April 2020 - Michlib-l - liblists.org

Fwd: YOU can help us share great resources with families!!
by Crystal Jolly 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

Hello everyone, Below you will find two links where families can find food and educational activities on a daily basis in Wayne county. This is by far one of the easiest ways families can search for resources during this challenging time. Please share, share, share! Thanks. I apologize for any duplication. Crystal Jolly Children's Librarian Open to find links to "Find Food For Your Family Today" and "Find Fun-Daily Schedule of Online Fun & Learning! View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/86d6518ffb45/you-can-help-us-share-great-resources-with-…> Dear Community and Parent Leaders, We wanted to take a moment to make sure that you are aware of the critical information we offer on our website, www.greatstart.org <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…> . We hope you find these links below useful and valuable and ask that you share them widely. Please feel free to send any feedback or questions to feedback(a)greatstartwayne.org <feedback@greatstartwayne.org?subject=Web%20Page%20Links%20Question%20or%20Feedback> . Please stay safe and well. There will be brighter days. *Kathleen Alessandro, Director* *Great Start Collaborative-Detroit/Wayne County* *313-320-3317 (c) **734-225-6616 office* *www.greatstart.org <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…> * <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…> *Please click on the picture above, or click on the link below to find daily food for your family. * *Find Food For Your Family Today <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…>* <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…> *Please click on the picture above or the link below to find a daily schedule of online fun and learning. * Find Fun-Daily Schedule of Online Fun & Learning <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…> [image: Twitter] <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…> [image: Facebook] <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…> [image: Website] <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…> *Copyright © 2020 Great Start Wayne, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive emails from Great Start Wayne. Enjoy! *Our mailing address is:* Great Start Wayne 7445 Allen Rd. Suite 160 Allen Park, MI 48101 Add us to your address book <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/vcard?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b0594f9…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b0594…> or unsubscribe from this list <https://greatstartwayne.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=25a4186da5f8b5f8b…> .

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Re: [Michlib-l] Fwd: Capstone is offering over 5, 000 ebooks to public libraries until 6/30/20 !
by Theresa Runyan 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

Hello, Thanks, Jim for sending the Capstone information out to the list. You’ve given me a wonderful opportunity for reminding everyone about the great resources that are on the mel.org COVID-19<https://mel.org/covid19> page! Amongst the offerings on that page are the Capstone Interactive eBooks, mentioned in Laureen’s email. A direct link to the Capstone Interactive page is provided, along with login and password information. This allows Michigan library staff access to the eBooks without filling out a form requesting access. In addition, specific login instructions for logging into each of the Capstone resources can be found at https://mel.org/covid19#pebblego. The mel.org COVID-19<https://mel.org/covid19> page also provides access information for expanded offerings from Britannica, EBSCO, Gale, and World Book. Again, thanks so much for providing another opportunity to get the word out about these free supplemental resources! If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, please contact meldatabaseshelp(a)mcls.org<mailto:meldatabaseshelp@mcls.org>. Theresa Runyan MeL Engagement Specialist, Public Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1 Lansing, Michigan, 48910 (800) 530.9019 ext 151 From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org> On Behalf Of Jim Flury via Michlib-l Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 9:34 AM To: all-tln <all-tln(a)lists.tln.org>; michlib-l <michlib-l(a)mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Fwd: Capstone is offering over 5, 000 ebooks to public libraries until 6/30/20 ! Fyi. Forwarding because I wasn't sure how widely this email has already been broadcast. Disregard if already received. Thanks. Jim 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<mailto:jflury@tln.lib.mi.us> ________________________________ From: "Laureen Bowman" <laureen(a)archieassociates.com<mailto:laureen@archieassociates.com>> To: "deb hemmye" <deb.hemmye(a)farmlib.org<mailto:deb.hemmye@farmlib.org>> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 9:27:27 AM Subject: Capstone is offering over 5,000 ebooks to public libraries until 6/30/20 ! Good Morning Michigan Public Librarian: In an effort to support distance learners and home schoolers with curriculum and instructional needs, Capstone is offering over 5,000 Interactive eBooks at no charge until June 30, 2020! Capstone is proud to provide content that spans the curriculum and provides distance learners the content they need with following features: * Text features to include table of contents, glossary and index * Information about the author is included along with writing prompts * Easy to use navigation to include: · * Double click to zoom * Full screen view option * Page progress and skip * Nonfiction and fiction books are available! * Built in audio offers an optional read along feature perfect for beginning and struggling readers * English, Spanish, and Bilingual books for grades Pre-K to 8th * The new Booklist feature allows parents and teachers to create specific lists of books based on a subject area or assignment Please complete the form on the following link<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__pebblego.com_free-2Dpe…> to gain access to Capstone Interactive Ebooks. Please let me know if you have questions. Thank you. Laureen Bowman M.S.L.S. 35460 Heritage Lane Farmington, MI 48335 248-474-6527 248-474-5090 FAX laureen(a)archieassociates.com<mailto:laureen@archieassociates.com>

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Thanks & How we're doing Curbside Pick Up at Whitefish Bay Library
by Reed, Nyama 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

Hello, First, I would like to say thanks for all the well wishes recently. I received so many personal emails that I couldn't keep with with directly responding to everyone. Please know that your kind words helped me get through the last couple of weeks. As many type A's do, I distract myself from grief by staying busy (no worries, I am taking care of myself too). So I thought I'd share our communications and procedures for our coming "curbside pickup" service. Currently our Safer At Home order lasts till Tuesday 5/26, Memorial Day is 5/25, so we are planning curbside through 5/22. Last week the WI Governor said libraries can (not MUST) offer curbside service as of Fri 4/24. You may use this link to our website to see our communication to patrons: https://www.wfblibrary.org/about/curbside_pickup.php Behind the scenes stuff Capacity vs Demand: We can accommodate 48 pickups per day, so we know demand will outstrip availability. We anticipate serving up to 750-1000 people with curbside from 4/27-5/22. FYI, our average day when open has 550 people through the door and 900 items checked out, in a suburb of 14,000. Once all time slots are full through 5/22, we will thank patrons for their patience and understanding during these extraordinary times, and instruct them to check our website and FB for future updates. Staffing: We are planning to have limited staff in the 24,000 sq ft building to support this process while maintaining safe distancing. At this time the plan is to have 3 Circulation Assistants, 2 Reference Librarians, and at least one full time staff as back up support. Reference librarians will be working at the Youth Services and Adult Services desk, one Circ Assistant will be at the front desk, one Circ Assistant at the back computer by delivery, and one Circ Assistant will be working as the runner to put items on carts outside for patron pick up. Safety: Staff will be required to wear masks and gloves, and should maintain the required social distancing of 6 feet or more. If staff feel ill or have a fever, they should contact their supervisor and not come in. Step by Step Procedures: Our Leadership Team put together detailed procedures for staff working during Curbside Pickup. We anticipate these procedures will be reviewed with onsite staff and updated regularly. Since some listservs drop attachments, I have saved our docs to a google to share. Curbside Pickup Procedure - Initial Working Draft <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QOr__kwia_lg5h-YOLTxu-_bHdlZAHOd/view?usp=…><https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jdD0TsHtrjqQPFU0v_aAV_0HbdEG0wfs/view?usp=…>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jdD0TsHtrjqQPFU0v_aAV_0HbdEG0wfs/view?usp=… Curbside Pickup Appointment Worksheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QOr__kwia_lg5h-YOLTxu-_bHdlZAHOd/view?usp=… As always: copy, past, and use whatever you want as you develop your own procedures. Also, from having a zoom meeting with over a dozen library directors today I can attest that we are all doing it differently. Figure out what works best for your location, staff, and community. I offer this just to help people think about things. Saying to yourself, "Well that wouldn't work for us!," helps bc it narrows the list for you. And feel free to email me questions, they help keep me busy and to learn from you. Best of luck friends. I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well. Sincerely, Nyama Nyama Y. Reed Library Director Whitefish Bay Public Library 5420 North Marlborough Drive Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 414-964-4380 (main line) Our Mission The Whitefish Bay Public Library, as a cornerstone of the community, is dedicated to connecting people of all ages, inspiring a love of learning and providing easy access to ideas, information and resources. *Please be advised electronic mail becomes a "public record" as allowed under public record laws when sent or received as part of normal business processes.

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MeL Minute: eBooks K-8 and NoveList (Diverse Texts)
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

[NoveList screen shot]Simplify the Struggle to Find Books for EVERY Learner The Michigan eLibrary offers a lot to support early literacy learning. There are several connections between MeL and early literacy efforts in libraries and schools. Are you familiar with the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy<https://literacyessentials.org/>? The purpose of the early literacy essentials is to improve children's literacy in Michigan. The K-3 Essentials are one of many guiding practices that can have a positive impact on literacy development. They also offer some strategies that the MeL eResources can support. Essential #8 outlines the need for "abundant reading material and reading opportunities in the classroom." In fact, five key areas are stressed: The classroom includes: * a wide range of books and other texts, print, audio, and digital, including information books, poetry, and storybooks that children are supported in accessing; * books and other materials connected to children's interests and that reflect children's backgrounds and cultural experiences, including class- and child-made books; * books children can borrow to bring home and/or access digitally at home; * comfortable places in which to read books, frequently visited by the teacher(s) and by adult volunteers recruited to the classroom; * opportunities for children to engage in independent reading of materials of their choice every day, with the teacher providing instruction and coaching in how to select texts and employ productive strategies during reading, feedback on children's reading, and post-reading response activities including text discussion. eBook Collection With over 12,000 eBook titles available at their fingertips (including Diary of a Wimpy Kid!), it is easy to point users to the eBook K-8 Collection<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=e…> in MeL. This will "give students access to a wide-range of books" and have them "access books digitally at home." One aspect of Essential #8 that is a bit more challenging for teachers, librarians and students to identify is "include books and other materials connected to children's interests and that reflect children's backgrounds and cultural experiences." How does one go about doing that? Is there a standard list that identifies whether characters are from an African, Asian, homeschool or LGBTQ background? What about lists of books with Native American heritage, children with disabilities or those who might be on the Autism Spectrum? Reader's Advisory Support With NoveList K-8 Plus<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=e…> and NoveList Plus<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=e…>, it has never been easier to make selections based on diversity. Simply go to the eResource list in MeL, open either database and select All Kinds of Lives, located in the left-hand navigation. (In NoveList Plus, you must be in the age range of zero to teen for it to display). Using this reader's advisory tool can simplify the struggle to find books that support EVERY learner in your classroom, library or community. Brought to you by Ann Kaskinen from the MeL Team. Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, 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. MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only. #IMLSGrant Sonya Schryer Norris Library Consultant Library of Michigan Michigan Department of Education 517-335-1498 Norriss2(a)michigan.gov<mailto:Norriss2@michigan.gov> https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan https://mel.org<https://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://michlibrary.org/> You have the power to shape your future, and the future of all children, by counting everyone in your home in the 2020 Census<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy2020cen…>. [A close up of a sign Description automatically generated]

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April 22 radio interview with Baldwin's Jeff Jimison about COVID-19 project
by Doug Koschik 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

Hello everyone, https://youtu.be/OAijE5m9Gaw As I wrote at the end of March, Baldwin's Idea Lab (i.e., makerspace) has become involved in the production of face shields and other PPE for first-line responders. Jeff Jimison, the Idea Lab's supervisor, is spearheading the project. The link above is to a 16-minute-long interview with Jeff. It provides a lot of information not only about the production of COVID-19 personal protection equipment, but also about Baldwin's Idea Lab in general. Individuals and organizations have been very generous in their support of this project. The Baldwin Public Library Trust has so far received approximately $30,000 in donations for it. I want to thank especially those from the library community who have graciously donated. As are all of you, Baldwin is continuing to provide a wide array of library services to the public during the shutdown--but by using alternate means, especially digital. We're also proud, however, that we are providing practical assistance to hospitals, fire departments, senior centers, etc., during this pandemic. I hope that all of you are staying well. Doug -- Doug Koschik Director Baldwin Public Library 300 W. Merrill St. Birmingham, MI 48009 E-mail: doug.koschik(a)baldwinlib.org Telephone: 248-554-4681 Fax: 248-647-6393

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Not too late to register...
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

This Friday we'll continue our Best Storytelling Practices series with Jenifer Strauss, as well as offering additional trainings! Plus, please note the UPDATED links to REGISTER for Wandoo Reader trainings. I accidently sent out the wrong links earlier today due to a mis-communication. Again, please DO register if you are interested in Wandoo Reader, or already have an account and want advanced training. Thanks! Singing Our Way to Literacy!<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryof…> with Jenifer Strauss, Story Be Told Friday, April 24, 2020 10:00 AM ET Singing with children is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to increase reading and writing readiness. It also serves as "Storytime Glue." You don't have to sing well to share music with kids - you just need give yourself permission! Join, Storyteller and Narrative Consultant, Jenifer Strauss for a webinar filled with rhythms, rhymes, songs and silliness. Learn to use simple rhythm instruments and props to move and groove with kids. Discover how singing refines auditory discrimination and sequencing, improves listening skills, creates phonological awareness, print awareness, enriches vocabulary and uplifts our mood! Webinar link will be emailed to registered attendees the day before the event. Registered attendees will get a link to the recording after the webinar. This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan. Motion<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryof…>! with Longway Planetarium's Laurie Bone Tuesday, April 28, 2020 10:00 AM ET In this STEM training, Longway Planetarium's Laurie Bone will provide background information about forces and motion, and share connections to the Next Generation Science Standards. Some easy, tried and true activities that you can do virtually with your patrons using everyday household items will be demonstrated. Webinar participants will also receive links to information sheets that support each activity so that you can create a "Motion" STEM program, either in the library or virtually, for your families. Wandoo Reader Overview with DEMCO Tuesday, April 28, 2020 2:00 PM ET Please do register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3935736362768451342<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fattendee.…>. Wandoo Reader Deep Dive with DEMCO Thursday, April 30, 2020 2:00 PM ET Please do register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6860717668117985293<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fattendee.…>. Childhood Trauma in a Time of Crisis<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryof…> with Dr. Amelia Siders, Children's Advocacy Centers of Michigan Tuesday, May 5, 2020 2:00 PM ET For some children, home is not a safe place. Take a deeper look at what some children might be experiencing in this time of crisis, how it might affect learning, how to recognize the signs of abuse, and how public libraries might best serve these children. Dr. Amelia Siders will be our presenter, she is the Director of Clinical Practice Development and Education, at the Children's Advocacy Centers of Michigan. Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) partner with prosecutors, law enforcement, and protective services to coordinate the investigation of child maltreatment-often child sexual abuse. CACs also provide support to child survivors of abuse so that those kids can get back to being kids. DIY Puppets and Props to Support Imagine Your Story<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryof…> with Jenifer Strauss, Story Be Told Friday, May 8, 2020 10:00 AM ET "Story" is a part of a child's first language and key to exploring and understanding their world. Imaginative play is essential to a healthy childhood and a more compassionate, fulfilling adulthood. And so, providing children opportunities for open-ended narrative play with puppets and props will not only allow them to develop social skills like sharing and cooperation, it will also help use their imagination to grow in language and literacy! In this webinar, facilitated by Storyteller and Narrative Consultant, Jenifer Strauss, learn how to provide children with simple puppets and props from every-day household items to provide "anytime, anywhere" opportunities for narrative play. STEM in the Kitchen<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryof…> with Longway Planetarium's Laurie Bone Tuesday, May 12, 2020 10:00 AM ET In this STEM training Longway Planetarium's Laurie Bone will introduce some basic chemistry concepts while demonstrating fun and easy-to-do chemistry activities straight from the kitchen. Activities that you can do virtually with your patrons using everyday kitchen tools will be demonstrated. Webinar participants will also receive links to information sheets that support each activity so that you can create a "STEM in the Kitchen" program, either in the library or virtually, for your families. Literacy All Day, Every Day: How to Present Easy-to- Use Language and Literacy Tips to Parents and Caregivers<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryof…> with Jenifer Strauss, Story Be Told Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:00 AM ET Parents and caregivers know the value of the storytime programs; librarians not only provide valuable language experiences, they model good practices! But how do we help parents understand that language experience is something they can provide for their children all-day, every day? Storyteller and Narrative Consultant, Jenifer Strauss will model a Ready-to-Use Parent Presentation that librarians can use to encourage parents to engage their children in quality language experiences during the course of a regular day with their kids. These programs are 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/> You have the power to shape your future, and the future of all children, by counting everyone in your home in the 2020 Census<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy2020cen…>. [A close up of a sign Description automatically generated]

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Past favorites and NEW MCLS courses open for registration!
by Gwen Haviland 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

Register soon for these early May webinars from MCLS! MARC: An Introduction<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/marc-an-introduction-462.html> REGISTER SOON - only 3 spots left! 3-day class, May 5-7, 10am - 12pm Eastern (9am - 11am Central) AACR2...Meet RDA<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/aacr2-meet-rda-478.html> 1-day class, May 6, 2pm - 4pm Eastern (1pm - 3pm Central) The Benefits of MCLS Membership<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/the-benefits-of-mcls-membership-482.html> NEW COURSE! FREE! 1-day class, May 7, 2pm - 4pm Eastern (1pm - 3pm Central) For these and other great workshops please visit our Training Store here https://store.mcls.org To learn about our Soft Skills and Cataloging Certificate Programs click here https://www.mcls.org/training-events/certification/ ************************************* Gwen Haviland, Training Department Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 1407 Rensen St, Suite 1, Lansing, MI 48910 800-530-9019 ext 404 training(a)mcls.org

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Fwd: Capstone is offering over 5, 000 ebooks to public libraries until 6/30/20 !
by Jim Flury 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

Fyi. Forwarding because I wasn't sure how widely this email has already been broadcast. Disregard if already received. Thanks. Jim 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 From: "Laureen Bowman" <laureen(a)archieassociates.com> To: "deb hemmye" <deb.hemmye(a)farmlib.org> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 9:27:27 AM Subject: Capstone is offering over 5,000 ebooks to public libraries until 6/30/20 ! Good Morning Michigan Public Librarian: In an effort to support distance learners and home schoolers with curriculum and instructional needs, Capstone is offering over 5,000 Interactive eBooks at no charge until June 30, 2020! Capstone is proud to provide content that spans the curriculum and provides distance learners the content they need with following features: * Text features to include table of contents, glossary and index * Information about the author is included along with writing prompts * Easy to use navigation to include: * * Double click to zoom * Full screen view option * Page progress and skip * Nonfiction and fiction books are available! * Built in audio offers an optional read along feature perfect for beginning and struggling readers * English, Spanish, and Bilingual books for grades Pre-K to 8 th * The new Booklist feature allows parents and teachers to create specific lists of books based on a subject area or assignment Please complete the form on the following [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__pebblego.com_free-2Dpe… | link ] to gain access to Capstone Interactive Ebooks. Please let me know if you have questions. Thank you. Laureen Bowman M.S.L.S. 35460 Heritage Lane Farmington, MI 48335 248-474-6527 248-474-5090 FAX [ mailto:laureen@archieassociates.com | laureen(a)archieassociates.com ]

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Successful Curbside Pickup Services: Best Practices
by Andrea Ingmire 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

Hi all, Looking for feedback from any library who ran a successful curbside pickup process prior to EO 2020-20 when all of that had to cease. I'd love to hear how you addressed these questions: 1. Did you impose limits on # of titles for pickup/patron? 2. Did you have a family pack, or some other librarian collected set of picture books by topic to offer families who may not have time to place individual titles on hold? 3. Any advice on how to stagger pickup appointments, or how to encourage folks to spread out while waiting for pickup? 4. What about your ILS generated holds notifications? Did you change messages with new instructions regarding curbside pickup? 5. Any other helpful tips, or even things that didn't work for you? We were focused on getting previously requested holds out for people, so we didn't get an actual curbside system setup, and I'd like to be ready for offering this as soon as we get the green light to open in some capacity. Thanks! Andrea ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *Andrea IngmireLibrary DirectorPeter White Public Library* (906) 226-4303 (office) (906) 250-0080 (cell) (906) 226-1783 (fax) *http://pwpl.info/ <http://pwpl.info/>*

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Popular Digital Resources In Public Libraries
by Jim Flury 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

All, During the time libraries have been closed and library patrons have been without access to physical materials I have handled a few (okay, more than a few; multiple dozens is a more accurate number) inquiries, as well as many actual setups, for digital services. Here is a synopsis of six of those services which have proven to be most popular in public libraries so far: 1. OverDrive and OverDrive Advantage : Most public libraries have OverDrive, usually as part of a consortia. The price varies according to the population served of the subscribing library. Also available to OverDrive subscribing libraries is OverDrive Advantage. For $250.00 an OverDrive library can enroll in OverDrive Advantage. That $250.00 is turned into a content credit that is used to buy titles/copies that are for the exclusive use by patrons of that library only. Future Advantage purchases are per the discretion of the library. 2. Hoopla by Midwest Tape : Hoopla [ https://www.hoopladigital.com/ | https://www.hoopladigital.com/ ] is a (mostly) pay per download service that offers ebooks, audiobooks, comics, television shows, movies and music. Nationwide, the average cost of a Hoopla download is currently about $2.06. Recently Hoopla also added to its offerings the same one copy/one user model OverDrive has featured since its inception. Hoopla is also rumored to be rolling out a consortial model, similar to that offered by OverDrive, sometime in early 2021. An initial deposit, the amount of which is dependent upon the pop served of the library, is required to begin with Hoopla. 3. RBdigital: They offer everything the above two vendors do, with the addition of Magazines (OverDrive does offer magazines again as well) and Newspapers [ https://rbdigital.com/ | https://rbdigital.com/ ] TLN still has in place a Michigan statewide discounted price program with Recorded Books for Magazines (3,500 titles with unlimited access); Audiobooks (30,000 titles with unlimited access); Comics (2,000 titles); Newspapers (2,000 titles); and Streaming Video (AcornTV, IndieFlix, etc). The TLN discounted pricing for these services varies according to the annual circ and/or pop served of the library. 4. Kanopy : [ https://www.kanopy.com/ | https://www.kanopy.com/ ] Public libraries pay a $2.00 per viewing charge for 72 hours of viewing. There are also unlimited viewing rights pricing options available, but they are not inexpensive. A colleague/friend once described Kanopy as "intellectual Hoopla." That colleague/friend is both considerably younger and a lot smarter than I am, and since I liked that description, we will go with it here. 5. Flipster : Magazines by EBSCO [ https://flipster.ebsco.com/ | https://flipster.ebsco.com/ ] I have tried for as many years as Flipster has been in existence to convince EBSCO to adopt a truly consortial purchase model for its magazines, as RBdigital does. EBSCO hasn't been willing to do so, though. They have a lot of really, really good titles, including some that are exclusive to EBSCO, ie you can't get them through RBdigital [ https://flipster.ebsco.com/browse-magazines | https://flipster.ebsco.com/browse-magazines ] Price varies according to the title, and the pop served of the library buying the title. 6. Tumblebooks : [ https://www.tumblebooks.com/ | https://www.tumblebooks.com/ ] Children's animated, talking, unlimited access ebooks (other packages are also available) from a variety of high quality publishers with which you are familiar. Subscription pricing for the TumbleBook Library version for public libraries starts at $799.00 per, but much better pricing is available for consortia. Obviously there are many others out there. But the above are representative of six digital services that have proven popular in TLN libraries, and even more so during this time of physical library closures. Please let me know if you would like additional information concerning any of these services. Thanks. Jim 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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