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ARC Responses
by Sharon Crotser-Toy 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Brace yourself for an especially lengthy collection of responses! Thank you to everyone for your quick (and illuminating) responses to my question about ARCs! Here they are, compiled, as requested by a couple of people: Once I've read the ARC's I usually put them in the little free libraries that we stock here in Grandville. I have also used them as giveaways during school visits. From my understanding, you cannot make ARC's part of a library collection. They are not finished copies and the ARC copies usually say explicitly on them that they cannot be sold or used in library collections. I love getting them in kids hands and try to do that as much as possible. I believe you are not supposed to put these items on your shelves, or that what I was taught way back before I became a Director. I always just bring stuff back for the staff to divide among themselves, or maybe offer as little door prizes at programs. These ARCs are for personal use and cannot be sold or added to a Library's collection. We often hand them out as raffle prizes at the beginning of programs or pass them around to staff members. May not be sold, should not be cataloged. They are NOT final proofread copies. We have just started doing facebook giveaways. Be the first person to find the right answer about our web page and you win. I also take giant bags to a big family reunion (Sunday in Cadillac!) and they all get taken. We have the summer reading program and we use them as prizes. As for the extra, we give them to staff who wants them, then we also have little libraries for the community. Basically we can drop books off in here and people can take them home for free (usually leave the slip in there that asks them to go online and review since it is an arc). We have a spot by our biggby that goes empty all the time because college students and kids snatch them up in the area. I don't think you are allowed to circulate them. I don't think it's "illegal" but it's unethical. You weren't given them to get out of supporting the author. (that is how I have explained it to my teachers who sometimes get ARC's). I give them away as freebies or prizes. But I also read a lot of them and then review them because the authors and publishers are looking for early buzz. Your library staff can help review as well and then if the books are good, buy them for your library. We just put them on a “Free” shelf for patrons to take. I was always under the impression that circulating ARCs was a no-no, for a few reasons: the manuscript could change significantly upon publication, copyright issues, and the ambiguous release date. I'd be interested in hearing if libraries do add them to the collection. I don't add them at Berkley. Sharon, arcs are never allowed to be put on library shelves or to be sold by Friends Group. There was just a big discussion about this issue on Twitter. Putting arcs on shelves is taking profit out of author's pockets and they (authors) are rethinking the entire arc giveaways. I've run a pre-pub book club for years. Was written up in Shelf Awareness. 1 of rules that I MUST legally abide by is to not sell, or put in collections. So, we give them away as prizes, put in Little Free Library's, shelters etc. As far as my libraries, I am new here, but I believe that the previous director used them for giveaways (sometimes with little notes attached noting they were ARCs and to feel free to review the book for the publisher and/or let the library know if it is a book they feel we need to purchase). I don't think ARCs are permitted to circulate, but I admit I also don't know. We did have a great idea from a former teen librarian (could also work for all ages): she put them at a service desk (honor system) and asked patrons to read and review them, then if the review was good and she bought the book, she promoted it with that review. Since most of these are stamped "not for resale," I have always assumed that they were neither eligible to pass along to Friends groups or to put in the collection. They are provided to prep sellers/librarians, boost sales, contain a variety of missed edits and don't truly represent the author's final product. I don't believe there is any bib data for these. Since these were giveaways at ALA, you probably have more leeway, but if you make this a practice, your library might get cut out of any formalized programs through publishers or wholesalers if they find out. Unlikely, but a risk. While it seems a waste of resources, I have always recycled these or passed them to other libraries/staff members when finished. We put ARCs on a freebie table. For YA ARCs, I give them to our teen volunteers as prizes or thank yous. We do not add them to our collection. We do not catalog ARC's, nor from everything I've read is it legal to do so. You may get a waiver from an author or publisher allowing you to circulate it, but if so I would keep that waiver on file. We offer ARC's around to staff first, for review purposes, then we offer them to members of the Friends of the Library, and then we just put them out for the public with a sign that clearly states they are advance review copies and cannot be legally sold or resold with a recommendation that if the person reading the book likes it they post a review somewhere and pass it on to a friend. We used to keep boxes of ARC's back for Christmas and distribute them during a local parade; we also have put them out for free during our holiday Open House (with the aforementioned sign), but we haven't done any programming specifically around ARC's. My understanding is that ARCs are expressly not to be added to library collections, but I don’t know if that’s a policy thing from places I’ve worked or a permission-from-publishers thing that’s more universal. Sharon - most of the publishers do not allow circulation of ARCS, but do allow giveaway. We have a rep at BT who explained to us what we can and cannot do. Because they are not published yet and may contain errors, and are available before publication and street date, they should not be circulated. They cannot be sold either, so they don't go to our friends group. We give some away at teen events and some go to local little free library organizations. We allow staff to take and read them and return them or pass them to friends. We use ARCs that we bring back from conferences as summer reading prizes. Since most libraries have adult summer reading too, that solution works for all of them. At the East Lansing Public Library, we give them away as prizes for our summer reading programs or at other programs. I am not sure you can actually catalog and put them on your shelves. I know you cannot sell them in the Friends used books or any other way. We were always told that we can't sell them and we can't add them. That was the deal with getting ARCs. So we use them as grab-bag prizes for summer reading prizes. We run a reading=>tickets/entries into drawings for specific prizes. For the grab bags, we get as many of the cool bags and ARCs that we can at the conference or from the local book store, and group them into like genres (romance, mystery, general fiction, true crime (if we get enough), teen, etc.). Participants only see the bag, the genre, and how many books are in the bag. It's pretty popular here as a prize. I would closely read any copyright or disclaimers that appear on the books themselves – different publishers may have different requirements on how ARCs can be used. I also located a couple of other sources that discuss ARCs. Here is an interesting Blog entry on the topic: http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/01/but-can-i-catalog-it/ Here is how one library deals with them (that appears to be completely within the scope of an ARC’s purpose): http://blogs.stlukesct.org/slslibrary/2017/01/30/advanced-readers-copies-re… Sorry if someone has already said this, but ARC are NOT supposed to go on library shelves. They have not yet been fully edited and CANNOT and MAY NOT be sited. Please do not place these on your shelves. The errors I have found in some that I have read are horrendous! All those lovely ARCs!  This is the first program I’ve done to try to put them to good use, and I was very pleased with how it turned out: - Distributed ARC’s to readers via programs or word of mouth - Stipulated that readers must read the book, write a review, and have their photo taken with the book for publication via Facebook/the newspaper - Those who participated were given a coupon for a free drink at the local coffee shop We distributed the reviews and photos via Facebook, mostly. When I ordered in the “real” books, I re-shared the Facebook posts as further publicity for that book. You can look up the photos and reviews on our Facebook page, here: https://www.facebook.com/tamaracklibrary/ p.s. If patrons ask, I tell them they may pass the ARC on to someone else who would enjoy it. Otherwise, they go on the Friends of the Library book sale. They make good Summer Reading give-aways. We do not put them on our shelves OR sell them in our used bookstore. We give them away as freebies to the library staff and volunteers. I think we gave them away also once for our Senior bingo game. So in recent years I have searched out the “real” books when I go to conferences  unless I know someone on staff will want to read the ARC. We put them in the staff break room as freebies/job perks and encourage people to read and, if appropriate, review them. We tell them that even if it's not for them, but for a friend, neighbor, or family member, to please find someone by whom it will be appreciated. We've never put them into circulation but I have seen many libraries that have a special shelving unit for ARCs that patrons can take. SPEAKING OF ARCs -- I tried desperately to extend my trip through Monday in order to see Andy Weir and get a copy of Artemis for our librarian who buys science fiction. Did any of you, by chance, end up with an extra copy you would gift to someone who would be, oh, so grateful? [Rudy C. Wright, Adult Services, Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage, MI 49002 269-329-4544 ext. 8713] Any ARC's that I get I use as prizes. I do not think they belong on the shelf because they aren't the final finished product in most cases. I have encouraged kids to pass them on to a friend and many times place a library sticker inside that says courtesy of so they don't forget they got it from us. I strongly second what Carol said. ARCs are for promotional and review purposes ONLY, and are not to be used in the place of fully edited and published copies! We do a display on our shelves (ours is by the holds in our new section). We put a spine label on them but no barcode. It's an honor system and patrons typically tell us they are taking them as they think it's a check out item and we keep a tally and consider it a program. I am going to take a few of the ones from ALA - The Last Mrs. Parrish and Need to Know(which is going to be a movie) and offer to our book club. The patrons do like them and it's good PR in a small town because they knew we went. Whatever you decide, keep it simple! -- Sharon Crotser-Toy Director *Watervliet District Library* 333 N. Main Street Watervliet, MI 49098 269-463-6382 Connects People, Inspires Ideas, Transforms Lives

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Solar Eclipse glasses taken!
by Mary Cornell 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Hello all, Thank you for the speedy responses! All of extra solar eclipse glasses are spoken for. Best, Mary Cornell Technical Services Supervisor Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library 500 Market Street St. Joseph, MI 49085 (269) 983-7167 www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us<http://www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us>

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Solar Eclipse Glasses
by Mary Cornell 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Hello all, With the slew of requests going out for solar eclipse glasses, we want to offer out our extras. We applied for 1,000 and still have approximately 550 left. If any of you would be interested in receiving some, please email me off list with your library name and how many you would be interested in. Thank you! Best, Mary Cornell Technical Services Supervisor Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library 500 Market Street St. Joseph, MI 49085 (269) 983-7167 www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us<http://www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us>

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Beginning Genealogy Workshop at the Pinckney Library
by Hope Siasoco 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Dear Michigan Library Colleagues, you, your staff members, colleagues, family, friends and community are invited to attend a Beginning Genealogy Workshop on Wednesday, July 5th starting 6:30pm at the Pinckney Community Public Library. This workshop is the first of a four-part genealogy series that will occur every first Wednesday of the month from July to October. The workshop is free and open to anyone interested in attending, but we encourage you to call and register in advance for a good head count for any handouts that will be provided to attendees. For more information on this workshop: http://bit.ly/2up0zqP To register, please call 734-878-3888. The library is located at 125 Putnam St., Pinckney, MI 48169. We hope very much that you can come and attend! Sincerely, Hope Siasoco Library Director ---- Pinckney Community Public Library 125 Putnam St. Pinckney, MI 48169 Tel: 734-878-2952 Fax: 734-878-2907 Email: hsiasoco(a)pinckneylibrary.org

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Please set my book to "Missing"
by BERRIEN SPRINGS LIBRARY 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Hi I've been talking to Sue (Alt) and she has offered to set copies of our books to "missing" when we are ordering books for our book clubs so that other ones are available to us. Will you please set this one to Missing? It is greatly appreciated! Title: H is for Hawk Author: Helen Macdonald Barcode: T132480 ZV032 (Berrien Springs Community Library) If you need any more information, please let me know. Thank you Irene (Jones) BSCL

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State Librarian's Excellence Award
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

On behalf of State Librarian Randy Riley Dear Library Directors, Trustees, Institution Administrators, and Library Users, The Library of Michigan Foundation is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2017 State Librarian's Excellence Award are now being accepted. The State Librarian's Excellence Award recognizes a Michigan Library that best exemplifies excellence in customer service. A $2,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winning library and $1,000 each will be awarded to the two Citation of Excellence runners-up. All three award-winners will receive trophies for public display. We hope you will consider nominating your library this year! The criteria is described on the attached nomination form. The deadline for nominations is August 18, 2017. Winners will be celebrated at the State Librarian's Luncheon on Friday, October 20, 2017, during the 2017 Michigan Library Association Annual Conference in Lansing. Library directors, trustees, library users, or administrators may make nominations. See the nomination form for details of submission requirements. If, after reviewing the full criteria, you have questions or would like additional information, please contact the Library of Michigan Foundation office at (517) 373-1297. Sonya Schryer Norris Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. PO Box 30009 Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-4457 http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://www.mel.org<http://www.mel.org/> http://www.michlibrary.org<http://www.michlibrary.org/> Nourishing Michigan's Future...during school and during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan's children to Meet Up and Eat Up! www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup> [cid:image002.png@01D2CD53.CCC38130]

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World War I Speakers
by Talia Hofacker 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Hello! I am looking for speakers about World War I, either in general or specifically to Michigan. I haven't had much look searching myself unfortunately. Has anyone had speakers on this subject that they can recommend and pass on the contact information? I do have some money to pay for travel/stipend if needed. Thank you! Talia Hofacker Adult Services Supervisor Charlevoix Public Library talia(a)charlevoixlibrary.org <mailto:talia@charlevoixlibrary.org> 231-237-7342

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MeL Minute: A series of MeL Videos
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

The Library of Michigan has engaged a professional film crew to produce three videos about the Michigan eLibrary. They will be 2-4 minutes in length and feature schools, library staff, library buildings, and patrons. We plan to take what we learned from the successful business videos<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsiX4lmeyL4AkSn_DRZX1TgO3faZQ3Vhp> that we produced last year and parlay that into this new series. And we're looking to you for great stories to include! One will talk about the success of using MeL resources at Cody High School, the Detroit Institute of Technology College Prep High School. Gale's Cody Academy Program sends volunteers to the Detroit school. In collaboration with the Cody principal and one of the English teachers, Gale staff works with three senior English classes. A big side benefit to our efforts early on was the introduction of Cody staff to resources that were available to them free through MeL. Because of budget cuts, Cody, like other Detroit schools had recently lost their media specialists, and teachers and the administration were unaware of these resources. The second will talk about how valuable MeLCat is to the residents of the state. We want to tell the story of how MeLCat increases the capacity of even the tiniest Michigan library to provide millions of books and other library resources to their residents. We're doing something that benefits 10 million people and it involves 90% of the public libraries and almost all of the academic libraries in the state. Let's sing about it! The third video will talk about the impact of the MeL databases. We need to get in touch with patrons who have used the MeL databases to further their education at the high school or college level, to push into a new career field, to pursue their hobbies, to research family history, fix their cars, satisfy their curiosity, save money or bring money or business to their communities, or assist their employer. We're planning to shoot the videos in August and September and we need your help. Do you have patrons with a great story to tell about their use of MeL? Do you have patrons that are articulate and would be proud to represent their new-found knowledge on camera? We're looking to you to share those stories with us as we seek out the best MeL tales in the state and get them recorded for all to see. Due to the practicalities of the shooting schedule, locations need to be within a one and a half hour drive of Lansing. Ideally, we would speak with more than one person at each stop so put on your thinking caps and aggregate the good news you have to share about MeL. Contact Deb Renee Biggs at the Library of Michigan at 517-373-4466 or biggsd(a)michigan.gov<http://biggsd@michigan.gov> with your story. Cheers, Sonya and Deb @Library of Michigan MeL Team Sonya Schryer Norris Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. PO Box 30009 Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-4457 http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://www.mel.org<http://www.mel.org/> http://www.michlibrary.org<http://www.michlibrary.org/> Nourishing Michigan's Future...during school and during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan's children to Meet Up and Eat Up! www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup> [cid:image002.png@01D2CD53.CCC38130]

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Books up for grabs
by Betsy Myers 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Let me know if you would like any of these books we just weeded from our Book Club Kit collections, just send me your RIDES code: Ruby <https://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Oprahs-Book-Club-2-0/dp/0804188246/ref=sr_1_3?s…> by Bond, 6 copies Street of a thousand blossoms <https://www.amazon.com/Street-Thousand-Blossoms-Novel/dp/0312384777/ref=sr_…> by Tsukiyama, 10 copies Major Pettigrew's last stand <https://www.amazon.com/Major-Pettigrews-Last-Stand-Novel/dp/0812981227/ref=…> by Simonson, 9 copies plus 2 large Print Last time I saw you <https://www.amazon.com/Last-Time-Saw-You-Novel/dp/0345517318/ref=sr_1_1?s=b…> by Berg, 10 copies plus 2 large print -- *Betsy Myers* Reference Department Interlibrary Loan/Programming *Traverse Area District Library* 610 Woodmere Ave Traverse City, MI 49686 231 932-8502

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Free Bundle of RIDES Envelopes!
by Lyons Library 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Hello Library Land, We just unearthed a few medium/large, used RIDES envelopes while reorganizing. We'll send them out via RIDES to the first library to respond! Thanks, Allie Ferguson Director, Lyons Township District Library 240 E. Bridge St. Lyons, MI 48851 989-855-3414 lyonslib(a)hotmail.com

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