January 2023 - Michlib-l

Free Book Bins and Return Chutes
by Quyen Edwards 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

Free Items are available for pick-up at Portage District Library. Please email off list to claim using the highlighted numbers and schedule pick-up, first come first serve. Quyên Edwards Assistant to the Director/Library Board Secretary Portage District Library 300 Library Lane Portage, MI 49002 (269) 585-8701 she/her/hers [cid:e708b10d-162f-4ee2-a58a-0d7b97d15fe5] #1 Library Logo metal book bin 30' x 30.5" x 28" spring loaded on 3 inch swivel casters 7.5" x 18" cutout on one side for external opening [cid:72611e18-fb7b-44c5-bb99-3b26fb6a8e22] #2 Kingsley Single Drop black metal book bin 31" x 31" x 32.75" total height spring loaded, 6" casters (2 swivel with locking components, 2 fixed center) [cid:373cd3ed-eac4-4411-bf74-7d298aa33144] #3 Maple Wood single drop book bin 34" x 35" x 33" total height on 2" swivel casters some scratches [cid:de83722a-213a-4576-8560-0c92003f3d91] #4 Two Book chutes Cover plate 18" x "10" Opening 15.5" x 13.75" Chute 7" x 14.5" [cid:0090a2a1-be75-40e5-bfe5-4a1da788ba0e] #5 "Item Return" Metal book chute Cover plate 18" x 13" stainless steel opening 15" x 4" [cid:00585165-42a1-4947-a80c-e16b54f38a28] #6 "Did you verify" Metal Chute Cover plate 14" x 7" Opening 11" x 4" with spring loaded flap [cid:2d6c58e8-f923-4845-ab4b-a6c680f5b4ca] #7 Metal chute Opening 19.5" x 4

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Disc Cleaning/Restoration Machines
by Ted Gregory 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

Hello, We at the Mackinaw Area Public LIbrary are currently looking at purchasing a machine to maintain our DVD collection, ideally one that both cleans and repairs. Most of our research so far keeps leading to the JFJ Easy Pro machines. Any stories of experiences with these or with alternatives would be appreciated. Many thanks, -- Ted Gregory Mackinaw Area Public Library mackinaw1(a)gmail.com Find us online at http://www.mackinawareapl.michlibrary.org/ <http://mackinawareapubliclibrary.org/> and on Facebook! 528 W. Central Ave. P.O. Box 67 Mackinaw City, MI 49701-0067 phone: (231) 436-5451 fax: (231) 436-7344

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Lateness policy
by Kat Boyer 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

Our library's handbook says that staff should not be late but isn't very specific about the policy. Do any of you have examples of more complete late/attendance policies? One thing I'm looking for especially is guidance for what happens if someone is late without notifying a supervisor of an issue.

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MEL Packing Supplies Needed @ zv299
by Maggie Jones 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

Hi, everyone! We are in need of bubble mailers and book sized boxes for packaging MEL. If you have extra supplies that you wouldn't mind sharing, please send them our way at zv299 St. Joseph Maud Preston Palenske Library. Thank you! Maggie Jones Adult, Teen, & Technical Services Supervisor St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167

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Youth & Teen Services Updates
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

Collaborative Summer Library Program The recordings and handouts are available for the "All Together Now!" Summer Symposium: https://www.cslpreads.org/all-together-now-2022/. You don't want to miss ALA Ex. Director Tracie D. Hall's Keynote, it really fires you up for summer library programming! To request the CSLP Manual Code: https://forms.gle/WCBBGRD2mAGssGKd8 - please submit using an official work email, otherwise I will need to send the code to your director's official email. Resources ALA Youth Media Awards Webcast! Are you ready?! Won't be long now. The 2023 Youth Media Awards press conference is Monday, January 30, at 8:00 a.m. CT, during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanli…> in New Orleans. For those unable to join us in person, we are pleased to announce two virtual viewing options: * Watch the livestream<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanli…> * Join us on the ALA Facebook page<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanli…> The ALA Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Caldecott, Sibert, and Printz awards, are chosen by our colleagues and recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent. This year's announcements include two ALA Affiliate Awards, the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanli…> and Sydney Taylor Book Award<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanli…>. Online or in New Orleans, we hope to see you there! MiLibraryQuest: Winter 2023, an online event for teens throughout the state. The Quest will begin on February 1. The theme will be Dungeons and Dragons. Teens will solve riddles, participate in the quest, and enter for a chance to win a prize from their library. This is our 5th biannual Quest. The format this time will be different from previous Quests. Instead of clues on each library's website, the Quest will be housed primarily on the MiLibraryQuest website. The format change will make it even easier for your library to participate. All you need to do is: 1. sign up to participate (here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…>) and 2. award a prize to a teen from your library who participates (at the end of the Quest). The prize can be anything you choose - a book, a gift card, a leftover Summer Reading prize, whatever you choose! We will also provide publicity information. How you choose to publicize the Quest - online, in your library, in your community - is up to you. It's a fun program for your teens with very little time commitment from you! If you'd like to participate, please sign up here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> by Friday, January 13. All participating libraries are invited to our Zoom meeting next Wednesday afternoon (January 11) to see details of this Quest. We will send the Zoom link to all libraries who sign up. If you have any questions in the meantime, please let us know at milibraryquest(a)gmail.com<mailto:milibraryquest@gmail.com>. YALSA's 2023 Young Adult Services Symposium - SAVE-THE-DATE The 2023 Young Adult Services Symposium will be held Friday, November 10 through Sunday, November 12 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis Arch in St. Louis, MO. The room rate for the Symposium attendees is $149 a night plus state and local taxes. Additional information regarding the 2023 Symposium will be available soon: https://www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium. Virtual Webinars & Workshops for Youth Services Staff from LM Ready to Read Storytime Tune-Up! With Jenifer Strauss<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even…> Thursday, January 19, 2023 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET Ready to Read Michigan goals are to equip public library staff with information, skills, and tools needed for them to promote early literacy in their community and to engage families using the 5 practices of Every Child Ready to Read. In this 90 minute webinar, Jen will: * Share basic early childhood brain science to help you make the connection between Storytime activities and your young patron's growing brains. * Review the Ready to Read Five Practices and give participants a plethora of program ideas for each of the five practices to use right away. * Introduce a Template that will help you include the five practices in your Storytime plans. * Discuss our role as Language and Literacy Mentors for parents and caregivers. * Present ideas for collaborating with Community Partners for Storytime along with ways to share resources that will help families with young children. Come ready to Sing, Play, Read, Talk and Write our way to Literacy! Summer Library Program 2023 Round Table #1<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even…> Tuesday, January 24, 2023 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET Summer Library Program 2023 Round Table #2<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even…> Thursday, February 2, 2023 10:30 am - Noon ET Attend either date above and bring your summer program ideas, no matter the age group to share at our virtual round tables. Participants are encouraged to bring at least one program idea to share with the group. Program ideas may or may not be related to the CSLP theme "All Together Now," and can be geared for any age, including teens & adults. We want to hear what your library is up to and what you're excited about! We will also have the opportunity to discover all of the exciting ways the Michigan Learning Channel (MLC) and PBS Kids can support engagement and learning in your community this summer. See a sampling of the MLC summer program resources, including specific All Together Now themed activities and resources, on-demand videos and hands-on activities from a variety of local, regional, and national educational partners, and ideas for in-person events and programming provided by the MLC engagement team. Attendees of this round table will walk away with ideas and contacts to customize the summer program for your community. These virtual round tables will not be recorded. "All Together Now!" With the Detroit Zoo<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even…> Tuesday, February 9, 2023 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST The Detroit Zoological Society is excited to partner with libraries again on another summer of reading! During this workshop, you'll receive activity outlines that give an animal twist to the "All Together Now" theme. From exploring animal group names to thinking about the global efforts of conservation, each activity is designed to help learners think about how we all are part of one biosphere. Presenter: Zahraa Aljebori, Senior Education Specialist, Detroit Zoological Society Register: https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even… The webinar link will be emailed to registrants the day before the webinar begins. Please register if you cannot attend live, a recording will be emailed. These projects are made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan. "Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals." -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 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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Job Opening
by Atkins-Eddins,Angela 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

Capital Area District Libraries is looking for a Administrative Assistant for our Administrative Offices. CADL is a progressive, forward thinking system serving over 240,000 community members located in Ingham County, Michigan. We have 13 branches and 220 staff members dedicated to serving our diverse communities. Our staff is excellent and truly cares about each other. Our unique approach to providing superior customer service earned us the 2019 State Librarian's Excellence Award and in 2020 a CADL librarian was named Michigan Public Librarian of the Year. We are committed to our Mission Statement "Empowering our diverse communities to learn, imagine and connect." Qualified applicants can apply using our website at http://www.cadl.org/about/opportunities/job-openings/

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Looking for Dominican University Alumni
by Lisa Waskin 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

Sending out a request on behalf of the Dominican University (located in Illinois) Library School Marketing Department. They are looking for alumni who have or are currently facing book challenges to interview for a magazine article on Intellectual Freedom. The contact person is Jennifer Johnson, and her information is: Jennifer Johnson Writer and Editor Dominican University Office of Marketing and Communications Johnson, Jennifer jjohnson4(a)dom.edu<mailto:jjohnson4@dom.edu> 630-200-8301 Thank you, Lisa Lisa Waskin, District Director Superior District Library 541 Library Drive Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 Ph. (906) 632-9331 lwaskin(a)superiordistrictlibrary.org<mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org>

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MCLS Virtual Dialogue about Motivation is Tuesday!
by Jenny Kobiela-Mondor 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

How do you get motivated about doing the tasks that you really aren't looking forward to doing? What strategies can you learn from others to motivate yourself to get all that work done? Motivation is the topic of MCLS's first Virtual Dialogue of 2023, on Tuesday, January 17, at 10:30am-noon Eastern (9:30-11am Central). Registration is open now at https://www.mcls.org/training-events/events/virtual-dialogues-2023. One of the bright spots during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was our Virtual Dialogue series, and we're thrilled to bring them back. The Virtual Dialogues aren't a webinar or workshop, but instead are an opportunity for librarians and library workers at all levels and in all library types to talk about issues impacting their work. During the dialogue, we will spend time sharing thoughts, ideas, and insights with other participants. Additional dialogues are planned for March 15, May 11, July 11, September 14, and November 15, on topics that are important to you! You can register at the link for one, a few, or all of the dialogues. We can't wait to engage with you! Jenny Kobiela-Mondor (she/her/hers) Library Strategist Engagement, Consulting, and Training Team Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (517) 481-2013 kobielamondorj(a)mcls.org<mailto:kobielamondorj@mcls.org> [cid:image001.png@01D9272D.CE1F9C50]<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> [cid:image002.png@01D9272D.CE1F9C50] <https://twitter.com/mclsorg> [cid:image003.png@01D9272D.CE1F9C50] <https://mcls.org/>

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Lockers for after hours pickup
by Dorothy Hull Library 12 Jan '23

12 Jan '23

Hi, I am looking to do a random survey of how common 24/7 pickup lockers are in Michigan libraries. Please respond off-list and if there is interest I will compile results. Ann Ann Sanders Director Dorothy Hull Library Windsor Township 405 W Jefferson Dimondale MI 48821 517-646-0633 dimondalelibrary(a)gmail.com windsor-township.ploud.net

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MI PR Group meeting next January 17
by Kelly Rembert 12 Jan '23

12 Jan '23

Hi Everyone, 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! We are skipping our December meeting but will be back on Tuesday, January 17 at 10am on Zoom. We have Barb Williams from the Library of Michigan as our special guest. She will be presenting: Data & Design: Best Design Practices for your Data. Data is a powerful tool for libraries. However, many fail to grab the attention of their stakeholders with visually unappealing charts and graphs. Strong design can enhance data and create a clearer message. This presentation will focus on design practices of data visualization. It will cover concepts such as design techniques to enhance readability and eye appeal. About the speaker(s): Barbara Williams is the Library Development Analyst for the Library of Michigan. Previously, she has worked as an Adult Services Librarian at Kent District Library for 10 years. She holds a BFA from Grand Valley State University in Art and Design and a MLIS from University of Washington. Barb combines her skills in art and design and library science to visualize data for Library of Michigan. Southfield Public Library is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94569476199?pwd=aVVBV2J5aXlEcDAxZk9vMkRjZ280Zz09 Meeting ID: 945 6947 6199 Passcode: 152088 One tap mobile +13017158592,,94569476199#,,,,*152088# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,94569476199#,,,,*152088# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 945 6947 6199 Passcode: 152088 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kcEzRnEqCy Much thanks, Kelly Kelly Ireland Rembert Outreach Librarian Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Rd. Southfield, MI 48076 (248) 796-4367 krembert(a)southfieldlibrary.org<mailto:krembert@southfieldlibrary.org> www.southfieldlibrary.org<http://www.southfieldlibrary.org/> she/her/hers

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