October 2018 - Michlib-l

Training for Historic Preservation, Reenactment History, and More! November 3 in Lansing
by Historical Society of Michigan 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

Looking for training to enhance your skills in historic preservation or living history? Join us for our new one-day jam-packed history skills "Boot Camp"! Attend a full day of workshops to hone your skills in the areas of reenacting, historic restoration, improving and expanding your organization, engaging new visitors and volunteers, and more! This event is open to ALL! We encourage individuals looking to learn a brand new skill or experienced historical organization professionals interesting in widening their knowledge to join us. Saturday, November 3, 2018 Lansing Community College-West Campus. <http://hsmichigan.org/conferences/boot-camp/boot-camp-registration/> Go to online registration for Boot Camp. <https://hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Boot-Camp-brochure-online .pdf> Download the Boot Camp brochure here. The History Skills Boot CampT offers. . Four tracks that cover a range of popular topics. You can follow one track all the way through or mix and match to fit your needs. o Historic Preservation Track Learn skills to bring your historical house or building back to life! o <https://hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Boot-Camp-brochure-online .pdf> Reenactors and Living History Track It doesn't matter who you portray-these sessions cover ALL eras! o History Skills In-Reach Track Learn new skills to improve and expand your museum or organization! o History Skills In-Reach Track Learn additional skills to engage members, visitors, and volunteers! . Luncheon Keynote o Network with new friends, enjoy a refreshing lunch, and listen to our luncheon keynote! o Keynote: Mythbusters-History Lies That Won't Die With Bob Myers, Historical Society of Michigan . Networking opportunities Come see what all the excitement is about! Registration deadline is October 29, 2018. _____ _____ The Historical Society of Michigan is our state's oldest cultural organization, founded in 1828 by territorial governor Lewis Cass and explorer Henry Schoolcraft. A nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses on publications, conferences, education, awards and recognition programming, and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote Michigan's rich history. _____ For more information on the Historical Society of Michigan, please visit <http://www.hsmichigan.org/> www.hsmichigan.org or e-mail us at <mailto:hsm@hsmichigan.org> hsm(a)hsmichigan.org. _____ The Historical Society of Michigan 5815 Executive Dr. . Lansing, MI 48911 Phone: (517) 324-1828 . FAX: (517) 324-4370 Track 1: Historic Preservation History S.O.S.: Restoration Resources If These Bricks Could Talk: Researching and Telling Your House's Story cid:image022.jpg@01D44C2B.C8AEF180 Memories and Monuments: Gravestone Care and Repair Coats of Many Colors: Painting Your Old House Track 2: Reenactors and Living History Who Are You? Eras and Characters The Fabrics of History: Authentic Clothing on a Shoestring Budget Acting 101: Playing Your Part The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Portraying the Challenging Side of History <http://hsmichigan.org/conferences/boot-camp/boot-camp-registration/> Go to online registration for Boot Camp. <https://hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Boot-Camp-brochure-online .pdf> Download the Boot Camp brochure here. This e-mail is sent to our members and friends to keep you updated on historical activities and opportunities to learn more about our state's history. To opt-out, please respond to this e-mail with "remove" in the subject line. If you received this e-mail as part of your participation in the Michlib-l mailing list (listserv), please follow their removal process.

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FREE Highlighted Content and Webinars from WebJunction
by Atkin, Evette (MDE) 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

Did you know that the Library of Michigan is one of several state library agaencies that provides financial support to help ensure that public library staff have access to high quality continuing education? Check out the highlighted content and upcoming webinars below. Be sure to visit http://webjunction.org to view their vast collection of archived webinars as well! Highlighted Content on WebJunction * New Course: Media Smart Libraries<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjun…>. Children today need to be prepared for living in a digital, media-smart world and library staff are in a great position to effectively serve this need. Since digital technologies and online behaviors evolve so rapidly however, many librarians need professional development to advance their own digital and media literacy skills to better support their young patrons’ development as critical thinkers and producers of digital media. This free, new course can help you meet those development goals! * Adult Arts and Crafts at the Library (and 5 Cool Projects to Get You Started)<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjun…>. An adult arts and crafts program is an opportunity to encourage creativity in a safe, welcoming space, within the context of a guided program, for people who may have found themselves long ago disconnected from their own creativity. Free WebJunction Webinars for You These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flearn.webju…>. Small But Mighty Library Management and Innovation Monday, November 5, 2018 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ♦ 60 minutes Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/small-but-mighty.html<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjun…> Innovating. Meeting community needs. Managing the daily business of running a library. It can feel as though there aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all. But there are powerful models like the Millvale Community Library which is acting as an agent of change in the community without sacrificing their core role as an information resource. This small but mighty library addresses their community’s food desert, uses clean energy, offers a tool-lending library, and more—while operating in a financially sustainable way. Learn how they do it, and how you can, too! Librarian Evolution: Libraries Thrive When We Change Thursday, November 29, 2018 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ♦ 60 minutes Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/librarian-evolution.html<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjun…> Charles Darwin said, "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." It has never been a better time to be a librarian—especially when we recognize and act on our power to help people in our communities build better lives through learning and literacy. To do that, our identity, our education, our organizations, and our work is changing. Learn how library staff are becoming change agents to help Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, the 2016 Gale/LJ Library of the Year, become an essential asset in its community. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Free Microfilm Reader Xerox University 1414 available
by FRE Tammy L Borden 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

It has been in one of our storage closets for years. I plugged it in and the screen lights up. If your library or historical society would like to have it, it is free. You would have to pick it up. Thanks, Tammy Borden Freeport District Library 208 South State St. Freeport, Mi. 49325

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Out of Office
by amerritt＠richlandlibrary.org 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

Hello,   I am out of my office until Wednesday, October 10, 2018.   If you need immediate assistance, please call the library at 269.629.9085.   Anna Merritt Assistant Director Richland Community Library 8951 Park Street Richland, MI 49083 (269) 629-9085

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Strategic Planning
by Kat Boyer 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

Hello again everyone, My library is planning to undertake Strategic Planning and I was wondering if any of you have gone through this and would be willing to give me some information that I might use to help steer our planning in the right direction. Thank you! Kat Boyer Director Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022

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Wireless printing
by Kat Boyer 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

I've been approached by someone from Princh about wireless printing and I wanted to check with you guys to see what options you all use for wireless printing options at your library. Kat Boyer Director Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022

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Free Reference Sets
by Jackie Skinner 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

Hello! We offering the following reference sets for free to any good home. They are: Title: Contemporary literary criticism. Published: Detroit, Mich., Gale Research Co., 1973- Description: v. ; 27 cm. ISBN: 0810344254 We have volumes 1 thru 199; volume 56 is missing. Title: Something about the author. Published: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, Description: v. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. ISSN 0276-816X We have volumes 21 thru 154. Please contact me off-list at jskinner(a)otsego.org <mailto:jskinner@otsego.org> Thank you, Jackie Jacqueline Skinner Assistant Director Otsego County Library 700 South Otsego Avenue Gaylord, Michigan 49735 <http://www.otsegocountylibrary.org/> http://www.otsegocountylibrary.org <mailto:jskinner@otsego.org> jskinner(a)otsego.org (989) 732-5841 (989) 732-9401 FAX

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Geo-authentication of MeL eResources FIXED
by Megan Dudek 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

Hi all- Geo-authentication for the MeL eResources (https://mel.org/az.php) is now working. Please contact meldatabaseshelp(a)mcls.org<mailto:meldatabaseshelp@mcls.org> if you continue to experience access issues. Thanks, Megan Megan Dudek MeL Catalog Training & Support Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) (800) 530-9019 ext 153 [ebook]<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> [tter] <https://twitter.com/mclsorg> [/Users/megand/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1260546149] <http://www.mcls.org/>

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Information sharing
by Sheila Bissonnette 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

Sharing for a friend Sheila [/var/folders/l7/9qbjhbtn16dbl9qfymyllrrc0000gn/T/com.microsoft.Outlook/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/cidimage001.jpg(a)01D45FD1.C2E13650] Save Michigan History is an initiative of the Michigan State Historical Records Advisory Board and funded, in part, by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The Save Michigan History program focus in 2018-2019 is providing basic archival education and onsite assessments to institutions or organizations that hold historical records. An assessment consists of an onsite visit from a professional archivist and an accompanying report with recommendations on various aspects of the collection. Completing an assessment will qualify an organization to apply for Save Michigan History grant funds in 2019-2020. To be considered for a free archival assessment please fill out this questionnaire<https://form.jotform.com/82807617720964>. If your organization has difficulty with the questionnaire, please contact us with any questions or to inquire about qualifying to attend a free basics of archives workshop in Dearborn, MI November 1, 2018. Link to questionnaire you can fill in: https://form.jotform.com/82807617720964 [logo] Marian J. Matyn Archivist, Associate Professor Clarke Historical Library CMU Libraries Central Michigan University Park Library Park 135a| 989.774.3990 Connect…Collaborate…Succeed! marian.matyn(a)cmich.edu<mailto:marian.matyn@cmich.edu>

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Openings at the Tamarack District Library!
by Bethany Nettleton 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

Hi All! We have openings on our team! We are reposting the Youth Services position, as it is now full time. Also, we need to add another Circulation Assistant to our already stellar team members. If you are looking for a great place to work. You won't want to miss this opportunity! See the attached link below. All openings are posted under employment opportunities. Please send cover letter, application, resume, and 3 references to lvwdirector(a)llcoop.org. http://tamaracklibrary.org/ We look forward to hearing from you. Bethany A. Nettleton Library Director Tamarack District Library

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