December 2024 - Michlib-l

Free to a Good Home: Michael Connelly's 'The Waiting' (2024)
by Cynthia Stanczak 18 Dec '24

18 Dec '24

We have a new hardcover regular-print duplicate of Michael Connelly's 'The Waiting' (Ballard and Bosch series). It's been processed by B&T (covered, with a basic spine label and barcode), but not stamped by us. If you'd like it, please reply with your RIDES code and we'll send it on to you. Cynthia Stanczak, MLS (she/her) Library Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior St. Albion, MI 49224 (517) 629-3993 Albion District Library: Transforming Minds, Changing Lives. Proudly serving our community since 1919. Online at www.albionlibrary.org, or find us on Facebook! *My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel obligated to reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.*

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Job Posting: Full-Time Information Services Coordinator
by Kathleen Kwiatkowski 18 Dec '24

18 Dec '24

The Auburn Hills Public Library is hiring a full-time Information Services Coordinator. Salary: $52,000-$62,000 DOQ Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; sick & vacation time; defined contribution plan Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week including some nights and weekends Please see the attached job posting for more information. Email your resume, cover letter, and completed employment application<https://www.ahplibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AHPL-Employment-Appli…> to Kathleen Kwiatkowski, kwiatkowskik(a)ahplibrary.org by January 6, 2025. Thank you, [cid:a7f6b464-d9c0-46f8-a797-63c93b1683bf] Kathleen Kwiatkowski Director (248) 370-8125 3400 E Seyburn Dr., Auburn Hills, MI 48326

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JDL Branch Manager Opening
by Fenningsdorf, Rachel 17 Dec '24

17 Dec '24

I’m excited to announce that due to an internal promotion, we’re hiring a Branch Manager for our Meijer location- one of Jackson District Library’s largest branches. This position will enjoy managing a team of long-term staff while participating on a team of branch managers in Jackson County. I encourage you to apply, and to contact me directly if you have questions. Looking forward to reviewing your application! 6140061:Career Search (entertimeonline.com)<https://secure6.entertimeonline.com/ta/6140061.careers?CareersSearch> Best, Rachel Rachel Fenningsdorf Assistant Director Jackson District Library O: 517-905-1307 C: 517-358-4563 fenningsdorfr(a)myjdl.com

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bench/table combo seating looking for a new home
by Joyce Becker 17 Dec '24

17 Dec '24

We have the bench combo seating (picture below) available free to a good library home (pick up asap at the Orion Township Public Library). 28" x 37" x 100" Let me know if you are interested. Joyce [https://res-1.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/photo_16x16.png]Youth seating.jpg<https://orionlib-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/jbecker_orionlibrary_org/…> [cid:b88df746-fc80-4124-b8e7-f1a5cd63b4c6] Joyce Becker Administrative Assistant Orion Township Public Library 825 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, MI 48362 Phone: (248) 693-3000 ext. 431 | Direct: (248) 287-8020 orionlibrary.org

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Virtual conference Feb. 18-20, 2025: Legal Landscape of Librarianship
by Kristin Fontichiaro 17 Dec '24

17 Dec '24

*Posted on behalf of Dr. Lucy Santos Green, University of Iowa:* Dear Friends and Colleagues, The registration portal for the Legal Landscape of Librarianship Forum, to be held February 18-20, 2025 is now live: https://reg.eventmobi.com/L3forum <https://reg.eventmobi.com/L3forum> The Legal Landscape of Librarianship Forum, a virtual event, brings together public, school, and academic library workers, LIS students, law students, and lawyers to address and discuss the rights of individuals, the rights of library employees, and the rights of library organizations, while examining the options we have for a professionally strong way forward. 12 speakers, 3 days, and 50+ interactive sessions will be delivered in a closed and secure virtual environment. Each L3 Forum session has dedicated space for 30 participants, allowing everyone to engage directly with our presenters and have thoughtful and robust conversation; and, the same sessions are offered multiple times to give as many people as possible options for attendance. Explore all three days of programming here: https://reg.eventmobi.com/L3forum/pages/program <https://reg.eventmobi.com/L3forum/pages/program> Please share this important event with public, school, academic librarians, and LIS students (including students pursuing school library certification only), as well as state listservs and state library organizations. We have a folder with social media marketing materials already developed and ready to go if you would like to further promote L3: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ll-OI9aUcfMfMc8ZvvlOx5PeQQkwtPpE?us… <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ll-OI9aUcfMfMc8ZvvlOx5PeQQkwtPpE?us…> Thank you! -- Kristin Fontichiaro Clinical Professor University of Michigan School of Information 4427 North Quad 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 734.647.3593 Blog <http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning> | Book an Appointment (school year only) <https://calendar.app.google/fEjzhKzHPDJ4DQuT7> *Projects:* Michigan Makers <http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu/> | Making in Michigan Libraries <http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu/> Data Literacy in High School <http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu/> | Public Library Management MOOC <http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/>

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CSLP's Summer Symposium Recap
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 17 Dec '24

17 Dec '24

Zoom recordings from the symposium are all now available: https://www.cslpreads.org/summer-symposium/ [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/295ebfdd-acfe-92…] [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/7ad93c72-0174-98…] [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/79ddaad1-3ac3-98…] [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/_compresseds/f423238b-f… Symposium was a hit! Thanks to our sponsor, Midwest Tape/hoopla<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…>, we were once again able to provide high-quality and engaging content to public libraries to hype everyone up for Summer 2025's Color Our World! Mychal Threets was such a delight sharing his mental health and coping tips for library staff, as well as ways to spread that infectious library joy! Thanks to everyone that contributed questions for our chat and to Mychal for being such a wonderful library advocate. View the recording<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> View the Chat<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/1c8d9d13-3a10-71…]<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> View all the recordings... We are fortunate to have such knowledgeable volunteer presenters that generously donated their time and expertise to Color Our World (tm). There were so many shared resources in the chat transcripts. * From Planning to Palette: Summer Reading Marketing with Cari Hillman and Katie Rothley * View the Recording<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> * View the Chat<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> * A Rainbow of Opportunities for Creative Programming with Amanda Raiche * View the Recording<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> View the Slides - Process Art_CSLP Summer Symposium 2024<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> View the Chat<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> * Coloring Our World Green: Sustainability and Summer Reading Programs with Keturah Cappdonia and Haleigh Mikolajczyk * View the Recording<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> * View the Chat<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> Don't forget, you can print yourself a completion certificate for attending on the Summer Symposium webpage <https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> where we're still adding resources from this event. We would love your feedback, so please complete our Symposium survey<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> to keep us improving for you! Find Out More<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> [Facebook]<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> [Twitter]<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> [Link]<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> [Website]<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> Copyright (c) 2024 Collaborative Summer Library Program, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: Collaborative Summer Library Program PO Box 178 Grafton, VT 05146 [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp]<https://login.mailchimp.com/signup/email-referral/?aid=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2…>

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Register today for Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff!
by UW iSchool CE 17 Dec '24

17 Dec '24

Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff February 13-14, 2025 Virtual Conference $225-$100 Register today: go.wisc.edu/w2uvnu<http://go.wisc.edu/w2uvnu> Join youth services managers and staff for two days of virtual learning. Sessions will focus on leveling up your leadership skills, best practices for serving your community, and how to best support your team. This year's keynote speaker is Kyle Lukoff, author of several books for young readers. His debut middle-grade novel, Too Bright To See, received a Newbery honor, the Stonewall award, and was a National Book Award finalist. His picture book When Aidan Became A Brother also won the Stonewall, and his book Call Me Max has been banned in schools across the country. He is the recipient of the 2025 Children’s Literature Lecture award and has forthcoming books for all ages on a variety of topics. While becoming a writer he worked as a bookseller for ten years, and then nine more years as a school librarian. In addition to Kyle’s keynote, the upcoming Power Up conference will offer a diverse array of insightful sessions, including: * Data-driven to distraction: Reconsidering the role of vulnerability in a healthy library workplace * Leading Staff Through Change to Elevate Youth Services * The Right to Inclusion: How Libraries can Extend Privileges to the Underserved * Using Critical Literacy to Decolonize your Collections * And many more! Quick links: * For more information about Power Up 2025, visit its website<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/power-up/2025powerup/?elqTrac…>. * View the conference schedule<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tU0OSUA4cuc4SudLShte97L8XeiPo3P-Ykf9u1l…>.<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tU0OSUA4cuc4SudLShte97L8XeiPo3P-Ykf9u1l…> * View details about sliding-scale registration costs<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/power-up/2025powerup/power-up…> – Questions? Email ce-info(a)ischool.wisc.edu<mailto:ce-info@ischool.wisc.edu>

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January is Braille Literacy Month : Programming Ideas from BTBL
by Wambaugh, Stephanie (LEO) 17 Dec '24

17 Dec '24

This is your yearly heads up that Braille Literacy Month begins January 1st! In preparation and celebration, we wanted to provide you some fun programming ideas you can do in your library in the New Year. For the activities listed below, please email me directly at wambaughs(a)michigan.gov<mailto:wambaughs@michigan.gov> and I will provide you with the PDFs that you can print at your library (the files are too large to attach in the listserv). 1. NLS Fun with Braille activity sheet 1. Write Your Name in Braille activity 1. Using glue or puffy paint to write your name in braille, instead of slate and stylus- Examples: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/259238522292649299/ or https://www.pinterest.com/pin/910571618385462134/ 1. Crack the Code activity 1. A Facebook post about Braille Literacy Month- please tag us @MichiganBTBL! 1. Storytime highlighting Louis Braille, a character with a visual disability, characters with glasses, characters with white canes, etc. 1. Adult book club or Netflix miniseries discussion about All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 1. Braille Lego Lab<https://legobraillebricks.com/> For more information on BTBL, visit our website<https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/bureau-of-services-for-blind-…> or follow us on Facebook @MichiganBTBL<https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081670844611>. Thank you, Stephanie Wambaugh, Librarian 12 Team Lead and Outreach Services Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL) Bureau of Services for Blind Persons P.O. Box 30007 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 1-800-992-9012 Fax: 1-517-284-2885 wambaughs(a)michigan.gov<mailto:wambaughs@michigan.gov> LEGAL NOTICE: This email is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain privileged and confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or duplication of this email is expressly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately, delete the email from your computer, and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable legal privilege and does not constitute an electronic signature or provide consent to contract electronically.

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Call for Presentation Proposals: Michigan Academic Library Association 2025 Annual Conference
by Heidi Keppen Palmer 16 Dec '24

16 Dec '24

Michigan Academic Library Association (MiALA) 2025 Annual Conference: Call for Presentation Proposals Driving Excellence: Navigating the Challenges & Opportunities “Driving Excellence: Navigating the Challenges & Opportunities” allows us to explore new pathways into the future as we are guided by the wisdom, openness, and tenacity of our profession to provide the best outcomes for library users. New opportunities and technologies can challenge our beliefs about academic integrity and impact a variety of library collections and services. Has your library staff taken a new strategic approach, designed an innovative service, developed a new policy, or begun a new area of professional development that you would like to share? If so, we invite you to share your challenges, successes, and solutions with your academic library colleagues as we guide academic libraries down the road of innovation and into the future. MiALA invites you and your colleagues to submit presentation proposals for the 10th annual conference to be held in-person, May 18-20, 2025 at the University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI. Participation from librarians, library staff, LIS students, and administrators from all types of academic libraries is encouraged. MiALA membership is not required to submit a proposal. We welcome proposals on topics covering any aspect of academic libraries. We are seeking the following presentation formats: - Presentations, panels, or moderated discussion sessions (45 min.) - Individual or group presentations, panel sessions, and moderated discussion sessions are all welcome. Each of these sessions will be 45 minutes, including a Q&A. - Interactive workshops (105 min.) - An opportunity to teach and explore current and emerging topics in a collaborative atmosphere. Workshops encourage a hands-on experience that may combine active learning, collaboration, and discussion. - Lightning Talks (10 min.) - A short individual presentation addressing a specific topic or project. Lightning talks provide attendees the opportunity to hear about a range of innovative ideas from a broad and varied group of colleagues in a short amount of time. Lightning talks will be grouped into sessions that may or may not be themed. Lightning talk sessions will be 45 minutes, including a Q&A. Along with presenter(s) information, program proposals must include title, presentation format, presentation description (up to 300 words), short abstract (up to 75 words), and learning objective(s). Proposals will be evaluated on relevance to the conference theme, impact on academic libraries and higher education, originality, creativity, and clarity. For workshops, include plans for interactivity and audience engagement in the session description. If you have a topic you’d like to explore and are looking for collaborators, consider adding your session idea to the Breakout Session Collaboration spreadsheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r18Q1Q55ykk2TIW-Xf5xfgfMd58566ztwb9…>. This spreadsheet is not monitored by MiALA or the Program Committee and is not part of the official submission process. Please submit your breakout session proposal using the application form <https://www.memberleap.com/members/form.php?orgcode=MALA&fid=7395223> by January 10, 2025. The primary contact listed on each proposal will receive a message indicating receipt of the proposal when it is submitted and decisions on proposals will be communicated to the primary contact in late January or early February. Questions about proposals can be sent to werdeljc(a)udmercy.edu. Questions about the conference in general can be sent to conference(a)miala.org. Heidi Keppen Palmer, send on behalf of the MiALA 2025 Conference Planning Committee LTS Librarian - Mardigian Library University of Michigan-Dearborn 313-583-5401 | she/they My workday may be different than yours. Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your normal working hours. Connect with the Mardigian! <https://instagram.com/mardigianlibrary/> <http://twitter.com/#!/MardigianLib> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dearborn-MI/Mardigian-Library/67832143686>

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Job Posting - PT Library Programming Specialist
by Tammy Turgeon 16 Dec '24

16 Dec '24

The Sterling Heights Public Library just created a new position - PT Library Programming Specialist. The scope of work includes development of publication information, use of library program registration software, assisting librarians with programs, observation and evaluation of programs, and other assigned activities to improve upon the quality of programs and program offerings. The pay rate starts at $22.5628/hr. with pay increases every six (6) months and annually on July 1st! The position also includes paid time off. Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Education or related field with programming experience * Experience working with the public for a minimum of two years in a related setting * Enrollment in a Master in Library and Information Science program is preferred, but not required Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 5, 2025 using this link https://secure6.saashr.com/ta/6155388.careers?ShowJob=604399563 Tammy Turgeon [cid:e878b4d5-8ccc-4f9e-a47a-c4054452c37b] Tammy Turgeon Library Director Sterling Heights Public Library 40255 Dodge Park Rd Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-446-2640

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