March 2022 - Michlib-l - liblists.org

historic preservation contractor on awnings
by Amber Alexander 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

We are looking for a contractor that is knowledgeable on Michigan State Historic Sites and their preservation for our Onaway branch which is located in the Historic Onaway Court House and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Specifically, how and what to install for an over the door awning. I have reached out multiple times with various emails to the Michigan Historic Preservation Network and haven't had any follow up. Please email me off list. Thank you, 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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Door counter feedback
by bellairelibrary＠torchlake.com 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Here is a compilation of suggestions from my query about door counters: We just replaced our door counters and ended up going with Trafsys DirectCountTwo. We have about the same number of visitors a day that you have and in the week they've been installed have worked really well! It's a beam counter. That version is able to record traffic in and out by hour, and is downloadable onto a usb drive. I believe they were about $600 a set. Here's the contact information of the gentleman who helped me with the process: Jim Fleming Business Development Manager Traf-Sys Inc. / Walker Wireless https://www.trafsys.com/ (P) 412-275-3333 190 INDUSTRY DRIVE | PITTSBURGH, PA 15275 jim(a)trafsys.com We went with Sensource. It might be pricy for your situation, but it might be worth getting an estimate. There are a few listed under "people counters" on the No Reservations Recommendations site - https://nrr.ninja/ We upgraded our door counter right before closing for the shutdown, so we got it set up eventually ;) We have always had Sensource, we used to have an interrupter that just counted door opening, but we upgraded to a POE (Power Over Ethernet) counter that has more data on a dashboard to evaluate busier hours as well as just entries. It's probably a little nicer than we need, but it has already been valuable. We have adjusted our hours based on the door counts we were able to track over time. We've had one from People Counter for about 10 years. You just have to replace the battery once a year. It sends data to a computer so we can easily see the counts. I don't remember what we paid, but it keeps on ticking! The Hamburg Township Library has been using SENSOURCE people counter since December 2013. SenSource, 3890 Oakwood Ave., Youngstown, OH 44515-3033. Phone: 800-239-1226 The company is very friendly to work with. I also just had to replace our 'door' or 'people' counter too. We have a security gate that has both a people counter and the security alarm (for security 'bugs' in library materials). Only the people counter device broke but the material security alarm was still functioning. So, I was able to purchase a device that only counts people for a few hundred dollars vs several thousand dollars for a whole new gate system. Here is what I bought from Demco [1], in case it helps. We are a similar size library and we purchased this from Amazon last March: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0061OP9EG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_ti… It was much cheaper than what we had seen on Demco and we've had no problems thus far. It's very easy to reset each evening. Good luck! -- Cindi L. Place, MLIS Director, Bellaire Public Library bellairelibrary(a)torchlake.com 231-533-8814 Links: ------ [1] https://www.demco.com/patron-counters

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Faculty Reference Librarian Public Services @ Monroe County Community College
by Eric Palmer 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Monroe County Community College is in search of Faculty Reference Librarian Public Services. Provides onsite and virtual reference services to library users. Presents library literacy information to students and produces print and online materials to enhance campus information literacy. *Per* Master Agreement, $52,360 - $72,357. Salary may be negotiated depending upon experience and education. Faculty contract 35-hour week, 165-day school year. Summer extra contractual opportunities may be available. Start Date August 2022, or earliest availability of the qualified candidate. Monroe County Community College We will be completing a 10 million dollar renovation of our existing Library which is set to open in Summer 2022. This is a full renovation. We took everything out to the bear walls! The Library has two floors and a basement which has a small theater. I will be happy to answer any questions from applicants. Gerald McCarty II Director of Student Success Monroe County Community College 734.384.4183 Posted by Eric W. Palmer Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative Director

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DVD mailers
by MAPL Director 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

If anyone has extra DVD mailers we are in need. ZV208 BLISS. Thank you! -- Tanya Procknow, Director Mackinaw Area Public Library 528 W. Central Ave; PO Box 67 Mackinaw City, MI 49701 (231)436-5451 - work fax (231) 436-7344 www.mackinawareapl.michlibrary.org

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Free online program, March 8, Voting Accessibility
by Jennifer Dye 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Detroit Public Library continues our partnership with the League of Women Voters Detroit in a program addressing access issues for voters with disabilities. Like most of our programs, this is not Detroit-specific. Tuesday, March 8, 2022 6:00-7:30 p.m. Please register: https://dpl-voting-accessibility.eventbrite.com [https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F235705229%2F13…]<https://dpl-voting-accessibility.eventbrite.com/> Voting Accessibility: The Disability Experience<https://dpl-voting-accessibility.eventbrite.com/> Panel discusses voting access issues for members of the disability communities. dpl-voting-accessibility.eventbrite.com We routinely use the automatic transcript, and will have an ASL interpreter for this program. We will consider having interpreters for future programs. Jennifer Jennifer Dye BST/SSER, Assistant Manager Main Branch Detroit Public Library jdye(a)detroitpubliclibrary.org Main Branch 5201 Woodward Ave. M-Th 10-8 F-Sat 10-6 Detroit, Michigan 48202

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MLA March Advocacy Hour - Intellectual Freedom: When the Challenges Are Truly Political
by Rachel Ash 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

We hope you’ll join MLA on March 17 at 10:00 AM as we partner with MAME to welcome John Chrastka, Executive Director of EveryLibrary, to our March Advocacy Hour! There are two sessions to choose from: Join us live at 10:00 AM or join the afternoon replay (with live Q & A with John) at 4:30 PM. Register for 10:00 AM: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpde-pqT0tGNFeMhMT4-8zfgpcCErNJu… Register for 4:30 PM: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0scOGvrjgjH9AQKNCzhUv53RRFLLSNxK… Questions? Contact: MLA(a)milibraries.org<mailto:MLA@milibraries.org> Register to join us live on Zoom on March 17 at 10:00 AM or check out the replay with live Q&A at 4:30 PM! [https://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=3ba3e488-840b-4f77-9320-0670464fd361&a=110452…] [https://files.constantcontact.com/fe18cca2101/7d89ae7e-eff8-4e41-933f-7cefb…]<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tHqZX-x6Gz43c2WiBH9tuBXzhh-zjepX9Grm_kTh9AM…> MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Intellectual Freedom: When the Challenges Are Truly Political On Thursday, March 17 we are pleased to partner with the Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME) to welcome John Chrastka, founder of EveryLibrary, for an MLA Connect Advocacy Hour about censorship and responding to book challenges. Join us live on March 17 at 10:00 AM or join the afternoon replay (with live Q & A with John) at 4:30 PM. [https://files.constantcontact.com/fe18cca2101/d416c05a-7675-494b-9cae-7b8cc…]<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tHqZX-x6Gz43c2WiBH9tuBXzhh-zjepX9Grm_kTh9AM…> [https://files.constantcontact.com/fe18cca2101/c5063f2a-749e-439b-87e4-461a3…]<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tHqZX-x6Gz43c2WiBH9tuBXzhh-zjepX9Grm_kTh9AM…> When a book or materials challenge is made by people with legitimate interests in the outcome, however difficult it is to discuss, there will be an outcome in line with the First Amendment and your library's values. However, there is an entirely different class of book bans that are political, politicized, and performative which must be understood in order to be properly engaged. For public libraries, these challenges are used to attack the library's funding, its staff, or even its existence. In school libraries, these performative and politicized challenges seem to attack or negate the students the books represent. In order to face these unusual types of challenges, library leaders in both public and school settings need to see that these challenges are more expansive than previous intellectual freedom fights - and need to be prepared to engage them on multiple fronts at once. Join MLA and MAME for a discussion with EveryLibrary Executive Director John Chrastka about ways to anticipate and answer highly politicized challenges with integrity to your mission and compassion for the community or students your library serves. There are two sessions to choose from: Join us live at 10:00 AM or join the afternoon replay (with live Q & A with John) at 4:30 PM. Use the buttons below to register! REGISTER FOR 10:00 AM<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tHqZX-x6Gz43c2WiBH9tuBXzhh-zjepX9Grm_kTh9AM…> REGISTER FOR 4:30 PM<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tHqZX-x6Gz43c2WiBH9tuBXzhh-zjepX9Grm_kTh9AM…> [https://files.constantcontact.com/fe18cca2101/54e9b05e-8c72-4312-afb9-bfc8d…] John Chrastka is a long-time library trustee, supporter, and advocate, and the founder and executive director of EveryLibrary.<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tHqZX-x6Gz43c2WiBH9tuBXzhh-zjepX9Grm_kTh9AM…> Mr. Chrastka is a former partner in AssociaDirect, a Chicago-based consultancy focused on supporting associations in membership recruitment, conference, and governance activities. He is a former president and member of the Board of Trustees for the Berwyn (IL) Public Library (2006 – 2015) and is a former president of the Reaching Across Illinois Libraries System (RAILS) multi-type library system. 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Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) question
by Jennifer Roth 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Hello, What type of entity did you select for your library? Thanks, [signature] [cid:image001.png@01D82E2F.C129EAC0] Be safe, and stay healthy. Paula Scarlett Administrative Assistant & Finance William P. Faust Public Library of Westland pscarlett(a)westlandlibrary.org<mailto:pscarlett@westlandlibrary.org> (734) 326-6123 ext. 2839 (734) 362-3634 Fax (734) 890-1588 Cell

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Children's Author Talk (Virtual) Question
by Andrus, Miriam 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Hello Libraries- I have a local elementary school (k-5) that is looking for options for a children's author (virtual) visit. If you have had a virtual children's author talk in the last 2 years could you please respond with who it was. If you know how much they charge and have a sense of how well it went that would be appreciated as well. Thank you!! [cid:image001.jpg@01D82E27.1C76CE60] Miriam Andrus Director, Grace A. Dow Memorial Library 1710 W. St. Andrews Road, Midland, MI 48640 989-837-3431 direct www.gadml.org<http://www.gadml.org> [cid:image002.png@01D82E27.1C76CE60]<http://www.facebook.com/gracedowlibrary>[cid:image003.png@01D82E27.1C76CE60]<http://www.twitter.com/cityofmidlandmi>[cid:image004.png@01D82E27.1C76CE60]<http://www.instagram.com/gracedowlibrary>[cid:image005.png@01D82E27.1C76CE60]<http://www.youtube.com/citymidland>

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Toddy The Turtle Summer Reading Program
by White Pine District Library 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

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Job Posting: Part-Time Adult Services Librarian (20 hours/week)
by Karrie Waarala 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

The Saline District Library is seeking a Part-Time Adult Services Librarian. SDL is embarking on a new 2022-2026 Strategic Plan that calls for optimized spaces and increased connections with the community, so it's an exciting time to join our team!

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