August 2016 - Michlib-l

Job Announcement - 2 positions at Detroit Public Library
by White, Shannon (MDE) 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

The Detroit Public Library has two openings available. Please see below for descriptions and a link to full details and the application process. Assistant Director - Information Systems The Assistant Director of Information Technology directs the information technology operation within the Detroit Public Library System, serving nearly 300 employees and approximately 2.8 Million customers annually. This position is responsible for the department budget, of nearly 400,000.00 not including salaries. The Assistant Director evaluates and establishes strategic direction, service priorities, technology choices, customer service approaches, and organizational structure, in close consultation with the Executive Leadership Team, Service Directors, and Managers across the System. This role designs and oversees high-quality technical support, training, and consulting for staff. This position provides oversight to 7 technical and administrative staff members. The Assistant Director of Information Systems partners with the Executive Leadership Team on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to systems design, network infrastructure and services that fulfill the Library's mission. You can find the full descriptions and information on the DPL website: http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/human-resources Purchasing Administrator Under general supervision of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), assists in the administration and purchasing activities of the Library including developing goals and plans for implementation, formulating procedure, policies, and guidelines; provides customer-responsive service and handles customer service issues; conducts special commodity investigations, including price, quality, and demand; and provides support to the Library - CFO as needed or requested. You can find the full descriptions and information on the DPL website: http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/human-resources

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Free MeL webinar - Back to school with MeL - Aug 24, 3:30pm Easter
by David Votta 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

The first weeks back at school are hectic for everyone. MeL Databases can help tweak your preparation and assist you with tools that facilitate educators and students ongoing academic success. Please join us on August 24, at 3:30pm Eastern, for a 30 minute webinar focused on MeL resources which provide educators the means to bolster student achievement. Registration is free and open to all Michigan library staff. Read more and register for this webinar<http://mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?ref_cI…>. http://mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?ref_cI… This webinar will be recorded, archived, and made available. http://mcls.org/mel/mel-training-events/ Please share. Thank you. David David Votta Community Engagement Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) Lansing, MI & Indianapolis, IN Phone: (800) 530-9019 ext 122 Phone: (517) 492-3822 Fax: (517) 492-3886 vottad(a)mcls.org<mailto:vottad@mcls.org> "If you're not confused, you're not paying attention." -Tom Peters

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BTBL Summer Reading Event Success!
by Wambaugh, Stephanie (LARA) 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

Yesterday's Summer Reading Event was a big success! Hall of Fame wrestling coach, Larry Powell, gave an engaging and insightful talk. This was followed by informative sessions with our wellness stations, including Playmakers, Ski for Light, and Capital City Scuba. BTBL would like to thank everyone that participated in this dynamic event! See the attachments for a couple of pictures of the event (picture descriptions provided below). Additional photos will soon be available on our website at www.michigan.gov/btbl<http://www.michigan.gov/btbl>. Thanks! Attachment 1: Larry Powell discusses his time as a wrestling coach at BTBL. He is standing by the reference desk with the BSBP Braille and Talking Book sign behind him. Attachment 2: Two Ski for Light representatives' stand by their station discussing the program with three program attendees (and a photogenic guide dog that happens to be the only one looking at the camera in the picture). 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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MHSLA Program Now Available!
by Figg, Bethany J 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

Good Morning! Registration for the 2016 MHSLA (Michigan Health Science Librarians Association) Annual Conference is open! The conference will be held on October 12-14, 2016 at the Baronette Renaissance Hotel in Novi, Michigan. Want to know more? The full conference program is now available on the MHSLA Conference Site! It includes detailed descriptions of the classes and speakers, as well as the schedule of events and vendors who will be attending. Read more here: http://mhsla.org/home/2016/program.htm Other helpful links: 2016 Conference site: http://mhsla.org/home/2016/index.htm Registration for Conference: http://mhsla.org/home/2016/registration.htm Hotel Registration (MUST BE COMPLETED SEPARATE FROM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION): http://mhsla.org/home/2016/hotel.htm Join us for this year's panel discussion, Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes: Turn and Face the Strain, where a panel of two library directors and an assistant director discuss the radical changes that have occurred in their libraries. Elizabeth Lorbeer, Library Director of the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine will talk about her experience in getting WMU's new medical school up and running. Toni Janik, Library Coordinator Windsor Regional Hospital, has dealt with two hospital library mergers. She will discuss her experiences with consolidating the Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital and Windsor Regional Hospital as well as her initial merger of the Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph's and Salvation Army Grace Hospital libraries. Jean Song, Assistant Director for Research and Informatics at the Taubman Health Sciences Library will discuss the University of Michigan's experiences with going book-less a year out from the project. We look forward to seeing you there! 2016 MHSLA Annual Conference Publicity Committee Bethany Figg, MBA, MLIS, AHIP bethany.figg(a)cmich.edu<mailto:bethany.figg@cmich.edu> Visit us online!<https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/cmed/Education/Residency/GME/Pages/default.a…> Graduate Medical Education Administrator | CMU College of Medicine 1000 Houghton Street, Saginaw MI 48602 *: 989-583-7406 | 6: 989-583-6907 Central Values: Integrity | Respect | Empathy | Inclusiveness | Social Responsibility | Excellence | Innovation

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MeL Minute: REMINDER for BritannicaSchool Training
by Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

Hello All-We've got some fine training scheduled for the week of August 29th aimed especially to public library staff, but anyone is invited including home school parents. Please share with your networks. School starts soon!! August 29 - September 2, Jenn Keating from Britannica will be presenting training for public library staff, especially youth and teen librarians, to become more familiar with MeL's Britannica School<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-brit.php?database=BRSC…> for use as they work with students at their libraries during the school year. There will be 2 sessions- 9am-Noon for Youth and 1:00-3:00pm for Teens at each location. Attendees can register for either or both using the links and information shown below. Lunch is on your own. Britannica will be picking up the a.m. coffee/snack and the afternoon drinks/snack. Britannica School for Children: Explore Britannica School through the eyes of your youngest patrons. Explore the world around us through interactive games, maps, and unique features. Learn how children can explore new people, places, and things with Britannica's thousands of images, videos, text, and other interactive tools. Find new ways to engage children in the library and at home and how to promote Britannica School and MeL in your community. Britannica School for Teens: Bring research and non-fiction reading to life for your young adult and teen patrons. In this hands-on session learn about how to use Britannica School to ignite inquiry and promote self-directed learning. We'll explore ideas and strategies to uncover content, engage reluctant readers, and provide support to ALL users. Monday, August 29 - Kent District Library, Grand Rapids area http://www.eventbrite.com/e/britannicaschool-training-part-i-children-regis… http://www.eventbrite.com/e/britannicaschool-training-part-ii-teens-registr… Tuesday, August 30 - Sterling Heights Public Library, Sterling Heights Loa Stanislawski, stanisll(a)libcoop.net<mailto:stanisll@libcoop.net> or 586-446-2666 Wednesday, August 31 - Community District Library, Corunna Denise Hooks, dhooks(a)mmlc.info<mailto:dhooks@mmlc.info> or 810-232-7119 Thursday, September 1 - Petoskey Public Library, Petoskey Nisa Kesseler, nkesseler(a)petoskeylibrary.org<mailto:nkesseler@petoskeylibrary.org> or 231-758-3148 Friday, September 2 - Pickford Community Library, Pickford Ann Marie Smith, amsmith(a)uproc.lib.mi.us<mailto:amsmith@uproc.lib.mi.us> or 906-647-1288 Best regards, Deb Deb Renee Biggs, MA AMLS Library Consultant/Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517-373-4466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit MeL at: http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> and on Facebook at: http://facebook.com/mel.org Check out the curated content on the LM homepage including state and national CE offerings, LM events, stats reports, headlines from around the library world and intriguing snapshots of our varied collections at http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

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CD and DVD security cases for sale
by Irina Kushner 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

Hi Everyone, We have DVD and CD security cases for sale (please see the attached file) DVD - $1/piece CD - $.50/piece Thanks, Irina Kushner Adult Services Librarian Oak Park Public Library, 14200 Oak Park Blvd, Oak Park, MI 48237

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News Release: Library Mortgage Burning Celebration
by Heidi Nagel 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

[cid:image002.jpg@01D1F949.A40B0710] Communications Department 814 West River Center Dr. NE, Comstock Park, MI 49321-8955 For more information, please contact Carol Simpson at 616-250-1473 For Immediate Release August 18, 2016 Mortgage Burning Celebration for the Nelson Township / Sand Lake Branch Library KENT COUNTY - To celebrate paying off the mortgage for the construction of the Nelson Township / Sand Lake Branch of Kent District Library, the community is planning an old-fashioned mortgage burning party. In tribute to the community's agricultural heritage, families are invited to dress in farm-friendly attire and enjoy food, fun and farm festivities. There will be a petting zoo, quilt show and music performance by Country Stringz. This Our Community Celebrates event takes place on Saturday, September 10, 2-4 p.m. at the Nelson Township / Sand Lake Branch, 88 8th Street, Sand Lake. A special ceremonial mortgage burning will take place at 3 p.m. "It takes a community to build a library," says Carole Simpson, Kent District Library Trustee and member of the Friends of the Nelson Township / Sand Lake Branch. "Many individuals, families, businesses, organizations and groups contributed to the capital campaign that made our beautiful library possible. The community's generosity allowed us to pay off the library building four years ahead of schedule." In addition to community donations, funds to construct the library came from a 15-year low-interest loan for $725,000, which originated in 2005 from the Rural Development Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Loan payments were made with funds from a 0.039 millage dedicated to the construction and maintenance of the library in Nelson Township. Both Nelson Township and the Village of Sand Lake contributed with money from Community Development Block Grant Funds and Courtland Township also contributed toward the construction costs. Over the last 11 years, the Friends of the Nelson Township / Sand Lake Branch contributed $93,000 to pay down the loan principal using proceeds from their many successful book sales. The 8,736 square foot Nelson Township / Sand Lake Branch Library opened on May 19, 2007. The library is currently open 42 hours a week. In 2015, 48,280 people visited the branch and checked out over 100,000 items. 7,612 people attended programs at the branch in 2015 and nearly 11,000 people used the library's computers and Wi-Fi access. Kent District Library is a public library system operating 18 branch libraries. KDL serves nearly 400,000 residents of 27 governmental units, comprising most of Kent County, Michigan. KDL is an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by millage dollars and private donations. #### This news release is available in digital format, with a photograph of the library at http://www.kdl.org/mortgage-burning-celebration-nelson-twp-sand-lake-branch. Heidi Nagel KDL, Manager of Communications & Programming 814 West River Center, NE Comstock Park, MI 49321 616-647-4146 hnagel(a)kdl.org<mailto:hnagel@kdl.org> [50px_rss-square-social-media]<http://www.kdl.org/blog> [50px_facebook-square-social-media] <https://www.facebook.com/KentDistrictLibrary/> [50px_instagram-square-social-media] <https://www.instagram.com/kentdistrictlibrary/> [50px_twitter-square-social-media] <https://twitter.com/KDLNews> [50px_goodread-square-social-media] <https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/86141-kent-district-library/>

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Three more September cataloging classes you won't want to miss!
by Jan Davidson 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

Three more September cataloging classes you won't want to miss! Original cataloging of monographs using RDA<http://mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?ref_cI…> (online webinar) September 20, 21, 22 / 10am - 12noon Eastern each day Credit: 6 general LEUs for Indiana staff Here is your chance to work with RDA (Resource Description and Access) while learning the fundamentals of original cataloging of monographs. In this hands-on workshop, you will explore the foundations behind RDA, the tools included in the RDA Toolkit and leave with a better understanding of how to transition from AACR2 to RDA. Participants will learn the core elements of a catalog record, key MARC tags, how to assign subject headings, basic authority control and why it is important. Among the topics discussed will be the chief source of information, physical description, primary access point, and the choice of additional access points. Participants will learn the appropriate MARC fixed and variable fields for books, and will study the relationships among these fields. Several MARC record examples will be examined, and a number of hands-on exercises will be included. Assignment of subject headings will also be discussed. The booklet for this workshop contains an RDA Workflow providing the relevant RDA rules, the Library of Congress Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements and MARC coding information. The OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards will also be used. PLEASE NOTE: This is a general original cataloging course and questions regarding specific local systems will NOT be covered. Some prior knowledge of cataloging is recommended. Copy cataloging of sound recordings using RDA<http://mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?ref_cI…> (online webinar) September 21, 22, 23 / 2 - 4pm Eastern each day Credit: 6 general LEUs for Indiana staff This workshop teaches participants how to catalog sound recordings (CDs, MP3s, and cassettes, both musical and nonmusical), using such tools as RDA and Library of Congress Subject Headings Manual. The class will address copy cataloging in the MARC format. The instruction will cover issues like the chief sources of information, physical description, main entry, and choice of additional access points. In addition, participants will learn the MARC fixed and variable fields for sound recordings, and will study the relationships among these fields. Several MARC record examples will be examined, and a number of hands-on exercises will be included. The booklet for this workshop contains RDA rules combined with MARC coding information. The online version of OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards will also be used. PLEASE NOTE: Basic navigation in the RDA Toolkit will NOT be covered. You will need to attend Copy Cataloging of Monographs Using RDA prior to attending this program. Dewey Decimal Classification<http://mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?ref_cI…> (online webinar) September 28, 29, 30 / 2 - 4pm Eastern each day Credit: 6 general LEUs for Indiana staff This is an introduction to the 23rd edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification system. The instructor will teach participants how to interpret and construct Dewey Decimal call numbers. Participants will learn how to derive the base number from the index and schedule and then how to complete the number using tables and other devices. Participants will examine a number of examples in detail and will also construct numbers from scratch. The examples will cover all major subject areas in the classification scheme. Participants will learn how to construct 'complete' Dewey numbers, such as those that are used in large research libraries, but will also learn how to build 'truncated' Dewey numbers, such are used in school, public and small academic libraries. Questions? Email Training(a)MCLS.org<mailto:Training@MCLS.org>. We hope to have you with us online this September!

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Changing the Way We Report Our Successes!
by Patty Roberts 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

The Chelsea District Library would like to share our newly created 2015 Annual Report. This year we decided to present all the wonderful things the we do as a library in a more engaging way! We hope you enjoy it! http://chelseadistrictlibrary.org/about-us/who-we-are/#report 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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CLAIMED: library shelving, one double sided range
by Robin Rank 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

Dear List Members, The library shelving has been claimed. Thank you for your interest. 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> [FB icon] "Like" K's Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kalamazoocollegelibrary From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Robin Rank Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 1:12 PM To: michlib-l(a)mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Offering: library shelving, one double sided range Dear List Members, Our library has one double sided range of shelving to give away. The shelving is Borroughs Wilsonstak Cantilever Shelving, metal with wooden end panels. The shelves are disassembled into their component parts. Please see https://reason.kzoo.edu/library/shelves/ for photographs and measurements. Shelving must be picked up from our Library in Kalamazoo, Michigan by September 1st. 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> [cid:image001.png@01D05682.E72C9420][cid:image002.jpg@01D1F8A8.97443980] "Like" K's Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kalamazoocollegelibrary

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