October 2021 - Michlib-l

Getting rid of Dewey
by BillieJo Bluemer 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

Hello, We are reviewing the options of redoing our juvenile/tween non-fiction without using the Dewey system. We're searching for resources others have found useful and beneficial in doing a similar project. If you have eliminated Dewey, would you please share resources you found helpful? Also let us know the benefits/downfalls you discovered along the way too (did it increase use of the collection, made it easier or harder to find topics, etc.). Thank you. BillieJo Bluemer Director Rauchholz Memorial Library 1140 N Hemlock Rd Hemlock MI 48626 989-642-8621 -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Zoom Event: The Race to Save the Titanic, with author William Hazelgrove
by Amy Abele 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

The Bridgman Public Library is hosting a free Zoom presentation with National Bestselling author, William Hazelgrove, on Tuesday, October 12th at 6pm. Join us to hear him talk about his latest book, "One Hundred and Sixty Minutes: The Race to Save the RMS Titanic." One hundred and sixty minutes is all the time rescuers would have before the Titanic slipped beneath the icy Atlantic. Hear how two young Marconi operators tapped out CQD and SOS distress codes that would inaugurate the most extensive rescue operation in maritime history using the cutting-edge technology of the time...wireless. No registration required. Join the presentation here: Launch Zoom Meeting <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85089511800?pwd=VTQzekx0eGhpYTJKTDBCelZVUmREZz09#…> Please feel free to share this with your patrons, co-workers, and friends. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amy Abele amy(a)bridgmanlibrary.com Bridgman Public Library 4460 Lake Street Bridgman, MI 49106 269-465-3663 www.bridgmanlibrary.com <https://bridgmanlibrary.com/>

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Job opening at Lakeland Library Cooperative, Grand Rapids, Michigan
by Carol Dawe 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

I am please to inform you that Lakeland Library Cooperative is hiring a full-time cataloging specialist. Please click on the link below for further information. [ http://www.llcoop.org/employment/LLC_Cataloging_Services_Specialist_2_2021.… | http://www.llcoop.org/employment/LLC_Cataloging_Services_Specialist_2_2021.… ] Carol Dawe Cooperative Director 616-559-5253 x2001 630-207-1205 (cell) [ http://www.llcoop.org/ | www.llcoop.org ] [ http://www.llcoop.org/ ] [ http://www.llcoop.org/ ] Lakeland Library Cooperative | 4138 3 Mile Rd NW | Grand Rapids, MI 49534 | 616-559-5253 x2001 Our mission is to strengthen our member libraries covering eight west Michigan counties by providing the means to share resources, services and expertise for the benefit of individuals and communities.

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Brown Citty Library sign
by Sherry Wood 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

I hope this works for you, if not, please let me know. Thanks! 104wood(a)gmail.com 810.479.2223 https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/r?kid=2515d771 www.hub911.com www.essentialnow.com

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Free Zoom Event: Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement
by Barbara Sanford 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

Hello, As part of our series of programs revolving around the traveling Smithsonian Exhibit, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, currently on display in the library, the Chippewa River District Library is hosting a free Zoom event featuring renowned flautist Galen Abdur-Razzaq. Tomorrow, October 12th, at 7PM, Galen will join us via Zoom to discuss Jazz and the Civil Right Movement. Galen is an extraordinary flautist, speaker, and educator. His program focuses on the history of Jazz, chronicling music from the turn of the century to the present day. Registration is free, but required, and can be accessed here<https://www.crdl.org/events/jazz-and-civil-rights-movement>. The Zoom link will be sent to you via email. Please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested! Thanks, Barb [CRDL-vertical-fullcolor@2x] Barbara Sanford Youth Collections and Program Coordinator Chippewa River District Library 301 S. University Ave Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: 989-773-3242 x 214 Email: bsanford(a)crdl.org<mailto:bsanford@crdl.org>

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Library of Things - Dress Policy
by Amber Alexander 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

Library Land, Who takes in prom/homecoming dresses as a Library of Thing? What kind of policies do you have? Any insights? Message off-list. Amber Alexander,MLIS Library Director Presque Isle District Library 181 E. Erie Street Rogers City, MI 49779 989.734.2477, 101 www.pidl.org <http://www.pidl.org/>

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Brown City Library signage
by Sherry Wood 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

I hope this works, if not let me know. Thanks! 104wood(a)gmail.com 810.479.2223 https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/r?kid=2515d771 www.hub911.com www.essentialnow.com

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Join the Product Advisory Librarians to shape the future of group purchases
by Chrystal Pickell 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

MCLS is seeking library staff from all types of libraries who want to help shape future group purchases. Our vision for the Product Advisory Librarians (PALs) is to test and trial products and provide feedback. This information will help us determine the direction for product offerings in a more thoughtful manner. Benefits for PALs: * Influence on the development of group purchasing at MCLS * Advance knowledge of potential new offerings * Free access to new products in a testing environment * Virtual networking with other PALs through a listserv * Thanks and appreciation of MCLS and your colleagues Why are we doing this? * To solicit feedback on products and potential offerings before we present them to the entire membership * To receive suggestions about products we might not otherwise learn of * To gain insight from actual users with library expertise Expectations for PALs: * Available up to six times per year to trial products from the comfort of your office or library * Willing to complete an anonymous, short online survey after each trial and provide an honest critique The PALs group will kick-off in January 2022. If this is of interest to you, sign up today<https://bit.ly/MCLSPALs2021>! Need to know more before committing? Contact Chrystal Pickell Vandervest at services(a)mcls.org<mailto:services@mcls.org> with ‘PALs group questions’ in the subject line.

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U.P. Notable Books Book Club Oct 14 / "Chief Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man, " with Tyler Tichelaar
by Victor R. Volkman 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

Here is the Zoom link, and I'll see you all next Thursday! Evelyn Gathu is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: U.P. Notable Books Book Club meeting - number 10, "Chief Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man," with Tyler Tichelaar Time: Oct 14, 2021 06:00 Central Time/07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83432839752?pwd=dDJaWWFaRWRiVU90a0t5MFFYVzZaQT09 Meeting ID: 834 3283 9752 Passcode: Kawb21 Dial by phone if computer audio not working: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 834 3283 9752 Passcode if dialing by phone: 552033 Find your local number:https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kknpMEK3u ** *UP Notable Book Club:* the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the /UP Notable Book List/. The 10th event is with seventh-generation Marquette resident Tyler R. Tichelaar**who will present his award-winning original history book /Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man/. Tyler's meticulous research of original sources exposes decades of embellishment and questionable reporting. The events are open to all U.P. residents free of charge. Read my review of Tyler's book at The U.P. Book Review <https://www.upbookreview.com/2020/10/10/kawbawgam-by-tyler-r-tichelaar/>. <https://www.upbookreview.com/2020/04/01/i-spy-isle-royale-by-susanna-ausema/> /*When: */Thursday, October 14th, 2021 at 7pm Eastern / 6pm Central<https://www.amazon.com/Kawbawgam-Chief-Legend-Tyler-Tichelaar/dp/0996240071> Tyler R. Tichelaar has a PhD in Literature from Western Michigan University and Bachelor's and Master’s Degrees in English from Northern Michigan University. He is the owner of Marquette Fiction, his own publishing company, and of Superior Book Productions, a professional editing, proofreading, and book layout company. He is also the former president (2008-2019) of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association. Tyler began writing his first novel at age sixteen in 1987. In 2006, he published his first novel, /Iron Pioneers: The Marquette Trilogy, Book One/. More than twenty books have followed. In 2009, Tyler won first place in the historical fiction category in the Reader Views Literary Awards for his novel /Narrow Lives/. He has since sponsored that contest, offering the Tyler R. Tichelaar Award for Historical Fiction. In 2011, Tyler was awarded the Marquette County Outstanding Writer Award, and the same year, he received the Barb Kelly Award for Historical Preservation for his efforts to promote Marquette's history. While Tyler also writes on such diverse topics as nineteenth-century Gothic fiction and Arthurian historical fantasy, he remains engrossed in writing about Marquette and Upper Michigan as microcosms for the greater American story. He has many more books in the works. Visit Tyler at www.MarquetteFiction.com <http://www.MarquetteFiction.com>. Cover of Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man <https://www.amazon.com/Kawbawgam-Chief-Legend-Tyler-Tichelaar/dp/0996240071> Charles Kawbawgam, “The Last Chief of the Chippewa,” is a legend in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for allegedly living to age 103 (1799-1902). But few know anything else about him beyond his being buried in Marquette’s beautiful Presque Isle Park. Kawbawgam witnessed a period of intense industrial growth and unheralded change for Native Americans. Growing up at Sault Sainte Marie when the area was still claimed by Great Britain, his first memory was of armed Americans coercing his people into ceding their lands to the United States Government. As the son, nephew, stepson, and later son-in-law of Ojibwa chiefs, and in time a chief in his own right, Kawbawgam learned early that he would have to walk a fine line to keep the peace for his people. After temporarily migrating to Canada with other Ojibwa in disagreement with the American government, he returned to the Sault where he was recruited to help found the town of Marquette Kawbawgam would preside over an Ojibwa and metis community that ensured the white community’s survival during Marquette’s early years, only to be pushed to the community’s margins as the city grew and prospered. Yet the admiration and affection he won from whites as well as the Ojibwa ensured peace and a legacy that lives on today. Kawbawgam is a story of cross-cultural friendships, survival amid upheaval, and the importance of community and heritage. More information about the U.P. Notable Book list, /U.P. Book Review, /and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com <http://www.UPNotable.com> -- Regards, Victor R. Volkman, President L H Press Inc. www.LHPress.com -- Regards, Victor R. Volkman, President L H Press Inc. www.LHPress.com

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U.P. Notable Books Program Honored by State and Regional Library Systems
by Victor R. Volkman 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

/U.P. Notable Books /Program Honored by State and Regional Library Systems// *Official Seal of the U.P. Notable Books <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>* The U.P. Notable Books initiative from the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has received two important recognitions in the past month. The Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation (UPRLC) awarded the U.P. Notable Books Club <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…> the distinction “Program of the Year” at its annual conference, which was held virtually on September 28th, 2021. The second distinction awarded to the initiative is its inclusion on the Great Lakes Digital Libraries front page as a curated collection of winning books. Currently, 16 different editions (eBooks and audiobooks) of past U.P. Notable Books winners can be found on the home page <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>. <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…> Winners of the first two years of U.P. Notable Books have been asked to donate a single digital copy of their book to this lending library available to anyone in the state of Michigan with a local library card of any kind. The UPPAA expects this curated collection to eventually include all of the 20 past winners and the next batch of 10 to be announced in January 2022. Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in the Collection “We have a very strong bias towards inclusion of all the ethnicities and cultures that are in the diverse regions of the U.P.,” opined Victor R. Volkman, current UPPAA president. He tells the club has awarded distinction to Anishinaabe writers Phil Bellfy (/Three Fires Unity/) and Linda LeGarde Grover (/In The Night of Memory/). Other books, such as Mary Doria Russel’s /Women of the Copper Country/ highlight the contributions of Scandinavian immigrants to the rich tapestry of U.P. life. About the U.P. Notable Books Club The U.P Notable Books Club is a spinoff of the original U.P. Notable books list and is the brainchild of Evelyn Gathu, Director, Crystal Falls District Community Library. Each month, the Book Club holds a Q&A session for the public with a different winner of the U.P. Notable Books award. U.P. Notable Books is an annual list of essential new books that emphasize U.P. content or have been written by U.P. authors. Each year, UPPAA consults with Upper Michigan booksellers, book reviewers, writers, and publishers to winnow down the notable books to a bare ten titles. You can find reviews of many of these books on the UP Book Review. It must be emphasized that the list is unranked; each title deserves equal merit as U.P. Notable Book. These ten books have been deemed essential reading for every U.P. lover and we highly recommend you ask your local librarian or booksellers for them today! For more information, visit the site http://www.upnotable.com/ <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>. *About the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA)* Established in 1998 to support authors and publishers who live in or write about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, UPPAA is a Michigan nonprofit association with more than 100 members, many of whose books are featured on the organization’s website at www.uppaa.org <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>. UPPAA welcomes membership and participation from anyone with a UP connection who is interested in writing. # # # -- Regards, Victor R. Volkman, President L H Press Inc. www.LHPress.com

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