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Toronto Public Library MAP Program To Lose Sponsor And Funding
by Jim Flury 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

At the end of 2018 Toronto Public Library's very popular MAP (Museum and Arts Pass) program will be facing the exact same challenge that our MAP (Museum Adventure Pass) program did in 2012: loss of its sponsor and along with it, all of its funding. Fortunately, with the support and encouragement of TLN Executive Director Jim Pletz not only were we able to re-work very expensive, not to mention back wrenching (have you ever unloaded, unpacked, sorted, and then distributed a semi-truck trailer load of 22 full pallets of boxes of printed promotional materials?) previously paper based MAP (Museum Adventure Pass) into much more cost effective, all online MAP (Michigan Activity Pass), we also expanded it from participating libraries in six counties to statewide, and increased the number of participating destinations by a factor of 15. Not bad! In all seriousness, I hope TPL is able to either find a new sponsor, or re-invent its MAP program as we did ours. Their program started the same year ours did, in 2007, and it would be a shame to see it go by the wayside. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/11/16/toronto-librarys-popular-free-m… http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/museum-arts-passes/ Jim Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100 x133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury(a)tln.lib.mi.us

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Save the Data: December 15! Register for the first of a webinar series on your library data
by Kosinski, Kathy (MDE) 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

Hello everyone! Joe Hamlin (Library Data Coordinator) and I are setting out on a twelve-month adventure of library data webinars. In these webinars, we will cover an array of topics centered around how to best harness your library data to make data-driven decisions. Register today<https://www.solutionwhere.com/WW/Aspx/Public/Search/ShowCourse.aspx?courseN…> for our first foray: "An Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Data" on December 15, 2017 at 11 a.m. We will cover the differences and benefits of quantitative and qualitative data. Information learned in this webinar will provide a solid basis for our future topics down the line. This isn't tailored for any specific library type or position, so everyone is welcome to join in! I'm happy to answer any questions or comments. Best, Kathy Kathy Kosinski Statewide Library Services Analyst Library of Michigan (517) 241-2149 Explore the #GoOpen Michigan<http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-28753_80670---,00.html> movement and how to make it a reality. Register today<https://www.solutionwhere.com/ww/Aspx/Public/Search/ShowCourse.aspx?courseN…> for the #GoOpen Michigan Summit - 12/5/17. [GoOpen Logo - Transparent.gif]<http://www.michigan.gov/mde-goopen>

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CSLP Newsletter November 2017
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

Trouble viewing? (View as a webpage<https://www.cslpreads.org/cslp-newsletter-november-2017/>) [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CSLP-Newsletter-Logo.j…]<https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CSLP-Newsletter-Logo.j…>November 2017 September: 2018 Manuals are sent to the printers 2018 Manuals have shipped! January: Happy New Year 2018! February: Calls for future slogans will go out 2018 CSLP Annual meeting: April 8th – 12th. Denver, CO The 2018 Incentive catalog is live! Check it out today at shopcslp.com<http://www.shopcslp.com>! Announcing the 2018 Summer Reading Champion: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo! [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Infinity-Plus-One.jpg] Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is a Grammy winning, internationally touring, purple velvet tuxedo wearing family funk phenomenon. Combining the positive, primal power of hip hop with the surreal storytelling of science fiction, 23 Skidoo has concocted a potent potion that wows family crowds across the planet. The ingredients of his magic spells include reverence for the boundless mind states of young children, respect for the culture and DNA of hip hop, funk and soul music, and a deep belief in the power of the imagination to change the world in positive ways, both personal and universal. If you can imagine a band with Jim Henson on guitar, Shel Silverstein on bass and PIXAR as the lead vocalist, you’ve pretty much got it. And if George Clinton and Q Tip stopped by the party, that might clarify things even more. Basically, if Dr. Seuss and Dr. Dre had a baby, it would be the music of Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Nuff said. [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20_Horn-copy.jpg] The (Official) Move to One Slogan! Over the past few program years CSLP State Representatives have voted to use one slogan for all age groups at the annual meeting. This October, a survey was sent out to the State Representatives asking them to seek input from their constituents, and vote on officially moving to one slogan for future program years. The survey had a 74% response rate, and unanimously approved the move to one slogan! Formally moving to one slogan creates a lot of opportunities for our member libraries. For one, it allows libraries to have a more branded/streamlined marketing campaign. The one slogan also allows CSLP to use the same chapter headings across the different manuals, making multi-age, or family programming much easier. Turn the Page KC! Turn the Page KC<http://turnthepagekc.org/> works closely with community partners to ensure that K-3 students begin their next school year in the best position to succeed. Every June, Turn the Page KC sheds light on summer learning by hosting a summer kick-off aligned with the national Collaborative Summer Library Program. [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/turnthepagekc1.jpg] This celebration is attended by over 1,000 elementary school students, parents, and community leaders in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2015, students dressed as Superheroes and read “Superhero ABC,” in 2016, students had the opportunity to meet high school and college athletes, and this summer, students were introduced to various STEAM skills. [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/turnthepagekc2.jpg] Community leaders are excited and already planning for 2018’s celebration! [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/turnthepagekc3.jpg]Did you have a program that helped “Build a Better World”? Please send your photos and any informative details to Luke Kralik at: luke.kralik(a)cslpreads.org<mailto:luke.kralik@cslpreads.org> I would love to share them in our newsletter. Looking for some ideas to use or share? https://www.pinterest.com/cslpreads/ 2018 CSLP Annual Meeting by Karen Day [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/karen_new2017.jpg]The 2018 CSLP Annual Meeting will be held the week of April 9, 2018. The event will be held at The Westin Denver Downtown in the heart of the city. The travel day will be Monday, April 9 with a President’s Reception and Orientation on Monday evening. The meeting will begin with breakfast on Tuesday, April 10 and conclude at 3:00 pm on Thursday, April 12th. This is a change from the past few years as one day has been added to the meeting time. Registration and travel information will be e-mailed to the State Representative mail list and posted on the CSLP website in December with a registration deadline of March 1, 2018. CSLP will again pay for one lodging room per state for up to four nights, will pay for meals for up to two persons per state, and will reimburse up to $700 travel expenses for one person per state. All expenses must have receipts of actual expenses to be reimbursed. The final agenda will be posted soon however we wanted to give a heads up on the travel and meeting times and dates so you can begin planning. State Representatives be present at this meeting and any additional persons from a state are invited at the invitation of the State Rep. 2018 CSLP Program Manuals By now, all CSLP State Representatives should have received the 2018 manual shipments at the designated drop ship points. The manuals are distributed within the state by different methods. If you have not received your 2018 manual, please first check with your state rep to see when they will be distributed within your state. Remember that all formats of the manual are given online access however also remember that all formats are still available if you need a second copy by purchasing through the CSLP shopping cart. To access the shopping cart, you first need to be logged into the CSLP website. If you need assistance with your log in process, please contact the CSLP offices. Once you are logged into the site, you will click on the SHOP button on the top tool bar. This takes you to our e-commerce page where you will need your shopping login. This may or may not be the same log in as this is a separate website and it depends on how you set your account up. If you have problems, please call the CSLP offices for assistance. You may also go directly to the shopping page by entering: https://shopcslp.com Manuals can be found in the shopping area of under Programming, Promotion & Décor > Programming & Promotion > Program Manual. If you are wanting the online access to compliment your other materials, remember you need to first obtain the 2018 online access code. This procedure only needs to be completed once, per library building. The code may be shared among the staff members within a building. Remember the online manual has a new searchable feature this year. We do need to report that we have discovered that a few of the USB drives are defective. If you find that you have a defective product, please contact the CSLP office and a replacement will be sent out right away. The Online Manual: Pro Tips from an Amateur by Luke Kralik [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Luke_headshot.jpg] In my library career I have led plenty of songs, have overused glitter, and have assisted children in making crafts only their mothers could love. However, I have always worked with more experienced librarians or teachers, and relied on them to actually choose the programming activities. Because of this, I am not especially qualified to describe what the perfect programming selection tool looks like. This is where you come in! As we roll out our new online manual, we need your feedback on what is working, what isn’t, and what can be better. One very useful suggestion I have already received was to make downloading the images easier and quicker. Instead of downloading each image one at a time, we have grouped them into zip files. To download them in a batch, simply scroll down on the right-sidebar to where you can choose Filetype, and put a check in the box labeled zip. There are eight art collections available, and they contain all of the artwork. We all want CSLP to produce the most useful, and user friendly program manual! Please send me your feedback, so that we can make the improvements you would like to see. Thank you! luke.kralik(a)cslpreads.org<mailto:luke.kralik@cslpreads.org> 503-842-0582 [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/10_Guitar_Girl-copy.jpg] Spotlight on a Reading Superstar! When she was a child, Kaya Thomas’ parents took her to Barnes and Noble each week and would buy her two books. Often, Kaya would seek out book containing characters who looked like her. Kaya, who is African-American, often struggled to find books with African-American protagonists. Once she was in high school, even when she was able to find books, they often featured characters who had no relation to her life. She said “The stories tended to be about young girls getting pregnant, dropping out of school, doing drugs—and don’t get me wrong, those are realities for people, even in my own family. But they weren’t my reality.” To help young readers avoid this situation, Kaya created the We Read Too<https://kmt901.github.io/we-read-too.html> app for iPhone and Android devices. The app helps connect readers with books by people of color, that have people of color as the main characters. If there a young reader making a big difference in your state, please let us know! We would love to share these inspirational stories with the entire CSLP membership! Please send information to: luke.kralik(a)cslpreads.org<mailto:luke.kralik@cslpreads.org> What is on the horizon for CSLP? 2018: Theme/Music; Slogan/”Libraries Rock”; Artist/Brian Pinkney 2019: Theme/Space; Slogan/”A Universe of Stories” Artist/Leeza Hernandez 2020: Theme/Fairytales, Mythology, Fantasy; Artist/LeUyen Pham 2021: Theme/To be Determined; Artist/Salina Yoon [https://www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Libraries-Rock-Las-Bib…]

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Scholastic Literacy Partners & the 2018 Ready to Read title
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

I have it on good authority that our 2018 Ready to Read title, "I Got the Rhythm" by Schofield-Morrison, is only $1 paperback if you are a Scholastic Literacy Partner. Your library will be receiving 4 hardcover copies (1 for circ, 3 for outreach), but if you're thinking of hosting a special event & want giveaways or need more copies for outreach, this is your chance to get them affordably! http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/literacypartnerships/paperbacks.html Thanks to Alexa @ Boyne District Library for the heads-up! Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 LancasterC5(a)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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Laundry, Libraries, and Literacy
by Jim Flury 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

I heard this on the car radio while driving home from work yesterday. Having lived in a number of apartments in my young years, the laundromat definitely has a captive audience! http://michiganradio.org/post/laundry-libraries-and-literacy-why-one-group-… Jim Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100 x133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury(a)tln.lib.mi.us

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Social media policies
by Nannette Miller 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

Hello, We are looking for samples of Social Media Policies. Thank you all so much! -- Nannette Miller | Director Elk Rapids District Library 231.264.9979 | erlib.director(a)gmail.com | elkrapidslibrary.org

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MeL Minute: Usability Testing Results
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

As we mentioned at the end of the summer, MeL engages in reiterative usability testing to improve the MeL and MeLCat experience. Sean Cwiek, Kathy Kosinski and Sonya Schryer Norris recently completed a study and are in the process of implementing the results as approved by the MeL management team. We worked at Jackson District Library (thank you to Sara Tackett, Liz Breed and the staff and patrons of JDL!!) and with non-patrons in Lansing. We spent more than 17 hours watching and recording as people engaged with MeL and MeLCat. There were several important results that will impact MeL that we'd like to share with you. * The Advanced Search feature, which fared poorly in our 2016 testing, fared even worse in the summer of 2017. It has been removed from MeL pending improvements by the vendor. One patron noted: "This is going to sound stupid but the advanced search makes no sense. I would think maybe I could come here to narrow down my search but I would be so frustrated." Another said: "It's not very friendly. I have no idea what Boolean is. Format doesn't make any sense here." One person simply looked at the page and said: "Now I'm lost and I want to call the library. I'm serious. I'm going to have to hit the back button or reset the search." Advanced Search is like a voodoo siren call to some users but it consistently underperforms for the general public. * The search box on the homepage, which searches both MeL and MeLCat, is going to be split into two different search boxes on two different pages. We're still working with designers on implementation but likely MeLCat will move to the homepage and a search for the databases will move to the top of the databases page. The anticipated date for that change is late December. We will engage in another round of usability testing this winter to see how this change affects users. We asked users about their faith in the MeL search box and almost all said they would have used it on their own to obtain books but only 29% said they would have stuck with it for non-book related information seeking. This speaks to the value that subjects place on finding books they can borrow at no charge and the relative difficulty of more generalized information-seeking in Encore. * Fortunately, we found that MeLCat success rates were definitively improved since the Encore improvements (or "new" MeLCat) we made. As a reminder, these are the recent enhancements to Encore: o Records with more holdings attached to them are weighted more heavily. This means that records that have more lending libraries attached to them will appear higher in the search results, hopefully making them more attractive to click on and improving the findability of available copies. * This also has the benefit of decreasing the visibility of electronic resources with only one holding. o Known title searching has improved. o There is now better matching on one word titles o If no copies associated with a given record are available for loan that is now noted on the results page with a red message: "No copies currently available" o A number of the facets have been collapsed and can opened or closed with a plus/minus sign o A background color (green instead of gray) was added to the Facets section o The Request an Available Copy screen has been improved. 1. Only Available or Status unknown (Follett systems) items are shown 2. The request button is larger and at both the top and bottom of the screen and 3. The messaging has been simplified and improved. o Icons were made larger and colored o "Get This from MeLCat" and "View Record" are no longer grayed out unless they're selected on the search results page Brought to you by Deb Renee Biggs and Sonya Schryer Norris, Library Consultants at the Library of Michigan MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact(a)mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org>, visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. Sonya Schryer Norris Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-4457 http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://michlibrary.org/> Explore the #GoOpen Michigan<http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-28753_80670---,00.html> movement and how to make it a reality. Register today<https://www.solutionwhere.com/ww/Aspx/Public/Search/ShowCourse.aspx?courseN…> for the #GoOpen Michigan Summit - 12/5/17. [GoOpen Logo - Transparent.gif]<http://www.michigan.gov/mde-goopen>

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Dunkirk Audiobook
by Kate Brown 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

Hello, If you have Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture on audio from Midwest you may want to listen to disc #8. A customer recently reported that, although the disc looks right, the story is different. (It sure is. I think it may be Stephen King's The Gunslinger.) Sorry if everyone but me knew about this! Kate Brown Adult Non-Fiction Clinton-Macomb Public Library 40900 Romeo Plank Rd 586-226-5047

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Re: [Michlib-l] CSLP Summer reading manuals
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

All libraries should have received the 2018 catalogs & a letter from me on how to access your "Libraries Rock!" manuals online via snail-mail! If you did not, please let me know. All public libraries in Michigan are CSLP Members thanks to support from the Institute of Museum and Information Sciences. Please note that the manuals are searchable! You can also read them online, but if you want to download images, chapters, reproducibles, please follow the steps here, using ART as the example, after you've logged into www.CSLPreads.org<http://www.CSLPreads.org> and received your manual access code (details are enclosed with my letter): 1. Click "2018 Online Manual" under "Proprietary Downloads" from the toolbar under CSLP logo. 2. Scroll down to the very bottom of the manual home page and you'll see a box on the left with "Childrens, Early Literacy, Teen, Adult, Art" listed & to the right a file browser. 3. Click on "Art" and the file browser will list the artists, posters, boarders, etc. 4. Open by clicking on the folder name or the "+" symbol on the left 5. When you find clip art you'd like to download you can simply double-click on the image title and it'll automatically download. These steps can also apply to downloading handouts, etc. If you open a chapter in your web browser you can also download or print the whole chapter from there. I believe many of you took the time last year to explore the online manual & get familiar, as I have had very few questions. I have about a dozen USB drives this year with the manual if you are really struggling. Finally, CSLP offers you the opportunity to purchase<http://shopcslp.com/cslp/searchNav/manual/Complete-Manual-wDVDs-Download-c_…> a printed paper version of the manual. #LibrariesRock Have a good day, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 LancasterC5(a)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/> From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) via Michlib-l Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 10:01 AM To: michlib-l(a)mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] CSLP Summer reading manuals Hello all, Look for your packet in snail-mail from the Library of Michigan regarding your Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Summer Reading Manuals! The mailers should arrive end of this week/early next week (addressed to your library director) and include the Upstart Incentive Catalog, a Scholastic book catalog (new this year!), and detailed instructions on how your library can access the searchable, downloadable, printable online manual for 2018's "Libraries Rock!" program. Don't forget to explore the PSA's (coming soon), diversity resources, and more at www.cslpreads.org<http://www.cslpreads.org>. You can also find CSLP on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/cslpreads/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/cslpreads> and Pinterest<https://www.pinterest.com/cslpreads/>. And a big THANKS! to all the Michigan Librarians who serve on the various manual committees for CSLP to help provide great programming ideas, reproduciples and support materials for summer reading. 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/> Our collective efforts can help make Michigan a Top 10 education state in 10 years! Here are the goals and strategies: http://mi.gov/top10in10/ [cid:image002.png@01D20444.B08921B0]

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Job posting: Technical Services Associate
by Elizabeth Madson 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

The Chesterfield Township Library is accepting applications for a Library Associate I: Technical Services Position: Library Associate I: Technical Services Classification: Part-time, Non-exempt, At-will Schedule: 20 hours/week Wage: $12.33/hour Application Deadline: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 General Summary: Under supervision of the Systems Librarian/Technical Services Supervisor, performs various clerical support duties to assist in the operation of the library. Incumbents’ primary responsibilities include computer data entry and preparing new materials for circulation. Visit the library's website @ https://www.chelibrary.org/employment to see the full job posting and application. Elizabeth Madson Library Director Chesterfield Township Library 50560 Patricia Ave. Chesterfield, MI 48051 Direct Tel: (586) 598-9048 Tel: (586) 598-4900 ext. 237 emadson(a)chelibrary.org

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