January 2022 - Michlib-l

Determining Contract Community Fees
by Dan Hutchins 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

HI all,Van Buren District Library has a community that has contracted for services for 30 years now. The deal that was struck in 1991 was for their population's annual penal fines, state aid, and an additional yearly token fee. While this deal may have made sense 30 years ago, now in 2022 this community is only paying pennies on the dollar as compared to what our residents pay in property taxes.For those of you who have contract communities, how did you determine a fee that was fair to both your taxpayers, and to the community to which you're selling services? Dan Hutchins Director Van Buren District Library 200 North Phelps Street Decatur, MI 49045 dhutchins(a)vbdl.org http://www.vbdl.org 269-423-4771

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Job Posting: Head of Youth Services - Ferndale Area District Library
by Jordan Wright 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Due to an internal promotion, the Ferndale Area District Library is currently seeking a new Youth Services Department Head. The ideal candidate will lead our extraordinarily talented and well-funded team of three full-time youth librarians as we manage our transition through, and hopefully out of, the COVID-19 pandemic. This position will work closely with library administration to develop and implement library-wide policies, as well as help craft and coordinate a busy year-round schedule of programming for children ages 0-18. We take pride in our laidback, fun, and welcoming work atmosphere, and encourage our staff to pursue projects that align with their own interests and passions. Those who have a pun-chant for turns of phrase will find FADL a very re-word-ing place to work. Ferndale is the place to be! FADL is a class IV library in the heart of artsy, walkable downtown Ferndale. Surrounded by historic neighborhoods, trendy restaurants, hopping nightclubs, sweet bakeries, bangin' music venues, chic art galleries, and a year-round schedule of popular street festivals, FADL takes Pride in being right in the middle of it all. FADL's Kids Corner, which was part of a modernizing expansion to the library back in 2008, just underwent a major renovation. Hours: 40 hours/week, includes occasional evenings and weekends Salary: Starting between $50,960 - $53,040, depending on qualifications and experience Benefits: Blue Cross Blue Shield (medical, dental, vision, Rx), Life/AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability, 401(k) plan, optional 457 & Roth IRA plans, paid holidays, PTO Reports to: Library Director Application Deadline: January 17, 2022 Please send a cover letter, resume, and completed application (attached) to Library Director Jenny Marr: jmarr(a)fadl.org A meaningful cover letter should include information about your previous supervisory experience, programming, and outreach to schools.

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Upcoming Zoom Event at BPL - Londinium: Roman London
by Mick Howey 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Dear Michlib-l, Please join us at 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 15, 2022 for Londinium: Roman London event. Find the event description below: Circa 50 CE the Romans founded the city of Londinium in the marshy Thames Valley, building the first iteration of what would become London. The city survived fire and rebellion, was home to up to 60,000 people and grew from a small trading port to the provincial capital of Britain. PhD researcher Ellen Green returns to BPL to explore what day to day life would have been like in the city and how archaeologists are able to reconstruct the urban landscape from what was left behind. Ellen Green is a PhD researcher at the University of Reading in England, specializing in human remains. Prior to her return to academia she was a field archaeologist in London for 5 years, and she has worked on sites from every period in the city's history. She developed a love of archaeology through many visits to Roman ruins and castles in the UK over many vacations, which inspired a fascination with the past. She is also a big fan of Indiana Jones. This is a virtual event. Registration is required. Tap https://tinyurl.com/3msszyp5 to register. Hope to see you there! Mick Howey, MLIS Adult Services Librarian Baldwin Public Library 300 West Merrill Street Birmingham, MI 48009 (248) 554-4649

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United for Libraries Webinar - Tour the new eLearning Site for Access to UFL Membership Resources and Benefits
by White, Shannon (MDE) 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Tour the New ALA eLearning Site for Access to Statewide Group Membership Resources & Benefits Join UFL and Library of Michigan staff for a tour of the new ALA eLearning website. This new access point for United for Libraries Statewide Group Membership for Michigan public library staff and trustees offers many new features and benefits making it easier than ever to find, view, download, and track training, including one-click access to your full transcript! Enhancements include: o Single access point for all training, webinars, and courses offered by units, offices, and divisions of ALA. o Transcript (viewable, exportable) of all courses including status, completion, etc. o Quick, easy access to certificates. o Flexible calendar with export option to individual's own calendar. o Excellent search functionality that searches single course, all courses, and/or full site. o Messaging capabilities to contact course admins and teachers. o Easier registration for live webinars - no more filling out an extended form each month to attend Learning Live. o And more! **These sessions will be recorded.** This webinar will be presented live twice at the dates and times listed below. Please use the links below to register for the one that works for you or visit the site later to view a recording. Monday, January 17, 2022 at 3:00pm Eastern Registration link: https://www.ala.org/united/michigan1<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.o…> Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Registration link: https://www.ala.org/united/michigan2<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.o…> This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Shannon White Library Development Manager Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909 Whites29(a)michigan.gov<mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov> 517-335-1507 | 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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The 1619 Project Tonight
by Thomas Trahey 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

The shifting landscape in education is the focus of the three January, 2022, sessions. Starting at 7 pm for the next three Mondays at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, the event looks specifically at the 1619 Project. Featured guest speaker for January 10th is Dr. Robert Cook, Professor Emeritus of American History, University of Sussex. I enjoy teaching undergraduate courses at Sussex on the coming of the American Civil War, Civil War memory and African American history since Reconstruction and in 2019 taught an MA course on modern African American history at the Charles University in Prague. *Professor Robert Cook, Professor Emeritus, University of Sussex * Some questions people have about this Project include: What is the 1619 Project? How can something that’s supposedly been true since the beginning of the nation only surface now? Have there been other times when history has been “rewritten” or “revised”? How do you make sense of these fights about what’s historically true? Why dredge up the past? Shifting Landscapes events will continue to be hosted at the Ludington Center for the Arts (LACA), 107 S Harrison Street, Ludington, from 7-8:30 PM, and available via Zoom at mcdl.pub/sl-zoom. All sessions are free. Attendees are encouraged to register at mcdl.pub/sl-register. For further information check the library’s website at mcdl.pub/sl-info or contact Trahey at ttrahey(a)mcdlibrary.org or Portmann at baportmann312(a)gmail.com. -- Thomas Trahey Mason County District Library Head of Circulation 231-843-8465

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Parenting Section in Children's Area - Responses
by Melissa C. 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Hello All, Thank you to everyone who responded with information about the location of your parenting section! All in all, 2/3 respondents currently have a parenting section in their youth departments. I did receive a number of responses from libraries considering moving or that had recently moved their collections to/from their youth departments. The breakdown is below. 16 responses total. Parenting in the Children’s Dept.: 12 Of these 12 libraries, 3 are considering moving the collection from children’s to adult nonfiction and 4 have recently moved the collection from adult nonfiction to children’s. Parenting in Adult nonfiction: 4 Of these 4 libraries, 3 moved the collection from children’s to adult and 1 is considering moving the collection from adult to children’s. Best, Melissa Melissa Connolly Youth Librarian Canton Public Library connollym(a)cantonpl.org -- mac3g4(a)gmail.com

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Reminder: deadline Monday 1/17 for Public Library Science Kits
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

[IEEE - Advancing Technology for Humanity]Region 4 - Science Kits for Public Libraries program [cid:image002.png@01D80630.A0A897F0] Deadline approaching for 2022 Public Library grant for science kits The deadline, Monday, January 17, 2022, for submission of your SKPL Science Kit application is fast approaching. Visit the SKPL website, https://r4.ieee.org/skpl/ for the application form, submission details, and a map of Region 4. Applications submitted after deadline will not be accepted. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Region 4's Science Kits for Public Libraries (SKPL) Grant program is offering up to $2,000 in funding to public libraries to establish a circulating science kits collection. Libraries must be located within Region 4 which includes all of Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and northerly portions of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Those libraries which have previously applied for the grant but did not receive funding are invited to submit again. Region 4, Science Kits for Public Libraries (SKPL) organization is a volunteer-based organization affiliated with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). SKPL believes all children - regardless of race, gender, financial condition, or home environment - should have access to high-quality, hands-on STEM learning experiences. By making catalyst grants available to public libraries, we empower them to start their own science kit collections that are free and accessible to the public. Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - 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/> Join the MiYouth<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmail2.mcls…> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services.

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Upcoming Active Shooter Training in Pigeon and Roseville in January
by White, Shannon (MDE) 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Upcoming MIOSHA Grant-funded Workshops The training below may be of interest to libraries. Register today for the following trainings and courses, which are funded in part by MIOSHA Consultation Education and Training (CET) grants. * January 12 and 17 - Active Shooter Survival: Preparation and Recovery Read on for more details. Active Shooter Survival: Preparation and Recovery Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. Time: Cost: Location: Registration is required: Check-in: 12:30 p.m. Class: 1:00-4:00 p.m. Free Laker High School Auditorium 6136 Pigeon Road (M-142) Pigeon, MI 48755 Register online<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> For questions, contact the Huron County Sheriff's Office<mailto:sheriffsoffice@co.huron.mi.us> at 989-269-6500. Registration is limited to 150 attendees Co-sponsored by the Huron County Sheriff's Office and Laker School District *This training is being funded in part by a MIOSHA CET Grant. Active Shooter Survival: Preparation and Recovery Monday, January 17, 2022 at 1 p.m. Time: Cost: Location: Registration is required: Check-in: 12:30 p.m. Class: 1:00-4:00 p.m. Free Roseville Middle School 16250 Martin Road Roseville, MI 48066 Register online<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> For questions, contact the Roseville Police Department<mailto:rmonroe@rosevillepolice-mi.com> at 586-447-4500. Registration is limited to 150 attendees Co-sponsored by the Roseville Police Department and Roseville Community Schools *This training is being funded in part by a MIOSHA CET Grant. About the Training: The review of active shooter incidents at malls, manufacturing facilities, healthcare, offices, houses of worship, colleges, schools and public settings have suggested preventive activities to increase employee and stakeholder survival. This training will focus on helping organizations to understand "best practices" and develop strategies to prepare for, train to survive, and recover from active shooter and workplace violence incidents. The training will discuss the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) guidelines of Run, Hide, Fight by suggesting individual response "choices" employees may consider during active assailant events. Specifically, this training is designed to: * Encourage participants to understand types of violent threats * Develop strategies to enhance existing health and safety program capabilities * Develop preparedness strategies for active intruder/shooter incidents Tactical employee self-protection and survival choices will be suggested through analysis of videos of active shooter incidents. Active Shooter Seminar Content: * "Lessons Learned" from active shooter incidents in office, plant, college, school, houses of worship, healthcare and public settings. * Benchmarking best practices and Department of Homeland Security/OSHA Guidelines. * "Red Flags" - Assessing People of Concern: * Who are the "Bad Guys"? * Behavioral Indicators of Aggressive People * How do "Real People" react during "Real" Active Shooter Incidents * Human Reactions to Assaultive Situations * Fight, Flight, Freeze * Mobilizing Survival Instincts * Developing an Employee "Survival Mentality" * Converting "Fear" into Survival Choices * Shots Fired! * What to do in Response Gap between the shots fired, and arrival of the police * "Defending" Yourself and Your Space - Reacting to Intruders * DHS Suggestions of Run, Hide, Fight * DHS Considerations on Disrupting, Distracting, Engaging the Perpetrator * Managing the Aftermath * Reducing Employee Trauma * Organizational Re-Stabilization * Components of a Comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention Program Trainers: Dr. Kenneth Wolf<mailto:kwolfphd@theimt.org> and Marilyn Knight<mailto:mknightmsw@aol.com>, MSW Dr. Kenneth Wolf, and Marilyn Knight MSW, have conducted Violence Prevention and Threat Assessment trainings for the United States Postal Service, UAW-General Motors, UAW, Chrysler, Eaton Corporation, Intel, Pinkerton, DTE Energy, the United States Army, Los Alamos National Laboratory, municipalities, Fortune 500 Companies, manufacturers, schools, Houses of Worship and healthcare facilities. They assist organizations develop Comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention Programs, train Threat Assessment Teams, conduct Active Shooter Survival Training Exercises and design Crisis Recovery Programs. Note: In this training, neither the sponsoring organizations or trainers are taking a position that citizens should violently respond against criminal aggression. Any response to an aggressive situation is the individual's decision or option. However, a person may not know possible options until they know possible "choices" on how to respond and countermeasures to consider. Shannon White Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909 Whites29(a)michigan.gov<mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov> 517-335-1507 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Call me on Teams<callto:whites29@michigan.gov>

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Seeking Participants for Research Study on Youth Collection Development Decisions
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Please see the study participant request below from an UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information & Library Science student. Hello, My name is Ashley Hull, and I am a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am currently enrolled in the School of Information and Library Science, where I am studying to obtain my Master's in Library Science. Currently, I am in the process of conducting my master's paper project. I am studying how the personal ideologies of public and school librarians influence collection development decisions and how book challenges are handled. I am looking to do interviews of youth/teen librarians who work in either a school or public library in North Carolina or Michigan (my home state) who focus on collection development. An MSLS is not required for participation in this study. Participants are under no obligation to agree to participate in the study and may withdraw their participation at any time. The interviews will be conducted via phone or zoom and are expected to last approximately thirty minutes. If you grant my permission, I will record the interview sessions and transcribe them for later analysis. All information provided by participants will be included under pseudonyms in my master's paper. I would also like to compensate you for your time by providing each interview participant with a $20 Amazon gift card. If you have questions or concerns about your rights as a research subject, you may contact, anonymously if you wish, the Institutional Review Board at (919) 966-3113 or by email to IRB_subjects(a)unc.edu<mailto:IRB_subjects@unc.edu>. IRB Study #: 21-3106 Title of Study: Challenging the Challenged: A Case Study of Collection Development Practices and Censorship of Children's and Young Adult Literature Within Public and School Libraries Principal Investigator Department: UNC-CH School of Information and Library Science If you are interested in participating in this study, please email me at hulla(a)ad.unc.edu<mailto:hulla@ad.unc.edu>. Thank you, Ashley Hull She/Her/Hers Graduate Student Assistant, UNC Law Library UNC-Chapel Hill | School of Information & Library Science '22

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Purchase Policy Request
by Katherine Francis 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Hello All, Happy Monday! My board is looking to adopt a purchase policy as we don't currently have one, and I was wondering if anyone could share examples. I really would appreciate anything you could share at this point! Thank you in advance, Katherine Francis Interim Director Utica Public Library 586-731-4141

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