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Responses for Tween Collection
by Jessica Wilhoite 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi all, Here are the compiled responses regarding tween collections. Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond. Hello from Commerce Township! · Did you take books from existing J/Teen collections and create a Tween collection or did you start from scratch? -We created a Tween collection by basically creating an Early Chapter Book collection. We went through our entire JFic collection and pulled anything out that was grades 1-3, which we moved into an Early Chapter Book collection. This essentially left us with a Tween collection (grades 4-6) in our JFic. · Have your circ stats increased from books that were moved over, if you used books in your existing collection? -I'm not sure how to check this myself, but I would say yes. · Feedback from patrons (positive or negative)? -Patron reactions have been overwhelmingly positive. They love being able to find the books their child can read in one spot, as opposed to having every single chapter book in the same area, as we had before. I think the kids like it too, because they don't see the "little kid" books (Stilton, etc) in their area. · If you have a collection, do you separate the books or keep them interfiled with a tween sticker on the spine? -We have all of our grades 4-6 fiction shelved in one spot. The only time we label a book with a Tween sticker is if the book has adult themes (like molestation in The Summer of Owen Todd). We wanted to keep the books in the JFic area, but put the label on to alert patrons that it had mature content for that age group. · Do you find that there are too many places to send patrons looking for materials? (This was a question brought to me when I said I wanted to investigate this collection) -Our pages certainly think so! But patrons have not complained. Honestly, they have been super positive about it. · Procedure for your processing staff on how to determine what goes in tween? -The librarian who is in charge of this collection makes that decision (and the department head if there are questions) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ * Did you take books from existing J/Teen collections and create a Tween collection or did you start from scratch? YES * Have your circ stats increased from books that were moved over, if you used books in your existing collection? YES * Feedback from patrons (positive or negative)? POSITIVE!! Overwhelmingly positive. * If you have a collection, do you separate the books or keep them interfiled with a tween sticker on the spine? Separate space * Do you find that there are too many places to send patrons looking for materials? (This was a question brought to me when I said I wanted to investigate this collection) NO * Procedure for your processing staff on how to determine what goes in tween? I make the decisions, so we don't need written guidelines for circ staff. I do have guidelines that I use. (Age of protagonist, storyline, language) * Anything else you can think of that might be relevant/helpful? The best way to describe a tween collection is "a bridge from Juvenile to Teen." These are the books that are too old for juvenile readers, but they do not contain the heavy issues that are found in some teen books. This is not to say that you don't put "problem novels" in tween, you just make sure they are age-appropriate. ________________________________________ ____________________________________________ * Did you take books from existing J/Teen collections and create a Tween collection or did you start from scratch? At Novi, we used our existing collections to start a tween collection. We pulled books from both youth fiction and YA fiction. We knew that we would have a great deal of books being pulled from both collections, so a tip would be to make sure you have the space to accommodate the new collection. * Have your circ stats increased from books that were moved over, if you used books in your existing collection? We have found that books that were not circulating in the youth and/or YA fiction collections have now circulated better in the tween fiction collection. We started the tween fiction collection is March 2016 and all the books in that collection have circulated to date.  Feedback from patrons (positive or negative)? The Library has received positive feedback from patrons regarding the Tween Collection. Patrons, especially parents, often mention that having tween books separate from the youth and teen collections makes it easier for them to find age appropriate books for their children. * If you have a collection, do you separate the books or keep them interfiled with a tween sticker on the spine? Our tween fiction collection has its own designated collection area. It is shelved after the youth fiction collection. Our YA collections are housed on the second floor of the Library. At the time of the creation of our tween fiction collection, there were no professional stickers available. The Library made its own “tween” sticker. * Do you find that there are too many places to send patrons looking for materials? (This was a question brought to me when I said I wanted to investigate this collection) No! It actually makes it much easier when doing reference interviews and reader’s advisory with patrons. It is especially helpful when a middle school student is looking to browse, as all the books that have appropriate content and are appealing to that age group are kept in one spot. At Novi, we made sure to only have books in one collection regardless of appeal. For example, Harry Potter could have appeal for teens, but we have all copies in the tween fiction collection. * Procedure for your processing staff on how to determine what goes in tween? We have one Information Services Librarian who purchases the youth fiction, tween fiction, and YA fiction, so this librarian makes the call as to which collection the book belongs in. This librarian looks at professional reviews to see what is recommended age group. Lots of professional reviews have caught on to the popularity of tween fiction collections, and as a result, the reviews reflect these age groups (i.e. grades 4-8 or grades 5-8 or ages 9-12 or ages 10-14). * Anything else you can think of that might be relevant/helpful? In the Novi Community School District, grades fifth and sixth are in their own building separate from the seventh and eighth grade students. Librarians found that these students who utilized the Novi Public Library did not know where to find books suited for their grade level. Our librarians wanted to give middle school students a place of their own in the Library to find materials that interested them. The Tween Collection helped to accomplish this, as these students could easily identify titles similar to those they would find at their school library as well as other titles that they may not have discovered yet. Furthermore, the Tween Collection was created as a result of patrons looking for middle grade books that were found in both our youth and young adult collections. Through reference interviews, librarians found that parents were reluctant to let their middle school child look for a book that was housed in the teen room (located on the second level of our Library). The goal was to make it easier to find age-appropriate books for middle school aged children all in one place. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ At Farmington Community Library, we have a Tween collection that was developed a couple years ago by one of our Teen Librarians, Jennie Willard. She presented about it along with a Librarian from Novi at Spring Institute in 2016, and I’ve attached the documents and presentation they used. Most of the items selected for the Tween collection came from our existing YA collection, though a Children’s Librarian gave some older J fiction items to add as well. Since then we have a designated budget for acquiring new Tween items and replacement copies for popular titles. In general, adding the Tween collection was definitely the right decision for us. Feedback from patrons has generally been good. Parents of tweens are particularly excited about it; I frequently talk to parents who are noticing that their kids are too old for most of the juvenile fiction we have, but they’re concerned about some of the content in our YA fiction collection. We have a Tween sticker that we use instead of the YA sticker on items for this collection. The collection is still considered part of our YA fiction collection, but with the shelf location listed as Tween Fiction. Patrons get a little confused, but I think that’s because our Tween collection ends in the middle of a row of shelves and the regular YA fiction starts immediately after it. Our goal moving forward is to have the Tween collection take up one row and make sure the signage is clear. We typically consider any items that are grades 5-9, ages 10-14, or somewhere in that range. Since we have different librarians ordering for the J Fiction, YA Fiction, and Tween Fiction collections, we tend to check in with each other on items that we’re not sure which of us should purchase. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ At my last library in IL, I inherited a middle school fiction collection, and I would honestly not recommend creating one. This collection annually had the worst circulation in the entire library, primarily because everyone self-selects out of this age group. After surveying patrons, we learned that middle school students like to think that they are more mature, and they prefer to shop around in the Teen collection. Parents who were directed to a book in the middle school collection opted for JFic, because thinking of their 6th grader as a teen scared them. We started doing some additional testing by putting copies of books in both places (where appropriate), and the Teen and JFic books always circ'ed significantly more. Let me know if you have any questions. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ We started the Tween programming here in 2010 and consider tweens kids in 4th-6th grade. Our teen program begins with 7th. We don't classify books as "Tween" except to say that all of our J fiction in the Children's room is considered that age range (4th-6th grade) and books upstairs in our YA room are, of course, considered "teen". So I guess we got around labeling things "tween" and instead consider simply juvenile fiction as tween fiction. We do have a display for "New Tween Books" that is quite popular with this age group. Once again, these are labeled on the spine as "J" fiction. I'm a very small library, and when I took over from the previous director, our collection essentially went from J to YA. After some thought, we created Preteen and Teen sections. Our preteen is 9-11, teen is 11-14, and YA is 15+ (J is 9 and under, which includes picture books and beginner chapter books). This makes it SOOOO much easier for the age groups to find the books that not only interest them, but are age appropriate. We went into our system and re-cataloged them accordingly (T and PT). __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tecumseh District Library My Tween Collection is geared for fifth graders through seventh graders; each library defines their Tween parameters differently, I have found! This age/grade range works for us. This is not to say that only these students check out the Tween books, of course! Many kids in the lower levels love the Big Nate series and the James Patterson books, etc. and gravitate towards them. 1. I began to build my Tween Collection by re-cataloging upper reading level J Fiction books and also by buying brand new books. My new Teen Librarian also passed along some existing YA series to re-catalog as Tweens because they were really too young for her teen collection but too old to be placed in the children's chapter books. 2. I have not had any negative feedback from patrons. at all. Folks got used to the location of the new collection and seemed happy to have an "in-between" section. I personally love my Tween Collection! 3. My Tween Collection is a separate entity and is shelved independently from the Juvenile Chapter books, but it is nearby. The spine labels read T FIC REA and J FIC SCH, for example, so our Circulation Staff knows where to shelve the books. 4. No, this has not resulted in a feeling of having too many places to send people to look for books! The Juvenile Collection is adjacent to the Tween Collection so it is not a hardship to scoot from one collection to the other!! The Young Adult Collection is on the other side of the building but the kids have no problems walking over to that section if they are interested in teen books. Plus, if patrons happen to use the card catalog during their search, the location clues on the call letters tell them where to look: J Fic, T Fic, or YA Fic. 5. As the Children's Librarian, I make the determination when I build my orders or when I catalog of which collection my books go in, Juvenile or Tween! The processing staff then prepares the book according to my decision. 6. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or e-mail! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ This is from 2015, but may come in handy: [ https://blogs.wayne.edu/yacityyac/2015/02/27/group-two-first-blogsquestions… | https://blogs.wayne.edu/yacityyac/2015/02/27/group-two-first-blogsquestions… ] __________________________________________________________________________________________________ A year and a half ago I was asked to take-on ordering Tween books, thereby creating a Tween collection. We have a small library, so it was decided to not give the Tweens their own location. They are housed within the Teen and JFIC collections, with a designated TWEEN sticker above the spine label. That being said, I spent the first few months researching what I wanted the parameters of Tween books to be, going through our existing collections, changing records, and adding designation stickers. I only work 11 hours each week at this library, so this could probably have been done more quickly. As I shelf books now, I will still scan the collections to see if there are other items that should be changed to Tween. I've been ordering books and building the Tween collection for just over a year now. My biggest challenge is that after I have created my order, I have to double check our inventory, as well as both the Teen and the JFIC orders to make sure they haven't already ordered something that I am interested in. This is very time consuming. I am also selective with what I order due to limited space and budget. As for processing, the difficulty for me comes in deciding if the new additions should be housed in JFIC or Teen. Deciding if the content is more mature than a JFIC label, or too immature for a Teen label has caused many a headache. (It would be SO much easier to just have a home location for the Tween, with a Tween spine label, so if you can, then do so.) When I place my orders, I print a copy of the order and then make notes as to how I want the spine label to read so those processing will know what to do. At first, there was a lot of second guessing my decisions by coworkers, due to other libraries having the books in a different home location. I felt I had to defend my thinking. The collection I am building is based on our patrons, currently owned series, reviews from multiple sources, and recommended age/grade from multiple sources. I also take the age of the main character into consideration as well as the content. Some orders are easy, some not so easy. Yes, we have noticed an upward trend in circulation. Parents appreciate the age appropriateness of the Tween collection and the ease of finding the books with the orange Tween stickers whether they are in the JFIC or Teen collection-they are easy to spot. -Addison Twp. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks! Jessica Wilhoite Assistant Director/Youth Librarian Romulus Public Library 11121 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174 (734) 942-7589 Serving Romulus and Huron Township Residents “I see libraries and librarians as front-line soldiers in the war against illiteracy and the lack of imagination.” -Neil Gaiman

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ALA News for August 7, 2018
by Jennifer Dean 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi, all - It's I Love My Librarian Award time again! According to Lindsey Simon, Public Awareness Campaign Coordinator for ALA's Communication and Marketing Office, a majority of our nominators hear about this award through regional publications, word-of-mouth, and their local libraries. Share the news far and wide - your website, social media channels, newsletters, or anywhere else you may be able to reach people. Academic, public, and school librarians are eligible - 10 winners will be selected to receive $5,000 as well as a travel stipend to attend an award ceremony in New York City on December 4, 2018. The link for sharing and more information - along with the ALA News for the week - is below. Happy August, all - Jennifer L. Dean University of Detroit Mercy Michigan Library Association Board of Directors ALA Chapter Councilor for MI deanjl(a)udmercy.edu ALA News for August 7, 2018 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Looking for nation’s favorite librarians for I Love My Librarian Award The American Library Association (ALA) is seeking nominations for the coveted 2018 I Love My Librarian Award, which recognizes librarians for transforming lives and communities through education and lifelong learning. The national award invites library users to nominate their favorite librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries. Nominations are being accepted now through Oct. 1, 2018 at www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian<http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian>. Last year’s award winners were honored for making a difference in their communities, schools and campuses through the work they do every day. They included an academic librarian who preserves the stories and histories of the LGBTQ community, a public librarian who helps economically disadvantaged families connect with social services and a school librarian who inspires a love of reading in students who are new to the United States or speak English as a second language. The ALA will select up to 10 award recipients. Each winner will receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and a travel stipend to attend the I Love My Librarian Award ceremony and reception in New York City on Dec. 4 hosted by the award co-sponsor, the philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/08/looking-nation-s-favorite-li… YALSA announces new Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced its new Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award. The purpose of the YALSA Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship is to foster research on teens, learning and libraries, specifically research that aligns with YALSA’s National Research Agenda by encouraging and assisting doctoral students in the field with their dissertation research. “YALSA is thrilled to offer the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, which supports the work of up and coming researchers focusing on teens, learning, and libraries,” said YALSA President Crystle Martin. “The recipients of this award will help drive the field of research on teens, learning, and libraries forward, and bring new insights for practice on the best approaches to serving teens for their future success.” http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/yalsa-announces-new-doctoral-di… AWARDS AND GRANTS Engle, Han, Kenney, receive Friends of ALSC Institute scholarships http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/engle-han-kenney-receive-friend… YALSA announces cohort 3 participants of Future Ready with the Library project http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/yalsa-announces-cohort-3-partic… WEBINARS AND ECOURSES LLAMA webinar helps you find the best talent for your library http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/llama-webinar-helps-you-find-be… LLAMA webinar helps you create an emotionally intelligent organization http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/llama-webinar-helps-you-create-… Putting the 'Pop' in Information Literacy http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/new-iteration-putting-pop-infor… Rethinking Social Media to Organize Information and Communities http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/new-iteration-rethinking-social… <http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/08/new-iteration-rethinking-social…>

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We are hiring part-two: Part-time Clerk and Youth Librarian
by Kristina Reynolds 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

In my excitement to post these positions I forgot to include some important information. These positions are for the Bath Township Public Library Please send the completed application to: kreynolds(a)bathtownshippubliclibrary.org or Bath Township Public Library P.O. Box 368 Bath, MI 48808 If you are applying for the Youth Librarian position please include a resume and cover letter. Thank you, Kristina Reynolds Director Bath Township Public Library -- Kristina Reynolds

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Automatic Renewal
by Barb Gudenburr 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi, We are discussing the use of Automatic Renewals at our library and I wanted to know about the good, bad and the ugly of going in this direction. Please reply offline. Thank you ahead of time. Thanks! Barbara Gudenburr Circulation Supervisor Canton Public Library [vsmCPLlogo]

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Time's running out to MIX it up! Deadline to register for the MIX conference is tomorrow!!
by heather＠miala.org 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Time’s running out to register for the MIX Conference. The deadline to register is tomorrow, Friday, August 10! Let's talk about Connections. How do we connect with each other, our students, our campuses, and beyond? Join us for a day of learning and connecting with colleagues on August 17, 2018 at the Mott Community College Library in Flint! Dr. Reva Curry, Vice-President for Instruction and Learning Services at Delta College, will keynote the day with Connections: Emerging Relationships between College Librarians, Faculty, Staff and Administration. We have a great line up! See below for the Agenda 9:00 - 9:30 am Registration/Networking/Coffee Time 9:30 - 9:45 am Welcome 9:45 - 10:30 am Keynote Address - Dr. Reva Curry 10:30 - 11:15 am Panel Discussion Alexandra Rivera, University of Michigan Dawn Winans, Kettering University 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Breakout Session 1 The Story of the Assignment that Works: Connecting Students, Faculty, and Librarians to Campus...They Changing the World <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#the> - Ferris State University OR Building Stronger Bridges: Holistic Engagement and Multi-directional Mentorship with a Summer Student Success Program <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#building> - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 12:30 - 1:15 pm Networking lunch (included in registration) 1:15 - 2:15 pm Breakout Session 2 How a Strategic Library Instruction Plan Can Help Build Stronger and More Effective Connections with Faculty and Students <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#how> - Cornerstone University OR Flipping the Engineering Library Instruction Session <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#flipping> - Western Michigan University 2:15 - 2:30 pm Cookie Break 2:30 - 3:30 pm Breakout Session 3 Connecting with Students Through Instructional Design: Using Chunking, Scaffolding, and Collaborative Learning to Teach ALA Style to Dual-Enrolled Students <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#connecting> - Davenport University OR Transitioning from Face-to-Face to Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Library Instruction: The Case of the Plagiarism Workshop <https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php#transitioning> - University of Michigan, Flint 3:30 - 3:45 pm Wrap up All for the low cost of $20 for MiALA members, $40 for non-MiALA members, & free for LIS students! Brought to you, in part, by the Instruction and Information Literacy Interest Group <https://www.memberleap.com/projects/moreinfo.php?org_id=MALA&pid=2527997> of MiALA and the staff of the Mott Community College Library <https://www.mcc.edu/library/lib_index.shtml> ! For more information: https://www.miala.org/mix_conference_2018.php

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Culinary Literacy in the Library
by Pam Seabolt 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

MCLS Third Thursday Twitter Chat Culinary Literacy in the Library Join us Thursday, August 16, at 2pm Eastern (1pm Central) for our Third Thursday Twitter Chat. We will be discussing Culinary Literacy in our libraries with featured guest Liz Fitzgerald, Culinary Literacy Center administrator with the Free Library of Philadelphia (PA). Liz will chat with us about the Culinary Literacy Center, how they use culinary literacy in their communities, and give ideas for programming centered around food in your libraries and communities. Use the hashtag #MCLSchat. New to Twitter? Here are instructions<https://mcls.org/training-events/twitter-chat-instructions/>.  https://mcls.org/training-events/twitter-chat-instructions/ Hope you can join us! Did you miss our July chat for Libraries Read: 1 Book? We archived<https://twitter.com/mclsorg/timelines/1020022660774973440> it for you. ************************ Pamela Seabolt Community Engagement Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 1407 Rensen St, Suite 1, Lansing, MI 48910 (800) 530-9019 ext 123 seaboltp(a)mcls.org<mailto:seaboltp@mcls.org> [id:image001.png@01D32BD1.F967B940]<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> [id:image002.png@01D32BD1.F967B940] <https://twitter.com/mclsorg> [id:image003.png@01D32BD1.F967B940] <http://www.mcls.org/>

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Performers Showcase
by Liz Voorheis 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi Irene, Do you have the list of performers who will be appearing? -- Thanks, Liz

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Registration is open - Community Engagement Summit Sept 27
by David Votta 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

MCLS, in partnership with the Library of Michigan, is pleased to announce a Community Engagement Summit to be held in September 2018. Richard C. Harwood, President and Founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheharwood…>, will be the keynote presenter. The day will include other national leaders in community engagement, as well as a panel of Michigan libraries who are making great strides in engaging their own communities. Registration is now open to anyone interested in community engagement. Details Date: Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 Time: 8:30am - 4pm Eastern Location: East Lansing Marriott at University Place<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marriot…>, 300 M.A.C. Ave, East Lansing, MI Map of venue<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google…> Cost: * $100 per person * $50 subsidized fee for Michigan library staff who have NOT participated in a Cohort or Lab * Free for MI library staff individuals who have been participants in the Spring 2016, Fall 2016, or Fall 2017 MCLS/Library of Michigan Harwood Public Innovators Cohorts or for Michigan library staff who have attended a Harwood Institute Public Innovators Lab All registrations includes continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack break. This event is highly subsidized by the Library of Michigan, and is valued at over $150/person. Tentative Agenda (subject to change) 8:30 - 9:30 Registration & continental breakfast 9:30 Welcome & introduction 9:45 Libraries & Engagement: Rich Harwood, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation 11:00 Break 11:15 National community engagement Q&A with Mary Davis Fournier of ALA and Courtney Breese of NCDD 12:15 Lunch (provided) 1:15 Community Mapping: Cindy Fesemyer, Director, Columbus (WI) Public Library 2:15 Break 2:30 Panel discussion, MI libraries engaging their communities 3:45 Reflection & wrap-up 4:00 Adjournment Registration Registration<https://www.mcls.org/training-events/events/ce-summit> is open. More Information & Details More information can be found on the event page: https://www.mcls.org/training-events/events/ce-summit<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcls.o…>. [IMLS logo.png] This project is supported, in part, by the Library of Michigan with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Thank you, David David Votta Community Engagement Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) Phone: (800) 530-9019 ext 122 [id:image001.png@01D31B4A.897DA8C0]<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> [id:image002.png@01D31B4A.897DA8C0] <https://twitter.com/mclsorg> [id:image003.png@01D31B4A.897DA8C0] <http://www.mcls.org/> "For every complex problem there is an answer which is clear, simple, and wrong." -H.L. Mencken

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Another policy request (Filling in the holes!) and Director spending
by Amber Hughey 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi All! My Board of Trustees are working to fill gaps in our policies, and they've asked that I check to see what other libraries have so we don't have to reinvent the wheel. If you can, I would love to see your banking policy, and your policy (official or unofficial) of what the Director can spend before needing board approval. I'll compilate the results and share them on here as well! Thank you so much! Amber L Hughey, MLIS Director Bridgeport Public Library

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Job posting: Adult Services Librarian (part-time) position
by Donna Olson 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

*Greetings! Salem-South Lyon District Library is looking for a creative, passionate, forward-thinking, tech-savvy collaborative team player to help serve our community as an Adult Services Librarian (part-time)* We are looking for .. · Completion of an ALA accredited MLS program · Winning attitude: enthusiastic, positive public service oriented team player · Initiative: self-starter, seeks opportunities, uses good judgment, takes intelligent risks · Accountability: recognizes responsibilities and lives up to commitments · Proficiency with current and trending reader’s advisory · Work collaboratively with community individuals, organizations and institutions. Who will .. · Provide a high level of customer service to all ages through comprehensive reader’s advisory, reference and technology assistance · Enjoy assisting customers in the use of library resources · Assist Head of Adult Services with assigned tasks, including but not limited to: o Collection Development o Programming with an emphasis on enrichment and lifelong learning o Connecting with community organizations to promote the library as value · Sensitive to current and trending community needs and aspirations · Seek out alternative funding, i.e. grants, awards · Participate in professional organizations, continuing education and development · Other duties as assigned. The above is intended to describe the major responsibilities and requirements for this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all duties, responsibilities or requirements. Check the job post for specifics. Applications will be accepted until August 24, 2018 at 5 PM. SSLDL is an at-will and equal opportunity employer. Send documents to Amelia Yunker at ayunker(a)ssldl.info Call Amelia at 248-437-6431 x201. Download our application and posting here: *http://ssldl.info/about/library-employment <http://ssldl.info/about/library-employment>* Hope to see you soon! Donna *Donna Olson, Director* *Salem-South Lyon District Library* 9800 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, MI 48178 Phone: (248) 437-6431 ext. 206 | Fax: (248) 437-6593 http://www.ssldl.info | https://www.facebook.com/SSLDL https://www.instagram.com/ssldl | https://twitter.com/ssldl

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