October 2017 - Michlib-l

Librarian Meetup for Women's Convention
by Shauna Anderson 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

Anyone attending the Women's Convention in Detroit next weekend and/or interested in chatting with other library folks? I'm putting together a little meetup to network and share ideas about concrete ways we can support social equity and inclusion within the context of library work, and I would love to see you there! Message me off-list if you are interested, and I will pass along details once I have a head count. It will likely be sometime during the day on Sunday, October 29th. Cheers! Shauna Anderson

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Documenting patrons recurring problematic behavior
by Jessica Enget 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

Hi Collective Brain, I am seeking feedback on how other libraries track or document recurring problematic or troublesome behavior staff experience from patrons. The goal of the documentation would be to provide clear/open communication for staff regarding ongoing situations involving problematic behavior so staff actions remain consistent with library policy despite a patron interacting with varying staff members. If documentation is being kept on a patron's behavior, how do you maintain this documentation so it is not in violation of privacy? Or, if your library does not keep documentation, do you have other practices/procedures in place staff are trained to follow? Thank you for your feedback! Regards, Jessica Enget Director Lincoln Township Public Library 2099 W John Beers Rd Stevensville, MI 49127 (269) 429-9575 ext 126

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Opioid Crisis and Narcan in Michigan's Public Libraries (webinar)
by Sheryl Mase 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

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Storytelling webinar with Jenifer Strauss is Tuesday!
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

Just a reminder the Library of Michigan's "Best Storytime Practices" webinar series begins tomorrow with Jenifer Strauss. Follow the links to each webinar to register (they will be recorded for those who register): Put the Book Down and Engage!<https://www.solutionwhere.com/WW/Aspx/Public/Search/ShowCourse.aspx?courseN…> Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 2pm Description: Reading to children is essential but if you want to super-charge their creativity, imagination, and memory, put the book down and engage them with interactive Storytelling. In this live webinar, narrative consultant/storyteller, Jenifer Strauss will show you how to use storytelling to promote language, literacy and healthy brain development. Learn how to choose stories from favorite authors and turn them in to interactive language experiences for young children. Songs, movement, puppets, props, and participation included! Links and PDF handouts provided. Books: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (your favorite retelling) Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin Mortimer by Robert Munsch The Hungry Caterpillar by Erik Carle The Night of the Stars by Douglas Gutierrez and Maria Fernanda Oliver (originally in Spanish as: La noche del las estrellas) Full Body Storytime<https://www.solutionwhere.com/WW/Aspx/Public/Search/ShowCourse.aspx?courseN…>: Moving and Grooving with Stories, Songs, Rhythms and Rhymes Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 2pm Description: Movement is a child's first language! Combine movement with rhythm and you have the foundation for literacy skills like listening, speaking, reading and writing. In support of healthy early childhood learning experiences and the ALA Every Child Ready to Read initiative, narrative consultant/storyteller, Jenifer Strauss will host a live webinar featuring stories, songs, play, and movement. Participants will learn how to plan and execute a well-balanced storytime that will allow young patrons to be active and creative with language. Directions for making percussion instruments and props included. PDF handouts of song lyrics and supporting research provided. Books: I Knew an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (your favorite version) The Talkative Tortoise (India, Haiti, Anishinabek origins) The Enormous Turnip, a folktale illustrated by Kathy Parkinson (or your favorite retelling) Ready to Read Michigan: "I Got the Rhythm!"<https://www.solutionwhere.com/WW/Aspx/Public/Search/ShowCourse.aspx?courseN…> Tuesday, January 16th, 2pm Join us to learn about a Ready to Read Storytime designed for outreach to your local early childhood providers & schools! This year's book selection is "I Got the Rhythm" by Connie Schofield-Morrison and illustrated by Frank Morrison. Copies of the title will be shipped to libraries mid-January-early February, so this is a sneak peek if you do not already have the book in-hand. Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> Our collective efforts can help make Michigan a Top 10 education state in 10 years! Here are the goals and strategies: http://mi.gov/top10in10/ [cid:image002.png@01D20444.B08921B0]

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Program recommendation
by Jennifer Hassell 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

We had Amberrose Hammond, a lecturer and local history enthusiast, come talk about Michigan's ghostly lore, legends, haunted history, forgotten criminals, strange places ... More people attended than registered (37 total) which is always a good problem to have. Amberrose was funny, personable and the subject matter kept everyone's attention. She is doing this program again at Bloomfield PL next week so you can check her out there if you want to get a feel for her talk. Well, worth the money if you are looking for something spooky for next October, or anytime. Her e-mail and website: michiganotherside(a)gmail.com MichiganOtherside.com Jen Hassell Adult Services Librarian Farmington Community Library jennifer.hassell(a)farmlib.org 248-553-0321 ext 217 "I see libraries and librarians as frontline soldiers in the war against illiteracy and the lack of imagination." - Neil Gaiman

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Michigan Cooperative Director-closes in a week-Sunday, October 29!
by Jobeth Bradbury 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

Cooperative Director - Lakeland Library Cooperative (MI) Lead Lakeland Library Cooperative<http://www.llcoop.org/>-an innovative and accomplished Michigan library cooperative-to continue outstanding levels of service and effective resource sharing. The Executive Board of the Cooperative (headquartered in suburban Grand Rapids), seeks an experienced library leader-responsive to member libraries, staff, and community needs, and skilled in focusing the efforts of a team of talented professionals-as its next Cooperative Director. Lakeland, one of eleven Michigan cooperatives, works in partnership with its 42-member public libraries providing essential services. With a $1.1 million annual budget (funded primarily from local property taxes) and 11FTE system staff, LLC serves an eight-county region in western Michigan with a service population of 1.2 million people. Member libraries range from small, rural libraries to very large urban libraries. LLC is a member-focused organization-40 libraries participate in resource sharing through a shared ILS with daily courier service. All Lakeland libraries participate in reciprocal borrowing and belong to MeLCat, the statewide interlibrary loan system. The successful candidate will implement the 2016 Strategic Plan<http://www.bradburymiller.com/lakelandstratplan.pdf> with its focus on four core areas: governance, member services, advocacy, and continuing education. Another key project is exploring migrating to a new ILS and implementing that migration. West Michigan has it all! With its living sand dunes, it's the spirit of the desert but with hundreds of square miles of fresh water at the end of the trail. With vast forests, it's a wilderness offering unparalleled fishing and hunting and thousands of miles of hiking, biking, equestrian, snowshoeing, Nordic and snowmobile trails wide open for adventure. With Lake Michigan lapping the western shore, it's a paradise of sugar-sand beaches that stretch for 400 ever-changing miles. The clean, safe communities are cultural meccas of the performing arts, historical museums and unique shopping. Golf courses, lighthouses, wineries and casinos-West Michigan is a destination and a place people call home with both small town life and cosmopolitan diverse large cities. With its low cost of living, West Michigan a great place to live, work, and play and is a desirable, affordable location for families. The Grand Rapids/Kent County area is the unofficial capital of West Michigan and is ranked as #19 in Best Places to Live in the U.S. It shares big-city excitement without big-city hassle and Midwest friendliness with small-town warmth. The area also has a significant focus on the arts. In 2009, Grand Rapids hosted the first ArtPrize-the world's largest art competition determined by public voting-and the city is also known as "Beer City USA" highlighting its prominent breweries. For more details about Lakeland Library Cooperative, the region, and the many attractions of both, see Lakeland Library Cooperative Links<http://www.bradburymiller.com/lakelandlinks2017.htm>. Responsibilities. The Lakeland Library Cooperative Director, under the direction of the nine-member Executive Board and an Advisory Council, has overall responsibility for leadership and management of the eight-county public library cooperative that seeks to pursue leadership and innovation in library service. Duties will include management of planning, budgets, personnel, service functions, and legislative advocacy. The LLC Director works with the Board, staff, member libraries, other Michigan cooperatives, the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services and the Library of Michigan to establish the strategic vision for LLC, aligning its mission with member library needs and priorities. The Director will also ensure an active LLC presence in the statewide library community and professional activities. For the full position description, visit LLC Director Position<http://www.bradburymiller.com/LLCjobdesc.pdf>. Qualifications. Minimum qualifications are an ALA-accredited Master's Degree in Library Science; eight years professional public library experience with four years at a managerial level (or an equivalent background and experience that will enable the candidate to perform the work required); and possession of (or the ability to obtain) a Librarian's Permanent Professional Certificate issued by the State of Michigan. Essential attributes and skills include: vision, creativity, energy and enthusiasm; superior interpersonal skills; flexibility; political acumen; collaborative and consensus-building skills; and a desire to move the system forward to excellence and innovation. Success working with and reporting to a governing board, political advocacy experience, the ability to work with member libraries on legal, governance and policy issues, and prior experience in regional cooperatives, systems or consortia are all additional preferred qualifications. Compensation. The hiring salary range is $90,000-100,000 (placement being dependent on experience and qualifications) with an attractive benefits package. For further information, contact Bradbury Miller Associates<http://www.bradburymiller.com/> via email or phone. Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and your resume as Word or pdf attachments to Karen Miller<mailto:karenmiller@bradburymiller.com>. The position closes October 29, 2017. Jobeth Bradbury Bradbury Miller Associates<http://www.gossagesager.com/> 4545 Wornall Rd, Ste. 805 Kansas City, MO 64111 816-803-7087 (cell); 816-531-2468 (office) Sign up for our newsletter<http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=myy6mkoab&p=oi&m=111489311…> to get the latest updates!

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Clinical faculty position opening at U-M School of Information!
by Kristin Fontichiaro 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

Hello! We are seeking an addition to our faculty in the clinical faculty category <https://www.si.umich.edu/prospective-faculty/clinical-track-position> (no PhD required; not tenure-track) who is deeply engaged in community in civic technologies, making, and more. See description below! The University of Michigan School of Information *Clinical Assistant Professor* The School of Information at the University of Michigan (UMSI) seeks a clinical-track professor at the assistant level. This position will teach courses that have significant engaged learning components through applied practice and engagement with community and industry partners. We are particularly interested in teaching and practice experience in one or more of the following areas: - Citizen engagement – such as those who have worked within information technology to increase citizen participation; - Information and communication technology for development – such as those who have worked with NGOs/governments/non-profits to help underserved populations use technology to increase social mobility, community well-being and economic development; - Making – such as developers/designers of maker spaces/curricula in the context of schools/libraries/museums; - Design – someone who has been a designer and can introduce UMSI students to design thinking and help them apply design thinking to solve real world problems; and - Innovation and entrepreneurship – someone who has been an entrepreneur and can help UMSI students to approach problems from an entrepreneurial perspective. The Clinical Assistant Professor will work closely with our newly created Office of Professional and Community Engagement, who staff and coordinate several ongoing engaged learning programs at UMSI, including Citizen Interaction Design and the Global Information Engagement Program. The successful candidate engages in professional activity that complements our existing areas of expertise, such as computer-supported cooperative work; incentive-centered design; digital curation; information seeking, sharing and use; community informatics; Internet-scale data, network and text analysis; social computing; and health informatics. We are especially interested in qualified applicants whose research addresses important social problems, opportunities, and questions associated with the aforementioned areas of interest to the School. In additional to teaching, this position will be responsible for mentoring students. The School’s strong commitment to service carries with it the expectation of service to the School, university, and external communities and this service will be expected to have impact and influence on the communities served. Less emphasis will be placed on scholarly publication and a formal research record, but candidates will be expected to be able to demonstrated outstanding work at the level of professional engagement and practice through a variety of professional products. As with all faculty, criteria for appointment will include evaluation of the impact of the faculty member’s work in the community of their peers as well as those they serve in their practice, but for clinical faculty, impact will be measured in ways beyond scholarly publication. The mission of the School of Information is to create and share knowledge to help people use information -- with technology -- to build a better world. A successful candidate will be committed to, and will directly contribute to our goal of being the best research and teaching institution for the understanding and design of information and its technologies in service of people and society. The School is home to vibrant research and teaching programs, with 59 core faculty, and nearly 850 students. We offer four degrees: a Ph.D., a Master of Science in Information, a Master of Health Informatics, and a Bachelor of Science in Information. Founded in 1817, the University of Michigan has a long and distinguished history as one of the first public universities in the nation. It is one of only two public institutions consistently ranked among the nation's top ten universities. The University has one of the largest health care complexes in the world and one of the best library systems in the United States. With more than $1 billion in research expenditures annually, the University has the second largest research expenditure among all universities in the nation. The University has an annual general fund budget of more than $1.7 billion and an endowment valued at more than $7.6 billion. *Required Qualifications* - Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years professional experience in an area such as information, computer science, engineering, business, design, or related fields - Demonstrated potential for successful teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels - Demonstrated potential for directing student project teams - Demonstrated potential for working in collaboration with staff and external clients/sponsors - Ability to develop new course materials - Ability to organize and administer professional practice activities - A strong commitment to teaching, service, interdisciplinary practice and research, and diversity *Desired Qualifications* - Advanced degree in an area, such as information, computer science, engineering, business, design, or related fields preferred *How to Apply:* Application review will begin November 1, 2017. All applicants should submit the following materials electronically to: https://apply.interfolio.com/45805 - Cover letter which includes a statement of contributions to diversity in teaching and professional activity - Curriculum vita - Three representative publications or professional products - Statement of teaching philosophy and experience - Evidence of teaching excellence - Statement of current and future professional impact and research plans - Three letters of recommendation *Background Screening* The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. *U-M EEO/AA Statement* The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. -- Kristin Fontichiaro University of Michigan School of Information 4427 North Quad 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 734.647.3593 Blog <http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning> | Book an Appointment (school year only) <https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1b…> *Projects:* Michigan Makers <http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu> | Making in Michigan Libraries <http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu> Data Literacy in High School <http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu> | Public Library Management MOOC <http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/>

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Genealogy Seminar at St. Clair County Library Oct 28
by Janet Curtiss 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

St. Clair County Library (Main Library in Port Huron) is hosting our second annual genealogy seminar on Saturday October 28 from 9:15am-3:30pm (lunch on your own), featuring guest speakers Lori Fox and Bill & Glenna Jo Christen. We still have seats available. This event will be held at the Donald Dodge Auditorium in the St Clair County Administration building on Grand River Ave directly behind the Main Library. Please share with your staff and patrons who may be interested. I'm attaching the flier, but if you receive the digest version, please contact me and I will send you a PDF. Thank you, Janet Curtiss Reference Librarian-Special Collections St Clair County Library System jcurtiss(a)sccl.lib.mi.us (810) 987-7323x142

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Baldwin Public Library Job Posting - Part-Time Adult Services Librarian
by Rebekah Craft 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

Good afternoon, The Baldwin Public Library has an opening for a part-time Adult Services Librarian. The job posting is available on Baldwin's employment webpage <http://www.baldwinlib.org/get-involved/employment> and is attached. I would like to encourage anyone who is interested to apply. Applications are due Friday, November 3, 2017. Thanks, Rebekah *--* *Rebekah Craft* *Associate Director* Baldwin Public Library 300 W. Merrill St. Birmingham, MI 48009 www.baldwinlib.org 248-554-4682

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Wayne State School of Information Sciences at WMU & MSU Grad Fairs Next Week!
by WSU School of Information Sciences 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

[Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences] Hello! The School of Information Sciences will be at the following grad fairs in Kalamazoo and East Lansing next week! Join us to learn about our MLIS degree and graduate certificates<http://slis.wayne.edu/programs/index.php>, our new Master of Science in Information Management<https://sis.wayne.edu/msim/index.php>, how to apply<http://slis.wayne.edu/admissions/index.php>, and speak with program representatives. Please see complete details below: Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 Western Michigan University Graduate and Professional School Fair 3-6 p.m. Bernhard Center East Ballroom 1903 W. Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49008 RSVP today<https://rsvp.wayne.edu/slis-at-west-mich-state-university-2017>. Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 Michigan State University Graduate School Fair 3-6 p.m. Spartan Stadium Office Tower, 4th Floor 535 Chestnut Road East Lansing, MI 48824 RSVP today<https://rsvp.wayne.edu/sis-at-michigan-state-university-2017>. Do you currently work at a library? If so, our Library Workforce Development Scholarship<http://slis.wayne.edu/library_workforce_development_scholarship_2017.php> is a great way to pay for your first class as an MLIS student this Winter. Questions? Contact Matt Fredericks at mfredericks(a)wayne.edu<mailto:mfredericks@wayne.edu> or 313-577-2446. Regards, School of Information Sciences Wayne State University 106 Kresge Library Detroit, MI 48202 313-577-2446 313-577-7563 (fax) mfredericks(a)wayne.edu<mailto:mfredericks@wayne.edu> sis.wayne.edu<https://sis.wayne.edu/> Follow SLIS on Facebook at facebook.com/siswsu<https://facebook.com/siswsu> [Wayne State University]<http://www.wayne.edu/> [Aim Higher] <http://wayne.edu/aimhigher/>

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