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Ancestry.com One Month Remote Access Extension For Public Libraries
by Jim Flury 20 Apr '20

20 Apr '20

Good Morning, Most of you probably know this already but in case not, ProQuest is extending remote access for Ancestry.com for public libraries until the end of May. Remote access to Ancestry.com for public libraries was due to expire April 30. [ https://support.proquest.com/articledetail?id=kA13r0000003VNdCAM | https://support.proquest.com/articledetail?id=kA13r0000003VNdCAM ] Jim Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100, ext 133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury(a)tln.lib.mi.us

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June B. Mendel Award Winner 2020: Portage Lake District Library
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 20 Apr '20

20 Apr '20

This week, we'll be highlighting each of the winners of RLC 2020. Today is the June B. Mendel Excellence Award for Small and Rural Library Service. It comes with a $1,000 cash prize. The winner is: Portage Lake District Library. Director: Dillon Geshel Service population: circa 11,100 Superiorland co-op 5 full-time, 15 part-time staff The Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) has become the heart of the rural Upper Peninsula community of Houghton, Portage Township and Hancock, Michigan. PLDL has refocused its community programming efforts towards hands-on, experiential learning opportunities that leverage unique staff expertise to provide programs for learning and engagement. This initiative has resulted in cooking demos, graphic design and coding classes, do-it yourself slime-making events, and a 7-day arts and ecology expedition to a remote forested island in Lake Superior. Over the summer, PLDL continued to expand a series of programs hosted at the Downtown Houghton Farmer's Market, a weekly market co-hosted by the PLDL and the City of Houghton co-host a Farmer's Market. The library brings Braille story walks, story time events, scavenger hunts, live music, and Biblio Bistro. BB offered a quick and easy cooking class using fresh produce from the weekly market. In partnership with a Registered Dietician from a local hospital, library staff prepped and cooked meals and provided recipes and dietary information for event attendees. This year also saw a continuation of Market Bucks, an innovative food voucher program for Summer Reading Program participants. Children and families who finished the reading program were awarded a $5 voucher to the farmer's market, enabling them to buy fresh, local produce while also helping to sustain our local food economy. Over the last three years, Market Bucks has become a staple of their Summer Reading Program. Through a partnership with the Rabbit Island Foundation, the library launched an artist-in-residence program for area students. Rabbit Island School is a unique, place-based arts and ecology expedition. In July, the library awarded five full scholarships to area high school students who spent a week on the island, reading, writing, painting, sketching, carving spoons, creating natural dye from plants, cooking, fishing, identifying local flora and fauna, and building an island community. In October, the Rabbit Island School participants presented their work at an art exhibit for their peers, families, and public patrons. A packed room of community members attended the exhibit, which included an art display, a documentary film about their experience, and a photo slideshow. Over the last year, PLDL has also been working with a neighboring school district to revitalize a school public library for students and public patrons. After decades of limited services at the Hancock School Public Library, the school district entered into a contract with PLDL to increase services and resources. Using a nominal amount of contractual revenue, the Hancock Library has been able to add new open hours, hire a dedicated staff, provide oversight from PLDL's MLIS Director Dillon Geshel, and perhaps most importantly, make trained librarians available to students during all hours of the school day. Since PLDL began managing the Hancock library in November of 2018, the overall circulation of library materials has more than doubled; library card sign-ups have more than tripled, and thousands more patrons visited the library compared to the prior year. In 2019, after the library's recent strategic planning process revealed a pressing need for additional quiet and collaborative work spaces at PLDL, an exciting new resource was also made available to our patrons. A collaboration with Houghton County's first co-working space, 101 Quincy, made a 2-day pass available for checkout to library patrons. Library cardholders could checkout the pass to spend time in a shared, creative workspace designed for individuals and groups who need a place to work. This resource proved to be a great option for self-employed library patrons looking for comfortable, shared workspace. Please join me in congratulating the staff of the Portage Lake District Library on their FaceBook page<https://www.facebook.com/pldl.org/>. Sonya Schryer Norris Library Consultant Library of Michigan Michigan Department of Education 517-335-1498 Norriss2(a)michigan.gov<mailto:Norriss2@michigan.gov> https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan https://mel.org<https://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://michlibrary.org/> You have the power to shape your future, and the future of all children, by counting everyone in your home in the 2020 Census<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy2020cen…>. [A close up of a sign Description automatically generated]

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Re-Opening Guidelines from East Lansing
by Debbie Mikula 18 Apr '20

18 Apr '20

Kristin Shelley, Director of the East Lansing Public Library shared her draft of re-opening guidelines at this week’s MLA Coffee Hour. Here it is for your perusal: East Lansing Public Library Guidelines for Reopening after a Pandemic: These guidelines are an outline on phasing in the opening of the library after a closure due to a pandemic. They are not intended to answer all questions, but rather are meant to guide staff and to be a fluid, working document as information continues to develop. Library services and workflow will change as we determine how to be public facing and serve the needs of the public. The staff composition and duties will change because workflow will be different. The reality is that we may not need the number of staff that we currently have or have them in the positions that they are currently working. Staff must be flexible and able to shift job tasks quickly. We will communicate guidelines and progress of plan often to staff. A minimum number of circulation and page staff with a supervisor(s) will report first to clean, disinfect then shelve items returned during the closure, once staff are able to return to working in the library. Staff who can work from home, until the library is fully open, will be encouraged to do so. Returned items will be quarantined for 24 hours before being disinfected and shelved. Library will be “readied” for full public reopening. Plexiglas shields will be in place at Service Desk and public computers –Library Design Associates has a design for these, but ELPL used a local sign company to make these for us (Foresight Supersign). Administrative staff will report to the library to set up signs, shields, gloves, masks, hand sanitizer stations and “holding room” (see below) prior to library being reopened to the public. Service hours will be determined, and an optimum amount of staff will be scheduled. Staff hours may be reduced or changed depending on service hours and need. Public hours may be phased in over a few weeks (i.e. open later and close earlier.) There may be limits on how many patrons will be allowed in the building at a time. We will follow the guidelines of the health department. We are investigating purchasing bookmark timers from Amazon to handout as patrons enter—patrons have 30-45 minutes to be in the library—when leave another patron can come in—keep optimum number of patrons in the building at a time. Changes in services will be communicated to the staff and community. Staff with be trained on new services. Curbside service will be instituted and ready to roll out before the building is reopen to the public. Curbside delivery will be encouraged and launched as a service point to help with physical distancing. ELPL may use the front portion of the foyer between the two sets of automatic, sliding doors for this service before we fully reopen to the public or the staff area silver doors by the drive-up book return. Outside hold lockers will be purchased and installed. Possible companies include D-Tech, Bibliotheca, American Locker and Leid Products. Additional hotspots will be purchased and laptops for checkout—ordered and additional 30 T-Mobile hotspots. Materials by mail will be expanded to patrons who want to use this service, again this allows for physical distancing to continue while providing library materials to patrons. We may partner with Michigan State University Libraries on this service since they already fully offer this service. Online library card application and issuing will continue, be encouraged, and the norm. At the point that the library opens to the public, good hygiene and physical distancing signs will be in place in the public areas and restrooms, these signs may include floor markers on where patrons should stand to wait for assistance at the Service Desk. The floor marker signs are available from First Impression Print and Marketing (www.fipprint.com.) Both staff and public spaces will be reconfigured, as much as possible, to allow for physical distancing. Some public computers may need to be “out of service” to maintain social distancing. Again, Plexiglas shields may be placed around the computers. A regimen for cleaning computers, monitors, mice after every use will be put in place, as other libraries instituted after the Swine Flu. The use of meeting rooms will not be permitted unless physical distancing can be guaranteed, and the number of meeting attendees is 10 or less. Once the meeting rooms fully reopen, we will follow the guidelines of allowable numbers of people in a gathering set by the Governor/health department. Areas of the building may be cordoned off when we first reopen—for example the small study rooms, the fireplace seating area. Stacks may be open to two people at a time. The Children’s Area may be limited to a few families at a time. Toys will be slowly reintroduced to the children’s area and only the play things that are easily disinfected. Regularly scheduled cleaning of toys and the Children’s Area will happen many times throughout the day. Staff will encourage patrons to use self-checkout stations to check out most materials. In person programming will not happen for at least one month after opening or until physical distancing and the number of people who can gather together are relaxed. Programming will continue online including, but not limited to, Summer Reading Program, storytimes, teen programs, craft, job help tutorials and book discussions. Volunteers, which includes library volunteers, Peckham and Friends of the Library, will not be in the building until the library can reopen to the public. Physical distancing will be maintained when we reopen, therefore, we will restrict the number of volunteers in the staff area/nonpublic areas to one at any given time. Library staff will not accept donations of materials for the Friends of the Library for two months after the library fully opens to the public. This will give staff time to become comfortable with the new services offered and to configure the staff area for curbside pickup. Collection development and selection will continue to shift to digital collections, and the budget will shift to further develop digital collections. Staff Hygiene and Safety: Much of the cleaning guidelines and staff hygiene and safety guidelines came from a webinar conducted by the CDC. (Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collections<https://youtu.be/iuuczmz4BR0>.) There is a link to a list of EPA suggested disinfectants at cdc.gov. Staff need to have their temperature taken at the staff door * If they have a temperature of 99 degrees or up, they need to go home * Staff will wear masks while working and gloves will be encouraged. We will follow guidelines of the health department on this. Good hygiene signs will be posted in the staff areas Staff and public areas will be thoroughly cleaned before the library re-opens * Only staff (determined number pages, circulation staff and supervisors) needed to clean/disinfect returned materials, shelve materials will report the first few days. * Public and staff areas will be cleaned routinely and often throughout the day with disinfectant. * Restrooms both staff and public will be cleaned several times per day. We will work with the custodial services company to schedule more cleanings. High-risk staff need to make the best and most responsible decision for themselves on whether they will return to work, and they need to share this decision with library administration as soon as possible. A “holding room,” for a staff member or patron who exhibits symptoms of a coronavirus, will be designated where a staff member or a patron will remain until they can go home or safely leave. The room will be cordoned off for 24 hours, after someone has been placed in it. If we can we will open the windows. After the 24-hour period, the room will be professionally cleaned with soap and water then disinfected. New Cleaning Guidelines From Pandemic Plan: Opening: Staff member #1 Wipe down with disinfectant wipes or cleaner: Door handles Tops/backs of plastic/wood chairs Check-in station Self-checks, clean and then clean screens with Windex Cart/book truck handles Any other areas you see fit to clean Staff member #2 - Service Desk staff member Wipe down with disinfectant wipes or cleaner: Service desk surfaces Computers Monitors Scanners Mice Copier/print station (public and staff) Any other areas you see fit to clean Staff member #3 - PIC Wipe down with disinfectant wipes or cleaner: Public computers, clean and then clean screens with Windex Catalog computers, clean and then clean screens with Windex Maker Studio computers, clean and then clean screens with Windex iPads, clean and then clean screens with Windex Mice Any other areas you see fit to clean Cleaning after opening: Service Desk staff members Wipe down with disinfectant wipes or cleaner throughout the shift: Service Desk Computers—clean after every user Mice Scanners Any other areas you see fit to clean PIC - wipe down surfaces while patrolling Resources to refer to: ala.org cdc.gov epa.gov Here is a link to another reopening plan that is in phases from a Wyoming library that is more generic: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flibrary.wyo.gov%2fwp-co…

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VIRTUAL Warren Busch Library event - "Let's Go Green!"
by amucha＠cityofwarren.org 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Please share: Warren Public Library Hosts a VIRTUAL event "Earth Day 2020: Let’s Go Green!” on Wednesday April 22, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. We are pleased to announce this event will be presented virtually via zoom.us to allow people to attend from home. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Gerald Hasspacher of the Southeast Michigan Group of the Sierra Club will give an environmental awareness presentation. Topics discussed will include energy, watersheds, and hazardous chemicals in everyday products. He will also cover native & invasive birds, plants, and trees. You’ll learn tips for the yard, the garden, and reducing energy usage. This program will be held virtually on zoom.us. Registration is required. Email jbabcock(a)cityofwarren.org<mailto:jbabcock@cityofwarren.org> or register online at https://tinyurl.com/ybfqvxfr. An email address is required to receive the login link and password. Andrea Mucha Library Technician Warren Public Library Dorothy M Busch Branch 23333 Ryan Road Warren MI 48091 (586) 353-0580 (586) 756-4292 Fax http://www.warrenlibrary.net/

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Youth & Teen Services Updates
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

MiYouth Professional Development! Register now for the new LM MiYouth Spring webinars! Details attached from my email earlier today (4/17/20), or for a full listing of LM events please see our registration site.<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibraryof…> MiYouth Meetings will be weekly, at 10am on Wednesdays. Please note the added PASSWORD protection: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://michigan-host.zoom.us/j/506813991<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 Find local AT&T Numbers<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telec…> MiYouth List for Virtual Resources & Programming ideas: http://bit.ly/MiYouthVirtual<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FM…> Staff Skills Academy<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michi…>: Online CE through the Library of Michigan The Library of Michigan is excited to present free, online continuing education for Michigan library staff that you can access now from our website. You will need to create a user name and password but it's free and easy and you only need to do it once for any/all of the courses. Each course takes about 30 minutes to complete. Streaming Storytime<https://vimeo.com/407163717> from the Massachusetts Library System A Streaming Storytime "How-To" featuring Danielle Masterson, Head of Children & Teen Services at the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading and Jessica Phillips, Head of Children's Department at the Duxbury Public Library on how they are connecting with their youth community virtually using Facebook and Instagram. Watch the recording<https://vimeo.com/407163717> and slides and other resources can be found at drive.google.com/open?id=1LuonnBbypKDHAZZ9e61pUjHfAWLRA4kJ<https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LuonnBbypKDHAZZ9e61pUjHfAWLRA4kJ>. Thanks to my counter-part in MA for sharing this with Michigan! Music Help for Streaming Storytime!<https://www.clel.org/single-post/2020/03/27/Music-Help-for-Streaming-Storyt…> - thanks to Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy for sharing. Michigan Department of Education MDE COVID-19 Education Information and Resources<https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-37818_53456---,00.html> Michigan and the nation are experiencing extraordinary challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this situation, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued Executive Order 2020-35 <https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michi…> to outline the provision of K-12 education during the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is providing information and guidance - developing numerous resources to assist local school districts, educators, and families. Essential School-Wide and Center-Wide Practices in Literacy<https://literacyessentials.org/downloads/gelndocs/schoolandcenterlevelessen…> from the General Education Leadership Network (GELN) and Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA). Ready to Read Michigan "Look! Elephants!" The Library of Michigan's Ready to Read Michigan program presents: "A Parade of Elephants!" read by award winning author & illustrator, Kevin Henkes<https://youtu.be/5XCvvb8Bv6U>. Take time to talk, sing, read, write, and play with your child. #ReadytoReadMi #EarlyLiteracy #LSTA #MiLibraries Please feel free to share out links to the "Talk, Read, Sing, Write, and Play" downloadables on www.Mi.gov/ReadytoRead<http://www.Mi.gov/ReadytoRead>. Easy tips and activities for families at home. WKAR - PBS The link to the WKAR Education Newsletter subscription<https://www.wkar.org/subscribe-wkar-family-and-pbs-kids-newsletter>. A locally produced COVID19 program link<https://www.wkar.org/post/michigan-home-education-apr-9-2020-covid-19-answe…> is here. Education was the focus of last week's episode with State Superintendent, Dr. Rice. You are able to ask questions for the next episode through the Q&A link. PBS Children's Media Education have announced that on April 29 at 7 p.m. ET, Ken Burns will participate in a live discussion on the PBS LearningMedia YouTube page, where he'll answer questions submitted by teachers. Share this sign up link<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> with local educators. EVERGREEN RESOURCES FROM CME We have created talking points<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> to give you some ideas on how to... more<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> STAR Net Social Hour Virtual Webinar Interested in sharing how your library has responded to the COVID-19 crisis or hearing how other libraries have approached it? Join the STAR Net team for an informal, online, discussion-based "Social Hour" where we'll talk about some of the successes and challenges that libraries across the country are encountering while trying to bring STEAM to their patrons. There is no set agenda; this is a chance for you to share and listen! We will be capping the registration at 35 participants to create a more discussion-friendly environment. Participants will have audio and video access for this discussion. When: Apr 21, 2020 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Topic: STAR Net Social Hour (Session 1) Register in advance for Session 1 webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6K8xDscsQFSRYZkRNnXBPQ When: Apr 22, 2020 02:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Topic: STAR Net Social Hour (Session 2) Register in advance for Session 2 webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6L0-a-E3TYO_KNcahgf4fw In the News... About 500,000 Michigan Children Lack the Internet Access and Computers Needed to Learn at Home<https://chalkbeat.org/posts/detroit/2020/04/14/about-500000-michigan-childr…> - Chalkbeat, 4.14.2020. A Support Guide for Parents Raising Babies & Toddlers through the Coronavirus Crisis<https://qz.com/1830026/resources-for-babies-and-toddlers-stuck-at-home-due-…> - Quartz, 4.6.2020. How Parents Can Help Their Kids While Managing Distance Learning<https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55621/how-parents-can-help-their-kids-while-…> - KQED, 4.14.2020. Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 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/> You have the power to shape your future, and the future of all children, by counting everyone in your home in the 2020 Census<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy2020cen…>. [A close up of a sign Description automatically generated]

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Planning for Reopening
by Riley, Randy (MDE) 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Announce by ALA this afternoon. Looking Ahead, Planning for Reopening Friday, April 24, 1:00 p.m. central Even as many are working overtime to provide remote and adapted services to their communities, librarians, library staff and boards are planning for reopening when it becomes safe to do so. There are many considerations, from patron and staff safety to dealing with materials, equipment, and space; from bringing staff onsite to restarting programs. Has your state established a task force or working group to launch the planning process? Join a conversation with colleagues from states across the country, share information, ask questions, hear what resources are available and let ALA know what help you need. Please register here<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclicks.mem…>. This conversation is being convened by ALA's Public Policy and Advocacy Office and the Chapter Relations Office. Megan Murray Cusick, MLIS Assistant Director, State Advocacy American Library Association mcusick(a)ala.org<mailto:mcusick@ala.org> r. Randy Riley State Librarian Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo Street Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335-1517 rileyr1(a)michigan.gov<mailto:rileyr1@michigan.gov>

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MCDA plan
by Melissa Huisman 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Hi! I have had a number of requests for this informative document that my Coop director, Carol sent out this morning. So, here it is. [cid:image001.png@01D614D3.CFB61540] Contact me: mhuisman(a)hudsonville.org<mailto:mhuisman@hudsonville.org> :: 616-669-1255 x 5

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Register soon for this MCLS webinar!
by Gwen Haviland 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

There is still time to register for this MCLS webinar! Original Cataloging of Sound Recordings Using RDA<https://store.mcls.org/index.php/original-cataloging-of-sound-recordings-us…> 3-day class, April 28-30, 2pm - 4pm Eastern (1pm - 3pm Central) 6 LEUs for Indiana libraries! For this and other great workshops please visit our Training Store here https://store.mcls.org To learn about our Cataloging Certificate Programs click here https://www.mcls.org/training-events/certification/ ************************************* Gwen Haviland, Training Department Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 1407 Rensen St, Suite 1, Lansing, MI 48910 800-530-9019 ext 404 training(a)mcls.org

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Arts and Cultural Resources
by Debbie Mikula 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Emergency Relief Funds Now Available to Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Organizations through Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Federal funding will provide up to $5,000 in grants to Michigan’s arts and cultural organizations impacted by COVID-19 outbreak LANSING, MICH. The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) has launched a new program providing a total of $502,400 in grants to Michigan’s eligible nonprofit arts and culture organizations that have been negatively impacted as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. “With the outbreak of COVID-19, many of our state’s arts and culture organizations are faced with serious economic impacts, including challenges with cash flow and resources to support their workforce,” said MCACA Director Alison Watson. “The Emergency Relief Funds program will provide assistance to these organizations that add so much value to Michigan’s economy and bolster the creative life of our communities.” MCACA, through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will make a total of $502,400 in one-time grants to eligible nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, ensuring broad geographic distribution across Michigan. The funds can be used for salary support (full or partial) for one or more employees; fees for artists and/or contractual personnel; and facility costs, such as rent and utilities. To be eligible, applicants must be a nonprofit arts and cultural organization, have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) (3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Services code, and be incorporated and physically located in Michigan. The maximum request for funding is $5,000 and there is no match requirement. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on May 1 and applications will be scored based on total number of completed applications received by May 1. The number of grants awarded will depend on the number of applications received, the amount requested and the completeness of the applications received. Funds are expected to be disbursed no later than June 1. More information on the Emergency Relief Funds program is available at www.michigan.gov/arts<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. “While we recognize that these funds will in no way meet the full needs or demands of the arts and cultural community, we hope they will provide some immediate relief and we will continue to leverage other resources as they become available,” Watson said. Other resources for businesses across Michigan to assist them in recovering from economic losses as a result of the COVID-19 virus can be found online at michiganbusiness.org/covid19<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. This site includes resources offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Pure Michigan Business Connect virtual procurement and donation platform<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>, support services offered through the Small Business Development Center and more. The MEDC has also developed a FAQ for Michigan businesses and communities at michiganbusiness.org/covid19-faq<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. Information around this outbreak is changing rapidly. The latest information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> and CDC.gov/Coronavirus<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>. For those who have questions about the state’s actions to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, please call the COVID-19 Hotline at 1-888-535-6136 between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. About the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs As the state's government's lead agency charged with developing arts and culture policy and grant-making, MCACA recognizes the need for, and seeks out, a wide variety of public and private sector partners to help fulfill this mission to ensure that every citizen and community in Michigan enjoys the civic, economic and educational benefits of arts and culture. About Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is the state’s marketing arm and lead advocate for business development, job awareness and community development with the focus on growing Michigan’s economy. For more information on the MEDC and our initiatives, visit www.MichiganBusiness.org<http://www.MichiganBusiness.org>. For Pure Michigan® tourism information, your trip begins at www.michigan.org<http://www.michigan.org>. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. About the National Endowment for the Arts Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the Arts Endowment supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. Visit here<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…> to learn more. ### Media Contact: Kathleen Achtenberg<mailto:achtenbergk@michigan.org> * JIC News Release 152_Emergency Relief Funds Now Available to Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Organizations through Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.pdf<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2…>

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re library opening May 1st
by Melissa Huisman 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Hi All! Thanks for letting me freak out amongst friends! I sent him the wonderful MCDA plan that was distributed this morning - and I think that will help him understand better. He did say it was "tentative" - so I will hold him to it! Have a great weekend! Melissa [cid:image001.png@01D614BA.2AF09210] Contact me: mhuisman(a)hudsonville.org<mailto:mhuisman@hudsonville.org> :: 616-669-1255 x 5 From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org> On Behalf Of Melissa Huisman via Michlib-l Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 12:40 PM To: 'michlib-l(a)mcls.org' <michlib-l(a)mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Library opening May 1st?! Hi! My City manager is planning on us opening fully to the public as of May 1st. We have none of the safeguards in place yet. We don't even know if we will have delivery or the ability to place holds in our shared system. Does this seem crazy to anyone else? [cid:image003.png@01D614BA.2AE96620] Contact me: mhuisman(a)hudsonville.org<mailto:mhuisman@hudsonville.org> :: 616-669-1255 x 5

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