August 2024 - Michlib-l

Job Posting -- PT Children's Library Assistant
by Yvonne Brown 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Good afternoon. Lapeer District Library is currently seeking applicants for the position of Children's Library Assistant. Position: Children's Library Assistant Hours: Part-Time (24 hours/week) Schedule: Nights and weekends may be required About Us: The Lapeer District Library is dedicated to fostering a love of reading and learning within our community. We are committed to providing a welcoming environment where children and families can explore, discover, and grow. We are seeking a passionate and creative individual to join our team as a Children's Library Assistant. Position Overview: The Children's Library Assistant will work closely with the Children's Department Head to support and enhance the library's offerings for children and families. This role involves a mix of hands-on assistance with daily tasks and the opportunity to lead and develop programming for young patrons. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic about children's literature, enjoys working with children, and is excited to contribute to a dynamic team. Applications should be submitted by September 6, 2024 at 5:00pm. View the full posting and application instructions on our website at: https://www.library.lapeer.org/about/employment Have a great day! Yvonne *Yvonne Brown* *Assistant Director* *Lapeer District Library* *810-664-9521 x3116www.library.lapeer.org <http://www.library.lapeer.org>*

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Chicago World's Fair 1893
by Kirsten Wellnitz 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Does anyone have a contact for a person or organization that would be able to present on the Chicago World's Fair 1893? Thank you for any information you may have to share! Kirsten Wellnitz Managing Librarian Alice & Jack Wirt Library 500 Center Ave. Bay City, MI 48708 989-893-9566 ext. 2111

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Upcoming event in Marquette
by Estee Schlenner 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Good afternoon, I wanted to alert this list to an upcoming event happening in Marquette this September. Michigan Humanities will be hosting a program featuring Nandi Comer, Michigan’s Poet Laureate, in conversation with Dr. Beverly Matherne, the Upper Peninsula’s Poet Laureate, about how poetry creates understanding and empathy between one another. This conversation will be moderated by Dr. Shawnrece Campbell, the Assistant Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Northern Michigan University. This event takes place September 12, 2024, at the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the event begins at 7 p.m., with an afterglow reception and book signing to follow. Books will be sold by Snowbound Books. If you're from a library in the Marquette area, we would appreciate spreading the word if you know of any patrons who might be interested. I've attached a poster with the general information included. Please reach out with any questions! I hope some of you will be able to attend. Thanks so much, Estee Estee Schlenner (she/her/hers) Communications Officer | eschlenner(a)mihumanities.org<mailto:eschlenner@mihumanities.org> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/estee-schlenner-b4645a187/> Connecting, Sharing, Growing [A blue and white badge with gold ribbon Description automatically generated] Michigan Humanities 2364 Woodlake Drive, Suite 100 Okemos, MI 48864 517-372-7770 ext. 665 Website<http://michiganhumanities.org> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganHumanities> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/mihumanities/?hl=en> Mission: Bringing people together through stories, histories, cultures, and conversations.

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Patron Code of Conduct
by Amy Knepp 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Good afternoon: I am looking to update our patron code of conduct and would love to see what other libraries have in theirs. Thanks in advance for sharing. Amy -- Amy Knepp, Director Oscoda County District Library

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FW: RELEASE: LEO to Host Webinar on Changes to Earned Sick Time
by Membiela, Clare (MDE) 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Hello! Please see information below on State Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) webinar on the new Paid Leave law. LEO is the state agency which enforces Michigan labor laws. This webinar is general and NOT library or government entity specific, but will be informative. The information to register for the LEO webinar is below. This would be useful in addition to the webinar the Library of Michigan is sponsoring with Mike Blum of Foster, Swift, which WILL be public library and government entity specific. Here is the link to register for the LM webinar - https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even… Thanks! Clare Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D. Library Law Consultant Library of Michigan MembielaC(a)michigan.gov<mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov> 517-335-8132 The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. “the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum of available knowledge.” Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965). Nourishing Michigan’s Future during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up! www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup> [cid:image001.png@01DAF490.F85A0CD0] From: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity <LEO(a)govsubscriptions.michigan.gov> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 11:53 AM To: Membiela, Clare (MDE) <MembielaC(a)michigan.gov> Subject: RELEASE: LEO to Host Webinar on Changes to Earned Sick Time Updates following Michigan Supreme Court ruling [LEO Banner] --- PRESS RELEASE --- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 CONTACT: Erica Quealy<mailto:quealye@michigan.gov> <mailto:olsend1@michigan.gov>517-582-2961 LEO to Host Webinar on Changes to Earned Sick Time Department to provide educational outreach following Michigan Supreme Court ruling Lansing, MICH - The Michigan Supreme Court recently issued an opinion<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.courts.michigan.gov%2F4…> resulting in changes to the state’s earned sick time laws and established the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act. In response, LEO Deputy Director of Labor Sean Egan will host a live webinar on Tuesday, August 27 from 2-2:45PM to discuss how the ruling affects workers and businesses. Participants can join the webinar virtually via Microsoft Teams<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fl%2Fm…>. The webinar will include a live Q&A session, and participants are encouraged to email their questions before the event to leo-comms(a)michigan.gov<mailto:leo-comms@michigan.gov>.  LEO’s Earned Sick Time Act resource page<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fleo%2Fbu…> has updated materials, including FAQs.<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fleo%2Fbu…> Key Provisions of Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act * Effective on February 21, 2025. * Applies to all employers, regardless of their size, with the exception of federal employers. * Includes all employee categories, such as salaried (both exempt and non-exempt) and full- and part-time hourly workers and expands the permitted uses of sick time. * Grants employees the right to pursue legal action if an employer interferes with or retaliates against their use of Earned Sick Time Act benefits. * Employers must now accrue sick time at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, eliminating the option to "front load" sick time. * Businesses with 10 or more employees must provide up to 72 hours of paid sick time per year, an increase from the previous limit of 40 hours. * Smaller businesses with fewer than 10 employees must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick time annually, plus an additional 32 hours of unpaid sick time. * Unused sick time can be carried over, but employees may use no more than 72 hours of earned sick time within any given year. LEO is committed to collaborating with the labor and business communities on educational outreach to ensure a thorough understanding and smooth implementation of the court’s ruling. The ruling also made changes to the state’s minimum wage laws and the State of Michigan has requested clarity from the court<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fleo%2F-%…>. Once this clarification is complete, LEO will provide similar educational outreach related to changes to the state’s minimum wage laws. ### [LEO Mission and Vision. Visit Michigan.gov/LEO to learn more.]<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fleo%3Fut…> ________________________________ Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fpublic.govdelivery.com%2Fac…>. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fsubscriberhelp.govdelivery.…>. This service is provided to you at no charge by Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fleo%3Fut…>. ________________________________ This email was sent to membielac(a)michigan.gov<mailto:membielac@michigan.gov> using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity ·105 West Allegan · Lansing, Michigan 48933 [GovDelivery logo]<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fsubscriberhelp.granicus.com…>

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Hair Cut Program-Questions/Recommendations
by Jessica Bostian 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Good afternoon Michigan library community! If your institution has ever done a free hair cut/style program for the public, would you mind sharing with me any recommendations, successes, issues, etc.? Thank you in advance everyone, and happy Thursday! Jessica Bostian Assistant Manager/Librarian III Patent and Trademark Resource Center Representative Detroit Public Library Social Science, Education & Religion Business, Science & Technology 5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 jbostian(a)detroitpubliclibrary.org 313-481-1403

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Oral History - How to Advertise Service
by Lorry Traver 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Hi all, I have been trying to think of ways to more heavily advertise our oral history service we offer. For those who offer an oral history service, have you had good success in interviewing patrons? And, what did you do to advertise the service? Oral history is someone retelling personal life stories, sometimes talking about important parts of history they lived through. What they talk about is completely up to them. Some will follow a question and answer format, while others simply talk about whatever is on their minds. We offer audio or video recording, and have appointments available at our library. Thanks in advance for any help you are able to offer. -- *"I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them." - Emma Thompson* *Lorry Traver* Public Services Librarian Brandon Township Library 248-627-1460

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Women's Health Partnership
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Cancer and heart disease are the leading causes of death for Michigan women, and to tackle this issue the Cancer Prevention and Control Section of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has screening programs for women. * The Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Navigation Program (BC3NP)<https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/chronicdiseases/cancer/bc3np> provides breast and cervical cancer screening to eligible women. * The WISEWOMAN Program<https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/chronicdiseases/cancer/wisew…> provides screening for heart disease risk factors and health coaching to make lifestyle changes. * The Program for Breast Cancer in Young Adults<https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/chronicdiseases/cancer/breas…> provides educational and quality of life resources for cancer survivors, metastatic thrivers, caregivers, and health professionals. To promote these programs, the MDHHS Cancer Section began the Women's Health Partnership to partner with organizations, such as the Library of Michigan, to: * Enroll women for lifesaving health screenings. * Engage women in services for themselves and their families. * Educate about breast cancer risk and improve the quality of life of those impacted by cancer. * Help women take advantage of FREE health services in the communities they serve. Head to https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/chronicdiseases/cancer/women… and click on "Campaign Materials" to download & print a variety of flyers to share with your community. Thank you, 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<http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. Nourishing Michigan's Future during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan's children to Meet Up and Eat Up! www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup> [cid:image001.png@01DAF47B.1B7A5E10] [Michigan.gov/Vote logo Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/> Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>.

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MeL Minute: Checking Facts for Deeper Understanding
by Laura Warren-Gross 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

[cid:image002.png@01DAF473.EF9385D0]In the fall of 2022, with midterm elections coming, I wrote about leading more information literate<https://mel.org/blog/Leading-Information-Literate-Lives-Using-the-MeL-eReso…> lives. Heading back to school and college this fall, as well as with the 2024 election coming in November, now is the perfect time to highlight some recent MeL updates on this topic. The Michigan eLibrary<https://mel.org/welcome> (MeL) includes content that educators and library staff can use to help students and patrons navigate the abundance of information that they are inundated with daily. Working to identify credible sources using checklist methods such as CRAAP or SIFT has been common practice. However, other strategies might prove more effective. In Communications in Information Literacy<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=01beb4be-3013-3a22-82e2-8…> (full text in Library & Information Science Source<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=e…> 2010-present), Mark N. Lenker III presents "Dwindling Trust in Experts: A Starting Point for Information Literacy<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=21bb6c55-4c45-3486-834f-8…>." He notes that recent studies have shown that people have less trust in experts and provides alternative teaching strategies that might help people think about sources differently. For example, he suggests research should be more about understanding ideas than settling a question with certainty since we can always learn more about a topic and gain further knowledge that might shift perspectives. He also devises questions that can be asked about a source to better determine if the information it contains can be trusted. Media Smart: Lessons, Tips and Strategies for Librarians, Classroom Instructors and Other Information Professionals<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=413e3a70-5abb-368e-9caf-9…> by Joanna M. Burkhardt in the eBook Academic Collection<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=e…> provides background information about how technology and media intersect. The content is accompanied by exercises to help demonstrate the ideas. Timely topics include artificial intelligence, statistics and data visualization, deepfakes, and fact checking. In Computers in Libraries<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=df750a26-0499-3215-bda3-6…> (full text in Library & Information Science Source<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=e…> 1993-present), "Voices of the Searchers<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=7d670c97-2aee-3f76-bd4d-8…>" by Mary Ellen Bates asserts that information literacy is still being taught as it was in the 1970s. She suggests that we all need to be more like professional fact-checkers using skills such as lateral reading and learning about technology including GenAI to successfully determine the legitimacy of a source. Information literacy continues to be a hot topic in the library profession. Additional content MeL eResource<https://mel.org/az.php> content on the topic includes: * Library & Information Science Source<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=e…> provides publications such as Future Internet<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=2ed0942d-b99e-3595-b086-f…>, Information Technology & Libraries<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=01415161-202b-399b-a38c-f…>, Journal of Information Literacy<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=b73ec9e7-cc7b-3025-b4de-e…>, and Library Quarterly<https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=5ec36392-63dc-37cb-aa43-c…> which can be searched to locate additional studies and lesson ideas. * Points of View Reference Source<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=e…> has radio and TV news transcripts which can be used to verify quotes used online and in memes for correct wording and context. * Gale and EBSCO<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=e…> eBooks focused on digital literacy for all ages can help everyone discover more about this important and timely topic. If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp(a)mcls.org<mailto:melerhelp@mcls.org> for help. Brought to you by Laura Warren-Gross from the MeL Team. Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First. Want more information on MeL?  Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan. Laura Warren-Gross MeL Engagement Specialist for Public Libraries Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 517-481-2022 warren-grossl(a)mcls.org [cid:image003.png@01DAF473.EF9385D0] mcls.org<https://www.mcls.org/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> | X<https://twitter.com/mclsorg> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-collaborative-for-library-services> [cid:image004.png@01DAF473.EF9385D0]

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elevators and analog phone lines
by Mary Harrison 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Good Morning Hive Mind, With analog phone lines going away, how has your library dealt with the emergency phone that is required in all elevators? Thanks, Mary Mary Jean Harrison Director Coloma Public Library 151 W. Center Street PO Box 430 Coloma Michigan 49038 269-468-3431 <http://www.colomapubliclibrary.net/> www.colomapubliclibrary.net The most important asset of any library goes home at night - the library staff. Timothy Healy

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