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water bottles never claimed
by mgoedge＠petoskeylibrary.org 12 Feb '26

12 Feb '26

Happy Thursday, We accumulate an alarming amount of reusable water bottles in our lost and found and I've tried to think of a cheeky way to give them a new life rather than sending them to a donation pile. Has anything worked for your library? My ideas: Clean/sanitize/bleach and seal them and set them out as free to take near our bottle filler Partner with local restaurants or beverage spots to fill them one time for free Fill them with soup (eek) Get a free book from the Friends book sale if you take one home! Fill with candy so patrons will take one home! Take five and fill them with water in case of emergency! Thank you and I'd love to hear solutions to this low-stakes epidemic, Megan Petoskey District Library

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Free materials from the Women's Health Partnership
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 12 Feb '26

12 Feb '26

Cancer and heart disease are the leading causes of death for Michigan women, and to tackle this issue the Cancer Prevention and Control Section of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has screening programs for women. * The Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Navigation Program (BC3NP)<https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/chronicdiseases/cancer/bc3np> provides breast and cervical cancer screening to eligible women. * The WISEWOMAN Program<https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/chronicdiseases/cancer/wisew…> provides screening for heart disease risk factors and health coaching to make lifestyle changes. * The Program for Breast Cancer in Young Adults<https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/chronicdiseases/cancer/breas…> provides educational and quality of life resources for cancer survivors, metastatic thrivers, caregivers, and health professionals. To promote these programs, the MDHHS Cancer Section began the Women’s Health Partnership<https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/chronicdiseases/cancer/women…> to partner with organizations to: * Enroll women for lifesaving health screenings. * Engage women in services for themselves and their families. * Educate about breast cancer risk and improve the quality of life of those impacted by cancer. * Help women take advantage of FREE health services in the communities they serve. How can libraries help with this effort? Feel free to order free materials<https://www.research.net/r/WHP_Materials> <https://www.research.net/r/WHP_Materials> (bookmarks, flyers in multiple languages, display items) to provide these resources in your community. Thank you, 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://liblists.org/postorius/lists/miyouth.liblists.org/> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. [Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan] [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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Join us TODAY for Digital Collections Office Hours!
by Gallo, Biz (MDE) 12 Feb '26

12 Feb '26

Please join us for our first Digital Collections Office Hours of the year, Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 10:30-11:30 am. Do you have questions about creating digital collections? Do you have material that you want to digitize and share with your community, but don't know where to start? Are you interested in preserving your digital content and need tool recommendations? Join experts from the Library of Michigan<https://cms.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/digitization/>, DPLA Michigan Service Hub<https://michmemories.org/>, and the Michigan Digital Preservation Network<http://mipres.org/> for free advice during new monthly open office hours! Come with questions, like... * What grants are available to support digitization of my collections? * What file format should I be scanning to for long-term preservation? * What platforms can I use to publish digital collections? * How do I work with volunteers to create a scanning program? * And much, much more! Office Hours will be held virtually the second Thursday of every month from 10:30-11:30 am and are open to any staff or volunteers at libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, or other cultural memory organizations! Use the link below to register for office hours and receive the Zoom link. Come for a question, stay to join the discussion! Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lce-upj8oG9XI77qeMfLkRc_04ehDFp… Biz Gallo Statewide Digitization Initiatives Coordinator Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48915 GalloB(a)michigan.gov<mailto:GalloB@michigan.gov> | mi.gov/LMdigitization<http://mi.gov/LMdigitization> | 517-335-1402 she/her/hers [Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan]<https://www.michigan.gov/mde/resources/michigans-top-10-strategic-education…> [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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Presenter Recommendation
by Mick Howey 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

Hello Michlib! Monday evening, BPL had the pleasure to host Rodney David Deal from the Detroit Historical Society. Rodney's program was Freedom Confirmed: President Abraham Lincoln's Courage To Create Change. His presentation was interesting, informative, well thought out, and highlighted a different aspect of Abraham Lincoln. Rodney was engaging and personable, conversational and knowledgeable, and made what could have been a complicated topic easy to understand. Unlike my last presenter recommendation, here is Rodney's contact information. You can reach, and other great presenters, through the Detroit Historical Society's Speakers Bureau at https://www.detroithistorical.org/speakers-bureau We've used the Society's Speakers Bureau for 3 presentations with another coming next month. All were great presentations! Please let me know if you have any questions. Cheers, Mick Howey, MLIS Adult Services Librarian II Baldwin Public Library 300 West Merrill Street Birmingham, MI 48009 (248) 554-4649 https://www.baldwinlib.org/

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Laingsburg Happenings
by Sara Danford 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

Hi all, We are hosting an open house meet’n’greet for our Dog Sled and Native Art Exhibit on 2/28 and I am inviting and sharing the flyer with you all. This is a tribute to local craftspeople in our community for their effectiveness at crossing cultural boundaries by means of niche skilled crafts. Included in the special exhibit are Native American wares that were received in appreciation of a local sled dog maker’s craftsmanship and heart. Other items were procured for personal study and enjoyment, such as numerous Native American baskets provided by master basket weaver, Annie Brock. Accompanying books are available for checkout for further research and intrigue. Hope to see you. All the best, Sara J. Danford Director, Laingsburg Public Library 517.651.6282

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laptops for checkout
by Christina 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

Hello! Do any of you who lend laptops have to support them on your own? We don't have IT support to manage our fleet of laptops, nor do we have a large budget, so we've purchased relatively cheap laptops. While they are working just fine for now, we are finding it more difficult to keep them up to date and to maintain the ability for students to check them out and remove identifying information upon return. As laptops become more personalized, it's harder and harder to keep them from remembering login information. How do you all do that? Or, are we the only library without IT support or a budget for special software? Thanks in advance! -- *Christina Radisauskas | Library Director* *Aquinas College*1700 Fulton St E *|* Grand Rapids, MI 49506 616-632-2124 | radischr(a)aquinas.edu she/her/hers aquinas.edu/library <https://www.aquinas.edu/library> *|* Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/Grace-Hauenstein-Library-at-Aquinas-College-135101…> *|* Twitter <https://twitter.com/AQ_Library>

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Presenter Recommendation
by Mick Howey 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

Hello Michlib! On February 2nd, BPL had the pleasure of hosting local author Scott Ellsworth for a talk about his last book *Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America. *Scott was great! Knowledgeable, conversational, personable, and engaging. He was easy to work with and keep in contact. The event drew 20 attendees despite the blistering cold that evening. His fee was $350. He does support and will work with you on that. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best, Mick Howey, MLIS Adult Services Librarian II Baldwin Public Library 300 West Merrill Street Birmingham, MI 48009 (248) 554-4649 https://www.baldwinlib.org/

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Book Sale Remains
by Bob Barringer 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

ThriftBooks broke up with us. Wound is fresh. Still hurting. Can't discuss. Scotch will get me through it. What do you do with the books that remain after your book sale? Bob Bob Barringer, PhD Director The Schultz-Holmes District Library 407 S. Lane St. Blissfield, MI 49228 517-486-2858 blissfieldlibrary.org Facebook: @blisslibrary

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Full-Time Library Technical Assistant II Job Posting
by Katie Ester 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

Hi all, Come join us at SBL! This full-time job is opening due to retirement. Job details including educational requirements, job experience and salary are included in the link below. Application period ends on Feb 20. https://shelbytwp.applicantpro.com/jobs/3987068 Katie Katie Ester Director Shelby Township Library *New Address* 52610 Van Dyke Shelby Township, MI 48316 (586) 726-2344

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Invitation: GoLM Monthly General Membership Meeting (Open to All Michigan Libraries)
by matt.grayvin＠rhpl.org 10 Feb '26

10 Feb '26

Hello Michigan Library Makers, The Guild of Library Makers (GoLM) would like to invite library staff from across Michigan to join our General Membership Meeting (GMM). GoLM’s GMM is an open monthly gathering for anyone involved in, or interested in, library makerspaces, maker programming, and hands-on learning in libraries. You do not need to be a current member to attend. If you would like to stay connected between meetings, we also welcome you to join our Discord community: discord.gg/9vRYyXKPrf This month’s GoLM General Membership Meeting: Friday, February 20 1:00 – 2:00 PM Virtual (Google Meet) [https://meet.google.com/usm-snyt-vyv](https://meet.google.com/usm-snyt-vyv) GMMs typically include brief updates on GoLM projects, opportunities for collaboration, and open discussion around challenges and successes in library makerspaces. Meetings are held monthly, and attendees are welcome to join whenever it fits their schedule. If you work with making, crafting, technology, or hands-on learning in libraries, or are exploring what that work could look like at your library, we would love to have you join us. If you have any questions, please email us at guildoflibrarymakers(a)gmail.com Thank you, and we hope to see you there. Matt Grayvin Director, Guild of Library Makers

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