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VOIP services
by BillieJo Bluemer 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

We are looking at alternatives to our current telephone service provider. We would like to review VOIP options that do NOT require you to use them for Internet service too. If you have VOIP services, could you share who you use and how dependable the service is? Thanks! BillieJo Bluemer Director Rauchholz Memorial Library 1140 N Hemlock Rd Hemlock MI 48626 989-642-8621 -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Gigabit Libraries Webinar Friday, 9/17 -- Session 56: Fiber to Wireless: Part One: "Crosby meets CENIC"
by White, Shannon (MDE) 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

View this email in your browser<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.m…> [https://mcusercontent.com/6dc7f62bf2785cc68a03a6c8d/images/91a76b98-5b03-f2…] CA Broadband Middle-Mile Network "...the most ambitious state digital equity effort in the history of the public internet." -Louis Fox, CENIC CEO Part One (9/17) focuses on critical fiber infrastructure Part Two (9/24) explores various library wireless strategies Registration Open<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…> Friday 9/17 at 8am ET Guiding principles as a framework for middle-mile implementation: * Provide affordable, open-access, middle-mile broadband infrastructure to enable last-mile network connectivity throughout the state. * Build the network expeditiously, leveraging existing infrastructure, networks, and construction projects, where feasible. * Prioritize connectivity to unserved and underserved communities, including community institutions. Completes Fiber to the Library goal and a provides a template for the nation! Crosby Kemper, IMLS Director and former Board Chair of Schools, Health and Libraries BB Coalition "COVID-19 has not only created a public health emergency, but it has also created a deep need for trusted community information, education, and connection that our libraries and museums are designed to provide." "There's a lot of love for libraries and for museums inside the Beltway," Join these two national leaders on broadband and digital inclusion for an illuminating hour of updates and vision! Registration Open<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…> Friday 9/17 at 8am ET Image: GCN "California funds broadband infrastructure expansion" https://gcn.com/articles/2021/07/22/california-broadband.aspx

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Upcoming Program with Libby Copeland author of Lost Family
by Barbara Haywood 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Hastings has a free zoom event coming up we'd like to share with you! The Cultural Phenomenon of Home DNA Testing To Be Presented by Libby Copeland Over Zoom. Register at https://www.hastingspubliclibrary.org/news-events/news/libby-copeland-autho… The presentation will explore the extraordinary cultural phenomenon of home DNA testing, which is redefining family history. It will draw on Libby Copeland's years of research for her new book The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are (Abrams, 2020), which The Wall Street Journal calls "a fascinating account of lives dramatically affected by genetic sleuthing." With more than 37 million people having been tested, a tipping point has been reached. Virtually all Americans are affected whether they have been tested or not, and millions have been impacted by significant revelations in their immediate families. Hope to see you there! Barbara Haywood she/her/hers Marketing & Adult Programs Coordinator Hastings Public Library 227 East State St Hastings, MI 49058 269-945-4263 -- This message has been scanned by E.F.A. Project and is believed to be clean.

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Zoom Event: Employee to Entrepreneur
by Mallory Metzger 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Join Hackley Library virtually for our Employee to Entrepreneur program! Expert Constance Hallinan Lagan will share helpful insight on entrepreneurship, including a realistic overview of self-employment, what it entails, and what you can do to succeed! This virtual program is free to enjoy. Feel free to register at the link below, or share this with someone who might be interested! Thanks so much! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSBmMeRjx2RBhcU997w3t5CFmJJujcq8n… -- *Mallory Metzger* Marketing and Program Coordinator Hackley Public Library (231) 722-8008 mmetzger(a)hackleylibrary.org

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"Libraries as Community Anchors" mini-conference Registration and Proposal Submission
by White, Shannon (MDE) 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Library 2.021: Libraries as Community Anchors Online Conference - October 21, 2021 Submit a Proposal: https://www.library20.com/callforproposals Have you addressed challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy? Have you successfully worked to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access? Do you see your library as a "Community Anchor Institution?" If so, please consider submitting a proposal for this year's Library 2.0 conference: "Libraries as Community Anchors," which will take place on October 21, 2021. Everyone is welcome to submit a presentation proposal. Proposals will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis starting August 6th, 2021, and closing on September 24th. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/library-2021-libraries-as-community-anchors-re… The third Library 2.021 mini-conference: "Libraries as Community Anchors," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. In this way, libraries exist as important Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs), defined by the FCC "as schools, libraries, hospitals and other medical providers, public safety entities, institutions of higher education, and community support organizations that facilitate greater use of broadband by vulnerable populations, including low-income, the unemployed, and the aged" (FCC, 2011, p. 38). In light of the recent Covid-19 pandemic and other natural disasters such as floods, drought, firestorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes, universal access to the internet has never been more important. Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. For more details see the message below or visit https://mailchi.mp/bc6de5a0f850/registration-open-whats-a-library-part-32-2… This event is being organized in partnership with Don Means, Director of the GIGABIT LIBRARIES NETWORK, and Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Professor in the School of Information at San José State University. View this email in your browser<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.m…> [https://mcusercontent.com/6dc7f62bf2785cc68a03a6c8d/images/4e939802-20d0-c3…] CALL FOR PROPOSALS The call for proposals is now open. Proposals can be submitted HERE<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…> until September 24th.* This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded. REGISTER HERE<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…> to attend live and/or to receive the recording links afterward. Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events. The third Library 2.021 mini-conference: "Libraries as Community Anchors," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. In this way, libraries exist as important Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs), defined by the FCC "as schools, libraries, hospitals and other medical providers, public safety entities, institutions of higher education, and community support organizations that facilitate greater use of broadband by vulnerable populations, including low-income, the unemployed, and the aged" (FCC, 2011, p. 38). In light of the recent Covid-19 pandemic and other natural disasters such as floods, drought, firestorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes, universal access to the internet has never been more important. Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion. This event is being organized in partnership with Don Means, Director of the GIGABIT LIBRARIES NETWORK<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…>, and Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Professor in the School of Information at San José State University<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…>. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded. REGISTER HERE<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…> to attend live and/or to receive the recording links afterward. Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. Participants are encouraged to use #library2020<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…> and #librariesascommunityanchors<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…> on their social media posts about the event. *The number of sessions will be limited, so you are encouraged to get your proposal in early! Proposals will be approved on a rolling basis.

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Notary services
by MG Stefanie Reed 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

All, For those of you who offer notary services to the public, did anyone pay, either partially or in full, to have a staff member get their license? Do you have a notary services policy that you would be willing to share? Thank you, Stefanie Reed Director Flat River Community Library 200 W. Judd St. Greenville, MI 48838 (616) 754-6359 Ext. 102 gresr(a)llcoop.org

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Zoom Event - Writer and Explorer Adam Shoalts Author Talk - 9/22 @ 7 PM
by Paige Greer 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Bonjour! We have a really exciting author talk scheduled in September via Zoom that may be of interest to you. Described as one of the “greatest living explorers” by CBC, Adam Shoalts is known for mapping rivers, tracking endangered species, participating in archeological digs, and completing a nearly 4,000 km solo trek across Canada’s Arctic. Beyond the Trees is Shoalts’s nearly four month journey “weaving through ice floes, facing down snarling bears and galloping musk-ox, and paddling under the midnight sun in a land as old as time” and conveys “why we urgently need to save vast wild places while it’s still possible.” Join us to hear Shoalts’s firsthand accounts of his time in the wilderness. Our ‘Beyond the Trees’ event will take place via Zoom on September 22 from 7:00-8:00 PM. You can register here: https://www.brandonlibrary.org/event/beyond-the-trees/ Au revoir, -- *Paige Greer* Librarian Pronouns: She/Her - See www.mypronouns.org to learn more*.* Brandon Twp Public Library 304 South Street Ortonville, MI 48462 248-627-1460 *ENGAGE • EDUCATE • ENRICH • EMPOWER*

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MLA Connect Coffee Hour this Thursday
by Amber Sheerin 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Register for the MLA Connect Coffee Hour this Thursday at 10am! https://www.milibraries.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.de… [A picture containing text, clipart Description automatically generated] Amber Sheerin, CMP, DES, CTA (She/Her) Program and Event Director Michigan Library Association 3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100 Lansing, MI 48911 Office: 517-394-2774 Direct: 517-881-3194 *Please note new number asheerin(a)milibraries.org<mailto:asheerin@milibraries.org> www.milibraries.org<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.milibr…> Follow MLA on Facebook<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…> and Twitter<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…>!

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CTCL Program - What's new in Medicare: Open Enrollment TOMORROW at 1:00 PM
by Latonia Phillips 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Hello Join us tomorrow at Commerce Township Community Library onsite or via ZOOM for our program *What's new in Medicare: Open Enrollment * *Presener*: Shari Smith, Area Agency on Aging 1-B’s (AAA1-B), Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP). *Description*: The Area Agency on Aging 1-B’s (AAA1-B) Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) encourages beneficiaries to review their Medicare coverage choices during Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment Period which begins on October 15 and runs through December 7. There are dozens of Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans to choose from, and many factors can influence which plan might be right for an individual. This program will help beneficiaries better understand their Medicare options. *DATE & TIME*: Tuesday, Sept 14 at 1:00 PM *REGISTER HERE*: tinyurl.com/ctcl-medicaid Latonia Phillips (she/her) Reference Librarian Commerce Township Community Library 180 E. Commerce Road Commerce Twp., MI 48382 *Phone*: 248-669-8108 Ext. 115 *Fax*: 248-387-6240 *Email*: lphillips(a)commercelibrary.info -- The information contained in this electronic message is intended only for the use of the designated recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, use, dissemination, forwarding or copying of this message is strictly prohibited, and we request that you delete the original message and all attachments.

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Still time to register: TLN Technology Virtual Forum - September 24
by Angie Michelini 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Hi Everyone, The 10th Annual TLN Technology Forum will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday, September 24 , 2021 from 9:30am to 11:30am . All are welcome! Registration and Technology Forum information can be found at this link: [ https://tln.lib.mi.us/TechForum/ | TLN Technology Forum Registration ] The registration fee is $10. Registrations are due no later than September 20 , 2021. Payment by credit/debit card only, please, via the payment link. No checks or cash. Registrants will receive an email confirmation of registration reservation after payment is received. The Zoom link to participate will be provided on September 23 to all registrants. Please feel free to contact Angie Michelini at amichelini [ mailto:apolsgrove@tln.lib.mi.us | @tln.lib.mi.us ] or Carl Swanberg at [ mailto:swanbergc@cantonpl.org | swanbergc(a)cantonpl.org ] with any questions you may have about the Technology Forum. Angie Michelini Technology Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-716-5583 amichelini(a)tln.lib.mi.us

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