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Youth & Teen Services Updates
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Offering Storytime Virtually? Library of Michigan's Library Law Consultant Clare Membiela has compiled helpful information & resources if you're thinking of performing copywritten work virtually as a Streaming Storytime<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_89735_89755-5…>. Summer Library Programming Now that you have your manuals downloaded, what's next? Check out the new CSLP user-created resources in the online manual! So far, these include reading logs, game boards, raffle tickets, a puppet play script, and more. Save time and effort by using resources designed by your peers at other libraries! And, if you have created a useful, shareable item using CSLP artwork/content, consider contributing it to the online manual. Load your creations yourself or email Luke Kralik at luke.kralik(a)cslpreads.org<mailto:luke.kralik@cslpreads.org> with your submissions. The CSLP online shop has run out of some items, but they're adding new so check it out at: https://www.cslpreads.org/cslp-store/. Access the posters online: http://bit.ly/LM2020CSLP. PSA's are available at: https://www.cslpreads.org/2019-psas/, and the 2020 Summer Reading Champion announcement will be coming soon! Digital Learning Day Libraries Ready to Code awards microfunding on Digital Learning Day<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2…> The American Library Association's (ALA) Libraries Ready to Code initiative, sponsored by Google, awarded more than 100 academic, school and public libraries with $700 mini-grants to encourage digital skills education in honor of Digital Learning Day, Feb. 27, 2020. Digital Learning Day is an annual event to promote effective use of technology tools and rich learning opportunities for learners of all ages. Microfunding awardees will use their grants to implement video-based lessons from Google's Applied Digital Skills program to prepare learners for the future of work. Libraries are expected to carry out four sessions of digital skills programming by May 31, 2020. Read more<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2…> Week of the Young Child WOYC is April 11-17th! Encourage families to celebrate together with these activity resources<https://www.naeyc.org/events/woyc/plan-your-event>. Share social media posts & ideas using #WOYC20. This year's themes are: * Music Monday * Tasty Tuesday * Work Together Wednesday * Artsy Thursday * Family Friday In the News... * Developing Student Storytelling Skills to Set Up Future Career Success<https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodberger/2019/10/04/developing-student-storyt…>: Forbes, accessed 3/10/2020. * Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Checklist for Teachers and Parents<https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/check…>. * National Association of School Psychologists - Talking to Children About COVID-19: A Parent Resource<https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcast…>. * Association of Library Services for Children: Best Practices for Cleaning Play and Learn Spaces<https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2017/04/best-practices-cleaning-play-learn-sp…> (April 2017). * School Nutrition Programs: Nutrition Gateway: The Michigan Department of Education Nutrition Gateway<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> provides Child Nutrition Program (CNP) agencies a singular system to access annual CNP applications (MEGSplus), monthly claims (MIND) and periodic administrative reviews (GEMS/MARS) through an integrated dashboard and portal. If you or someone you know is interested in receiving the School Nutrition News and Updates and SNP Bulletins, visit School Nutrition News and Updates Subscription<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. * Michigan 2-1-1: Crisis Services<https://www.mi211.org/get-help/crisis-services> from mental health to child abuse to suicide prevention, this hotline offers free, confidential help. Best Storytelling Practices Webinar Series Beyond Storytime: The Care and Feeding of Teens at Your Library with Jenifer Strauss<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryof…> Tuesday, March 24, 2020 2:00 PM ET "If you feed them, they might come", but food alone will not keep teens coming back to your library for more! A sense of place, belonging and strong programming will. Don your hard hats and take a journey inside the teenage brain with former sixth grade teacher, Institute on Media and the Family speaker and Storyteller, Jenifer Strauss. Find out "why they act that way" and what it takes to really connect with tweens and teens at your library. In this webinar you will: * Understand the workings of the teenage brain * Learn new programming ideas that will entice teens * Find out how to create a Teen Advocacy Group & attract teen volunteers * Discover ways to funnel teen creativity into programs that focus on contribution * Learn how to collaborate with community partners that offer what teens need This webinar is recorded for participants that cannot attend live and is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@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/>

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GRPL Closing All Locations Starting March 14
by Kristen Krueger-Corrado 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

In the interest of public health, all GRPL locations will be closed to the public starting Saturday, March 14 for the foreseeable future. Currently, staff is still scheduled to work Monday-Friday from 9 am - 5 pm starting March 16. We will keep you updated if anything changes. Stay healthy and safe everyone! -- *Kristen Krueger-Corrado* /Marketing and Communications Manager/ Grand Rapids Public Library Main Library | 111 Library St NE | 49503 616-988-5402 x5438 <tel:16169885402,5438> www.grpl.org <https://www.grpl.org>

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Coronavirus on Surfaces
by Roy Soncrant 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

The first link below is to a research paper about how long the SARS-CoV-2 virus can survive on various types of surfaces. I do not know if this was fully peer reviewed. Personally I believe the organizations involved in the research provide a certain amount of credibility. One of the materials tested was cardboard. This is as close to a book as I have been able to locate. The second link is the feeder article. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v1.full.pdf https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/tests-show-covid-19-can-live-on-som…

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Four Additional RBdigital Webinars Scheduled For Michigan Statewide Project
by Jim Flury 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Good Morning, I wanted to let you know that we have scheduled four additional webinars for the RBdigital Michigan Statewide project. The dates/times are as follows: Tuesday, March 17 @ 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 19 @ 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 @ 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 26 @ 2:00 p.m. Here is a link to use for the additional webinars: [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gotomeet.me_MarkHa… | https://www.gotomeet.me/MarkHaley338 ] Several libraries have inquired as to the possibility of an early start for their new RBdigital service, given the events that are occurring in the wider world now. If you would like to request an early start, please let me know and I will do my best to accommodate same. Thank you, Jim Flury Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100, ext 133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury(a)tln.lib.mi.us

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Closing
by Colon-Township Library 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Colon Township Library is closed today due to plumbing issues and the basement flooding. We are looking into future closing due to the virus. Happy friday the 13th! Erica Gentz Assistant Director Colon Township Library 269-432-3958

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Bath Township Public Library
by Kristina Reynolds 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

The Bath Township Public Library will be closing Friday, March 13 through Sunday, April 5 in accordance with Governor Witmore's closures of all schools in the state to minimize the risk of the spread of the Covid-19 virus. We are going to allow curb pick ups of holds placed online, with specific cleaning procedures of the the returned items. Thank you, Kristina Reynolds Library Director Bath Township Public Library -- Kristina Reynolds

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Job Posting - User Services Department Head, UM-Dearborn
by Sophia McFadden-Keesling 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Hello! The University of Michigan-Dearborn seeks an energetic, innovative, service-oriented and collaborative professional to serve as the Head of User Services for the Mardigian Library. The Head of User Services is a senior level management position in the Mardigian Library. This position is responsible for managing four User Services staff and approximately 15-20 student workers as well as supporting the work of the First Year Experience Librarian. The User Services Department comprises the functional areas of circulation, course reserves, interlibrary loan, user engagement and outreach, stacks management, and both online and in-person first-tier research services. Other department head responsibilities include serving on the Library’s leadership team and facilitating communication and coordination with other departments in the Library. This job comes with amazing benefits <https://careers.umich.edu/benefits/> (such as generous time off, a retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting, many choices for comprehensive health insurance, life insurance, long-term disability coverage, etc.) through the University of Michigan. The salary range for this position is $64,000.00 – $65,000.00. For a more detailed job summary, list of responsibilities, and qualifications, please check out the job posting at UM Careers <https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/184985/user_services_department_head>. The Job Opening ID is 184985. Mardigian library is a fantastic place to work with a great User Services Team! I hope you consider applying! Best, Sophia -- Sophia McFadden-Keesling First Year Experience Librarian University of Michigan-Dearborn | Mardigian Library semcfadd(a)umich.edu | 313-593-5598 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Dexter District Library Closing
by Paul McCann 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Greetings all, With the announcement by the Dexter Community Schools of their closure and the Governor’s closure of all schools in the State, the Dexter District Library will be closing to support the greater community during this public health crisis. We recognize this will be an inconvenience and apologize for the disruption in standard service. Our goal is to help keep all our community members safe during this highly communicable outbreak. The Library will be completely closed from Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15. The Library will resume limited service on Monday, March 16. Limited service will run until Monday, April 6. This may change as recommendations from local public health authorities are updated. Limited service includes continued closure of the building to the public, with curbside pickup of materials offered. All programs and meeting room reservations will be canceled through April 5. We will continue to monitor the situation and will adjust our approach based on recommendations from public health authorities. Stay safe everyone, Paul

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MeLCat, RIDES, and COVID-19
by Debbi Schaubman 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

[apologies for cross-posting] Hello all, Thank you all for your work during this very difficult and confusing time. MeLCat and RIDES service will continue unless the State of Michigan issues a policy requiring us to suspend service or the courier company determines the need to suspend service. With that in mind . . . RIDES DELIVERY * It is possible that delivery service will be impacted. If the courier company notifies us of significant slowdowns, we will let you know. MeLCat PROCESSING * Before doing the Library Checkout step, check the Participating Libraries page (http://elibrary.mel.org/screens/participating.html) Do not loan materials to libraries that are temporarily not participating. We will distribute specific instructions for handling these requests. Look for them on Friday. LIBRARY CLOSINGS * We are getting notices of library closings. * If do not find a library in the RIDES labelmaker, check the Participating Libraries page (http://elibrary.mel.org/screens/participating.html) to see if that library is temporarily suspended. * If the library is temporarily suspended, please wait to return their materials. We do not want to overload the warehouses. * If MeLCat shows an item as requestable but the request won’t go through, check the Participating Libraries page (http://elibrary.mel.org/screens/participating.html) to see if that library is temporarily suspended. Depending on the owning library’s local ILS, we may not be able to set their materials to display as nonrequestable without reloading their entire collection into MeLCat. * You will see an increase in overdue materials. Materials will take longer to move between libraries. Be flexible and gentle with each other! * Please do NOT violate the renewal policy to avoid overdues. Not all libraries have systems that talk directly to MeLCat. Those owning libraries will still see the original due date on their local ILS and things get very confusing if the borrowing library is trying to work around the system. Live with the overdues; if you charge overdue fines to your patrons for MeLCat materials, waive them at your discretion. * If your library decides to close or to suspend MeLCat lending/borrowing, please inform us by emailing melcathelp(a)mcls.org<mailto:melcathelp@mcls.org> and via the RIDES Assistance form at mcls.org/rideshelp<http://mcls.org/rideshelp> CARE OF MATERIALS * Currently, the CDC does not recommend disinfecting library materials. If we learn of a change to this recommendation, we will notify you. * Do not spray, wipe, or otherwise treat an item that does not belong to your library. Although it may not be immediately obvious, it is likely that the item will be damaged by such treatment. Thank you. Debbi ***************************************************** Debbi Schaubman Manager, Shared Library Systems Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 1407 Rensen St, Suite 1, Lansing, MI 48910 (800) 530-9019 ext 113 (517) 492-3889 fax schaubmand(a)mcls.org<mailto:schaubmd@mcls.org> [acebook]<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> [witter] <https://twitter.com/mclsorg> [cid:image003.png@01D31C1F.C333C470] <http://www.mcls.org/>

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Addison Twp Library Closing
by Jaema Berman 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Dear Colleagues, To help mitigate the spread of Coronavirus, the Addison Twp. Library is closed until further notice. Our patron’s and staff’s health and safety is our highest priority. Thanks, Jaema Berman Library Director Addison Twp. Public Library 1400 Rochester Rd. Leonard, MI 48367 (248) 628-7180 www.addisontwp.michlibrary.org “A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” ― Andrew Carnegie

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