January 2021 - Michlib-l

Upcoming MLA Connect Coffee Hour: Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium Naloxboxes
by Rachel Ash 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Attention Library colleagues from northern counties of Michigan's lower peninsula: This Thursday, Jan. 21 at 10am, MLA is hosting a coffee hour with guests from the Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium (NMORC). The NMORC mission is to engage Northern Michigan in a coordinated response to reduce opioid use disorders. One of their goals is providing Naloxboxes to community organizations so that naloxone is available in areas where overdoses may occur. Public libraries are a priority for this placement. Join us this Thursday, Jan. 21 at 10am to learn more about the initiative. Special guests from NMORC will discuss and share reasons for having Naloxboxes and a draft policy for implementing them in your library. The NMORC is a 35-member Consortium addressing the opioid epidemic in an 18-county region including Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Kalkaska, Lake, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, and Wexford counties of rural northern Michigan. Library professionals from these areas and anyone else interested in learning more are welcome and encouraged to join the conversation. The coffee hour is free to attend! Fill out this short form to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ofuihqzIpE9QuOUA2rt2OqpswmoUQFg… Rachel Ash Membership and Communications Director Michigan Library Association 3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100 Lansing, MI 48911 Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 225 milibraries.org rfash(a)milibraries.org<mailto:rfash@milibraries.org> Follow MLA on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganLibraryAssociation> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/mlaoffice>!

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User Agreements for Laptops and Hotspots
by T.A. Cutler Memorial Library 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Good morning, I am looking for sample user agreements for patron borrowing of hotspots and mobile devices (like laptops). If you have such an agreement/policy and would be willing to send a copy my way, I would appreciate it. Please reply off list (cutlerlibrary(a)live.com) Thank you, Jessica Little Library Director T.A. Cutler Memorial Library 312 Michigan Ave. Saint Louis, Michigan 48880 (989) 681-5141

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MI PR Group Learning Session on LibraryAware - Tuesday, Jan 19 at 10am
by Kelly Rembert 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Hi, The MI PR Group was created to bring Michigan library marketers together to share successes, learn from non-successes, and to tackle industry issues together. Whether your job title is "Marketing", or promotion is just one of many hats you wear, this group is here to support you! Mark your calendar for our next meeting: Tuesday, January 19 at 10:00am on zoom It will be a learning session led by me on LibraryAware. LibraryAware is a software subscription by EBSCO to help libraries with marketing. We purchased it as our e-newsletter platform over the summer and have started to explore its other parts like flyer templates, social media templates and more. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:https://michigan-host.zoom.us/j/92720231027?pwd=YUc3QnZzVngvZVpJQXBRTFhxMlMwUT09 Password: 961097 Or Telephone: Dial: USA 215 446 3649 USA 8885578511 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 865869 Thanks, Kelly Kelly Ireland Rembert Outreach Librarian Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Rd. Southfield, MI 48076 (248) 796-4367 krembert(a)southfieldlibrary.org www.southfieldlibrary.org

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PCI continuing education opportunities
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

The Library of Michigan now provides access to training opportunities from People Connect Institute (PCI) Webinars supported by LSTA funds. This includes four live webinars a month and access to a growing catalog of more than 200 archived PCI sessions inside our Niche Staff Skills Academy<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills>. Don't miss categories such as: * Children/Young Adult<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills?category=7461> * Customer Service<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills?category=7464> * Leadership/Management<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills?category=7467> * Readers' Advisory/Collection Management<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills?category=7470> * Wellness/Interpersonal Skills<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills?category=7472> Michigan library staff can access registration to the live PCI Webinars by viewing the training/event session information on our list of upcoming training events<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…>. The PCI Webinar title and a description of the session will be followed by a link to register for the event directly with PCI in their registration system. PCI will provide communication and follow up messaging about the GoTo Meeting link to use, etc. to participate in the live webinar. Any member of the Michigan library community may participate in the live and recorded content. Sonya Schryer Norris Library Consultant Library of Michigan Michigan Department of Education 517-335-1498 https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan https://mel.org<https://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://michlibrary.org/> [cid:image003.png@01D6EE40.1FF62130]

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Requests for Envelopes - zv174 IML
by Jessica Bostian 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Hello everyone! If anyone has spare RIDES/shipping envelopes, all/any sizes, we could sorely use them at zv174 IML (Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library - Imlay City). Thank you in advance for anything you can spare! Hoping everyone is doing well and staying safe and sane! -- Jessica Bostian Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library 211 N. Almont Avenue Imlay City, MI 48444 810-724-8043

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Final farewell
by Doug Koschik 17 Jan '21

17 Jan '21

Hello everyone in the Michigan library world, I've completed my last day as Director of the Baldwin Public Library and begun my second career--as a retiree. I expect this second career to be every bit as rewarding as my first one in librarianship. In my 11 years as Baldwin's Director, I've managed--with the aid of many talented and hard-working Library employees and Library Board members--to reverse a serious budget deficit, re-establish good relations with the City of Birmingham, add another contract community (the City of Bloomfield Hills) to Baldwin's service area, make significant improvements to the physical building, continue and expand on Baldwin's tradition of strong collections and outstanding programming, create a unique relationship with the Michigan Architectural Foundation which has added to our collections and programming, and see through the establishment of one of the best library makerspaces in the country. Yesterday, the Library Board and the incoming Library Administration surprised me taking two steps in commemoration of my retirement: 1. Establishing a Library endowment fund in my name, and 2. Renaming the local history room as the Legacy Room, to memorialize all of the Directors of the Baldwin Public Library--past, present, and future. I am deeply honored and touched by these actions. Many people sent me lovely letters and emails in August, after I announced my upcoming retirement. I'm certainly not trying to encourage people to repeat what they've already said to me, but in case anyone would like to contact me in the future, my home email address is: koschik(a)comcast.net. Baldwin will remain in excellent hands under the leadership of Director Rebekah Craft and Associate Director Jaclyn Miller. I would like to thank Rebekah for all of the help and support she has given me as Associate Director over the past 5 1/2 years. Finally, attached is a recent photo showing the Baldwin Library at dusk, taken at the direction of Luckenbach Ziegelman Gardner Architects by photographer Laszlo Regos. The recently expanded Youth Room is the portion that is brightly lit. The photo really does the Library justice as the jewel of the community. All the best! 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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Please take me off the mailing list
by Xiaoming Xu 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

Please take me off your mailing list. I retired after 27 years working in the library world.

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my ad for free AV equipment
by glen＠romeodistrictlibrary.org 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

Hello Michlib, Could you please delete my ad for free AV equipment. They have been spoken for. Thank you very much. Glen Sowles

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Save the Date: Elements of Empowerment
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

Save the date! Elements of Empowerment A sequel to the 2019 Defeating Bullies Conference A free virtual conference coming to a computer near you. The last several years have not only seen an uptick in exciting diversity and social justice work and scholarship in libraries and related organizations, but also in the negative comments and opposing opinions that have been registered as a result. Free speech is certainly something that we embrace, but harassment, bullying, trolling, doxxing, and other mentally and physically harmful behaviors go well beyond free speech and cannot be tolerated. In 2019 we began these important conversations and linked these phenomena to library and information science, and now in 2021, we will continue this work by strategizing ways to combat bullying and trolling. On March 23-24, 2021, we will hear from experts on cyberbullying, LIS mental health, intellectual freedom, and being an active bystander/up-stander. This event is being organized by Dr. Nicole Cooke and Teneka Jones Williams (GPLS) and is being sponsored by the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair at the University of South Carolina. Sign up to be notified when registration opens: https://sites.google.com/view/elementsofempowerment/home<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.goo…> Now is our time to ACT! --- Nicole A. Cooke, Ph.D., M.Ed, MLS Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and Associate Professor School of Information Science 1501 Greene Street | Columbia, SC 29208 ncooke(a)mailbox.sc.edu<mailto:NCOOKE@mailbox.sc.edu> / @BakerChair / bit.ly/augusta-baker<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fa…> Pronouns: She/Her/Hers [cid:image001.png@01D6EBFB.62D3BA90] Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. 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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[Job Opportunities] Circulation Clerk, Systems Clerical Assistant, Library Page
by BTPL Careers 15 Jan '21

15 Jan '21

We are the land of job opportunity here at Bloomfield Township Public Library, with job openings for more than one kind of person who dreams of spending their days in libraries. Check out these openings: Systems Clerical Assistant<https://btpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Systems-Clerical-Assistant-15-h…> (Computer Help Desk) – deadline Monday, January 25 https://btpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Systems-Clerical-Assistant-15-h… Library Page<https://btpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021.01_-Page-Circulation-and-A…> (Adult Services or Circulation Department) – deadline Friday, February 12 https://btpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021.01_-Page-Circulation-and-A… Circulation Clerk – 20 hours<https://btpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01_Circulation-Clerk-20-ho…> – deadline Friday, February 22 <https://btpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01_Circulation-Clerk-20-ho…>https://btpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01_Circulation-Clerk-20-ho… The dream gets better--we even pay you to spend the day in libraries. Imagine! Best Regards, Linden Godlove Administrative Assistant Bloomfield Township Public Library **

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