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1,000BBK Question - Prize Books Attainment
by Lorry Traver 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Good evening all, I was just curious if any of you had advice on where to locate either free or inexpensive children's books which could be used for 1,000BBK prizes. We are starting this program at our library and working out the final kinks and details. If there are no places to get free or inexpensive, does anyone know of any grants perhaps we could apply for in order to purchase prize books for this program? Thank you so much for your continued helpful advice! -- "You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child." - Dr. Seuss Lorry Traver Youth Services Coordinator Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library 211 N. Almont Ave. Imlay City, MI 48444 ltraver(a)ruthhughes.org 810-724-8043

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FREE DVD cases
by Julie Censke 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

[cid:8c034fbf-f48f-4954-b286-ff01d17a38ca] Someone off of the list-serve sent me these, but they aren't quite what we're looking for. Let me know if your library could use them. Just include your RIDES code in your reply, so we know where to send them. Thanks! Julie Censke Library Director Colon Township Library (269) 432-3958 office

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Friends Groups without officers
by jshirtz 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Hello! Our small, but wonderful, Friends group is discussing disbanding because none of their members are willing to serve as officers of the group. They have 8-10 members who consistently attend meetings and their current President has held an office for a large portion of the group's 42 years in existence. She cannot do it anymore and none of the other members are willing to take on the responsibility. When they discuss disbanding they mention wanting to continue to volunteer, but without the group organization. Does any library have a Friends group that operates without officers or with a different organization system? We, the library staff, are encouraging them to hold a member drive and utilize United for Libraries resources for other options before doing something drastic, like disbanding. It would be a huge blow to the library (both monetarily for programming and also support-wise for interacting with our community) if they ceased to exist. Please, send me any ideas you have, no matter how out of the box! I appreciate it! Thanks everyone! Sincerely, Jesse -- Jessica Shirtz (she/her/hers) Library Director Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library 317 N. Main Street Ishpeming, MI 49849 jshirtz(a)uproc.lib.mi.us 906-486-4381 www.ishpeminglibrary.info Chair, Great Lakes Great Books Award Committee www.michiganreading.org/awards/great-lakes-great-books

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Round 2 of Communities for Immunity Funding Open Now - Apply Oct 12-29
by White, Shannon (MDE) 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Communities for Immunity is seeking proposals that address COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake, with an aim to reach vaccine-hesitant populations. Funding awards ranging from $1,500-$100,000 will be provided to museums and libraries to leverage their deep relationships with local communities to improve vaccine confidence. The application window is October 12-29, and projects must be completed by March 31, 2022. Read the applicant toolkit<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala-publis…> or sign up for an October 14 webinar<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2…> for more information. Eligibility requirements - View these on the website and note that organizations must qualify according to the Institute of Museum and Library Services Eligibility Criteria<https://www.imls.gov/grants/apply-grant/eligibility-criteria>. Communities for Immunity is an initiative of the Association of Science and Technology Centers, Institute of Museum and Library Services, American Alliance of Museums, and the Network of the National Library of Medicine, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in collaboration with the American Library Association, the Association of African American Museums, the Association of Children's Museums, the Association for Rural and Small Libraries, the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, and the Urban Libraries Council. This project was funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Shannon White Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909 Whites29(a)michigan.gov<mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov> 517-335-1507 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Call me on Teams<callto:whites29@michigan.gov>

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Employment Opportunity- Ecorse Public Library
by Katie Brinker 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Hello all, The Ecorse Public Library is looking to fill two Library Clerk positions! These part-time positions pay up to $16.00 an hour. Please see the full details and apply through the link below. [ https://ecorsemi.gov/Departments/Human-Resources/Employment-Opportunities.a… | https://ecorsemi.gov/Departments/Human-Resources/Employment-Opportunities.a… ] Thank you! -- Katie Brinker, Library Director Ecorse Public Library 4184 W. Jefferson Ave. Ecorse, MI 48229

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Sarah E. Ray Project with Desiree Cooper and Aaron Schillinger
by Priscilla Burns 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Join us Thursday, October 14, 7 p.m. for an evening with Desiree Cooper and Aaron Schillinger as they present the Sarah E. Ray Project<https://www.detroitsotherrosaparks.com/>. Seventy-five years ago a 24-year-old, African American secretary was denied a seat on the segregated Boblo boat, SS Columbia. Like Rosa Parks, she refused to back down, taking her fight for integration all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Represented by fabled NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall, Ray won her case. Scholars argue that she paved the way for the seminal, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education, which found that separate was inherently unequal. Ray's abandoned home on the eastside of Detroit was named one of America's '11 Most Endangered Historic Sites' by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in June 2021. Cooper is a former attorney, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist, and community activist. Schillinger is a filmmaker whose documentary "Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale" screened to a sold-out crowd at the Freep Film Festival last month and was awarded the Hometown Talent Award. Register for this zoom presentation<https://gplib.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=58974&backTo=Calenda…> on the library's online calendar and the zoom link will be emailed to you. [cid:image003.jpg@01D7C02B.A743BCC0]PRISCILLA BURNS REFERENCE LIBRARIAN 313.343.2074 ext. 1212 Expand learning, inspire creativity and connect our community grossepointelibrary.org

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Job Posting--Collection Management Librarian (tenure track)
by Bruce Sarjeant 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Good Afternoon. The Lydia Olson Library is looking for a Collection Management Librarian. Please see the details here: https://workatnmu.nmu.edu/en-us/job/493616/collection-management-librariant… -- Bruce Sarjeant Reference, Documents & Maps Librarian Lydia Olson Library Northern Michigan University 1401 Presque Isle Ave Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 227-1580 bsarjean(a)nmu.edu

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Suggestions for 21-22 Great Michigan Read programs
by Natalie Nowak 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Good morning all, I have reached out to many potential programmers in the Upper Peninsula and so far have been met with bad luck. If anyone else is working on planning programs for their library, could you pass along some names or ideas? This is the first GMR that I am creating the programming for and I'm struggling to even come up with programs I could lead. Thank you in advance! Natalie Nowak Marketing and Adult Programming Bayliss Public Library 541 Library Drive Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Ph. (906) 632-9331

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MCLS Office closing at 3pm on 10/13/2021
by Sean Cwiek 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

The MCLS office will be closing today at 3pm Eastern. We will be back on Thursday, October 14 to answer your MCLS, MeLCat, MeL eResources, and RIDES questions. MeLCat: melcathelp(a)mcls.org RIDES: https://mcls.org/rideshelp MeL eResources: melerhelp(a)mcls.org Group Purchasing: services(a)mcls.org MCLS Training: training(a)mcls.org Thanks. Sean Cwiek MeL Systems Analyst Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) Phone: 800-530-9019 ext. 148 CwiekS(a)mcls.org<mailto:CwiekS@mcls.org> [facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> [twitter] <https://twitter.com/mclsorg> [cid:image003.gif@01D7C012.5B8ED2B0] <http://www.mcls.org/>

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2021 Seed Library Summit
by Pam Quackenbush 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

I would like to invite our Michigan members who have seed libraries or are planning a seed library to the 2021 Seed Library Summit. The virtual event will be held on Sunday, October 24, 2021 from 12 pm to 3 pm. The MI Seed Library Network is excited to announce that our keynote speaker for the summit will be Bill McDorman, a seed saver, writer, and educator based in Cornville, Arizona. He is co-founder of The Down Home Project, Garden City Seeds, Seeds Trust, High Altitude Gardens, the Sawtooth Botanical Gardens, Seed School and the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance. He is author of the book *Basic Seed Saving*. Bill is the former executive director of Native Seeds/SEARCH and Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance. He now oversees the Patent Free Seed campaign, membership database, website updates and teaches Seed School whenever he is called. We will also be announcing our 2022 One Seed, One State seed selection! With Covid somewhat behind us, we plan to have a greater presence around the state this year. We are working to reach more libraries and have more supportive documents on the website. We will update everyone on the MSLN Board and some announcements having to do with the continued growth of our organization. There will be educational sessions and an opportunity for roundtable discussion. Please join us! Register at this link: https://miseedlibrary.org/?page_id=395 Registration closes on Thursday, October 21. You will receive a link to the event on Friday, October 22. Please join your fellow seed librarians and the MI Seed Library Network for this fun and informative event! Pam Quackenbush Lyon Township Public Library 27005 Milford Road South Lyon, MI 48178 248-437-8800 ext 617 pquackenbush(a)ltpl.org

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