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Chairs for Sale
by Diane Eisenga 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

McBain Community Library has chairs for sale, Make an offer. You pick up. We have 36 of the blue ones and 16 of the gray ones. Diane Eisenga, Director McBain Community Library 231-825-2197

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$1.9 Trillion Relief Package Passes
by Debbie Mikula 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Today, Congress passed a $1.9 trillion relief package. A few signature components of the President's agenda during his first 100 days, the bill provides important provisions for cultural and arts organization including libraries. These include $200 million for the Institute for Museum and Library Services, $135 million for the National Endowment for the Arts $135 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities, and $1.35 billion more for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. MLA will be providing more information soon, but wanted to thank you all for contacting your federal legislators and sharing the value and importance of libraries here in Michigan. Another bill to watch - The Build America’s Libraries Act, an important $2 trillion investment in library infrastructure is also making its way through the halls of congress and MLA encourages you to continue to reach out to your federal representatives and encourage them to co-sponsor this bill. The Build America’s Libraries Act, H.R. 1581 is a bipartisan bill to provide funding to construct and modernize public libraries in underserved communities, including an estimated $135 million for libraries in Michigan. This would be an incredible source of dollars for building a new branch, bookmobile, adding hotspots; or if you have new or renovated facilities. Please let us know if we can help provide the name of your legislator and their contact information. We encourage you to ask them to step up and join Michigan Rep. Levin, Rep. Tlaib, Rep. Kildee and Rep. Dingell with support. Debbie [Web Icon resized] Deborah E. Mikula Executive Director Michigan Library Association 3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100 Lansing, MI. 48911 Office: 517-394-2774, ext. 224 Cell: 517-404-3533 dmikula(a)milibraries.org<mailto:dmikula@milibraries.org> www.milibraries.org<http://www.milibraries.org>

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Library funding in recent stimulus and recovery bills
by White, Shannon (MDE) 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Libraries see record increases for IMLS, E-Rate in ARPA bill Libraries are eligible for billions of dollars in recovery funding as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 passed by Congress on March 10. The Institute of Museum and Library Services received $200 million, the largest single increase in the agency's 25-year history. The package also provides billions of dollars in academic, public, and school library-eligible programs, including the Emergency Education Connectivity Fund through the federal E-Rate program.... ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office, March 10 http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/03/libraries-gain-record-increa… <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala-publis…> 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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Re: [Michlib-l] MiYouth meeting notes
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Thanks to all who participated in today's conversation around summer library programming. Here are the notes from today, which includes links to some resources: http://bit.ly/MiYouth_3_10_21. In the separate boxes you're welcome to plug in any additional programming ideas or thoughts you'd like to share with the library community as a whole. It sounds like the majority of folks are set for summer, which is great! If you have any questions, need access to the CSLP manual or just want someone to bounce ideas around with, please contact me. Next MiYouth meeting will be 1:00 pm ET, Wednesday, April 14th. In April we'll have a short presentation from MDE's Talking is Teaching program, MeL updates and more! Have a good week, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her - 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/>

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Chairs for Sale
by Diane Eisenga 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

The McBain Community Library has some chairs to sell. Make an offer. You pick up. I have 30 of the blue ones and 16 of the gray ones. Diane Eisenga, Director McBain Community Library 231-825-2197

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Job Opening - Full Time Children's Librarian 1 For Auburn Branch Library
by Trish Burns 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Good morning! A great Children's Librarian position is opening up in Bay County at our Auburn Branch. Good programming, solid relationships with the schools, a nice area to live and work, and a great staff are some of the extra benefits not detailed in the attached job description. Please take a look - apply if interested or share if you know of someone who would benefit from this opportunity. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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PressReader question
by Holly Hentz 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Everyone, We are considering offering PressReader to our patrons. If you offer this service, I would appreciate hearing about your experience. Do your patrons use it? Do they enjoy it? Any positive or negative feedback? Any thoughts you are willing to share is much appreciated. Many thanks, Holly Hentz Director Hamburg Township Library 10411 Merrill Rd. P.O. Box 247 Hamburg, MI 48139 810.231.1771 Hamburglibrary.org

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PressReader question
by Holly Hentz 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Everyone, We are considering offering PressReader to our patrons. If you offer this service, I would appreciate hearing about your experience. Do your patrons use it? Do they enjoy it? Any positive or negative feedback? Any thoughts you are willing to share is much appreciated. Many thanks, Holly Hentz Director Hamburg Township Library 10411 Merrill Rd. P.O. Box 247 Hamburg, MI 48139 810.231.1771 Hamburglibrary.org

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New Opportunities in Adult Programming - Summer Reading for Adults discussion on March 22 at 2pm ET
by White, Shannon (MDE) 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

We are back Monday, March 22 with a new topic for our New Opportunities in Adult Programming virtual series at 2pm Eastern. We hope you can join us as we hear about Summer Reading for Adults at your library. Cathy Lancaster, LM's summer reading expert, will lead our discussion. Details to join the meeting March 22 at 2:00 pm Eastern are below. Join adult services library staff across Michigan as we brainstorm and share ideas for engaging our adult audience, explore the 2021 Tails & Tales theme, explore the Collaborative Summer Library Program's manual resources for adults, and discuss how we might adapt programming for the unique circumstances of a pandemic. You are encouraged to come with your free account set-up on www.CSLPreads.org<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cslpre…> and have the online manual already downloaded. Please come with ideas to share in this interactive virtual meeting! If you need the summer reading manual access code, please contact Cathy Lancaster at the Library of Michigan (LancasterC5(a)Michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@Michigan.gov>) before March 22 with an official work email account. To review notes and find the recording link to all our New Opportunities in Adult Programming virtual meetings visit our Google folder here: https://bit.ly/lm-adult<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F…> (includes chat logs) You can add your own questions and tips to this as well to share with your colleagues. Join us online at 2pm ET on March 22. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://michigan-host.zoom.us/j/98381393043?pwd=YkJJUkdGZFV5VEVvckVJY3g3R3h… Password: 340524 This is a virtual meeting and there is no need to register to join the discussion. We will send out reminders with the connection details a few more times before the actual date. Save this and see you on March 22 at 2pm ET. Shannon Shannon White Library Development Manager 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> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/LibraryofMich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/>

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bookends
by Waldron-District Library 09 Mar '21

09 Mar '21

Dear friends - we no longer need bookends! Thank you for your generosity!! Joyce Gendron Waldron District Library

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