February 2021 - Michlib-l

FOML Merit Award for 2020 - deadline to apply is March 31
by White, Shannon (MDE) 26 Feb '21

26 Feb '21

Passing along on behalf of FOML. The Board of Directors of the Friends of Michigan Libraries (FOML) is pleased to announce that it has approved a special $400 FOML Merit Award for 2020. This award will be based on a Michigan library Friends group's project that was completed successfully in 2020 to support the library during a time when the library was closed and carrying out its services under the restrictions imposed by COVID. Friends groups from any size library in Michigan are welcome to apply for this special Merit Award. Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Click on the following link for details about the application process: https://foml.org/foml-merit-award/

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FOML 2020 Merit Award Deadline: Wednesday, March 31, 2021
by Rebecca Higgerson 26 Feb '21

26 Feb '21

Friends of Michigan Libraries (FOML) Merit Award At the February 3, 2021 FOML Board meeting a motion was approved to award a special $400 FOML Merit Award for 2020. This award will be based on a Michigan library Friends group’s project that was completed successfully in 2020 to support the library during a time when the library was closed and carrying out its services under the restrictions imposed by COVID. Friends groups from any size library in Michigan are welcome to apply for this special Merit Award. To apply for this award your Friends should submit a one-page description of the project answering the following questions: 1. WHAT was the focus of the project? 2. WHO was involved in the project and the intended audience? 3. WHEN did the project begin and end? 4. WHERE did the project take place? Was it a virtual project? 5. WHAT steps did you take to publicize your project? 6. HOW did you evaluate the success of your project? Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 31, 2021. To be eligible for this award, *your Friends group must be a 2020 FOML member.* The project or activities must have been completed during the 2020 calendar year. Please download the *cover sheet* to include with your submission. https://foml.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Merit_Award_cover_sheet.pdf Send electronic applications (in either Word or .pdf format) with the descriptions of how your Friends group achieved the results of the six criteria listed above to FriendsofMichiganLibraries(a)gmail.com Your Friends Group could be a winner! *Past Winners* Serving population < 12,000: 2019 Friends of the Albion District Library Serving population > 12,000: 2018 Friends of the Charlotte Community Library; 2018 Friends of the Ferndale Area District Library *Rebecca Higgerson* Director Brandon Twp Public Library 304 South Street Ortonville MI 48462 248-627-1474 *ENGAGE • EDUCATE • ENRICH • EMPOWER* *No Reservation Recommendations: your source for colleague-approved vendors!* https://nrr.ninja/ [image: RH Email Signature-100]

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Thought provoking bookmarks
by Rebecca Higgerson 26 Feb '21

26 Feb '21

Hi everyone, With summer reading coming our book friends in Windsor are offering a nice discount for both single and bulk orders for libraries. Full disclosure: I don’t receive any compensation for promoting their product; I’m just a huge fan! I use them for podcast discussions, my own book club, but more importantly, I use them in my personal reading. The bookmark questions have helped me find the layers to stories that I often missed because I wasn’t discussing them with other people. Now I keep the questions front and center in my mind while I read. I purchased the kids bookmarks and gave them to family members so they can encourage their children’s love of reading and I bought two for our Brandon Library book club. We also plan to give away for summer reading prizes. They are sturdy and beautifully designed! I’ll stop my pitch and invite you to read the details below. 😊 Dear Librarians: Is your library looking for a way to spark more meaningful book conversations? Or perhaps you are looking for unique and meaningful prizes for giveaways and summer reading programs? *Beautiful Words *bookmarks are just what you need! We are offering a 10% exclusive discount for librarians (use code *WeLoveLibraries *on our website: www.wearebeautifulwords.ca) *Prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD)*. Take advantage of the favourable US exchange rate! *For bulk orders over 30, we are offering libraries our special non-profit rate of $3/bookmark (**CAD* *plus shipping). Please contact us for bulk orders. * Our bookmark questions encourage readers to reflect on their “in-the-moment” reading experiences and serve as a handy conversation guide for a range of reading audiences and book clubs: ● *Book Banter *when reading literary fiction ● *Beach Book Banter *for conversations about lighter books ● *Kids’ Book Banter *to spark the imaginations of young readers ● *Professional Book Banter *to help readers reflect and grow personally and professionally *Beautiful Words *connects its passion with purpose, donating 10% of proceeds to support reading and literacy programs for vulnerable populations. We would love to get our bookmarks into the hands of more readers in your library community! Website: https://www.wearebeautifulwords.ca/ Email: hello(a)wearebeautifulwords.ca Instagram Account: @wearebeautifulwords *READ. REFLECT. CONNECT. * *We believe in the power of words and stories – one book, one reader, one community at a time.* *Rebecca Higgerson* Director Brandon Twp Public Library 304 South Street Ortonville MI 48462 248-627-1474 *ENGAGE • EDUCATE • ENRICH • EMPOWER* *No Reservation Recommendations: your source for colleague-approved vendors!* https://nrr.ninja/ [image: RH Email Signature-100]

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Registration open for new digital literacy virtual workshop for Michigan library staff
by Pam Seabolt 26 Feb '21

26 Feb '21

Registration is now open for a new virtual training for Michigan library staff on creating a digital literacy learning plan for library staff, offered by MCLS in partnership with the Library of Michigan. This workshop is being offered multiple times through April and May to accommodate smaller participation limits in each session, which will allow for plenty of personal attention and lots of interactive small group activities. “Unlocking the Secrets of a Digital Literacy Learning Plan for Library Staff” is designed to equip you with the tools and a process to help you build a learning plan around technology and digital literacy skills for library staff. If you wish your library had such a learning plan in place, but you’re not sure where to start or how to organize it, then this workshop is for you! Developing a learning plan is essential in empowering staff to develop digital literacy and technology skills. In this four-hour virtual workshop, participants will learn the basics of creating a digital learning plan for their library that includes how to leverage collective strengths to build skills and how to incorporate technology competencies and create activities to help staff successfully achieve their digital literacy goals. This workshop is designed primarily for public library staff who have some responsibility or involvement in staff training. The workshop is designed to be interactive and will include small group activities in breakout rooms, and the use of a microphone and camera will be required for successful participation. Registration is just $15 and, because it is funded by the Library of Michigan, is open to Michigan Library staff. Each workshop will run from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Eastern with a 45-minute lunch break. This workshop will only be available as live virtual instruction. At the completion of the workshop, continued support will be provided to participants in the form of six monthly virtual coaching calls. This continued support will be completely voluntary and for the purpose of gaining support in creation and implementation of a digital literacy learning plan for participants’ own libraries. For more information and workshop dates, please visit https://www.mcls.org/training-events/events/foundations-digital-literacy-20…. To register, please visit the MCLS Store at https://store.mcls.org. For any questions, please contact Pam Seabolt at seaboltp(a)mcls.org<mailto:seaboltp@mcls.org>. This project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services<https://www.imls.gov/>, with additional funding provided by the State of Michigan<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/>. **************************** Pamela Seabolt Library Strategist Engagement, Consulting, and Training Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) (800) 530-9019 ext 123 seaboltp(a)mcls.org<mailto:seaboltp@mcls.org> [signature_961796188]<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> [signature_16880526] <https://twitter.com/mclsorg> [signature_723360552] <http://www.mcls.org/>

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Popular cataloging webinars from MCLS!
by Gwen Haviland 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Register soon for these MCLS classes: Rare Books Cataloging<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/rare-books-cataloging-635.html> 3-day class, March 9-11, 10am - 12pm Eastern (9am - 11am Central) Child's Play: Cataloging Children's Materials<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/child-s-play-cataloging-children-s-materia…> 1-day class, March 11, 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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door/people counters inquiry results
by Laura Hauch - Buchanan District Library 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Last week I asked michlib about which door/people counters they use. We used to have an infrared interrupt the beam sort of counter until it stopped working, and currently we use a manual clicker where staff click for each person coming in the doors. We're looking to upgrade. Several people requested I share the information, so I'm compiling it here. Thank you to everyone who contributed! Laura Hauch Collection and IT Coordinator Buchanan District Library 128 East Front Street Buchanan, MI 49107 269-695-3681 269-695-0004 Fax www.buchananlibrary.org<http://www.buchananlibrary.org> I will recommend Sensource. Five Stars! Only thing is that it is a little pricy of a startup cost. Most sensors are a few hundred dollars and there is an annual software subscription of a hundred dollars but I find it worth it. We have 10 branches and I have about 15 sensors and they have been great. We can show the patron count of who is in the building in real time on our televisions. This is great for covid capacity restrictions. Kevin Wisniewski IT Director 231-737-6248 x120 | www.madl.org<http://www.madl.org> 4845 Airline Rd. Suite 5 | Muskegon, MI 49444 We use VisiCount and have had it for a little over a year. It works well for us. The counter mounts to the door and you can get the info two ways. You can reset the counter every night and manually get the count. We bought the extra package to have the results go to a computer. With this, you do not have to reset the counter and you can make tables or graphs with the software. You can look at the total daily or check a time period and you can compare time periods. You do have to remember to change the batteries once a year in the unit mounted at the entrance. Kim Sharp Circulation Manager White Lake Township Library We also use the infrared interrupt beam and have for years. I am not really happy with it because as I'm sure you know, if you have several people come in at once they may not be counted individually. We also have the problem that it is located in our vestibule which is often used by people on their cell phones so if they are moving around breaking the beam we get a greatly increased count. I have looked at the thermal sensing ones which I like because it looks as though they will be more accurate, and have software to access the information, but the cost is holding us back. Maybe when the old one fails I will look again. Mark Morton, Leland Library We are in the process of installing new security cameras and apparently they have the ability to count people (we do have SenSource handling that function for us now). We are working with: Greg Manter, Account Manager - Public Sector (MI), Cloud Networking Group | Cisco Meraki | meraki.cisco.com<https://meraki.cisco.com/>, gmanter(a)cisco.com<mailto:gmanter@cisco.com> |direct: (925) 783-6474 Rebecca Higgerson Director Brandon Twp Public Library 304 South Street Ortonville MI 48462 248-627-1474 I purchased a small wall based counter in 2014. It is battery operated and has an infrared transmitter and receiver that is across from it. I has worked very well with the batteries only needing to be changed once a year. We are a Class II library and serve a population of 5,000. It is from www.wecountpeople.com<http://www.wecountpeople.com>. Cost was in the $300-400.00 dollar range. Karen McKinnon, Library Director Leighton Township Library We use SenSource - it works really well. We pay a few hundred each year. Valerie Meyerson, Petoskey Library After trying several brands/kinds, we eventually found these: http://www.total-count.com/. We now have them in multiple branches and will eventually replace all the others with them. They are easy to install, use, and are very sturdy. John Rucker, Director Branch District Library 10 E. Chicago St. Coldwater MI 49036 RuckerJ(a)BranchDistrictLibrary.org<mailto:RuckerJ@BranchDistrictLibrary.org> https://www.BranchDistrictLibrary.org Direct: 517-279-7848 FAX 517-278-2342 DO NOT GET: TRAF-SYS PEOPLE COUNTING SYSTEMS/Walker Wireless Model: OmniCounter Pro. It is extremely limited in what it can do. We used to be able to use our 20 year old Walker Unit to count people going in and out - and it had a separate little unit that mounted in our office that held hourly, daily, weekly and monthly counts for a few months. This new replacement only holds one statistic - in and out - nothing about hourly, daily, weekly or monthly. And, it has no separate unit to tell you the count. You have to go out to the unit mounted on the door jamb - see the number - and then clear it to start over - each day. So - no memory, no detail, no ease of use. They have other models that have all the bells and whistles - but are very expensive. It seems there is no in between. Melissa Huisman, Hudsonville We use this one and have for many years. Sometimes it gets jarred and starts buzzing. Then, we have to giggle it to get both red infrared lights to appear. https://www.jmac.com/Potter_Amseco_EWP_202C_p/POTTER-AMSECO-EWP202C.htm?gcl… Mimi Herrington, Director Bad Axe Area District Library 200 S. Hanselman Street Bad Axe, MI 48413 989.269.8538 (Phone) 989.269.2411 (Fax) www.badaxelibrary.org<http://www.badaxelibrary.org> TLN hosted a webinar this week with Brendon Badway of SenSource Inc. TLN and SenSource have a discount pricing agreement that is all available to all public libraries in Michigan. If you missed the webinar or the summary email from Angie, here is a pre-recorded demo video and both Angie from TLN and Brendon of SenSource's contact info: https://youtu.be/VJUzvUTjzYw<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_VJUzvUTjzYw&d…> Angie Michelini Technology Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-716-5583 amichelini(a)tln.lib.mi.us<mailto:amichelini@tln.lib.mi.us> Brendon Badway, SenSource Inc., 800-239-1226 ext. 129, bbadway(a)sensourceinc.com<mailto:bbadway@sensourceinc.com>

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Scammers on Facebook
by Aing PWPL 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Back in January Emily from Royal Oak posted about scalpers on their facebook page. This just happened to us today! Bots posting over and over in a concert's comments. We were 'finally' able to figure out how to turn off commenting. I'm told that the new business manager makes it nearly impossible to do this, we had to use the 'old way.' I never did find the solution! It was my valiant YS librarian who saved the day. Seems like this might be the next area of trouble with using facebook to promote events. Anyone else seeing this activity yet? Other solutions? We deleted posts and turned off commenting, but I don't know if its better to try and block these 'bot-people-users' instead? We couldn't quite figure that one out. Anyone else sick of facebook yet? Ugh. The less time I spend using it the happier I seem to be, coincidence? I think not. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Photo of posts below: [image: image.png] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *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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Library Privacy Act Implementation
by Michele Howard 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Hello All, I'm curious to see how other libraries plan on implementing the new changes to the Library Privacy Act. TADL's Board has made patron privacy a priority and is leaning toward creating a policy that requires police to file an FOIA request for any surveillance tape requests but all fees will be waived if a crime is involved. I will summarize all responses for the list. Best, Michele -- Michele P. Howard Library Director Traverse Area District Library 231-932-8527 she/her <https://odu.edu/safespace/pronouns-and-why-they-matter> Currently reading: American Sunrise by Joy Harjo Currently Listening: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

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need help finding a book
by Vicki Mazure 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Hello, I have a patron who read a book about 20 years ago, which she would like to read again. If her memory is accurate, the title of the book was "Baby" and all she remembers on the front cover is the word "Baby". She said the story was about a woman who kidnapped a baby, moved away, and raised the child. She cannot remember the author name. I do not think that the book she is looking for is the book Baby by Patricia MacLachlan. That story line does not fit what she described. Vicki Mazure, Director Harbor Beach Area District Library [Logo1.book.lighthouseA.smaller] 105 N. Huron Ave. Harbor Beach, MI 48441 vicki(a)hbadl.org<mailto:vicki@hbadl.org> 989-479-3417

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Book Ordering delays
by Shannon Powers 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Hello all, Can anyone who uses Ingram, Brodart, or a service besides Baker and Taylor for ordering books talk to me about your experiences with them, in the past and also now during the pandemic? We are currently using Baker and Taylor and experiencing huge delays in receiving our shipments. I'm wondering if this is unique to B&T or happening across the board due to COVID. We can certainly get books form amazon quickly, but B&T is months behind on our orders. Thanks! Shannon Shannon Powers *Head of Information Services* Information Services Chelsea District Library p: 734.475.8732 X217 <(734)%20475-8732> f: 734.475.6190 <(734)%20476-6190> a: 221 S. Main Street | Chelsea | MI | 48118 w: chelseadistrictlibrary.org e:spowers@chelseadistrictlibrary.org <https://www.facebook.com/ChelseaDistrictLibrary/> <https://twitter.com/ChelseaLibrary>

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