the world here; one prepares to join it at an advantage.” ― Eric Burns, The Joy of Books: Confessions of a Lifelong Reader*

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Fwd: Spinner rack
by Julie Herrin 14 Jan '15

14 Jan '15

Northville District Library has two spinner racks to give away. They are wood and acrylic. You would need to pick them up and transport them. A picture is attached. ulie Herrin Director 248-349-3020

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Bound Life Magazines
by Dale Parus 14 Jan '15

14 Jan '15

The Ionia Community Library has 203 bound volumes of Life Magazine that it would like to offer to the library community in one lot. The date run spans 1936 - 1972. Please contact me at the contact information below if you wish to claim them and to arrange pickup. -- Dale Parus, Director Ionia Community Library 126 East Main St. Ionia, MI 48846 Email: parusdhpw(a)gmail.com Phone: (616) 527-3680, ext. 104 *MLA Legislative Committee member* *--*

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