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MLA Scholarship apps, Fall Institute Early Bird and Early Bird Rates and Group package registration for MLA 2020 Virtual expire today!
by Rachel Ash 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Hello to everyone in library land! Wanted to send a note because we have lots of deadlines today at MLA! Today is the last day for MLA organizational members to register for group packages to attend MLA 2020 Virtual, individual registration early bird rates expire for MLA 2020 Virtual and the Fall institute for Youth Services Preconference, AND scholarship applications to attend either MLA 2020 or Fall Institute are due today! The conference work groups have truly gone above and beyond this year and we are really proud to unveil our virtual conferences next month. Since these events are online, we are able to offer affordable registration rates as well as group packages for our organizational members in our effort to make MLA 2020 as inclusive as possible and open the opportunity for more library staff to attend. With many of us still adjusting to virtual events, if you're still on the fence about investing in a virtual conference, we want to reiterate that we are committed to making this a valuable educational (and inspirational, and fun) experience to rival an in-person event -and we have made every effort to make attendance affordable. Our rates are much lower than an in-person event, if you need financial assistance we offer scholarships with a super simple and short application form, and the Library of Michigan's Library Continuing Education Program does offer funds to support attendance at virtual events. PLUS, both Fall institute and MLA 2020 Virtual offer even more educational opportunities this year because registered attendees will have exclusive access to all session recordings to be viewed on-demand after the conference. This is the last day to take advantage of Group Registration packages- give us a call or email MLA(a)milibraries.org<mailto:MLA@milibraries.org> if you need assistance with the registration process! And if you need financial support to attend, please submit a scholarship application! Learn more and apply online: https://www.milibraries.org/scholarships-2 Learn more about MLA 2020 Virtual: https://www.milibraries.org/annual-conference Fall Institute: https://www.milibraries.org/annual-conference I look forward to seeing you virtually next month. If you have any questions- please don't hesitate to reach out to MLA staff! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Kind regards, Rachel 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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Required to sell weeded items
by jshirtz＠uproc.lib.mi.us 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Greetings Libraryland! We're at the end of a large weeding project (thousands of items) and our City Council (governing body) requires those items to be placed on bid to the public prior to disposal. Our current method relies on having an in-person sale/bid, which won't be happening for a while, and all of the weeded books are boxed and stored offsite. If your library is required to make items available for purchase prior to disposal what is your method for doing so? Or if you have suggestions we can try, I am all ears. I'm looking for alternate solutions to propose to my City Council for both while gathering is restricted and also for in the future. Thank you very much for your help! All replies may be sent to jshirtz(a)uproc.lib.mi.us. I'll share compiled results in a few days. Sincerely, Jesse Jessica Shirtz Library Director Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library 317 N. Main Street Ishpeming, MI 49849 906-486-4381 www.ishpeminglibrary.info

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Closed
by Lawrence Marble 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19, the Auburn Hills Public Library will be closed beginning Friday, September 25 until further notice. Thank you Lawrence Marble Director Auburn Hills Public Library 3400 E. Seyburn Drive Auburn Hills, MI 48326 248-370-9466

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Vending Machine Services
by Julie Farkas 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Hello Library Colleagues! Novi Library is researching a vending machine option for our staff lounge. Our current vendor retired. We have a wonderful café, but not always are the snack offerings what our staff is desiring. If you are currently working with a snack vendor, can you send contact information to Bill Bembeneck at bbembeneck(a)novilibrary.org? Thank you so much for your assistance! Julie Farkas, Director *Julie Farkas* | Library Director Novi Public Library | 45255 Ten Mile Road | Novi, MI 48375 T: 248-869-7233 C: 248-331-7815 F: 248-869-7232 www.novilibrary.org *INFORM. INSPIRE. INCLUDE.*

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Books By Mail Responses
by Jennifer Noble 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Hello all, I recently sent a message out asking for information on starting a books by mail service and promised to compile the responses I received, so I'm keeping my word! Responses are pasted below and attached as a Word doc. ___________ *Bloomfield Township PL:* We do offer Library by Mail. It has been a program here now for about 10 years, or so. Wow, time flies! Anyways, when a staff member speaks to a patron, and the patron indicates that they have issues coming into the library, or if they have had surgery or if their neighbor will be in to pick up the item or just about any other indicator that we pick up on, we offer our library by mail program. 1. An application is filled out by a staff member, could be a circulation clerk or a youth or adult services librarian. 2. Application is verified. If this is a long standing patron, with a library card, the application is sent to circ for updating. If this is a new patron a Pledge of Responsibility is sent out, and upon return a library card is created. 3. A letter is sent to the patron welcoming them to the program. This letter also has the rules, ie. Only items that fit in the bag will be sent, no MelCat requesting, and some other things. 4. Patron items are collected to be sent out either by patrons calling in or on a continuing basis i.e. they like certain authors and we send the books out upon return of the last books sent. 5. We send audio books, DVDs, music cds, magazines, large print, just about everything. We have bags in two sizes. A pocket is on the outside of the zippered bag, and the address postcard goes in that. The patron turns it over and sends it back. All postage is prepaid. We put a small zip tie on each bag when sent out, and we include one for the journey back to our library. We purchased our bags from Janway. We have had a few lost items in the mail, and a couple times an audio book cd has been left behind. We just call and ask them to include it in the next shipment. The mail has been running slow here, and a new LBM patron was calling us daily looking for an answer about her items. It took about a week or more for the items to arrive, and now we tell new patrons, things may be slow. Also, I try to go through all the applications twice a year to make sure our patrons are still with us. This can be a sad task. I search for obituaries, home sales on Zillow and look for them in Reference USA, and I make lots of phone calls to make sure they still need the service. Sometimes a patron moves, and that is okay. I did a check after our Stay Home Stay Safe order was lifted, and we had lost four patrons during that three month period. You just want to keep up with it. If you have any other questions let me know. I’ll help if I can. _____________ *Roseville PL:* 1. How have you implemented this service, either now or historically? Do you only ship books/audiobooks, or do you allow other materials to circ? We created an "outreach" profile for "Materials by Mail" patrons which automatically gives a four-week due date when we check out our materials on these cards instead of the normal three weeks or one week. The extra week is for time to go back and forth in the U.S. mail, however we should consider adding more time because it takes considerably more time for the bags to go through the mail now. We arranged to have our local post office charge the postage to the patron and back to our Business Reply Mail account. Patrons who become Outreach patrons must figuratively give up their regular "public profile" card and may only check out materials through the MbyM program. They may not place holds on materials owned by other libraries and may not just walk in and use the library. This is due to the four-week checkout provided by their outreach profile. We will lend any materials they want from our collection excluding new and in-demand fiction and new movies which only circulate for one week. We set up their outreach account my asking them questions by phone about their taste in materials and the information is kept in their file. Each time they check out materials they receive a receipt which lists the authors/titles and due dates of the materials in the bag and a comment sheet that allows them to rate the materails we sent. They are very honest! The comment sheet helps the librarian to make selections for the patron going forward. The patron determines how many items they want and how frequently. We often send our most recent print calendar of events with information about upcoming programs and flyers/brochures about new services or collections. We think this helps our outreach patrons to feel more connected to the library. The librarian in charge of MbyM gets to know her clients and often sends them the free magazines the library recieves each month (Senior Living, Macomb Now, BookPage (free to patrons, paid by the library), bookmarks and leftover take and make crafts if they are interested. 2. Do you require your patrons to certify their disability, and if so, why? We do not require any formal information regarding their disability or reason for requesting Materials by Mail. We take their word. Patrons use the service for many reasons and normally offer their reason without an inquiry by the librarian: long-term disability, short-term disability, recent surgery and general concerns about coming to the library due to advanced age. 3. Do you use cloth or plastic reusable mailers? We use rectangular cloth bags with zippers and a plastic pocket for the address card. The patron's address is written on one wide of a manilla cardboard card and a label with the library's address is on the opposite side. The patron is supposed to flip the piece of cardboard when they return the bag, however the postal employees normally know where to send the bag even if the patron did not flip the card. Our library is in a City of approximately 48,000 residents. 4. Where did you get those mailers? We originally purchased the cloth zippered mailers from A. Rifkin Company, ariftin.com, but have also priced other companies. The Rifkin bags have held up for over twenty years. At any one time we may have 10 or so residents using the program. This is a very small number considering the population of Roseville. However it is fortunate the number is small because each bag of materials costs between $4 and $11 to mail one way, depending upon weight. If the program becomes more popular, money would have to be shifted from another account to the postage account. Selecting, mailing, updating files and checking in returned materials is time-consuming, but the librarians generally enjoy handling outreach and they enjoy talking to the patrons. Best of luck with your service. _______________ *East Lansing PL:* We are only sending our materials at this time. We just rejoined MeL last week, as we’re having real trouble getting borrowed items back to their home libraries. At this point I’d hesitate on sending MeL items through the mail, as it would just be another layer of complication until we get that straightened out. I would not decline a request for AV materials, but we’re trying to focus on books. The processing & shipping time (both ways) for AV materials would mean they’d almost always exceed their loan period. We decided to call it Books by Mail to emphasize print materials. We’re not limiting who can participate. We’re using language to gear the program towards people with mobility issues, but we’re not checking IDs or asking for further information. We’re allowing each patron one “order” at a time. Order size is somewhat limited by our bags (more on that later). Many of the patrons who use our system are doing so on behalf of an older relative, so we often get basic requests like “send Westerns” so we’ll send what will fit. Correct, we’re not using “books by mail” as a pickup location in our catalog. We’d like patrons to sign up first, so we know where & to whom the books should be sent. We just put a note in our ILS saying that our patron is using Books by Mail, & we have the specific for each patron saved separately. I think adding a pickup location in our catalog would just cause confusion and/or abuse of the system. We’re happy to sign up anyone, but we want to make sure they understand (or at least read about) the intention of the program first. Having said that, we are about to add two new location codes. We’ve never had options before, so I think there will be a learning curve for all of us! We do have our own postage meter. As our building is closed, it’s really nice to have a postage meter so we don’t have to wait in line at the post office. We’re pre-paying the return postage, so patrons just have to flip the address label over & send it back to us (I’ll post a link later). I inherited the materials from my predecessor, so I’m not exactly sure where they came from. If I had to start all over again, I’d choose different bags. The labels from our postage meter do not fit in the window for the address label on the bag. Also, our bags are rather small – we can only fit 2-3 books in them, tops. If you wanted “War and Peace” it would barely fit. I would get larger bags with the correct window size. Our bags also have the “cut out window”. This might make it a little easier to get the shipping label in and out, but I worry that the label might get ripped. Fortunately, that hasn’t happened yet. Overall, it’s going well. AFAIK we’ve never offered this service before, so patrons are very happy just to get books. Most people who are getting books for relatives are also glad that we can choose or recommend titles, so we’re really providing two services at once. _______________ *Clinton-Macomb PL:* The Clinton Macomb Public library just started a Library by Mail service. It was in the works pre-Covid, and soft-launched in July, with an announcement in our fall newsletter to our whole service area. We ship books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs. If someone requested only LT books, we would refer them to our County-Macomb Library for the Blind and Physically handicapped. [Do patrons have to certify disability?] No. Just that they can’t get to the library. [Cloth or plastic mailers?] Cloth. [Where did you get mailers?] A Rifkin, trans-sac; I think we bought a Nylon blend? ______________ And finally, a link from a listserv member to a library that they know about in Florida that provides this service: https://www.ocls.info/using-library/home-delivery/what-request-home-deliver… _____________ Thanks again to everyone who responded! If anyone else has anything to contribute, I'm happy to take more answers! Happy Friday, Jen -- Jennifer Noble (she/her/hers) Adult & Teen Services Librarian Adrian District Library 143 E. Maumee St. Adrian, MI 49221 jnoble(a)adrian.lib.mi.us (517) 265-2265

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Notes from the MI PR Group virtual meeting
by Kelly Rembert 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Hi, The MI PR Group had a successful first virtual meeting yesterday. We had a great discussion over audio and on the chat. Thanks to everyone who shared and learned. Extra thanks to Liz Breed for the technical support and being the backbone of the meeting and Mary Ruthko for co-hosting with me. The notes from the meeting are: http://bit.ly/LibMktgPRNotesSept Continue the discussion on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/michiganprgroup. Thanks so much and we will be in touch soon about our next virtual meeting! Have a great day, Kelly Kelly Ireland Rembert Outreach Librarian Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Rd. Southfield, MI 48076 (248) 796-4367 krembert(a)southfieldlibrary.org www.southfieldlibrary.org

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Starts in One Hour: Part 24 Libraries in Recovery: Reimagining and Rethinking the Library
by Shannon White - Library of Michigan 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

View this email in your browser<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.m…> [https://mcusercontent.com/6dc7f62bf2785cc68a03a6c8d/images/67aa6e7e-2cc5-40…] *** Registration Still Open ***<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…> Kelvin Watson of Broward County returns. Kelvin is past president of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Kelvin has also served as a Commissioned Officer in the Active US Army and Army Reserves. Says Kelvin, "My vision for Broward County Libraries is to decrease barriers and increase equitable access through technology, public outreach and the expansion of the many unique programs and services we currently offer.” New to"What's a Liberary...? is Graham Richard, known from his time in Ft. Wayne as "America's Broadband Mayor". Graham will illuminate "Opportunity in Adversity - Libraries Supporting Resilience and Recovery" Kelvin and Graham will share their visions of how libraries can not only survive the current crises, but emerge to thrive in a world transfromed. As budget challenges increase, what new service models may be possible? Will Covid shaped communities expect something different from their libraries? Tune in to hear some intriguing scenarios and possibilities from these national leaders. *** Registration Still Open ***<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiglibrar…> Copyright © 2020 Gigabit Libraries Network, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Gigabit Libraries Network PO Box 2350 Sausalito, CA 94966-2350

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Youth & Teen Services Updates
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

MiYouth I always post these updates, plus additional news to MiYouth listserv -<https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> so I encourage all youth services public library staff to sign-up<https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth>, as to not miss a thing! MiYouth members are also encouraged to use it for discussing youth services related topics. MiYouth Meetings Wednesdays, October 7th, November 4th, and December 2nd - new time: 1:00 PM ET Come prepared to share out what your library is doing and to chat & listen with others in youth & teen services. This meeting is 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 MDE Early Literacy Update The Michigan legislature approved a new $17.65 billion School Aid Budget<https://www.house.mi.gov/hfa/PDF/Summaries/19s0927h1cr1_education_omnibus_r…> that includes increased funding for Literacy Essentials, new funding for digital literacy training and Boys and Girls Club literacy supports, and cuts to Summer School Literacy Intervention Grants. In particular, a $3-million boost was given to literacy coaches and literacy training for educators. Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) 2021 Manual The "Tails & Tales" 2021 CSLP Manual is now live! However, we have only purchased 1 access code per library, so an email has gone out this morning, directly to all library directors, with the code (we will not be snail mailing it this year, only email). If you are the summer library program coordinator at your library, please look for a forwarded message from your director. Once you have the code to access the manual, you will need to create a user account on the CSLP website, if you don't already have one. The account can be for individual, or shared among the library staff in your building, as we have only 1 access code per library. Manuals, graphics and more are available for download, printing, or you can continue to access it online through the library account. Please do not share the manual outside your library. The CSLP 2021 Tails & Tales shop is also now open, until the Library of Michigan re-opens I will not be able to mail out any catalogs, so please browse online: https://www.cslpreads.org/cslp-store/. Artwork this year is done by Salina Yoon. I think you'll be as excited as I am to see the programs & art! This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. YALSA New Teen Celebration, TeenTober TeenTober<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teentober> is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library. TeenTober<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teentober> replaces YALSA's previous Teen Read Week(tm) and Teen Tech Week(tm) celebrations, allowing libraries the flexibility to celebrate all types of literacies according to their library's schedule. Library staff are also encouraged to utilize this new celebration to advocate for and raise awareness of the importance of year-round teen services in libraries. To assist libraries plan their celebrations, YALSA has released a digital poster<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teentober%E2%84%A2-poster-file>, bookmark<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teentober%E2%84%A2-bookmark-file>, and toolkit<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teentober>, which features planning, advocacy, and program resources. 2020 Teens' Top Ten Voting Voting for YALSA's Teens' Top Ten<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten>, a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year, is going on now through Oct. 15. Library staff are encouraged to promote the 25 nominated titles to their teens so that they can participate in the vote. The "top ten" titles with the most votes from teens will be named the official 2020 Teens' Top Ten titles. Vote<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NXWY5VK> now. Webinars Escape Rooms from the Ground Up: In-person, outreach, and digital versions<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryof…> Tuesday, October 6 2:00 PM ET - Library of Michigan Join us as two escape-room-loving librarians walk you through what you need to have for escape rooms at your library. We'll cover how to build in-person rooms for families and groups, how to take an escape room to schools, and how to build a digital escape room for community engagement. In the process, we'll consider budgets and staffing needs for libraries of all shapes and sizes. The webinar link will be emailed to registered attendees the day before the event. This is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. It will be recorded and shared to registrants. YALSA October Webinar Navigating Post-Secondary Readiness in the Time of COVID-19 Oct. 8; Thursday, 2PM EST What does it mean to be college/career ready? How has this changed since the global pandemic began? Many school/public libraries that are normally resources for teens who need help in this area are currently not physically accessible. In this webinar, learn how to help your communities on these topics, and how to reach them to offer that help. $29/webinar<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/Conferen…> or $59/annual webinar subscription<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=eventsconf&Template=/Conference/Con…>. In the News... How low-income families are getting help with online learning from this community center, Ann Arbor News<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlive.…> 9.20.20. Librarians Create Digital Book Displays for Students and Patrons<https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=librarians-create-digital-book-displays-fo…> - SLJ, 9.23.20 Have a good one, 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@01D69321.5DE968F0]

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Brandon Library: Potential COVID-19 Exposure
by Rebecca Higgerson 24 Sep '20

24 Sep '20

Due to a potential COVID-19 exposure, Brandon Library will be closed for two weeks beginning Friday, September 25 through Thursday, October 8. While the outside bookdrop will be open, we are fine free so no fines will accrue during the closure. Patrons do not have to return materials until after we reopen. Thank you, *Rebecca Higgerson* Director Brandon Twp Public Library 304 South Street Ortonville MI 48462 248-627-1474 *ENGAGE • EDUCATE • ENRICH • EMPOWER* *No Reservation Recommendations: your source for colleague-approved vendors!* https://nrr.ninja/

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Virtual Author Talk with the Warren Public Library
by Maren Kroening 24 Sep '20

24 Sep '20

Hello, The Arthur Miller Branch of the Warren Public Library would like to invite you or any of your patrons to a virtual author talk with Michigan Notable Author, Abra Berens on Tuesday, September 29 at 6:00 pm. Please see the below press release or attached flyer for more information. Please feel free to post the flyer for your patrons as we still have available openings at this time. Thank you, Maren Kroening Branch Librarian - Arthur Miller Branch Warren Public Library 5460 Arden, Suite 303 Warren, MI 48092 586.751.5377 mkroening(a)cityofwarren.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: John Robertson Arthur Miller Branch Warren Public Library 5460 Arden, Suite 303 Warren, MI 48092 Phone: (586) 751-5377 Fax: (586) 751-5902 Email: jrobertson(a)cityofwarren.org MICHIGAN NOTABLE AUTHOR ABRA BERENS Please join the Warren Public Library via Zoom on Tuesday, September 29, at 6:00 pm to welcome Michigan author Abra Berens. Ms. Berens will be discussing her first cookbook, Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables<https://sbrb.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/wcv/search/results?qu=ruffage+abra+…>. Written from her experiences as a chef, former farmer, and everyday eater, Ruffage was named a 2020 Michigan Notable Book by the Library of Michigan. This program will include a live talk, recipe demo, and question and answer session. Registration is required for this program, please register at https://bit.ly/33V97Jn . Please be sure to register with your email address. Zoom meeting details will be emailed to the address you provide in your registration the day before the program. Do not share Zoom Meeting details with others. If you have questions about using Zoom, please contact the Arthur Miller Branch Library before the day of the program at 586.751.5377. The Miller Branch Library is located at 5460 Arden Ave, Warren, MI 48092. For more information, call (586) 751-5377. # # # #

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