January 2016 - Michlib-l

FW: Register TODAY for February 7, 2016: TRIG/Dell Virtual PD Courses!
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Social media and other classes in February courtesy of the Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant (TRIG) that library staff are eligible for. Enjoy! SSN Sonya Schryer Norris Library of Michigan 517-373-4457 From: TRIG [mailto:sfranck@gomasa.org] Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 5:12 PM To: Norris, Sonya (MDE) <NorrisS2(a)michigan.gov> Subject: Register TODAY for February 7, 2016: TRIG/Dell Virtual PD Courses! 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Delivered virtually, this PD allows participants to work at their own pace, after classroom hours. Register Now!<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> Each course is 4 weeks long, with rolling enrollment the first week. All courses contain two live webinars. For a complete list of Virtual Course FAQ's click here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…>. All courses below will be eligible for 6 SCECH credits pending course completion. $10 SCECH Registration Fee February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Authentic Student Learning & Gamification Participants will discover mind-bending applications for Game Theory in the classrooms through both the case study approach as well as the development of a lesson, unit or assessment that they may apply within and beyond their classrooms. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Leading a Culture of Change in your School Participants will explore different types of organizational change, formulate a vision for transformation, then work backwards to execute actions that produce measurable & sustainable change. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Professional Development through Social Media In this online course participants will discover and explore a range of common and up-to-date social media platforms as well as establish channels that allow for powerful professional development and innovative leadership. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Advanced Google for Learning Educators across the globe are capitalizing on Google's multimedia tools to make their lessons more dynamic, engaging and supportive. Using the top levels of the SAMR model, participants will explore the use of mixing media for creating effective blended lessons. Designing lessons that encourage students to use multimedia Google tools to create authentic products that promote creativity and voice will be will be a critical part of the learning journey for course participants. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Advanced Social Media Participants will explore the use of Social Media based on the highest level for the SAMR model and how best to do such work so that students have authentic experiences with real-world connected learning. Digital Citizenship will be a critical part of how Social Media tools will be appropriately used during the learning journey for course participants and their students. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Design Thinking Made Practical Design Thinking is an effective methodology that supports innovative approaches to learning as STEM, STEAM, Inquiry-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning, and other structures that emphasize standards-based authenticity and student voice. At the heart of the matter, Design Thinking is a highly optimistic mindset that brings a human element of support to students, teachers, and administrators in the variety of challenges that face them. Throughout this course, participants will develop an understanding of Design Thinking and the Design Process used to develop and evolve ideas. Furthermore, participants will craft learning experiences based on design thinking. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Intermediate Application of Next Generation Assessments Michigan educators will expand their existing knowledge base on Next Generation assessments by applying additional strategies, structures, and support practices through this six-hour virtual course. Participating educators will synthesize aspects of technology integration, blended learning and data collection toward the creation of a classroom-ready assessment that is grade level and subject area appropriate. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Introduction to Applying Google Apps for Education Course This is an online program that participants will install, explore and apply up to fifteen new Google Apps and/or Chrome extensions that enable them to leverage the integration of Chromebooks in their classrooms. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Intermediate Application of Personalized & Blended Learning Participants will apply their existing experience with personalized and blended toward the creation of an extended lesson, unit and/or assessment on a functional personalized learning platform. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Introductory Practices in Literacy Instruction & Technology Participants will explore how Literacy Instruction and Technology foster critical thinking experiences for students. This course will lay the groundwork for effective instructional strategies that support the foundations of literacy and technology integration. Click Here to Register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NvbeUGrdI25Zsf7S0dZBEE3sawkuLVE9CmljkPGTGzxt…> February 2nd - February 28th, 2016: Intermediate Social Media Participants will explore how to use various Social Media tools to manage workflow and communicate to various stakeholders. They will also design a learning experience that supports mid-levels of the SAMR model so as to encourage students in the development of the same important critical thinking and networking skills that professionals use through Social Media tools. 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Social media links for Flint water crisis
by Kay Schwartz 23 Jan '16

23 Jan '16

All, People have asked for social media links related to the letter I just sent to the list - see Flint Public Library's Facebook page for posts you could re-post - and many thanks! ................................................................................................ Kay Schwartz Flint Public Library 1026 E. Kearsley Street Flint, MI 48503 Work: 810-249-2038 Mobile: 810-275-4642

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Flint Public Library and Flint water crisis
by Kay Schwartz 23 Jan '16

23 Jan '16

Friends in the Library world, The Flint Public Library is getting many expressions of sympathy from libraries all over the country about the water crisis in Flint - thank you all so much for your concern for our community and our library! Flint indeed has a long road to travel, because we have to now determine what homes and businesses and what underground water systems were damaged by the corrosive water, and decide how to fix all that. Now that we're back on regular Lake Huron water, we still aren't able to drink it until each and every home and building is tested to make sure that the service lines AND the lines within the home are not leaching lead. It varies building to building, neighborhood to neighborhood, and house to house. Understand that it was not the river water per se but the failure to add corrosion control to the water, that caused the damage. The water was ok when it left the plant but corroded the pipes on the way to homes and corroded the pipes inside your home or building on the way to your faucets. From what the EPA has said, the use of corrosion control is so basic that they didn't at first believe Flint wasn't using it. This failure resulted from direct advice to Flint from the Michigan DEQ. We do know that some children have been exposed to lead for as much as 18 months, either at home or at school, or both. One of the saddest findings is that three of our elementary schools had lead levels that, at least in some of the samples, were above the danger level. So kids were drinking lead contaminated water in their school buildings from April 2014 through the entire 2014-15 school year and until October 2015. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/three_flint_schools_water…<https://mail.fpl.info/owa/redir.aspx?REF=RvjOSNKRbbOBIawf48kzhOiljrGaZSvpUW…> At Flint Public Main Library (our only site), soon after the switch to river water in April 2014 we noticed that our water from the faucets and in the toilets was discolored. We didn't really know what was happening but it was clearly due to the water switch. After four months or so of yellow-tinted water from the faucets all the time and orange water in the toilets when we arrived after the weekend, we declared the water undrinkable, even though the City said it was safe. We contracted with Absopure to bring in water coolers for both the public and staff areas. So I'm happy to say we've been providing clean drinking water here at the Library since August of 2014. Eventually we will need to determine the condition of the infrastructure in our building and decide what to do about the plumbing, but it's not an emergency at this time. The situation has been different and much more difficult in the Flint homes that were affected by the corrosion. People have had to bathe their children with the yellow water, wash their clothes in it, and decide whether to drink it and cook with it or to purchase water for those purposes. Again, the water quality for the past 18 months has varied from house to house - some neighborhoods had perfectly clear water. But was it carrying lead all that time? We don't yet know. Lots more work to do. The Library has been providing information referrals to the public on the water issue through a wonderful information network in our community. We're pretty small here so news travels fast; we have great local media and a regional/local 211 service. The City, Health Department, United Way, and others decided to make 211 the central point for information, so we've been able to connect people with the information they need. We are grateful for all the water donations that are coming to Flint from everywhere in the U.S. But the costs that will be incurred to mitigate the damage to children from lead exposure are going to come due over a long period of time and with costs that can't possibly be known right now. For anyone who wants to help our community deal with the long range effects of this crisis, I encourage a money donation to our Community Foundation's Flint Child Health & Development Fund that has been established to fund programming now and into the future for kids affected by lead exposure. This is a gift that will be greatly needed even after the current water issues are solved. Go to www.cfgf.org<https://mail.fpl.info/owa/redir.aspx?REF=f0qXcnlXWLmEqS7tJ4rdZHyPx5i_T3G7el…> for more information, and the donation page is flintkids.org<http://www.flintkids.org/>. Thanks to everyone for your heartfelt sympathy and offers of support... Kay ................................................................................................ Kay Schwartz Flint Public Library 1026 E. Kearsley Street Flint, MI 48503 Work: 810-249-2038 Mobile: 810-275-4642

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Thank You! - from the Braille and Talking Book Library
by Wambaugh, Stephanie (LARA) 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

I wanted to pass on a few words of thanks to all the public libraries that became demonstration sites for the Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL) in 2015. We currently have over 50 locations-big and small-signed up with us across Michigan! If your library location is interested in becoming a demo site for BTBL, please feel free to email me back off-list. This is a great opportunity for public libraries to help connect patrons with a FREE resource for audio and braille materials. For those of you unfamiliar with our service, BTBL offers audio books, magazines, and braille titles to Michigan residents with visual or physical disabilities that are unable to utilize standard print materials. Demo sites are issued a digital talking book machine, a book on cartridge, and promotional materials to display at the discretion of each location. Thank you for your interest and support. Please let me know if you have any questions. Stephanie Wambaugh Reader Advisor, Outreach & Youth Librarian BSBP Braille & Talking Book Library P.O. Box 30007 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909-7507 517-373-5357 / wambaughs(a)michigan.gov

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Deadline to register is Monday: RDA for non-catalogers
by Suzanne Robinson 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Wide distribution - please feel free to share. Have you thought that your catalogers have been talking a new language lately? What kind of changes should library staff and the end user expect to see as a result of RDA? What are some of the major changes between AACR2 and RDA? Monday is the last day to register for this overview of RDA principals for anyone who might need to gain some basic knowledge and understand new terminology. https://www.mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?r… Please register before the end of the work day Monday, January 25. Thanks, Suzanne Part time Hours: (with some slight variations occasionally) Monday 11a-3p Tuesday 9a - 3p Wednesday 11a - 2:30p Thursday 9a - 3p Friday 9a-1p I work from home also and check email regularly, so email is the most reliable way to reach me. ------------------------------------ Suzanne Robinson, AMLS Continuing Education Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 1407 Rensen St., Suite 1 Lansing, MI 48910 800-530-9019 ext 134

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Rural Libraries Conference - Preliminary Details
by White, Shannon (MDE) 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

It is getting close to the time that we open registration for the Rural Libraries Conference. This year the event will be held on Mackinac Island at Grand Hotel. The conference begins on Wednesday, May 4 with an opening luncheon and concludes on Friday, May 6 after the closing luncheon. We will feature exhibitors on Wednesday and Thursday. Sessions are currently being scheduled and presenters will be notified over the next few days about proposals accepted. Once we do that we will open registration and lodging options for attendees. Registration cost for the event is $89 per attendee and includes 5 meals at Grand Hotel, conference materials, and a round trip ferry ticket. We will once again offer meal options directly with the hotel for guests of attendees. Lodging is the same price as in 2014, $129 per room accommodating up to four people. We are excited to bring you this event again in 2016 and hope to see many from the library community return to the island. The conference will feature more than 60 sessions for all levels of library staff, managers, trustees and friends. Please stay tuned to our website at www.michigan.gov/fyanconference<http://www.michigan.gov/fyanconference> for full details. Announcements will be sent to all the mailing lists once registration is open. The conference is made possible by funding from the Library of Michigan Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Shannon ----------------------------- Shannon White Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo Lansing, MI 48909 www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> 517.373.9489 Whites29(a)michigan.gov

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Article in Macomb Daily
by B. Kristen Valyi-Hax 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

"Officials Protest New Gag Order Law" - Macomb Daily, posted 1/21/16 http://tinyurl.com/hsclk8b -- B. Kristen Valyi-Hax Director Harper Woods Public Library 19601 Harper Ave. Harper Woods, MI 48225 313-343-2575 313-343-2127 (fax)

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Every Child Ready to Read...
by Cathy Lancaster 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

"It's never too late to start!" Check out this great video from Oakland, CA. https://vimeo.com/149787284 -- *Cathy Lancaster* *Coordinator of Youth Services* *Traverse Area District Library* (231) 932-8560 610 Woodmere Ave. Traverse City, MI 49686

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Bookbinding
by CATHERINE KERNS 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

I'm looking for a company that will rebind textbooks. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Cat -- *Catherine Kerns* *Library Media Specialist* *Heritage High School* *(989) 799-5790 ext.8080* *White Pine Middle School* *(989) 797-1814 ext. 3241* “A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.” ― Lemony Snicket <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/36746.Lemony_Snicket>

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Final chance to see the Rare Books from the Remnant Trust, and the final panel discussion
by Gary R. Cocozzoli 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

This is the final week of public access to the Remnant Trust rare book exhibit "Literary Masterpieces: Sacred and Secular" at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield Michigan. It has been both interesting and enlightening to see and handle these books, and the last two panel discussions were great; the upcoming one also will be thought-provoking. The final public hours will be: *Friday, January 22* 12 - 2 p.m. *Saturday, January 23* 12–4 p.m. *Sunday, January 24* 12–4 p.m. *Tuesday, January 26* 12:30–2 p.m. *Wednesday, January 27* 12:30–2 p.m. *AND* The final panel discussion will take place Thursday January 28 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm: *Panel Discussion: “The Thucydides Trap: Is War Inevitable between the USA and China?”* Moderator: Philip Vogt, associate professor of history and honors program director, Lawrence Technological University Panelists: John Ciorciari, assistant professor and co-director of the International Policy Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Yumin Sheng, associate professor, Department of Political Science, Wayne State University Come a bit early on Thursday night to view the book display and talk to the docents before the panel discussion begins. The book exhibit and panel is in the Gallery, in the UTLC Building off Ten Mile Rd. entrance, west of Evergreen and M-10 (Northwestern Hwy.) Learn more at http://www.ltu.edu/exhibit (note tab for schedule) To see a short video and some photos of the exhibit, check out * http://www.facebook.com/lawrencetechu <http://www.facebook.com/lawrencetechu> * Any questions? Call the LTU Library at 248-204-3000 or email refdesk(a)ltu.edu _____________________ Gary R. Cocozzoli Director of the Library Lawrence Technological University 248-204-3000 gcocozzol(a)ltu.edu (or) grc(a)ltu.edu Visit the Library at http://library.ltu.edu

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