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72 inch table...up for grabs
by Nicole Stewart 06 Oct '20

06 Oct '20

Good afternoon all, Please let us know if you are interested. The table is 72 in wide, 30 in deep, and 29 in high, it comes with a modesty panel. It will need to be picked up. -- Nicole Stewart Technical Services Librarian Shiawassee District Library 989.725.5134 nicole.stewart(a)sdl.lib.mi.us

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Re: [Michlib-l] NOW AVAILABLE! 2021 Early Literacy Calendars
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 06 Oct '20

06 Oct '20

Just a reminder that the Library of Michigan has already purchased the PLA Early Literacy Calendar (featured in the PLA message below) for public libraries across Michigan. So, to recap, the following materials were sent directly to public library directors (via LibPass, the Annual Report channel) on Friday, as part of our Ready to Read Michigan program<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michi…>! Due to limited quantities purchased I cannot share the links widely via this listserv, but once your director forwards them to staff you are free to download the materials and use as you see fit to engage your patrons/community: * PLA’s 2021 Early Literacy Activities Calendar: HOT “off the presses!!!” Libraries can print and distribute it to patrons monthly, use it in e-Newsletters, or even post it on your library website! * Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators (2017): This toolkit comes with a guide to serving early childhood educators, pre-made slides, fillable agendas, and more! Please use this to engage early childhood educators in your community. The project described was supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5), Grant Number 90TP0002, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Thank you, 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/> [cid:image001.png@01D69BE1.D9807670] From: Public Library Association <pla(a)ala.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:58 AM To: Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) <LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov> Subject: NOW AVAILABLE! 2021 Early Literacy Calendars Daily literacy-building activities to share with your library's families If you are having trouble viewing this mailing, please click here<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> for our online version. [Image: Animals promoting literacy activities.]<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> Now Available! 2021 Early Literacy Calendars Daily literacy-building activities to share with your library's families. [Calendar image with daily literacy activities]<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> Share these bright and colorful reproducible calendars with your library’s families. Based on the Every Child Ready to Read<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> practices of reading, writing, singing, talking, playing (and now counting), each download<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> contains twelve months of learning activities, book lists, nursery rhymes, and more! On one side is a calendar with daily skills-building activities and the other contains supplementary content like nursery rhymes, early literacy tips, song lyrics, or suggested reading material. The calendar pages are also customizable with each containing a designated spot to add your library’s logo and contact information. Use these calendars to help your library’s patrons engage in early literacy activities every day of the year. Herrick District Library (Holland, Mich.) has incorporated the 2020 Early Literacy Calendar into its online resources by creating a gallery of early literacy activities and caregiver tips<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…>, which includes on-demand videos of children's librarian sing-a-longs, book recommendations, and PDFs of the calendar. View their gallery<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> to get ideas on how to maximize the 2021 calendar activities in your library! 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Library by appointment
by Angela Badke 06 Oct '20

06 Oct '20

Hi All! My library is currently offering curbside services only, but my tribe (we're a tiny tribal library!) is asking about possibly going to by-appointment only to allow patrons to come in to use the computers and briefly browse. For those libraries currently, or previously, offering by-appointment only entrance into your buildings, I hoped you could answer some questions: 1. What are you doing/how are you handling making appointments? Do patrons call in, set up an appointment online, use an app, etc.? 2. How long are your appointment times? How long in between appointment sessions? 3. Cleaning in between appointments? Or, just scheduled times (multiple) each day? 4. Do you offer appointments for computers only, with patrons being allowed to quickly browse stacks "as normal."? Or, are you offering for both browsing and computer use? 5. Any challenges that you've found doing by-appointment only? (Other than not being able to let people in when they want to come in). Thank you all so much for any help! Angela Library Director Ojibwa Community Library Keweenaw Bay Indian Community 409 Superior Ave. Baraga, MI 49908 906-353-8163

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Program recommendation
by Kate Brown 06 Oct '20

06 Oct '20

Hello, Last week we hosted naturalist and environmental educator, Andrew Nowicki, for a program on Exploring Backyard Wildlife. Andrew showed photos and discussed some fascinating creatures. He's very comfortable with Zoom and was a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended! You can contact Andrew at nowicki418(a)gmail.com<mailto:nowicki418@gmail.com>. Thanks! Kate Brown Adult Non-Fiction Clinton-Macomb Public Library 40900 Romeo Plank Rd 586-226-5047

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Library programming and marketing support from MeL
by Breed, Liz (MDE) 06 Oct '20

06 Oct '20

Greetings! I know many of you are often on the hunt for new tools and ideas to develop programming for your community, especially now that we're exploring the new world of virtual programming. Did you know that you can find programming ideas and activities in the MeL eResources? Take a look at MeL's two new programming guides that make connections between MeL content and library programming ideas. Here are a few examples of what you'll find... * Hosting a virtual author visit? Investigate NoveList's robust collection of recommendations, genre guides, and author interviews. * Planning a storytime and want to include learning games or activities? Explore World Book Early Learning. * Supporting job seekers in your community? Try the Resume Builder in LearningExpress Library. Programming Guides MeL Connections for Youth Programming<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmel.org%2…> 1. Program ideas are tagged with age categories... Early Childhood, School Age, Tweens, and Teens 2. Topics include author visits and book clubs, storytime, STEAM programs, summer reading, and career prep/test prep 3. There are suggestions for both virtual and in-person programs. Most, if not all, of the in-person ideas can be transitioned to a virtual environment. MeL Connections for Adult Programming<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmel.org%2…> 1. Topics include workforce development (exploring a new career and acquiring new skills), basic literacy for struggling readers, family history, health & wellness for seniors, DIY gardening, DIY home improvement, crafts, and small business. 2. There are suggestions for both virtual and in-person programs. Most, if not all, of the in-person ideas can be transitioned to a virtual environment. Promotions Toolkit Looking for easy ways to promote timely topics and resources in your community? Now that we're doing more online, you may find that you're sharing more on social media or via email newsletters and blog posts. The resources in this toolkit support the marketing you do directly to your communities. The toolkit is a robust collection of templates, graphics, and copy so you don't have to write your own, if you don't want to. You can use these materials just as they are, or if you are inspired by the ideas in toolkit you can create your own assets, either by modifying what's in the toolkit, or by creating something from scratch. Graphics templates can be edited in Photoshop or Canva. 1. Guide to MeL Promotions Toolkit<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmel.org%2…> 2. Visit MeL's Library Staff webpage<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmel.org%2…> for access to: * print assets supporting general MeL marketing. This includes MS Word templates for full page flyers, half page flyers, bookmarks, and a quarter-sheet notepad. Adobe InDesign files are also available. * digital assets supporting LearningExpress Library and MeLCat marketing. They include Facebook and Instagram post graphics and copy. * communication templates supporting MeL connections for information literacy, back-to-school, summer fun, and career transitions. You will find email newsletter, blog post, and press release templates for each of these content areas. Samples Now for the fun shiny part! Here are samples of some of the social media graphics to give you an idea of what is available. [cid:image004.jpg@01D69BCA.ECE44410] [cid:image006.jpg@01D69BCA.ECE44410] [cid:image007.jpg@01D69BCA.ECE44410] If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out! Have a great day, Liz Liz Breed Michigan eLibrary Coordinator Library of Michigan | Michigan Department of Education 517-335-1497 | breedl(a)michigan.gov<mailto:breedl@michigan.gov> www.mel.org<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel.or…> | Follow MeL: Facebook<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…> and Twitter<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> [cid:image008.png@01D69BCA.ECE44410]

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Virtual Anti-loneliness Programs - a NNLM webinar
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 06 Oct '20

06 Oct '20

Loneliness is something our young adults and senior citizens might especially be experiencing at this time... Connections: Virtual Anti-loneliness Programs in the time of COVID-19<https://nnlm.gov/class/virtual-antiloneliness-programs-covid19/26910> Network of the National Library of Medicine Wednesday, Oct 7, 2020 2:00PM - 3:00PM CT (3pm ET) Loneliness and social isolation are rampant in America, according to many experts. The Center for Disease Control calls loneliness an epidemic and says it has a higher morbidity rate than obesity (about the same as smoking two packs of cigarettes a day). Studies have shown that loneliness cuts across all age, social, race, and economic demographics. We have many virtual friends, but few in reality. COVID-19 has exacerbated this problem. While many of the programs outlined are designed for in-person, there are ways public libraries can help combat loneliness even in a remote fashion. The Oceanside Library has created a program to combat social isolation/loneliness. The program, Connections, crosses all demographics and includes passive as well as active programming. The presentation will address: * Identification of existing programs which have an anti-loneliness component in them * Creation of programs which have anti-loneliness as a key function * Adjusting programs to have an anti-loneliness component * Dealing with COVID-related issues Tony Iovino has been the Assistant Director for Community Services for the Oceanside Library since January 2015. Prior to that, he was the head of litigation and managing partner for a law firm in Garden City that he started in 1986. Tony received his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond, his Juris Doctorate from St. John's University School of Law, and has completed a Master of Science in Library Science program at the University of Kentucky. Tony is a published author (Notary Public Enemy, Diversion Press) and poet. He served on the Oceanside School District Board of Education and has served as a director and attorney for dozens of non-profit and public boards. He and his wife of 40 years, Angela, have two grown daughters. Register: https://nnlm.gov/class/virtual-antiloneliness-programs-covid19/26910 Additional trainings from NNLM can be found here: https://nnlm.gov/training 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/> [cid:image003.png@01D69BBE.C4F7E440]

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Join us at 10am today! MLA Connect Webinar: Designing Equitable and Inclusive Patron Policies - Free for members, $50 for non-members
by Rachel Ash 06 Oct '20

06 Oct '20

There's still time to register. Join us this morning at 10am! MLA Connect Webinar: Designing Equitable and Inclusive Patron Policies Tuesday, October 6 10:00 - 11:00 am Is your library an equitable and inclusive environment for your community? How should your library draft policies that create a welcoming environment for patrons of varied backgrounds and beliefs? In this virtual event, Anne Seurynck from Foster, Swift, Collins, & Smith PC, will discuss the most important library operational policies including those surrounding patron behaviors, meeting rooms, material selection, and library displays. Registration is free for members and $50.00 for non-members. Learn more and register online: https://www.milibraries.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.de… Rachel Ash Membership and Communications Director Michigan Library Association 3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100 Lansing, MI 48911 Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 225 milibraries.org rfash(a)milibraries.org<mailto:rfash@milibraries.org> Follow MLA on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganLibraryAssociation> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/mlaoffice>!

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Register soon for LEAP (Libraries Engage Appreciatively for Positive Change) through MCLS!
by Gwen Haviland 06 Oct '20

06 Oct '20

Registration is open for Libraries Engage Appreciatively for Positive Change (LEAP)! Please excuse cross-posting and note that this event includes lists that extend beyond Michigan, but the event is for Michigan library staff only. As part of our shared Michigan Libraries Engage project, MCLS and the Library of Michigan invite Michigan library staff to a special virtual event on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. Attend Libraries Engage Appreciatively for Positive Change (LEAP) 2020 and learn... * methods and techniques to engage your local community and initiate positive change through Appreciative Inquiry. * to focus on positive aspects of change and build on existing strengths. * the importance of collaborative conversations, dialogue, and stories. Maureen McKenna of Return on Energy Consulting<http://returnonenergy.ca/about/>, an internationally respected and highly sought-out expert in the field of Appreciative Inquiry, will be facilitating the LEAP program along with MCLS's Engagement, Consulting, & Training team. The Library of Michigan supports Michigan library staff in growing their skills toward the goal of stronger community engagement. Registration is highly subsidized and is just $40 per person. Following the November event, attendees will receive six months of facilitated learning and coaching via Zoom meetings. Registration is now open and first-come, first-served. Register today!<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/special-programs/libraries-engage-apprecia…> For more information visit: https://www.mcls.org/training-events/events/leap-2020/ This project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services<https://www.imls.gov/>. Additional support is provided by the Library of Michigan<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/>. ******************************* Lissa Krull Library Strategist Engagement, Consulting, and Training Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) (800) 530-9019 ext 126 krulll(a)mcls.org<mailto:krulll@mcls.org>

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MiYouth Meeting
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 05 Oct '20

05 Oct '20

MiYouth Meetings Wednesdays, October 7th, 1:00 PM ET This week we have a full agenda including some fun programming share-outs from Marshall District Library, Petoskey District Library, and Tecumesh District Library! These meetings are not recorded, but notes & chatbox will be made public. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://michigan-host.zoom.us/j/506813991?pwd=Z2NBMTFES1BlRlNVc2lhbzV1eTJ0Q…<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmichigan-…> Password: 454345 Or Telephone: Dial: USA 215 446 3657 USA 8883634735 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 519921 Also, if you receive the print copy of School Library Journal you might look in the October issue for a couple of familiar names in the article "The Year of the Go-Getter: This is the time to remake librarianship for the long term," by Wayne D'Orio! If they post it to the website I'll be sure to share the link. See you Wednesday afternoon! 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/> [cid:image002.png@01D69B38.071CF360]

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TLN's New Executive Director
by Angie Michelini 05 Oct '20

05 Oct '20

On behalf of The Library Network (TLN) Board and its unanimous motion, I am pleased to announce that Steven K. Bowers will be TLN’s next Executive Director. We are excited to have such an experienced and highly regarded library professional join the TLN team. Steven will begin at TLN on Monday, October 5 . His email address is sbowers(a)tln.lib.mi.us. Congratulations and welcome to Steven! Sincerely, Mark E. Wollenweber TLN Board Chair

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