August 2018 - Michlib-l

Upcoming Free WebJunction Webinars
by Atkin, Evette (MDE) 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

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…>. Getting Unstuck: Help Your Board, Staff, and Town Talk about Library Funding Wednesday, August 22, 2018 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ♦ 60 minutes Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/getting-unstuck-library-fund…<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjun…> Library leaders have been trained to "do more with less" for so long that it’s become a virtue. Though talking about budgets is a challenge, library staff need better funding to provide the public with needed services and expertise. If your budget is stuck, and your board, staff and stakeholders are having a hard time talking about new taxes or levies, this webinar can help. Please join us for real-world, practical, actionable advice on how to overcome local political problems, negative feelings, and unmotivated stakeholders, to move your library toward a more financially secure future. Revitalizing Library Volunteer Engagement Tuesday, September 18, 2018 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ♦ 60 minutes Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/revitalizing-library-volunte…<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjun…> Library volunteerism is evolving. Gone are the days of looking for tasks to keep your volunteers busy. Libraries are now enlisting high impact volunteers who are bringing unique skills and expertise to enhance the library’s mission. Join us to learn how you can harness the power of skilled volunteers in your community and hear success stories of innovative volunteer engagement in libraries of all sizes and budgets. Participants in this webinar will learn how to: * Identify what motivates potential local and virtual volunteers and how to ensure the right fit * Utilize skilled volunteers at the library * Design volunteer job descriptions and targeted recruitment plans * Earn staff buy-in and other strategies for successful volunteer engagement Volunteers can be your strongest advocates, helping you gain funding and recruit human resources. This webinar will help libraries and library groups revitalize volunteer engagement and grow their community of advocates and supporters. Free access to WebJunction is brought to you, in part, by the Library of Michigan and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Re: [Michlib-l] Lawyer recommendations spreadsheet
by Amber Hughey 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Sorry about that, Clare. I should have been more clear in this email. (This was my third version, as the first two refused to send). Although the title is "recommendations", I only gave it that title because my original email was asking for recommendations. As Clare says, this list is strictly informational with no recommendations (other than Anne - many, many people recommended Anne to me). ---------------------------------------- From: "Membiela, Clare (MDE)" <MembielaC(a)michigan.gov> Sent: 7/27/18 2:06 PM To: Michlib-l <michlib-l(a)mail.mcls.org> Cc: "a.hughey(a)bridgeportlibrary.org" <a.hughey(a)bridgeportlibrary.org> Subject: RE: [Michlib-l] Lawyer recommendations spreadsheet undefinedundefinedundefined Hello: Please note: The spreadsheet sent out on Michlib—L (below) is one that was created by me for purposes of information only – and one that I often distribute to anyone who asks about Library Law attorneys. I pulled information from Bar Directories, websites and case opinions involving public libraries. Please conduct your own research on any law firm or attorney before hiring. This list does NOT constitute recommendations by me or the Library of Michigan. Thanks Clare Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D. Library Law Consultant Library of Michigan MembielaC(a)michigan.gov 517-335-8132 The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. 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 From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org> On Behalf Of Amber Hughey via Michlib-l Sent: Friday, July 27, 2018 1:26 PM To: michlib-l(a)mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Lawyer recommendations spreadsheet Lawyer Name Law Firm name Lawyer Specialty County Address E-Mail Telephone Website Noteable Work/extra information NOTES Seurynck, Anne Foster, Swift, et al Library Law Kent Grand Rapids ASeurynck(a)fosterswift.com (616) 726-2240 Spagnuolo, Vincent P Murphy & Spagnuolo Municipal (incl Library) Ingham Okemos vspagnuolo(a)mbspclaw.com 517-351-2020 http://www.mbspclaw.com/?page_id=27 CADL v. Mi Open Carry (represented CADL) Bender, Gary L Murphy & Spagnuolo Municipal (incl Library) Ingham Okemos gbender(a)mbspclaw.com 517-351-2020 http://www.mbspclaw.com/?page_id=31 CADL v. Mi Open Carry (represented CADL) Richner, Andrew C. Clark, Hill, PLC. Municipal Wayne Detroit arichner(a)clarkhill.com 313.965.8531 http://www.clarkhill.com/people/andrew-c-richner Goldstone v. Bloomfield Twp Public Library Schultz, Stephen O Fahey,Schultz,Burzych ,et al. Municipal & Employment Ingham Okemos sschultz(a)fsbrlaw.com (517) 381-3151 http://www.fsbrlaw.com/Attorneys/ID/1/Stephen-O-Schultz Goldstone v. Bloomfield Twp Public Library Indicated representation of libraries on website Rhodes, Stephen J. Fahey,Schultz,Burzych,et al. Municipal & Employment Ingham Ingham Okemos srhodes(a)fsbrlaw.com (517) 381-3207 http://www.fsbrlaw.com/Attorneys/ID/2/Stephen-J-Rhodes Goldstone v. Bloomfield Twp Public Library Homier, Michael D. Foster Swift,et al Municipal Kent Grand Rapids mhomier(a)fosterswift.com 616.726.2230 http://www.fosterswift.com/professionals-Michael-Homier-Attorney.html Herrick Dist. Library v. Library of Michigan Indicates representation of libraries on website Garlinghouse, Laura J. Foster, Swift, et al. Municipal Kent Grand Rapids lgenovich(a)fosterswift.com 616.726.2238 http://www.fosterswift.com/professionals-Laura-Genovich-Municipal-Commercia… Herrick Dist. Library v. Library of Michigan Indicates representation of libraries on website Morgan, Crystal L. Law Weathers Municipal/Public sector Kent Grand Rapids cmorgan(a)bsmlawpc.com 616.965.9340 http://www.bsmlawpc.com/michigan-attorneys/crystal-morgan Herrick Dist. Library v. Library of Michigan Schloff, Michael D. Condit,McGarry & Schloff Municipal Oakland Bloomfield Hills mdschloff(a)aol.com (248) 645-5205 https://www.zeekbeek.com/lawyers/48083-MI-Michael-Schloff-41580/list/yes Charter TWP of Washington v. Romeo Dist. Library McNamara, Michael M Fausone, Bohn, LLP Municipal Wayne Northville mmcnamara(a)fb-firm.com 888-674-1189 http://www.fb-firm.com/Municipal-Election-Law/ AFSCME v. Faoust Public Library Peacock, Peter W. Peacock Law, PC Municipal Macomb Mount Clemens pete(a)peacocklawpc.com 586-469-0400 http://profiles.superlawyers.com/michigan/mt-clemens/lawyer/peter-w-peacock… Schmidii v. City of Fraiser Neidle, Gregory R. Dobbs & Neidle Municipal/School Oakland Bingham Farms, MI gneidle(a)dobbsneidle.com 248.723.9511 http://www.dobbsneidle.com/practice-areas.php?ID=33 Paffhausen v. Bay City Library Sys. Ammon, Daniel J. Dobbs & Neidle Municipal/School Oakland Bingham Farms, MI dammon(a)dobbsneidle.com 248.723.9511 http://www.dobbsneidle.com/our-firm.php?ID=36 Paffhausen v. Bay City Library Sys. Ophoff, Daniel A Daniel A Ophoff Law Firm municipal Kent Grand Rapids dophoff(a)yahoo.com Williams v. Grand Rapids Public Library Judson, Charles B. Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge PC Municipal/District Library Grand Traverse Traverse City cjudson(a)shrr.com (231) 929-4878 http://www.shrr.com (No Specific) Adkison, Need,Allen & Rentrop Library Law Oakland Bloomfield Hills (248) 540-7400 http://www.adkisonneed.com/practiceareas/index.aspx?id=14 Firm seems to have a large Library Law practice - http://www.anafirm.com/contactus/index.aspx Doren, Peter W Sondee, Racine & Doren Municipal Grand Traverse Traverse City doren(a)sondeeracine.com 231-947-0400 http://www.sondeeracine.com/our-attorneys/peter-doren Experience with TADL Fausone, James G. Fausone, Bohn, LLP Municipal Wayne Northville, MI 888-674-1189 http://www.fb-firm.com/Attorney-Profiles/James-G-Fausone.shtml Served on Board of Canton Library Gierak, John L Clark, Hill, PLC. Municipal Oakland Birmingham jgierak(a)clarkhill.com http://www.clarkhill.com/contents/municipal-law indicates representation of Libraries on website

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UPCOMING WORKSHOP - First-Person Interpretation - August 17
by HSM Main 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Upcoming Workshop . Friday, August 17 Suiting Up: First-Person Interpretation with Bob Myers, Historical Society of Michigan and David Schmid, Into the Past, Inc. <http://www.hsmichigan.org/programs/workshops/> Learn more and register on our website. Living history presentations can serve as inspirational tools to bring the past to life. Both large and small organizations have developed effective on-site and off-site programs using first-person interpreters. This workshop will explore character development, acting techniques, costuming, and potential pitfalls of bringing people from a bygone era back to life. Participants can "attend" remotely, if they prefer. See our website for full details. <http://www.hsmichigan.org/programs/workshops/> Learn more and register on our website. _____ 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 Future History Skills Workshops <http://www.hsmichigan.org/programs/workshops/> Visit our website for full descriptions of each workshop. Friday, September 7 Genealogy 201 Friday, October 12 Trending Now: How Social Media Can Help You Friday, October 26 Make the Internet Your Friend: Websites for Historical Organizations Friday, November 9 Lights, Camera, Action! Using Videos and Media to Promote Your Organization Participants can "attend" remotely, if they prefer. See our website for full details. (Remote access is not available for off-site workshops.) Workshops are held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Meijer Education Center at the Historical Society of Michigan, 5815 Executive Dr., Lansing, Michigan (unless otherwise noted). Off-site workshops are held 1-4 p.m. If you are a personal member of HSM or represent an organization that itself is a member of the Society, registration is $39. Registration for non-members is $79 and includes a one-year HSM Individual Level 1 [Basic] membership. 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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Staff Tuition Reimbursement/Continuing Education
by Jessica Bostian 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hello fellow Michigan libraries! Our director and board are interested in hearing what other libraries in our state are able to offer to their staff as far as any tuition reimbursement/continuing education budgets go. Any information about what is done/has been done at your library would be a great help to us! Thank you so much everyone! Have a great day! -- Jessica Bostian Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library 211 N. Almont Avenue Imlay City, MI 48444 810-724-8043

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MeL Minute: World Book Kids
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Greetings Michigan Library Community, [cid:image002.png@01D42FD1.7EE627B0]World Book Kids, a resource for K-5 learners, offers an abundance of content and tools designed to increase knowledge and enhance 21st century learning. Take a closer look at interactive articles, STEM resources, maps, pictures, videos, a section dedicated to animals, biographies, and more! Start with the captivating, image-driven homepage designed to draw in young researchers by sparking inquiry and curiosity. Search and browse options make finding information simple. An intuitive search bar and explore browse feature encourages reluctant researchers and aides in spelling and vocabulary building. Kids can seamlessly search for information on thousands of subjects or visually dig for topics of interest. Complex topics are broken down into easy-to-read text, which helps young learners build fluency. Content is paired with a wealth of images and videos, translations in more than 100 languages, and a text-to-speech tool to support English language learners. Further, differentiate instruction with an easy toggle to Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, which offers parallel content in Spanish. Educators will find support for classroom instruction with a collection of hands-on, practical science experiments, activities, games, and lesson plans that support STEM/STEAM and makerspace initiatives as well as NGSS, Common Core, and State Standards. Accompanying teacher guides include lesson plans that incorporate a variety of cross-curricular topics. Our most popular feature, World of Animals, allows students to explore a wealth of facts, images, and videos for more than 200 different animals. By using a compare and contrast format, this tool provides quantitative information such as lifespan, size, weight, and where the animal is found in the world side-by-side, which is great for visual learners. Another favorite feature, Important People, helps students search and browse thousands of biographies, all of which can be filtered by categories such as gender, area of expertise, and time period. In addition to a wealth of information and learning tools, World Book Online provides ongoing support in a variety of ways. The World Book Training Guide<https://www.worldbookonline.com/training> features a written tutorial<https://www.worldbookonline.com/training/kids/index.htm> as well as a training video series<https://www.worldbookonline.com/training/html/webinars_kids.htm> to help subscribers get the most out of World Book Kids. If you haven't done so already, please sign up for an upcoming live training webinar<https://www.worldbookonline.com/training/webinars/>. For feedback or questions, please contact training(a)worldbook.com<mailto:training@worldbook.com>. Brought to you by the MeL Team. MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library or school access only. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact(a)mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org>, visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. #IMLSGrant Sonya Schryer Norris Library Consultant Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-4457 https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://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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Responses for Tween Collection
by Jessica Wilhoite 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi all, Here are the compiled responses regarding tween collections. Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond. Hello from Commerce Township! · Did you take books from existing J/Teen collections and create a Tween collection or did you start from scratch? -We created a Tween collection by basically creating an Early Chapter Book collection. We went through our entire JFic collection and pulled anything out that was grades 1-3, which we moved into an Early Chapter Book collection. This essentially left us with a Tween collection (grades 4-6) in our JFic. · Have your circ stats increased from books that were moved over, if you used books in your existing collection? -I'm not sure how to check this myself, but I would say yes. · Feedback from patrons (positive or negative)? -Patron reactions have been overwhelmingly positive. They love being able to find the books their child can read in one spot, as opposed to having every single chapter book in the same area, as we had before. I think the kids like it too, because they don't see the "little kid" books (Stilton, etc) in their area. · If you have a collection, do you separate the books or keep them interfiled with a tween sticker on the spine? -We have all of our grades 4-6 fiction shelved in one spot. The only time we label a book with a Tween sticker is if the book has adult themes (like molestation in The Summer of Owen Todd). We wanted to keep the books in the JFic area, but put the label on to alert patrons that it had mature content for that age group. · Do you find that there are too many places to send patrons looking for materials? (This was a question brought to me when I said I wanted to investigate this collection) -Our pages certainly think so! But patrons have not complained. Honestly, they have been super positive about it. · Procedure for your processing staff on how to determine what goes in tween? -The librarian who is in charge of this collection makes that decision (and the department head if there are questions) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ * Did you take books from existing J/Teen collections and create a Tween collection or did you start from scratch? YES * Have your circ stats increased from books that were moved over, if you used books in your existing collection? YES * Feedback from patrons (positive or negative)? POSITIVE!! Overwhelmingly positive. * If you have a collection, do you separate the books or keep them interfiled with a tween sticker on the spine? Separate space * Do you find that there are too many places to send patrons looking for materials? (This was a question brought to me when I said I wanted to investigate this collection) NO * Procedure for your processing staff on how to determine what goes in tween? I make the decisions, so we don't need written guidelines for circ staff. I do have guidelines that I use. (Age of protagonist, storyline, language) * Anything else you can think of that might be relevant/helpful? The best way to describe a tween collection is "a bridge from Juvenile to Teen." These are the books that are too old for juvenile readers, but they do not contain the heavy issues that are found in some teen books. This is not to say that you don't put "problem novels" in tween, you just make sure they are age-appropriate. ________________________________________ ____________________________________________ * Did you take books from existing J/Teen collections and create a Tween collection or did you start from scratch? At Novi, we used our existing collections to start a tween collection. We pulled books from both youth fiction and YA fiction. We knew that we would have a great deal of books being pulled from both collections, so a tip would be to make sure you have the space to accommodate the new collection. * Have your circ stats increased from books that were moved over, if you used books in your existing collection? We have found that books that were not circulating in the youth and/or YA fiction collections have now circulated better in the tween fiction collection. We started the tween fiction collection is March 2016 and all the books in that collection have circulated to date.  Feedback from patrons (positive or negative)? The Library has received positive feedback from patrons regarding the Tween Collection. Patrons, especially parents, often mention that having tween books separate from the youth and teen collections makes it easier for them to find age appropriate books for their children. * If you have a collection, do you separate the books or keep them interfiled with a tween sticker on the spine? Our tween fiction collection has its own designated collection area. It is shelved after the youth fiction collection. Our YA collections are housed on the second floor of the Library. At the time of the creation of our tween fiction collection, there were no professional stickers available. The Library made its own “tween” sticker. * Do you find that there are too many places to send patrons looking for materials? (This was a question brought to me when I said I wanted to investigate this collection) No! It actually makes it much easier when doing reference interviews and reader’s advisory with patrons. It is especially helpful when a middle school student is looking to browse, as all the books that have appropriate content and are appealing to that age group are kept in one spot. At Novi, we made sure to only have books in one collection regardless of appeal. For example, Harry Potter could have appeal for teens, but we have all copies in the tween fiction collection. * Procedure for your processing staff on how to determine what goes in tween? We have one Information Services Librarian who purchases the youth fiction, tween fiction, and YA fiction, so this librarian makes the call as to which collection the book belongs in. This librarian looks at professional reviews to see what is recommended age group. Lots of professional reviews have caught on to the popularity of tween fiction collections, and as a result, the reviews reflect these age groups (i.e. grades 4-8 or grades 5-8 or ages 9-12 or ages 10-14). * Anything else you can think of that might be relevant/helpful? In the Novi Community School District, grades fifth and sixth are in their own building separate from the seventh and eighth grade students. Librarians found that these students who utilized the Novi Public Library did not know where to find books suited for their grade level. Our librarians wanted to give middle school students a place of their own in the Library to find materials that interested them. The Tween Collection helped to accomplish this, as these students could easily identify titles similar to those they would find at their school library as well as other titles that they may not have discovered yet. Furthermore, the Tween Collection was created as a result of patrons looking for middle grade books that were found in both our youth and young adult collections. Through reference interviews, librarians found that parents were reluctant to let their middle school child look for a book that was housed in the teen room (located on the second level of our Library). The goal was to make it easier to find age-appropriate books for middle school aged children all in one place. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ At Farmington Community Library, we have a Tween collection that was developed a couple years ago by one of our Teen Librarians, Jennie Willard. She presented about it along with a Librarian from Novi at Spring Institute in 2016, and I’ve attached the documents and presentation they used. Most of the items selected for the Tween collection came from our existing YA collection, though a Children’s Librarian gave some older J fiction items to add as well. Since then we have a designated budget for acquiring new Tween items and replacement copies for popular titles. In general, adding the Tween collection was definitely the right decision for us. Feedback from patrons has generally been good. Parents of tweens are particularly excited about it; I frequently talk to parents who are noticing that their kids are too old for most of the juvenile fiction we have, but they’re concerned about some of the content in our YA fiction collection. We have a Tween sticker that we use instead of the YA sticker on items for this collection. The collection is still considered part of our YA fiction collection, but with the shelf location listed as Tween Fiction. Patrons get a little confused, but I think that’s because our Tween collection ends in the middle of a row of shelves and the regular YA fiction starts immediately after it. Our goal moving forward is to have the Tween collection take up one row and make sure the signage is clear. We typically consider any items that are grades 5-9, ages 10-14, or somewhere in that range. Since we have different librarians ordering for the J Fiction, YA Fiction, and Tween Fiction collections, we tend to check in with each other on items that we’re not sure which of us should purchase. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ At my last library in IL, I inherited a middle school fiction collection, and I would honestly not recommend creating one. This collection annually had the worst circulation in the entire library, primarily because everyone self-selects out of this age group. After surveying patrons, we learned that middle school students like to think that they are more mature, and they prefer to shop around in the Teen collection. Parents who were directed to a book in the middle school collection opted for JFic, because thinking of their 6th grader as a teen scared them. We started doing some additional testing by putting copies of books in both places (where appropriate), and the Teen and JFic books always circ'ed significantly more. Let me know if you have any questions. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ We started the Tween programming here in 2010 and consider tweens kids in 4th-6th grade. Our teen program begins with 7th. We don't classify books as "Tween" except to say that all of our J fiction in the Children's room is considered that age range (4th-6th grade) and books upstairs in our YA room are, of course, considered "teen". So I guess we got around labeling things "tween" and instead consider simply juvenile fiction as tween fiction. We do have a display for "New Tween Books" that is quite popular with this age group. Once again, these are labeled on the spine as "J" fiction. I'm a very small library, and when I took over from the previous director, our collection essentially went from J to YA. After some thought, we created Preteen and Teen sections. Our preteen is 9-11, teen is 11-14, and YA is 15+ (J is 9 and under, which includes picture books and beginner chapter books). This makes it SOOOO much easier for the age groups to find the books that not only interest them, but are age appropriate. We went into our system and re-cataloged them accordingly (T and PT). __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tecumseh District Library My Tween Collection is geared for fifth graders through seventh graders; each library defines their Tween parameters differently, I have found! This age/grade range works for us. This is not to say that only these students check out the Tween books, of course! Many kids in the lower levels love the Big Nate series and the James Patterson books, etc. and gravitate towards them. 1. I began to build my Tween Collection by re-cataloging upper reading level J Fiction books and also by buying brand new books. My new Teen Librarian also passed along some existing YA series to re-catalog as Tweens because they were really too young for her teen collection but too old to be placed in the children's chapter books. 2. I have not had any negative feedback from patrons. at all. Folks got used to the location of the new collection and seemed happy to have an "in-between" section. I personally love my Tween Collection! 3. My Tween Collection is a separate entity and is shelved independently from the Juvenile Chapter books, but it is nearby. The spine labels read T FIC REA and J FIC SCH, for example, so our Circulation Staff knows where to shelve the books. 4. No, this has not resulted in a feeling of having too many places to send people to look for books! The Juvenile Collection is adjacent to the Tween Collection so it is not a hardship to scoot from one collection to the other!! The Young Adult Collection is on the other side of the building but the kids have no problems walking over to that section if they are interested in teen books. Plus, if patrons happen to use the card catalog during their search, the location clues on the call letters tell them where to look: J Fic, T Fic, or YA Fic. 5. As the Children's Librarian, I make the determination when I build my orders or when I catalog of which collection my books go in, Juvenile or Tween! The processing staff then prepares the book according to my decision. 6. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or e-mail! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ This is from 2015, but may come in handy: [ https://blogs.wayne.edu/yacityyac/2015/02/27/group-two-first-blogsquestions… | https://blogs.wayne.edu/yacityyac/2015/02/27/group-two-first-blogsquestions… ] __________________________________________________________________________________________________ A year and a half ago I was asked to take-on ordering Tween books, thereby creating a Tween collection. We have a small library, so it was decided to not give the Tweens their own location. They are housed within the Teen and JFIC collections, with a designated TWEEN sticker above the spine label. That being said, I spent the first few months researching what I wanted the parameters of Tween books to be, going through our existing collections, changing records, and adding designation stickers. I only work 11 hours each week at this library, so this could probably have been done more quickly. As I shelf books now, I will still scan the collections to see if there are other items that should be changed to Tween. I've been ordering books and building the Tween collection for just over a year now. My biggest challenge is that after I have created my order, I have to double check our inventory, as well as both the Teen and the JFIC orders to make sure they haven't already ordered something that I am interested in. This is very time consuming. I am also selective with what I order due to limited space and budget. As for processing, the difficulty for me comes in deciding if the new additions should be housed in JFIC or Teen. Deciding if the content is more mature than a JFIC label, or too immature for a Teen label has caused many a headache. (It would be SO much easier to just have a home location for the Tween, with a Tween spine label, so if you can, then do so.) When I place my orders, I print a copy of the order and then make notes as to how I want the spine label to read so those processing will know what to do. At first, there was a lot of second guessing my decisions by coworkers, due to other libraries having the books in a different home location. I felt I had to defend my thinking. The collection I am building is based on our patrons, currently owned series, reviews from multiple sources, and recommended age/grade from multiple sources. I also take the age of the main character into consideration as well as the content. Some orders are easy, some not so easy. Yes, we have noticed an upward trend in circulation. Parents appreciate the age appropriateness of the Tween collection and the ease of finding the books with the orange Tween stickers whether they are in the JFIC or Teen collection-they are easy to spot. -Addison Twp. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks! Jessica Wilhoite Assistant Director/Youth Librarian Romulus Public Library 11121 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174 (734) 942-7589 Serving Romulus and Huron Township Residents “I see libraries and librarians as front-line soldiers in the war against illiteracy and the lack of imagination.” -Neil Gaiman

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ALA News for August 7, 2018
by Jennifer Dean 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi, all - It's I Love My Librarian Award time again! According to Lindsey Simon, Public Awareness Campaign Coordinator for ALA's Communication and Marketing Office, a majority of our nominators hear about this award through regional publications, word-of-mouth, and their local libraries. Share the news far and wide - your website, social media channels, newsletters, or anywhere else you may be able to reach people. Academic, public, and school librarians are eligible - 10 winners will be selected to receive $5,000 as well as a travel stipend to attend an award ceremony in New York City on December 4, 2018. The link for sharing and more information - along with the ALA News for the week - is below. Happy August, all - Jennifer L. Dean University of Detroit Mercy Michigan Library Association Board of Directors ALA Chapter Councilor for MI deanjl(a)udmercy.edu ALA News for August 7, 2018 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Looking for nation’s favorite librarians for I Love My Librarian Award The American Library Association (ALA) is seeking nominations for the coveted 2018 I Love My Librarian Award, which recognizes librarians for transforming lives and communities through education and lifelong learning. The national award invites library users to nominate their favorite librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries. Nominations are being accepted now through Oct. 1, 2018 at www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian<http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian>. Last year’s award winners were honored for making a difference in their communities, schools and campuses through the work they do every day. They included an academic librarian who preserves the stories and histories of the LGBTQ community, a public librarian who helps economically disadvantaged families connect with social services and a school librarian who inspires a love of reading in students who are new to the United States or speak English as a second language. The ALA will select up to 10 award recipients. Each winner will receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and a travel stipend to attend the I Love My Librarian Award ceremony and reception in New York City on Dec. 4 hosted by the award co-sponsor, the philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/08/looking-nation-s-favorite-li… YALSA announces new Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced its new Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award. The purpose of the YALSA Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship is to foster research on teens, learning and libraries, specifically research that aligns with YALSA’s National Research Agenda by encouraging and assisting doctoral students in the field with their dissertation research. “YALSA is thrilled to offer the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, which supports the work of up and coming researchers focusing on teens, learning, and libraries,” said YALSA President Crystle Martin. “The recipients of this award will help drive the field of research on teens, learning, and libraries forward, and bring new insights for practice on the best approaches to serving teens for their future success.” http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/yalsa-announces-new-doctoral-di… AWARDS AND GRANTS Engle, Han, Kenney, receive Friends of ALSC Institute scholarships http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/engle-han-kenney-receive-friend… YALSA announces cohort 3 participants of Future Ready with the Library project http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/yalsa-announces-cohort-3-partic… WEBINARS AND ECOURSES LLAMA webinar helps you find the best talent for your library http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/llama-webinar-helps-you-find-be… LLAMA webinar helps you create an emotionally intelligent organization http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/llama-webinar-helps-you-create-… Putting the 'Pop' in Information Literacy http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/new-iteration-putting-pop-infor… Rethinking Social Media to Organize Information and Communities http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/new-iteration-rethinking-social… <http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/new-iteration-rethinking-social…>

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We are hiring part-two: Part-time Clerk and Youth Librarian
by Kristina Reynolds 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

In my excitement to post these positions I forgot to include some important information. These positions are for the Bath Township Public Library Please send the completed application to: kreynolds(a)bathtownshippubliclibrary.org or Bath Township Public Library P.O. Box 368 Bath, MI 48808 If you are applying for the Youth Librarian position please include a resume and cover letter. Thank you, Kristina Reynolds Director Bath Township Public Library -- Kristina Reynolds

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Automatic Renewal
by Barb Gudenburr 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi, We are discussing the use of Automatic Renewals at our library and I wanted to know about the good, bad and the ugly of going in this direction. Please reply offline. Thank you ahead of time. Thanks! Barbara Gudenburr Circulation Supervisor Canton Public Library [vsmCPLlogo]

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Time's running out to MIX it up! Deadline to register for the MIX conference is tomorrow!!
by heather＠miala.org 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Time’s running out to register for the MIX Conference. The deadline to register is tomorrow, Friday, August 10! Let's talk about Connections. How do we connect with each other, our students, our campuses, and beyond? Join us for a day of learning and connecting with colleagues on August 17, 2018 at the Mott Community College Library in Flint! Dr. Reva Curry, Vice-President for Instruction and Learning Services at Delta College, will keynote the day with Connections: Emerging Relationships between College Librarians, Faculty, Staff and Administration. We have a great line up! See below for the Agenda 9:00 - 9:30 am Registration/Networking/Coffee Time 9:30 - 9:45 am Welcome 9:45 - 10:30 am Keynote Address - Dr. Reva Curry 10:30 - 11:15 am Panel Discussion Alexandra Rivera, University of Michigan Dawn Winans, Kettering University 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Breakout Session 1 The Story of the Assignment that Works: Connecting Students, Faculty, and Librarians to Campus...They Changing the World <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#the> - Ferris State University OR Building Stronger Bridges: Holistic Engagement and Multi-directional Mentorship with a Summer Student Success Program <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#building> - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 12:30 - 1:15 pm Networking lunch (included in registration) 1:15 - 2:15 pm Breakout Session 2 How a Strategic Library Instruction Plan Can Help Build Stronger and More Effective Connections with Faculty and Students <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#how> - Cornerstone University OR Flipping the Engineering Library Instruction Session <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#flipping> - Western Michigan University 2:15 - 2:30 pm Cookie Break 2:30 - 3:30 pm Breakout Session 3 Connecting with Students Through Instructional Design: Using Chunking, Scaffolding, and Collaborative Learning to Teach ALA Style to Dual-Enrolled Students <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#connecting> - Davenport University OR Transitioning from Face-to-Face to Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Library Instruction: The Case of the Plagiarism Workshop <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#transitioning> - University of Michigan, Flint 3:30 - 3:45 pm Wrap up All for the low cost of $20 for MiALA members, $40 for non-MiALA members, & free for LIS students! Brought to you, in part, by the Instruction and Information Literacy Interest Group <https://www.memberleap.com/projects/moreinfo.php?org_id=MALA&pid=2527997> of MiALA and the staff of the Mott Community College Library <https://www.mcc.edu/library/lib_index.shtml> ! For more information: https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php

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