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Homeschooling Program Responses
by Jessica Wilhoite 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Here are the responses I received: * We have tried a book club for home school families but that did not take off. We have also offered special art or tech programs and we have not had great results. I know they tend to have a good network of people to draw from for their classes. The only thing that really seems to bring them in are when we have students and staff from local universities do special tech programs or local artists offering art based programs. * We don’t do home-school programs, but my initial thought would be to ask her if she’s a member of any local home-school consortium, and then you can reach out to THAT group. Invite a discussion with some of them, at your library, and see if an age-appropriate tour and short activity would be a good first foray into programming for them. Schedule the tour and activity when it works best for the home-school group; they’ll help publicize it among their members and ensure you’ve got active participants. Otherwise I worry you’ll arrange a program and nobody (or just that one mom) will show up. They’ll also have a sense of the ages and stages situation. With all due respect, quite a few home-school parents will insist that their child(ren) are “well above grade level” in many areas, so you might do best to avoid the word “grade” as a marker for anything. * This is a perennial request and what usually happens is that homeschoolers are often unable to commit to attending programs they request. The only time it has ever worked out for me (and I've done this for 3 different city libraries) is if a homeschooler group makes an appointment for a specific program - like a general "how to use the library" or bibliographic instruction for middle school grades. I know there are places it works, but it is usually in communities with strong home-school groups. 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

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Holly Ward Lamb chosen to head Howell library
by Diane McKee 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

The Howell Carnegie District Library Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the selection of Holly Ward Lamb as the new Library Director effective January 1, 2018. Holly has been an integral part of the Howell Library team for the past 24 years, operating as our highly respected Head of Youth Services Department. Please join us in welcoming Holly as the new library director. Diane McKee Howell Carnegie Library 517-546-0720 ext. 114 www.howellibrary.org<http://www.howellibrary.org>

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Offering: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-2013.
by Robin Rank 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Dear List Members, Offering this title to give away to other libraries. We can send via RIDES. Please email me at rrank(a)kzoo.edu<mailto:rrank@kzoo.edu> if you are interested. Thank you, Robin Rank Title: Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012-2013. (hardbound) Corp Author(s): United States.; Department of Labor, ; issuing body.; United States.; Bureau of Labor Statistics, ; issuing body. Publication: Lanham, Maryland : Bernan, Edition: 2012-2013 edition. Year: 2012 Standard No: ISBN: 9781601758651; 1601758650 ****************************** Robin Rank Reference and Instruction Librarian Information Services Kalamazoo College 1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006 voice: 269 337-7152 email: robin.rank(a)kzoo.edu<mailto:robin.rank@kzoo.edu> [cid:image001.png@01D05682.E72C9420] "Like" K's Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kalamazoocollegelibrary

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Program Recommendation
by Kate Brown 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Hi Everyone ~ On Thursday evening we had a fun program with author William (Bill) Rapai. He presented in other libraries after the publication of his second book, Lake invaders : invasive species and the battle for the future of the Great Lakes. Our program focused on his recently published book on Michigan craft beer, Brewed in Michigan : the new golden age of brewing in the great beer state. Our Director received permission from the Board for us to sample craft beers. There were five (Well four, plus Budweiser as a baseline) beers sampled and discussed. We had 47 people in attendance and they seemed to really enjoy the program. Bill is a great presenter. He was also a pleasure to work with. We gave him a $100.00 honorarium, but he might do the program for less, or perhaps even just for the opportunity to sell his beautiful book. He lives in Bloomfield Hills so nearby libraries will probably be the best, but he did invite me to tell all the librarians in the state about the program! Thanks! Kate Brown Adult Non-Fiction Clinton-Macomb Public Library 40900 Romeo Plank Rd 586-226-5047

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Job: Instruction and Reference Part-Time Librarian (Oakland University Libraries)
by Mariela Hristova 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Job opening: *Instruction and Reference Part-Time Librarian* Oakland University Libraries seek a part-time librarian to provide information literacy instruction and reference services. Instruction-related duties include one-shot instruction sessions for WRT 1060, a freshman composition course. Reference-related duties include staffing the research help desk and providing one-on-one research consultations. Part-time librarians also assist with special projects as assigned. Hours: 15-20 hours per week, including evenings and/or weekends Salary: $22.50 per hour Start date: immediate The job candidate must have an ALA-accredited MLS and strong orientation towards instruction and reference services. Experience in teaching and reference in an academic library is preferred. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; review of applications begins on January 15, 2018. Please send a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three references by email or mail to: Mariela Hristova, Associate Dean Kresge Library, Room 300D 100 Library Drive Rochester, MI 48309-4479 hristova(a)oakland.edu :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Please excuse the cross-posting, if you have already seen this announcement elsewhere. Kindly, Mariela :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:

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Share Created: Paleo Joe shared by Jaema Berman
by Jaema Berman 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Jaema Berman has shared "Paleo Joe" with michlib-l(a)mcls.org Shared item: Paleo Joe (Mail Folder) Owner: Jaema Berman Grantee: michlib-l(a)mcls.org Role: Viewer Allowed actions: View Click here to accept share: https://zimbra.xmission.com/service/extuserprov/?p=0_e2f3514df5a933e4f50f1e…. You will be sent to a sign in page where you create your display name and password to access this shared item. If you have already accepted the share, click here to login into your account: https://zimbra.xmission.com?virtualacctdomain=tln.lib.mi.us *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Thanks to everyone who responded.Here are the responses to my inquiry regarding Paleo Joe. Nearly all positive. A few comments that his program is more suitable for older children which makes sense. Thanks to all! jaema

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A Few More Responses on Reference Training for Circ. Staff
by Jessica Wilhoite 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Here are a few more responses about training for circ. staff: * I worked as a Lead Reference Librarian in a library system in Colorado and was tasked with creating an activity to highlight a library resource for all library staff to complete on a monthly basis. These were often "scavenger hunts" of sorts using databases and other resources that the library promoted. This was to raise awareness library wide of the diversity of our resources and to promote word of mouth advertising for the library. The task was completed by the finance department, the marketing department, administration, shelvers, delivery drivers - all staff of the library! It was a great way to refresh learning in those that used the resources every day too. * One thing I ran into at my other library in Washington when there was a move to integrate the Circ and Ref Desks into one Help Desk was that the librarians with MLIS degrees didn't want to train circ staff on the "secrets" of librarianship because if someone will do the work for half the pay, then why keep the professional staff around? Personally, I feel that the more people who have the skills to help the patrons, the better. :-) The way we handled that was to just have a reference librarian give circ staff a general overview of how to do a reference interview and then refer the patron to professional staff if the circ staff didn't feel comfortable answering the question. If you frame it right for the patron, they just see the customer service aspect, rather than being passed off to someone else. Plus, then you can have the circ staff observe the interaction and have more knowledge for next time. * My former boss, Kristin Meyer, is the User Experience Librarian at Grand Valley State University. She and a colleague wrote a chapter in a book titled "The Front Face of Library Services: How Student Employees Lead the Library at Grand Valley State University." In it, they talk a lot about how they prepare student employees to answer reference-related questions at the centralized service desk. Here's a link to the abstract and then you just have to click download in the top righthand corner to see the full chapter: [ https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/library_books/11/ | https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/library_books/11/ ] There's a lot of game-based learning that happens and they do a lot of seminar-style tutorial sessions to help prepare student employees as well. * [ https://www.amigos.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=933 | https://www.amigos.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=933 ] - This class costs money. Jessica Wilhoite Assistant Director/Youth Librarian Romulus Public Library 11121 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174 (734) 942-7589 Serving Romulus and Huron Township Residents

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Seeking summer reading themes for 2021 & 2022!
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

CSLP is seeking suggestions for not only the 2021 program year, but also the 2022 program year. Use this form to enter your submissions: https://goo.gl/forms/54RZe7gFFkWJsfRA3 The DUE date for submitting ideas is January 15, 2018. To take a look back through previous slogans/themes, you can see a full listing on CSLP's website<https://www.cslpreads.org/25-years-of-cslp-themes/>. By providing your suggestions now, it allows CSLP the opportunity to contract with illustrators further out into the future and increases CSLP's ability to work with the artists that our members suggest. It also aligns theme suggestions with the strengths of the illustrators and provides more flexibility with integrating their art into the manual production process. This ultimately provides CSLP with the opportunity to provide more products with our artwork, and getting all of our summer reading promotional materials into the hands of our members in a more reasonable time frame. Thanks in advance for your suggestions! 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/>

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Fw: Pls Share: Apply Now for Revisiting the Founding Era
by Steven Bowers 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

________________________________ Please see below for information about a new grant opportunity for public libraries from ALA’s Public Programs Office. Rural and/or underserved communities are encouraged to apply. I’m also attaching Facebook and Twitter images, in case that is an easier way for you to share the announcement. Any questions, please let me know. Thanks and happy holidays! –Sarah, ALA Public Programs Office *** APPLY NOW: Revisiting the Founding Era Public libraries are invited to apply for Revisiting the Founding Era<http://www.programminglibrarian.org/articles/apply-now-revisiting-founding-…>, a nationwide project that will use historical documents to spark public conversations about the Founding Era’s enduring ideas and themes and how they continue to influence our lives today. Revisiting the Founding Era is a project of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in collaboration with American Library Association (ALA) and the National Constitution Center. The project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Up to 100 U.S. public libraries will be selected to host programs related to the American Revolution and the early years of the nation. Participating libraries will receive: * 10 copies of a 100-page reader containing selected documents from the lauded Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in U.S. history * $1,000 to help implement discussion groups and other public programs * Training, resources and support Libraries, working in collaboration with scholars, local experts and others, will be asked to implement at least three public programs for adult and teen audiences. Topics may include the rights of citizens versus the rights of government; who is “we the people?”; and decision-making and taking action. Read the full project guidelines<https://apply.ala.org/foundingera/guidelines> and apply online<https://apply.ala.org/foundingera> by January 31, 2018. Public libraries serving rural or underserved communities are especially encouraged to apply. Revisiting the Founding Era will be administered by ALA’s Public Programs Office. _______________ Sarah Ostman Communications Manager Public Programs Office American Library Association 312-280-5061

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Free Battle Books -Claimed
by Shauna Quick 18 Dec '17

18 Dec '17

Are all claimed! We will be compiling requests through the week so please be patient as I get back to you! Thank you!! *Shauna Quick* Interim Support Services Manager Brandon Township Public Library 304 South St. Ortonville, MI 48642 (248)627-1460 squick(a)brandonlibrary.org

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