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How long do you keep parental signatures?
by Smith, Steve 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

If your library requires a parent signature on the application for a juvenile card, do you keep a paper copy of it? If yes, how long do you hold on to the paper copy? Thanks in advance. Steven F. Smith Administrative Librarian Dearborn Public Library 16301 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48124 (313) 943-2812 ssmith(a)ci.dearborn.mi.us<mailto:ssmith@ci.dearborn.mi.us> Start Here - Go Anywhere

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Responses for Adult Sensory Storytime advice
by Cindi Place 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

I have compiled the responses I received (THANK YOU everyone for your help/advice/encouragement): Cindi, I would be interested in any results as I am working with some severely disabled students operating at a preschool or more probably infant level starting this week. I have some stories I plan to tell for the first four of ten sessions, but suspect they will work better with the other classes I will be doing with hearing or other disabilities but those students are both younger and cognitively are preschoolers. I would gladly share what I am doing with you if it's at all of any help. In the case of hearing impairment, you would need a local interpreter. (I am able to tell in voice and sign, so I chose some stories I already tell.) Your mention of sensory storytime was what caught my own attention as their learning may require something more attuned to different sensory methods than I have experienced so far. Lois -- Lois Sprengnether Keel Website:<http://www.LoiS-sez.com> <http://www.lois-sez.com/>, Blog:<http://www.StorytellingResearchLoiS.com> <http://www.storytellingresearchlois.com/>, One tip I recall getting is that picture books are fine but look for some that have real people featured in them instead of cartoon characters. Brenda Dunseth Youth Services Highland Township Public Library A book that ties well to them could be fun - art activities could be paired with books like Radiant Child by Steptoe. This is also a possible opportunity to use picture books with longer text, depending on your audience’s disabilities and attention span – I’d recommend some of Patricia Polacco’s books, like The Bee Tree or When Lightning Comes in a Jar. If you have BookFlix or Tumblebooks those might be handy as well, particularly if your patrons have tablets handy. I found a couple handy resources online for patrons with disabilities as well: https://www.urbanlibraries.org/sensory-storytime-for-special-needs-adults-i… http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/search/label/accessibility - I can’t recommend this blog’s accessibility posts highly enough – great insights into the disabled community. Hope this helps! Thanks, Gillian Streeter Lead Librarian I - Youth Services Norton Shores Branch Muskegon Area District Library I do special needs storytime all year round. Every month at the library and at my son's school. He's handicapped. My choose picture books and themes at a preschool level. I do have special needs adults attend at times. I hope if you collate a list, please share! Have a great day! Deb Deborah Sobczak Canton Public Library Information Services Librarian My hours: M,W,Th 5p-9p; Fri/Sat 9a-6p Juvenile nonfiction can be a helpful resource when working with disabled adults: the content is still of interest, it’s visually stimulating, and of course you have the option of choosing a topic or topics that work with the sensory materials you want to use. *Hope E. Nobel, M.S.L.S.* *Director* *Tamarack District Library* Hi Cindi, My colleague in Adult Services, Ed Niemchak, and I recently presented on this topic at MLA annual this past fall. We are going to be working on a handout of favorite teen/adult sensory story time titles for our 5/1 presentation at the Loleta Fyan Rural Library Conference (“Outgrowing the Seat but Not the Stories: Engaging Teens and Adults with Special Needs at the Library”). I think Ed will be responding to your email with some of his monthly adult sensory story time favorites, too, and we can pass on our handout to you if we don’t see you in Traverse City on 5/1. Here is a recent response I sent to another librarian: Here are some ideas from my blog posts about our story times for ages 3 - 26 at Wing Lake Developmental Center:http://adaptiveumbrella.blogspot.com/search/label/Outreach . When choosing titles for sensory story times, I find it helpful to go with picture books (either fiction or non-fiction) that are interactive, rhythmic, and/or repetitive. (Note: I have found that incorporating interactive/sensory experiences is more important than a book that rhymes.) With an older audience, also try to go with a book that has age respectful illustrations or photographs. Here are a few of my recent favorites: Sayre, April Pulley (love her books!!) Raindrops Roll, Best in Snow, Rah Rah Radishes, Full of Fall Hale, Christy Dreaming Up: a Celebration of Building Schofield-Morrison, Connie I Got the Rhythm Ward, Jennifer What Will Grow? Matheson, Christie Tap the Magic Tree, Plant the Tiny Seed, Touch the Brightest Star Messner, Kate Over and Under the Pond, Over and Under the Snow Miyakoshi, Akiko The Way Home in the Night Wenzel, Brendan They All Saw a Cat Henkes, Kevin Birds Frazier, Craig Lots of Dots Portis, Antoinette Not a Box Glad to hear you are offering this program at your library! Best, Jen Jen Taggart Assistant Department Head, Youth Services Bloomfield Township Public Library 1099 Lone Pine Road <https://maps.google.com/?q=1099+Lone+Pine+Road%0D+Bloomfield+Township,+MI+4…> Bloomfield Township, MI 48302 <https://maps.google.com/?q=1099+Lone+Pine+Road%0D+Bloomfield+Township,+MI+4…> (248)642-5800 <(248)%20642-5800> www.btpl.org Hi Cindi, We have offered the program monthly here at BTPL for over two years now and sometimes the hardest part is picking a theme. Even though we work with adults, we try to choose age-respectful books from the youth department. We have explored holidays using books like “Valentine’s Day Is…”, “St. Patrick’s Day Is…”, and “Halloween Is…” (all by Gail Gibbons). We have also celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday one March using “Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?” and “My Many Colored Days” both of which explore colors (and the second explores emotions as well), we played a game of Dr. Seuss Bingo using the covers of the books in lieu of numbers. “Arctic White” by: Danna Smith is another cool book which tells the story of a young girl seeing the northern lights for the first time. We also used oil pastels and crayons to draw our own northern lights. “Plant the Tiny Seed” by Christie Matheson and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar are good to explore the theme of things that grow, where you can end by having the patrons plant their own sunflower or other seeds to take home. “Have You Heard the Nesting Bird?” by: Rita Gray and “Mama Built a Little Nest” by: Jennifer Ward are good to present a program on birds also. This year, we are visiting a different country each month. Instead of books though we are using facts and pictures of well-known landmarks, events, and people from each. We are also listening to music from each country and trying to find a craft project unique to the area, as crafts tend to be the biggest hit of the program. The last thing is that I tend to use the books more as a guide for discussion topics instead of straight reading and description, Good luck with your first program and let us know if you have more questions. Best, Ed Niemchak Adult Services Librarian Bloomfield Township Public Library 1099 Lone Pine Road <https://maps.google.com/?q=1099+Lone+Pine+Road%0D+Bloomfield+Township,+MI+4…> Bloomfield Township, MI 48302 <https://maps.google.com/?q=1099+Lone+Pine+Road%0D+Bloomfield+Township,+MI+4…> (248)642-5800 <(248)%20642-5800> (ext. 140) niemchae(a)btpl.org Cindi L. Place Reference & Technology Librarian Boyne District Library (231)582-7861 placec(a)boynelibrary.org cindiplace(a)gmail.com Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one. *–Neil Gaiman*

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Collection Development and Maintenance Workshop in Zeeland
by Sandie Enders 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

[cid:image001.png@01D39E83.9109CF80] Sandie Enders Support Services Manager Muskegon Area District Library 4845 Airline Road, Suite 5 Muskegon MI 49441 231-737-6248

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Silent Library - Responses
by Dave Ewick 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

Original Question: Have any of you adapted the crazy game show "Silent Library" into a program? I think it would be a fun event to host but wondered if anyone else shared my idea and had some tips. What's that? Never heard of Silent Library? Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=silent+libraryI will happily summarize and post replies if you will send your ideas to me. Best, Dave Responses: I only got one that was even close to having had a program like this…everyone else was hoping I’d find good ideas to share with them (you)! >From Redford: I mentioned it but my teens wanted cash! HAHA!! I have done Minute to win it combined with Fear Factor. The teams got to choose the player for each challenge after hearing the category title. The trials were done after each trivia round (Chocolate theme one year, Disney theme the one before). The trial was always optional for those teams that got the answer correct but they always opted to do every challenge. P.S. Jimmy Fallon's episode was my fav! K.D. Wesner, MLIS Teen Librarian, Redford Township District Library David L. Ewick, MLS, MS City Librarian Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Southfield, Michigan 48076 248 796-4300 dewick(a)southfieldlibrary.org P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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FW: Training in Youth Driven Spaces: Lansing (March 14) and Saginaw (March 15)
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

Please excuse any cross-prosting. See below for a message from Neutral Zone. 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/> We are offering a 1-day training for adults in our Youth Driven Spaces approach in Lansing (March 14) and Saginaw (March 15). The cost is ONLY $5! With a grant from MCACA’s New Leaders Council the Neutral Zone -- a nationally recognized arts and leadership space for teens located in Ann Arbor -- will offer a one-day introductory training in its Youth Driven Spaces (YDS) model in Lansing (March 14) and Saginaw (March 15). YDS is designed to help agencies that serve older youth incorporate practices and strategies that use program, organization and governance roles as an opportunity to build youth proficiencies as well as increase their participation and engagement. Neutral Zone designs its workshops to be active, engaging and focused on practical strategies and practices that can be directly applied to your work. As a result of the one-day training participants will: · Understand the components of youth-adult partnerships (YAP) and how to support YAP · Identify meaningful roles youth can play in programs and organizations · Learn the components and stages of Neutral Zone’s Teen Advisory Council To register for Lansing, March 14th: http://bit.ly/YDSLansing To register for Saginaw, March 15th: http://bit.ly/YDSSaginaw -- John Weiss, Director of Strategic Initiatives Neutral Zone | Where Teens Lead, Create and Innovate [http://www.snoitulosten.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/twitter-small.jpg] <https://twitter.com/youthdriven> 310 E. Washington | Ann Arbor, MI 48104 | 734.214.9995 ext. 222 | www.neutral-zone.org<http://www.neutral-zone.org/>

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DVD and CD Security Cases Available
by Eric Schoenbaechler 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

Both DVD and CD security cases are available at no cost (a few hundred of each type). They cannot be delivered or sent through RIDES. Pick-up only at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library Main Branch during standard business hours. The DVD Cases are Alpha S3 Single DVD Security cases (similar to this): http://www.shopbrodart.com/Library-Supplies/AV-Audio-Visual-Media-Supplies/… The CD cases are Alpha S3 Single CD Security cases (similar to this): http://www.shopbrodart.com/Library-Supplies/AV-Audio-Visual-Media-Supplies/… No unlocking keys will be provided. I prefer to give the entire lot to one institution, as I don't have an exact count. Please contact me at schoenba(a)wblib.org<mailto:schoenba@wblib.org> with questions. Thank you. -Eric Eric Schoenbaechler Adult Services Coordinator West Bloomfield Township Public Library 4600 Walnut Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48323 Main Phone: 248-682-2120 Branch Phone: 248-363-4022 http://www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org<br> <img src="http://www.wblib.org/graphics/emailsig.gif"><br> <a href="//www.wblib.org/includes/statistics.php?StatType=Link&StatID=Facebook&weblink=https://www.facebook.com/WestBloomfieldLibrary" title="Facebook" target="new_page"><img src="http://www.wblib.org/contactus/contactbar/graphics/static/cbfacebook.png" width="48" height="48" alt="Facebook"></a><a href="//www.wblib.org/includes/statistics.php?StatType=Link&StatID=Pinterest&weblink=https://www.pinterest.com/westbloomlib" title="Pinterest" target="new_page"><img src="http://www.wblib.org/contactus/contactbar/graphics/static/cbpinterest.png" width="48" height="48" alt="Pinterest"></a><a href="//www.wblib.org/includes/statistics.php?StatType=Link&StatID=Twitter&weblink=https://twitter.com/westbloomlib" title="Twitter" target="new_page"><img src="http://www.wblib.org/contactus/contactbar/graphics/static/cbtwitter.png" width="48" height="48" alt="Twitter"></a><a href="//www.wblib.org/includes/statistics.php?StatType=Link&StatID=Instagram&weblink=https://www.instagram.com/westbloomlib" title="Instagram" target="new_page"><img src="http://www.wblib.org/contactus/contactbar/graphics/static/cbinstagram.png" width="48" height="48" alt="Instagram"></a> <br><hr><br> This message is intended only for the individuals to whom it is addressed. Please note that it is strictly prohibited to disseminate, distribute or copy this information without expressed written permission. West Bloomfield Township Public Library does not guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained or that this communication is free of viruses, interceptions, or interference.

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Job Posting: Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian at Aquinas College
by Shellie Jeffries 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

The Grace Hauenstein Library at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan seeks a creative, innovative individual to serve as Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian. This is a full-time, twelve month, non-tenure track position. Position Summary As a member of the Technical Services team, the Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian position is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the library’s electronic resources, including: assisting with licensing and consortial agreements; communicating with vendors and publishers; monitoring and troubleshooting access issues; and compiling statistical reports on the usage of electronic resources and serials. Other main responsibilities include managing the acquisition, access, maintenance, preservation and records of serials in all formats. In addition, this position oversees and maintains the library web site. This position also includes general reference desk duties, instruction (one-credit information literacy course as well as one-shot sessions), collection development and liaison duties with selected academic departments, and service on library and college committees. Applications will be accepted until March 16, 2018. The start date for the position is July 1, 2018. For more information about the position and to apply for it, go to https://aquinas.prismhr-hire.com/job/61585/electronic-resources-and-serials… -- *Shellie Jeffries | **Library Co-Director* *Aquinas College* 1700 Fulton Street E *|* Grand Rapids, MI 49506 p 616.632.2130 <(616)%20632-2130> e jeffrmic(a)aquinas.edu aquinas.edu <https://www.aquinas.edu/library> *|* Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/Grace-Hauenstein-Library-at-Aquinas-College-135101…> *|* Twitter <https://twitter.com/AQLibrary>

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Online patron library card registration
by Sheila Bissonnette 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

Hello all, I’m looking for input on what other libraries are doing in terms of registering for a library card online. I’m finding that as we promote our digital/online services, patrons who are new to these services always ask “is there a way to register for a library card online?”. Our library currently only issues library cards to people who walk into our building. I’m wondering now if there are other things we can do to make registering (and using) digital library services easier? Do any libraries offer a way for people to register for a library card online? If so, how do you verify residency? Any additional information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. Sheila Sheila M. Bissonnette, MLIS Library Director Cell phone: 989-878-0450 Pere Marquette District Library 185 E. Fourth Street Clare, MI 48617 989-386-7576 ext 4 www.pmdl.org<http://www.pmdl.org/> Harrison District Library 105 E. Main Street Harrison, MI 48625 989-539-6711 ext 6 www.hdl.org<http://www.hdl.org/> Currently Reading<https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/64338135?utm_med…> [ook Cover]<https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/64338135?utm_med…> [oodreads Logo]<https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature>Get your own email signature<https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_…>

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JOB: Staff Assistant II – Library Services / Circulation & Serials
by Jill Sodt 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

Hello everyone! We have an opening at Mott Library. This is a great position for someone who is currently working on their degree or interested in pursing a MLS at some point in the future. You can get some great experience working in an academic library setting, work with wonderful people, have opportunities for professional development, and discover why community colleges are great places to work. For more details, follow the link to the full listing: https://mcc.peopleadmin.com/postings/989 Have a great day! Jill Sodt Director of Library Services Mott Library Mott Community College 1401 East Court St, Flint, MI 48503 810-762-0415 jill.sodt(a)mcc.edu

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Podcasting at Your Library
by Pam Seabolt 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

MCLS Third Thursday Twitter Chat Podcasting at Your Library Join us Thursday, February 15, at 2pm Eastern (1pm Central) for our Third Thursday Twitter Chat. We will be discussing Podcasting. Our featured guest will be Programming Manager Kip Odell with the Kent District Library, MI. Kip produces and hosts KDLcast with the Kent District Library and will chat with us about the ins and outs of creating, producing, and hosting a podcast for the library. 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 January chat on The Human Library? We archived<https://storify.com/mclsorg/third-thursday-twitter-chat-january-2018> 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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