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Plymouth District Library - Teen Services Intern Job Posting
by Robyn Lowenstein 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

The Plymouth District Library - job posting for Part-time Teen Services Intern. See the posting below, or visit plymouthlibrary.org for more information. Plymouth District Library Job Posting [ http://plymouthlibrary.org/ | http://plymouthlibrary.org ] TITLE: Teen Services Intern Part-time - 12hrs/wk Schedule includes: day, evening and weekend hours. SALARY: $15.39/ per hour This position does not include benefits. REPORTS TO: Adult and Teen Services Coordinator DUTIES: Regular duties include reference, readers advisory, and programming for patrons of all ages. Other tasks and special projects as assigned, such as collection management, displays, and public computer instruction. REQUIREMENTS: Possession of a Bachelors degree. Enrollment in a Masters degree program in Library and/or Information Science with preference to those with at least one year remaining in the program before graduation. COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO: Robyn Lowenstein, Business/HR Manager humanresources(a)plymouthlibrary.org Plymouth District Library 223 S. Main Street Plymouth, MI 48170-1687 DEADLINE: 07 /12/2017 by 4:00pm This announcement is only a summary of the position, its duties, job requirements and compensation. Further information is available from the library. The Plymouth District Library does not discriminate in its employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, height, weight, marital status, veteran status or disability. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with a disability if requested

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Letters About Literature Update
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Michigan had 2 National Winners for Letters About Literature this year! Thank you to all of our volunteer judges. Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Statewide Library Services Library of Michigan 517-335-8129 517-373-5700 f LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> [MDE Logo] News Release Contact: Martin Ackley, Director of Public and Governmental Affairs, 517-241-4395 Bill DiSessa, Spokesperson, 517-335-6649 2017 Letters About Literature National Winners Announced June 13, 2017 LANSING - Michigan has two national winners for the Letters About Literature 2017 program, the Michigan Department of Education announced today. Letters About Literature is a Library of Congress national reading and writing promotion program that asks young people in grades 4 through 12 to write to an author (living or deceased) about how his or her book affected their lives. This year's winners come from all parts of the country and wrote to authors as diverse as R.J. Palacio, Lisa Genova, Sharon Draper, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Stephen Chbosky. The top letters in each competition level for each state were chosen. Then, a National winner and two National Honor winners were chosen from each of the three competition levels: Level 1 (grades 4-6), Level 2 (grades 7-8) and Level 3 (grades 9-12). National winners receive a $1,000 gift card and National Honor winners receive a $100 gift card. Following are this year's winners: Level 1 National Prize * Claire Juip, Grosse Pointe, MI, wrote to R.J. Palacio, author of "Wonder" National Honor Award * Isabella Reichard, Brookline, NH, wrote to Esther Earl, author of "This Star Won't Go Out" * Mark Leschinsky, Mahwah, NJ, wrote to Lisa Genova, author of "Still Alice" Level 2 National Prize * Maria Cheriyan, Farmington Hills, MI, wrote to Ruta Sepetys, author of "Salt to the Sea" National Honor Award * Sam Opinsky, Chesterfield, MO, wrote to Sharon Draper, author of "Out of My Mind" * Madison Kelleher, Montoursville, PA, wrote to Robert Munsch, author of "Love Your Forever" Level 3 National Prize * Apoorva Chauhan, Las Vegas, NV, wrote to Stephen Chbosky, author of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" National Honor Award * Brice Jansen, Leopold, MO, wrote to Laura Ingalls Wilder, "Little House" series * Samantha Lynn Kiss, Chesapeake, VA, wrote to David Levithan, author of "Boy Meets Boy" To access the full text of their letters, go to http://www.read.gov/letters/<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ…>. Letters about Literature is a program is promoted in Michigan by the Library of Michigan and the Michigan Center for the Book. For more information or questions about Letters About Literature, contact Cathy Lancaster, Youth Services Coordinator at the Library of Michigan, lancasterc5(a)michigan.gov<mailto:lancasterc5@michigan.gov>. # # # The Library of Michigan - Michigan's official state library agency for more than 185 years - is part of the Michigan Department of Education. To learn more, visit www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ…>. * Letters+about+Literature+National+Winners.pdf<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ…> ________________________________ [Michigan Department of Education Logo]<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ…> Questions? Contact Us<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ…> STAY CONNECTED: [Visit us on Facebook]<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ…> [Visit us on Twitter]<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ…> [Sign up for email updates]<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ…> ________________________________

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Net Neutrality - Comments Now Being Accepted
by Sheryl Mase 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

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large print
by Lori Haas 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

What compan do you use to order large print titles? We currently have a standing order subscription with Cengage / Gale and I’m looking for other options. Tell me who you use, if you like them and how you order the books? Is it a standing order and titles are selected and sent to you, do you have a print catalog or do you choose titles online etc? Lori Haas Director Montmorency County Public Libraries P.O. Box 438 Atlanta, MI 49709 voice & fax - (989)785-3941 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Outdoor Library Furniture.
by David Conklin 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

I'm looking for advice/vender recommendations for outdoor library furniture. Ideally, this furniture would be durable enough to leave outside all year round, comfortable, and relatively easy to move around an outdoor patio. Please submit response directly to me and I will respond to this email with the results in the body of the email next week. Thanks for your help. :o) Dave David Conklin Director Genesee District Library (810) 230-3335 Office (810) 732-1161 Fax dconklin(a)thegdl.org Genesee District Library Headquarters 4195 W. Pasadena Avenue Flint, MI 48504

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Fwd: Neutral Zone Youth Engagement
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Join us on August 23-24 for two full days of strategies, practices and ideas for how to start and support an effective youth advisory in your program or school. We design our workshops to be active, engaging and focused on practical strategies and practices that can be directly applied in youth serving programs. As a result of the training participants will: * Identify meaningful roles youth can play in programs * Learn the components and stages of Neutral Zone's Teen Advisory Council * Examine participatory research processes as a way to engage youth * Learn and use planning strategies that can be applied to involving students in project * Understand the components of youth-adult partnerships (YAP) and how to support YAP * Practice strategies, including scaffolding and divergent questioning to effectively support youth-driven initiatives Go directly to registration/info page<https://goo.gl/tbFZ53>: https://goo.gl/tbFZ53 We are offering a $50/participant discount through the end of June. To qualify people put in YDS2017 in discount code box for registration. 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<tel:%28734%29%20214-9995> | www.neutral-zone.org<http://www.neutral-zone.org/>

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Registration Open: 2017 Michigan Innovative Users Group (MIUG) Conference
by Jeff Crocker 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

***Please excuse cross-posting*** Registration is now open for the 2017 Michigan Innovative Users Group (MIUG) Annual Conference to be held at Lansing Community College - West Campus on Friday, July 28, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration and continental breakfast will be held from 8:30-9:00 a.m. We have an exciting line-up of sessions this year. In addition, we're very pleased to welcome Paul Gallagher, Assistant Dean of Transformative Services at Wayne State University, as our morning keynote speaker. Paul will be sharing his insights on user services. He will be presenting, "Creating Amazing Experiences: How to Transform Your Service Philosophy, Better Listen to your Patrons, and Use Design Thinking to Delight Your Patrons." We are also pleased to welcome Debbi Schaubman, Shared Library Systems Manager at Midwest Consortium for Library Services, as our afternoon keynote speaker. Debbi will be sharing an overview of the partnership between Library of Michigan, MCLS, and Zepheira Technologies. She will be presenting "MeLCat, Linked Data and Web Search: An Overview and Update." An early bird registration fee of $45 will be applicable through July 5th. >From July 6-19, the late registration fee will be $55. The registration fee includes continental breakfast and lunch. Parking is free at the venue. To register online and to view more information about the Conference including the agenda and directions, please visit the MIUG website at http://www.miug.org. We're looking forward to seeing you at this year's MIUG! Sincerely, Jeff Crocker MIUG Chair 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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ALA Roommate
by Deborah Motley 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Is anyone going to ALA next week looking for a roommate? I don't think I snore! -- Deborah Motley Head of Public Services Romeo District Library deborah(a)romeodistrictlibrary.org 586-752-0603 x1005

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Collection Weeding: Practical Guidelines for Library Staff, Managers, and Leadership
by Atkin, Evette (MDE) 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Are your materials outgrowing your space? Check out this live webinar on Wednesday, June 14, 2017; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT, brought to you by Strategic Library. The fee for this webinar is $49. [header] Collection Weeding: Practical Guidelines for Library Staff, Managers, and Leadership Wednesday, June 14, 2017; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT [burst]Weeding your collections is as necessary to the health of your library as weeding is to the health of a garden. Successful weeding does more than make physical room for new books. It also helps focus your resources and guide collection development. The evaluation process requires understanding your library’s goals and target audiences, budget constraints, and community needs. In addition, the properly managed weeding project can ensure that books pulled from the collection are treated as potential assets, not just trash. If you engage your stakeholders, including library users, the media, and colleagues in other institutions, a weeding initiative is an opportunity to educate your community about managing libraries and to build support for fundraising for new books and materials. As with most projects, good planning is key. Topics include planning to plan; roles of staff, supervisors, managers, leaders, and your library users; establishing goals and timelines; and creating your custom model. Takeaways: * Create a weeding plan that reflects current strategic goals. * Decide which weeding models you will incorporate into your weeding plan. * Successfully explain the necessity of weeding to staff and library users. [Pat]Presenter: Pat Wagner has been a trainer and consultant for libraries since 1978. She focuses on personnel, management, and leadership issues, including marketing, project management, and tech services productivity. She has written about weeding and actually enjoys weeding other people’s libraries and collections, particularly consumer nonfiction and how-to books. She was the contributing editor for nonfiction for the award-winning book magazine, The Bloomsbury Review, where she evaluated hundreds of books every year and learned that they needed more than a pretty cover. She is known for her practical and good-humored webinars and face-to-face programs. [reg]<http://libraryworks.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=70B6BF1&e=B3E172&c=A8526&t=0&l=6068C…> Registration fee: $49/person. Ask us about group rates for parties of 4 or more (email jenny(a)libraryworks.com<mailto:jenny@libraryworks.com>) [Strategic library] About Strategic Library Published monthly, Strategic Library assists administrators and managers in all types of libraries as they deal with day-to-day and strategic challenges. In-depth articles, written by highly regarded professionals in the field, focus on leadership, management, evaluation, assessment, marketing, funding, and more to promote organizational success. Learn more and subscribe: http://www.StrategicLibrary.com<http://libraryworks.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=70B6BF2&e=B3E172&c=A8526&t=0&l=6068C…> About LibraryWorks LibraryWorks' mission is to help you to make informed decisions about library technology, automation and software, collection development and management, facilities and furnishings, staffing, purchasing, and other areas that drive effective strategic planning and day-to-day operations. Our family of resources can enable you to identify best practices, monitor trends, evaluate new products and services, apply for grants and funding, post or find a job, and even enjoy some library humor. Visit us at http://www.LibraryWorks.com<http://libraryworks.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=70B6BF3&e=B3E172&c=A8526&t=0&l=6068C…> [fotter] View this email in your browser<http://libraryworks.bmetrack.com/c/v?e=B3E172&c=A8526&l=6068C74C&email=Aa8V…> This message was sent to atkine(a)michigan.gov<mailto:atkine@michigan.gov> by info(a)libraryworks.com<mailto:info@libraryworks.com> 7823 Stratford Rd, Bethesda, MD, 20814 [Unsubscribe from all mailings]<http://libraryworks.bmetrack.com/c/su?e=B3E172&c=A8526&l=6068C74C&email=Aa8…>Unsubscribe<http://libraryworks.bmetrack.com/c/su?e=B3E172&c=A8526&l=6068C74C&email=Aa8…> | Manage Subscription<http://libraryworks.bmetrack.com/c/s?e=B3E172&c=A8526&l=6068C74C&email=Aa8V…> | Forward Email<http://libraryworks.bmetrack.com/c/f?e=B3E172&c=A8526&l=6068C74C&email=Aa8V…> | Report Abuse<http://libraryworks.bmetrack.com/Abuse?e=B3E172&c=A8526&l=6068C74C&email=Aa…> [https://www.benchmarkemail.com/images/web4/misc/emailfooter/opt9.png]<http://www.benchmarkemail.com/?p=500289>

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Developing Junior Historians Workshop - June 16
by Larry J. Wagenaar 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Developing Junior Historians Workshop - Friday June 16 Ever wonder how to make your historical organization more "kid-friendly"? This workshop will cover the many ways in which historical facilities can tailor their exhibits and programs to attract the involvement of children, whether they be students or with their families. Educational professionals and teams at historical societies and museums are encouraged to attend. The speakers will provide examples of how to attract young visitors and include "junior historians" in experiencing an organization's historical mission. The workshop is from 9 am to noon in the Meijer Education Center at the Historical Society of Michigan. Attendees can either take the workshop in person or via remote link. For more info or to register visit: http://www.hsmichigan.org/programs/workshops/ Larry Wagenaar Larry J. Wagenaar Executive Director, Historical Society of Michigan Publisher, HSM Magazines 5815 Executive Dr. Lansing, MI 48911 Phone: (517) 324-1828 Fax: (517) 324-4370 Email: wagenaar(a)hsmichigan.org Website: www.hsmichigan.org

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