June 2026 - Michlib-l - liblists.org

Join us TOMORROW for Digital Collections Office Hours!
by Gallo, Biz (MDE) 10 Jun '26

10 Jun '26

Please join us for Digital Collections Office Hours Thursday, June 11, 2026 from 10:30-11:30 am ET. Do you have questions about creating digital collections? Do you have material that you want to digitize and share with your community, but don't know where to start? Are you interested in preserving your digital content and need tool recommendations? Join experts from the Library of Michigan<https://cms.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/digitization/>, DPLA Michigan Service Hub<https://michmemories.org/>, and the Michigan Digital Preservation Network<http://mipres.org/> for free advice during new monthly open office hours! Come with questions, like... * What grants are available to support digitization of my collections? * What file format should I be scanning to for long-term preservation? * What platforms can I use to publish digital collections? * How do I work with volunteers to create a scanning program? * And much, much more! Office Hours will be held virtually the second Thursday of every month from 10:30-11:30 am and are open to any staff or volunteers at libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, or other cultural memory organizations! Use the link below to register for office hours and receive the Zoom link. Come for a question, stay to join the discussion! Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lce-upj8oG9XI77qeMfLkRc_04ehDFp… Biz Gallo Interim Library Development Manager Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48915 GalloB(a)michigan.gov<mailto:GalloB@michigan.gov> | mi.gov/LMdigitization<http://mi.gov/LMdigitization> | 517-335-1402 she/her/hers [cid:83634c6c-cb5d-486c-9b79-05cceb13e391] 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! Michigan.gov/MeetUpEatUp<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup>. [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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Invitation to sign two open letters to the Library of Congress
by Rebecca Daly 10 Jun '26

10 Jun '26

[Apologies for cross-posting] Dear colleagues: The ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention is sharing two open letters to the Library of Congress. Details and links to the open letters are below. We invite anyone who shares our concerns to sign one or both letters, as an individual and/or on behalf of an organization. You can also use the form to endorse the recommendations of the Working Group, if desired. The signing form can be found here: https://forms.gle/9Q5b5Vc57jTqMjw76 The deadline for signing and/or endorsing is July 31, 2026. Open letter about further alterations to Library of Congress Subject Headings <https://docs.google.com/document/d/18R2WMf9qAj5twyH6ue9BD4nnpoI7XQs7gCIvwzf…> In January 2026, the Library of Congress (LC) announced with a month’s notice that it would cease adding form subdivisions to new cataloging records, leaving many libraries scrambling to adjust. Since LC has intimated that more shifts are on the way, including possible deletions of documentation and authority records, our open letter requests information regarding LC’s timeline and scope for further changes to Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Open letter about the LCSH modernization discussion group <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KzIdIedSOkUyeQbsj_q8wj1_7ax3qTNY4YCXu3W…> In the April 2026 SACO Office Hours, LC stated that it was “pulling together a discussion group” to look “overall at LCSH modernization,” beginning January 2027 (transcript <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jew50X-fSuMGUCMxRUXQqJ2WpbvkUTYS/view>, 55-57 minute mark). Given the assurances that LC “want[s] to hear from others,” and our desire to make sure membership is representative of the broad library community, our open letter requests more information about the timeline, scope and composition of the group. Endorsements of the recommendations of the ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention <https://docs.google.com/document/d/12sYgYhVSyM1nObY-QeH-VySjYHxoSQTEj2xwBFT…> The Working Group will cease activities at the end of July 2026. We are accepting recommendation endorsements until that time; thank you to the organizations and individuals who have already endorsed! Developments on this issue include: the deletion of authority records with form subdivisions from CYAC (children’s subject headings) in February 2026 (approved in April 2026); LC’s suggestion in the February 2026 SAC Midwinter meeting that LCSH authority records with form subdivisions and documentation might be deleted as soon as next year; and the first Summary of Decisions (Feb. 2025, issued in April 2026) rejecting proposals for new form subdivisions. Please feel free to contact Working Group chair Deborah Tomaras at Deborah.Tomaras(a)marist.edu with any questions. Thank you for contributing to public discussion and shared information within the library community! For those interested in following this issue after July, the ALA Core SAC Subdivision Continuity Working Group <https://connect.ala.org/core/discussion/call-for-volunteers-subdivision-con…> will be taking up the topic. Please contact the chair (Sasha Frizzell, SFrizzell(a)binghamton.edu) with questions or to volunteer! Sincerely, Rebecca R. Daly, on behalf of the ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention -- Rebecca R. Daly, MLIS (she/they) Metadata & Cataloging Librarian | Olson Library Northern Michigan University 906-227-2123 * | Harden Hall * 1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI 49855 Northern Michigan University is located on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe, Three Fires Confederacy, an honored alliance of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadmik (Potowatomi) peoples.

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Video Editing Software
by Sarah Rick 10 Jun '26

10 Jun '26

Hello, I was emailing to see what video editing software other libraries use. I am hoping to find something that can blur images, does not cost much (free if possible), and is easy to use. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you, Sarah Rick Library Director [cid:6ba3cc1d-f3c9-4a5b-8e81-780153c01b71]

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Upcoming Author Visits at Willard Library
by Alisha McCullick 10 Jun '26

10 Jun '26

Willard Library in Battle Creek has three exciting author programs coming up. All are welcome! *"Last Seen" with Author and Researcher Dr. Judith Giesberg* *Monday, June 15, 6 p.m.* "Last Seen" is Dr. Judith Giesberg's effort to collect and digitize information from wanted ads placed by formerly enslaved people looking for their loved ones lost in the domestic slave trade. Dr. Giesberg is a professor of history and the Robert M. Birmingham Chair in the Humanities at Villanova University. With this book, she draws on this archive of almost 5,000 letters and advertisements to compile individual and family stories in narrative form for the first time. *When the Declaration of Independence Was News * *Wednesday, June 17, 6 p.m.* Author Emily Sneff will discuss her new book, which chronicles the extraordinarily rapid and wide distribution of the Declaration of Independence, a deliberate and perhaps unprecedented means of a government winning over public opinion and creating a national identity across the thirteen nascent states. This program is the last in the year-long "Founding Documents" series. *An Evening with Rom-Com Author Katherine Center* *Tuesday, June 23, 6 p.m.* *Kool Family Community Center (200 W. Michigan Ave)* Best-Selling Rom-Com author Katherine Center is stopping in Battle Creek on her tour for her newest release, The Shippers. Gather your friends, your book club, your mom… and join us for an evening of fun! New Story Community Books will be on-hand with books for purchase, and Katherine will sign books after the program. All Willard Library programs are free and open to the public. --

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Children’s Literature Reference Collections – Free to adopt
by Diana Hiles 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

We are shifting our collections and have withdrawn three multi-volume sets. These are available free to the first library to claim. Please reply by June 30th. If there are no takers, these books will be discarded. - We will: Box up the set and number the boxes. - You will: Arrange transportation of the boxes. Title: SATA Something About the Author Volumes: 1 – 232 Shelf space: 8-9 full shelves Title: SATA Something About the Author – Autobiography Volumes: 1 – 25 Shelf space: 1 shelf Title: Children's Literature Review Volumes: 1 – 169 Shelf space: 5 full shelves Please reach out with any questions. Diana Hiles Mott Community College Library 1401 E Court St Flint, MI 48503 810-762-5661 [image: image.png] [image: image.png] [image: image.png]

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Large format 3D printer for sale
by Jeff Jimison 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

The Idea Lab is selling our Large Format 3D Printer. It is a Modix Big60 V3. Information about this printer can be found here: https://all3dp.com/1/modix-big-60-review-3d-printer-specs/ Ours has a single print head, and has been upgraded to a Slice3D Mosquito Magnum high-flow hot end. We are switching to a slightly-less-large printer, as we reevaluate our internal floor space. Large format 3D printing has been a unique and highly favored offering, particularly popular with the art and engineering communities. Perhaps another library makerspace would like to purchase it! Price, $800 (obo) Send inquiries to: Jeff Jimison jeff.jimison(a)baldwinlib.org Jeff Jimison, Lab Supervisor * The Idea Lab* * at Baldwin Public Library* 300 W. Merrill St. Birmingham, MI 48009 Phone: (248) 554-4659 baldwinlib.org/idealab Currently Reading <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/156263125?utm_me…> [image: Book Cover] <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/156263125?utm_me…> [image: Goodreads Logo] <https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature>Get your own email signature <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_…>

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DPL Repair Cafe this Saturday, June 13
by Jennifer Dye 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

The Knapp Branch Repair Café completes our move to the Main Branch, 5201 Woodward Ave, noon -3:00 p.m. There is more information, including the room in the building, how to get there, and where to park (free parking available on Saturdays!) on the Eventbrite page. You are also welcome to send a request directly to me for the information—I don't want to clog people's mailboxes with a long message. https://dpl-repair-cafe2026.eventbrite.com Please let me know if you would like a copy of the flyer. I have pdf, jpg, and png formats. Jennifer Jennifer Dye Cataloger Detroit Public Library Main Branch 5201 Woodward Ave Detroit, MI 48202 313-481-1392

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Free cartridge
by Carla Rumsey 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

I have an HP laserjet 414A Cyan cartridge I bought by accident. Can anyone use it? Carla Rumsey Director Vermontville Township Library 120 E First Street Vermontville, MI 49096 517-726-1362

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Free Ink Cartridge
by Anna Merritt 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

Hello, Free, unopened Black ink cartridge HP-CE400X. -- *Anna Merritt* *Assistant Director/Interloan/Adult Programming* *Richland Community Library* 8951 Park Street l Richland MI 49083 richlandlibrary.org l zv283

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ARSL Survey: Your voice matters
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

Your voice matters: Take the solo library worker survey The Association for Rural & Small Library’s national research project on solo librarians<https://www.arsl.org/imls-solo> is nearly complete — and the final piece is hearing from you. If you work in a public library in a solo or solo-ish capacity, we invite you to take our 20-minute survey<https://www.arsl.org/overcoming-obstacles-survey> on barriers to professional development, leadership, and community connection. Every response helps build a stronger, more supported future for solo library workers nationwide. 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<https://liblists.org/postorius/lists/miyouth.liblists.org/> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. [cid:143ec4fe-2d5b-4ffa-8ab6-be5132f3a367] 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! Michigan.gov/MeetUpEatUp<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup>. [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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