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Partnering with Romance Writers of America (RWA)
by Lisa Rabey 15 Jun '25

15 Jun '25

Happy Sunday! I'm part of a committee to reboot RWA's Bookseller and Librarian committee ( https://www.rwa.org/booksellers-and-librarians) It's been inactive for over five years and we're looking to reboot with a big bang. (I should note all of us on the committee are librarians.) With that being said, not only am I a librarian but also a bookseller and romance writer so this project is near and dear to my heart. RWA partnered with ALA and PLA in the past for grants to give to public libraries to build their romance collections as well as sponsoring the Cathie LInz Librarian of the Year award ( https://www.rwa.org/librarian-of-the-year) We also have (outdated) shelf talkers and promo materials So there's been a lot in the past that we want to bring back with a vengeance. With all of that being said, what can RWA do to support public libraries? Is it curating readers' advisory lists? Creating promo materials? Getting list of local authors to do signings or talks? Give me your ideas and needs! Lisa Lisa Rabey | (She/They) @heroineinabook | https://lisarabey.com

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Book talk 6/16
by Jill Rauh 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

Please share the attached flyer, and we hope you will consider joining us on Monday at 4 p.m. Jill Rauh, Public Services Librarian Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library.

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Advice needed
by Jill Rauh 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

Hello all, we have a patron who has had a couple of seizures in the library recently. The first time he called 911, the second, we did. We of course are concerned about him, and are wondering if anyone has an experience with a situation like this. Since it involves a medical issue, we're not sure what, if anything we can do. Any thoughts appreciated. Jill Rauh, Public Services Librarian Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library.

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Federal Funds Policy
by Briynne McCrea 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

Hello, I am in need of help from the library hive mind. Does anyone have a good policy written for expending federal funds and meeting all the associated criteria (Davis Bacon, procurement, Suspension and Debarment, etc.) that they would be willing to share? We have a LEO grant that is funded by the feds. The state's compliance people would like a formal policy, but are being a bit coy about providing any examples of what this would actually look like. Thanks!! Briynne McCrea Director Bad Axe Area District Library 200 S. Hanselman St. Bad Axe, MI 48413 989-269-8538 bmccrea(a)badaxelibrary.org

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Youth & Teen Services Updates
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

Happy summer reading to you all!! There is so much COLOR in Our World right now - it has been fabulous to see all of your wonderful summer programs rolling out and your library decorations have been spectacular to see. ~ Cathy #ColorOurWorld #MiSummerReading Resources Brain-Building Through Play: Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Children Some of the most important interactions caregivers have with young children happen through play. By engaging in playful serve and return with a child, we can help build stronger connections in the brain and set the foundation for children's future learning, behavior, and health. Play can take many different forms, as seen by this caregiver making the young child laugh with brief, silly actions. Looking for more ideas? Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child<https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/handouts-tools/brainbuildingt…> created these handouts with playful, age-appropriate activities for children, from newborns to adolescents, that are easy to do anywhere, created with support from The LEGO Foundation<https://www.linkedin.com/company/lego-foundation/>: https://bit.ly/3PvRRSf Teen's Top Ten - YALSA The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country. Readers ages twelve to eighteen then vote online for the top 10. Find the 2025 list here: https://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten Serving Neurodiverse Library Patrons - A StarNet Webinar July 16 at 2:00 pm ET Neurodiversity includes a spectrum of cognitive differences, including autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other unique ways of thinking and experiencing the world. Although each person with these conditions has different skills, abilities, and needs, there are a variety of ways that libraries can tailor their programs and facilities to support neurodiverse patrons. Join this webinar to hear from a variety of experts, including leaders in the NASA's Neurodiversity Network (N3) project and NASA@ My Library's #actuallyautistic PI Anne Holland. We invite you to share your own efforts and experiences in supporting neurodiverse patrons! For details and how to register: https://www.starnetlibraries.org/event/serving-neurodiverse-library-patrons/ Library Juice Academy The classes are taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work when it is convenient (3 - 5 hours per week for four weeks). The course work uses Every Child Ready to Read as a foundation. July 7 - August 3 Assessing, Fostering, and Advocating for Early Childhood Services, Library Juice Academy<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/178-assessing-fostering-and-adv…> November 3 - November 30 Creating and Strengthening Family Service Partnerships through Community Outreach Programs, Library Juice Academy<https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/173-family-service-partnership-…> Dorothy Stoltz, the instructor, worked in programming, outreach, and community engagement for many years. Dorothy is a professional librarian, author, and consultant. She has served as programming and outreach manager and community engagement director. Dorothy advocates for the quality of our thinking and our love of learning as being incomplete without the support of each other. Dorothy retired with the Carroll County (MD) Public Library in 2021. She is author of six books for ALA Editions, and more with her own company, Waldo Publishers<https://waldopublishers.com/>, which presents books inspired by the philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson to "activate from within." She offers mentoring, consulting, and training services on creativity, advocacy, collaboration, and peer learning for libraries and other organizations, through Stoltz Creative Consulting<https://www.instagram.com/stoltzcreative/> WebJunction Course Catalog The WebJunction Course Catalog<https://learn.webjunction.org/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content…> is free and open to library staff everywhere whenever you're ready to learn. We offer library-specific self-paced courses, webinar recordings, and other great learning materials. There are over 50 webinars available<https://www.webjunction.org/find-training/free-events.html?utm_source=SFMC&…> from a range of providers this month. These training opportunities are compiled and shared by the Maine State Library. Highlights include: * June 11-"Sparking Community Connections: Rural Public Library Partnerships" (Nebraska Library Commission) * June 12-"Info2Go! Stress Management: Living Life Essentially" (Idaho Commission for Libraries) * June 17-"Mapping Made Simple: A data.census.gov Guide to Maps" (U.S. Census) This program is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan. People Connect Institute (PCI) Webinars Are you looking for free, high-quality continuing education on a wide range of professional topics? Check out the People Connect Institute (PCI) webinars now available to the Michigan library community. The Library of Michigan provides access to the PCI live webinars for all Michigan library staff. PCI Webinars uses the Zoom platform. * Nurturing Potential: A Toolkit for Engaging Unsupervised Youth and Teens in Your Library<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even…> June 11 at 2pm * Libraries for All: Accessible Library Services for Children with Disabilities and their Families<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even…> June 18 at 2pm * Navigating Grief in the Library: Compassionate Communication and Support Strategies<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even…> June 25 at 2pm Are you or your staff looking to develop your skills with professional development opportunities either in or out of state? The Library Continuing Education Stipend program<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce/scholarships/librar…> can support travel and registration costs by providing financial support for library staff continuing education. To find the full array of training and continuing education opportunities supported and offered by the Library of Michigan visit the Continuing Education site at Michigan.gov/LibraryCE<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce> Links to WebJunction, United for Libraries, the LM CE calendar<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce/intro/lm-continuing…>, and the Niche Staff Skills Academy<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills> can all be found there. This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan. We Need Diverse Books At WNDB's mission is to create lifelong readers and a more empathetic world through the power of inclusive literature. We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that takes a holistic approach in improving literacy and building compassion by affecting change across the entire reading pipeline - turning diverse manuscripts into published books and then donating diverse titles to readers nationwide. Check out their resources online<https://www.diversebooks.org/about> and on Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/p/DKuUNc0zHJA/?igsh=MXd0M3Z3M3V1b291aQ%3D%3D&img_…>. In the News... House Budget Proposes Flat State Aid to Libraries, Anticipates IMLS Funding Cuts<https://myemail.constantcontact.com/House-Budget-Proposes-Flat-State-Aid-to…> - Michigan Library Association, 6/13/25 The Science of Boredom with Jame Danckert, PhD<https://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/the-science-of-bo…> - Children & Screens: Screen Deep Podcast, 6/2025 Libraries and Immigration Enforcement<https://www.oif.ala.org/libraries-and-immigration-enforcement/> - Intellectual Freedom Blog, 1/24/25 [cid:image003.jpg@01DBDC56.1794FDA0] Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - 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/> Join the MiYouth<https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. [cid:image001.png@01DBDC51.79893B20] Do you know an outstanding Michigan educator? Nominate them for 2026-27 Michigan Teacher of the Year! The MTOY Program is accepting nominations through September 24. Nominate an educator using the online form<https://mde.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9BjArjCenn1GB14>. For more information visit www.Michigan.gov/mtoy<http://www.michigan.gov/mtoy>. [Michigan.gov/Vote logo Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/> Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>.

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Tough Topics bookmark
by liecah＠romeodistrictlibrary.org 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

We in Romeo created a Tough Topics bookmark several years ago. I've attached it here. Lieca Hohner Romeo District Library On 2025-06-12 12:00 pm, michlib-l-request(a)mcls.org wrote: > Send Michlib-l mailing list submissions to > michlib-l(a)mcls.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > michlib-l-request(a)mcls.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > michlib-l-owner(a)mcls.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Michlib-l digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Tough Topics Dewey Poster-Shareable Template (Jessica Bostian) > 2. Facility Manager question (Christina Markowski) > 3. Program recommendation (Sarah Skinner) > 4. Job Posting: Library Assistant, Cranbrook Academy of Art > (Part-Time) (Judy Dyki) > 5. BOCD giveaway (Deb Hemmye) > 6. CreativeBug Acquisition: Golden Peak Media (Jim Flury) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:51:33 +0000 > From: Jessica Bostian <jbostian(a)detroitpubliclibrary.org> > To: michlib-l <michlib-l(a)mcls.org> > Cc: Kayla Steeby <ksteeby(a)detroitpubliclibrary.org> > Subject: [Michlib-l] Tough Topics Dewey Poster-Shareable Template > Message-ID: > <BYAPR15MB28220661A99AE925680B6B1DA375A(a)BYAPR15MB2822.namprd15.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Good morning Michigan libraries! > > Several years ago, I had seen a post on Reddit in which someone had > photographed a 'tough topics' poster at a public library. The poster > showed patrons where they might find some very important subjects that > they might be hesitant to ask a librarian about, due to their sensitive > nature. > > I asked one of my department's Technology Training Associates to create > one for us (shout out to Kayla Steeby for her work on this ?) so that > we could update, customize, and possibly print these to display around > our department. > > I haven't seen anything like this for sale, so we thought we would just > go ahead and make one ourselves and share it with anyone interested. I > think this could be very helpful in empowering patrons to utilize > library resources at their own comfort level. > > If anyone is interested, I have here a link to a sharable Canva > template<https://www.canva.com/design/DAGp_6MkQvw/xc4DgkY551QsUEE7Z20w1w/edit?utm_co… > [1]>, please just make yourself a copy that you can edit, print, > download, etc. > > Thank you everyone, and Happy Wednesday! > > Jessica Bostian > > Assistant Manager/Librarian III > > Patent and Trademark Resource Center Representative > > Detroit Public Library > > Social Science, Education & Religion > > Business, Science & Technology > > 5201 Woodward Ave. > > Detroit, MI 48202 > > jbostian(a)detroitpubliclibrary.org > > 313-481-1403 >

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Job Posting: Librarian Intern at the Grosse Pointe Public Library
by Darlene Dery 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

The Grosse Pointe Public Library is seeking a student who is currently enrolled in a Library Science Master’s Degree program at an accredited college or university for a paid, part-time internship. The Grosse Pointe Public Library is a Class 6 Library, with a service population of 51,000+ people and three branches. There is strong community support for the Library and its collections, services and programs offered. Technology is integrated into Library services. The successful candidates will have the desire to work in a collaborative, team environment and take pride in providing prompt and friendly service to customers of all ages and have a passion for serving the community. For more details, please see the attached description. Thank you, [cid:542e7b80-739e-45fe-b676-3412eda4eee0]

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Facility Manager question
by Christina Markowski 12 Jun '25

12 Jun '25

Good afternoon all, A few questions concerning facility managers working at libraries. Do you have a Facility Manager on staff? Are they hourly or salary? How much is their pay rate? Thank you! Tina Markowski (she/her) Director Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library (989) 356-6188 X16 *Bookworm? Please, I'm a Book Dragon. *

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CreativeBug Acquisition: Golden Peak Media
by Jim Flury 12 Jun '25

12 Jun '25

All, Many MI libraries subscribe to CreativeBug. Thus I thought it might useful to share the news of the bankrupt company's acquisition by another firm earlier this week. As you know, CreativeBug parent company JoAnn recently filed for bankruptcy protection for the second, final time. Rival Michaels bought some JoAnn assets. Its physical stores were closed. JoAnn subsidiary CreativeBug was auctioned to the highest bidder, Golden Peak Media, which itself was founded as the result of a bankruptcy auction purchase of longtime publisher F+W Media a number of years ago. [ https://craftindustryalliance.org/fw-media-files-for-bankruptcy/ | https://craftindustryalliance.org/fw-media-files-for-bankruptcy/ ] The below does not link to the official press release concerning this transaction. That press release did not utilize a secure version of http (https) and as a result, it would be flagged as insecure by most web browsers. [ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250610642030/en/Golden-Peak-Media-… | https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250610642030/en/Golden-Peak-Media-… ] The library contact for CreativeBug is and remains Meghan Haddad-Null. Feel free to reach out to Meghan directly with your specific questions or concerns [ mailto:meghan.haddad-null@creativebug.com | meghan.haddad-null(a)creativebug.com ] Jim Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100, ext 133 Note New Fax Number: 248-716-5584 Note New Email Address:jflury@tln.org

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BOCD giveaway
by Deb Hemmye 11 Jun '25

11 Jun '25

We have lots of books on CD to give away. All are adult titles and all have circulated two or three times at most. We have removed most of our identifying labels so they're all ready for your shelves! Send Rides code and which titles or how many you want. Thanks, Deb Hemmye Library Director Huntington Woods Public Library 26415 Scotia Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 248-543-9720, ext. 686 Currently listening to Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing , by Lili Taylor

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