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Michigan Author & Illustrator Quilt Unveiling Event!
by Julie Meredith 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

In the spring of 2011, Clarkston resident Gini Schultz began work on a Michigan Album Quilt of Authors and Illustrators. Forty-one authors and illustrators returned autographed muslin squares that were then embellished and incorporated into the album quilt. It is with great honor and pleasure that we announce the quilt is now finished and ready to be unveiled to the public. In celebration, we are holding an open house on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at our library from 2-5 p.m. We'll be serving refreshments, holding a silent auction of related items, and creator Gini Schultz will be here to tell her story of how the quilt came to be. And we're hoping that some of our distinguished authors and illustrators stop in to celebrate with us as well. Please join in the festivities as we unveil our one-of-a-kind Michigan Album Quilt of Authors and Illustrators! [1479245676164_PastedImage]

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Re: [Michlib-l] Borrowing Privileges and Large Fine Management
by Steve Maesen 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

At the Kalamazoo Public Library patrons are unable to check out if they owe more than $10.00 in fines and/or fees. We bill for replacement costs at 45 days overdue. If that brings the bill to $45.00 or higher (either for fines, bills or a combination of both), the patron is referred to collections. On the other hand, we do not restrict computer access for patrons regardless of amount owed. Thank you, Steve Maesen Steve Maesen Circulation Manager Kalamazoo Public Library From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Barb Gudenburr Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 1:25 PM To: Scott Drapalik <Drapalik(a)howelllibrary.org>; michlib-l(a)mcls.org Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Borrowing Privileges and Large Fine Management Hi Scott, At the Canton Public Library we take away borrowing privileges if a patron owes $20 or more in fines. Patron accounts exceeding $35 resulting from billed materials (a portion can include late fees) overdue more than 45 days will be turned over to a collection agency. If the patron’s account has reached $40.00 in late fees (Patron will not go to collections). Barb Gudenburr Circulaltion Supervisor [vsmCPLlogo] From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org<mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Scott Drapalik Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 9:48 AM To: michlib-l(a)mcls.org<mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Borrowing Privileges and Large Fine Management ***Please excuse listserv cross postings*** What is your dollar threshold before revoking borrowing privileges? (Ours is currently $50 per patron) How do you deal with excessively large fines? (I couldn’t access the archives for previous discussions on this topic) Thank you, Scott Drapalik Circulation Supervisor Howell Carnegie District Library 517-546-0720 ext. 105 www.howellibrary.org<http://www.howellibrary.org/>

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FW: [alsc-l] Bilingual Storytime at Your Biblioteca (online class)
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

Bilingual Storytime at Your Biblioteca From: Library Juice Academy Instructor: Katie Scherrer Dates: September 5th to 30th, 2017 Credits: 1.5 CEUs Price: $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/033-storytime-biblioteca.php This 4-week, online course teaches participants how to present bilingual storytimes (English/Spanish) for various ages, regardless of their own language skills. Video demonstrations, articles, online resources and course discussions direct students as they learn how to successfully deliver the various elements of bilingual storytimes, either on their own or with a bilingual community partner. Participants will discover new books, rhymes, songs, plans and resources that they can immediately put to use in their bilingual storytime programs. Learning Objectives: - Students will learn how to select and use the following components in bilingual storytime: books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories for telling aloud. - Students will experiment with incorporating bilingual materials into their existing storytime programs. - Students will select books and other materials they can use to increase inclusion of Latino culture and the Spanish language in their English storytime programs. - Students will develop strategies for working with bilingual community partners to present and market bilingual storytime. - Students will gain an increased understanding of the early literacy and school readiness needs of Latino children. - Students will articulate how bilingual storytime supports the early literacy and school readiness needs of Latino children, and identify online resources for sharing early literacy and school readiness information with Spanish-speaking parents. - Students will each develop two bilingual storytime plans. NOTE: This course does not address outreach/marketing to Latinos and Spanish-speakers, and is best suited for libraries that are already successfully serving these communities. Libraries interested in learning how to establish or improve services to Latino and Spanish-speaking families are encouraged to take the course, “Building Relationships, Building Bridges: Library Outreach and Marketing to Latino and Spanish-Speaking Families.” http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/032-spanish-speaking.php Katie Scherrer is a library consultant and training specialist whose work focuses on improving library services to Latino and Spanish-speaking children and families. She is the co-author (along with Jamie Campbell Naidoo) of Once Upon a Cuento: Bilingual Storytimes in English and Spanish, available from ALA Editions. Katie has presented many workshops on bilingual storytime and library services to Latino families for librarians and early childhood educators across the country. Katie's Website http://www.connectedcommunitiesconsulting.com/ Interview with Katie Scherrer http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?p=150 This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The class does not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment. You can register in this course through the first week of instruction (as long as it is not full). The "Register" button on the website goes to our credit card payment gateway, which may be used with personal or institutional credit cards. (Be sure to use the appropriate billing address). If your institution wants us to send a billing statement or wants to pay using a purchase order, please contact us by email to make arrangements: inquiries(a)libraryjuiceacademy.com<mailto:inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.com> For a list of all of the courses being offered next month, please go to: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/courses.php Library Juice Academy P.O. Box 188784 Sacramento, CA 95818 Tel. (916) 905-0291 Fax (916) 415-5446 inquiries(a)libraryjuiceacademy.com<mailto:inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.com> http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Demo course: http://www.libraryjuiceacademy.com/moodle/course/view.php?id=187 Testimonials: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/testimonial.php Twitter: http://twitter.com/libjuiceacademy Check out our jingle: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?p=139 Subscribe to our mailing list http://bit.ly/1YG8qcY

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Re: [Michlib-l] CLAIMED: 2016 ed. Encyclopedia of associations, Regional, state, and local organizations - Great Lakes States
by Robin Rank 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

Dear List Members, The set has been claimed. Thank you for your interest. Robin Rank ****************************** 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 From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Robin Rank Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 10:04 AM To: michlib-l(a)mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Offering: 2016 ed. Encyclopedia of associations, Regional, state, and local organizations - Great Lakes States 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 This is a two part set of volume one, Great Lakes States, 2016 28th edition only: Title: Encyclopedia of associations. Volume I, Parts 1 & 2, Regional, state, and local organizations. Great Lakes States Corp Author(s): Gale Research Company. Publication: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., Standard No: ISSN: 0894-2846; National Library: 009529439; LCCN: 87-640488 ; sn 87-2813 ****************************** 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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Offering: 2016 ed. Encyclopedia of associations, Regional, state, and local organizations - Great Lakes States
by Robin Rank 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '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 This is a two part set of volume one, Great Lakes States, 2016 28th edition only: Title: Encyclopedia of associations. Volume I, Parts 1 & 2, Regional, state, and local organizations. Great Lakes States Corp Author(s): Gale Research Company. Publication: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., Standard No: ISSN: 0894-2846; National Library: 009529439; LCCN: 87-640488 ; sn 87-2813 ****************************** 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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[Job Opportunities] Bloomfield Township Public Library
by BTPL Careers 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

Greetings, All-- Bloomfield Township Public Library has a very large staff and we have a number of job opportunities presently, in four different departments. Youth Services Librarian-20 Hours : Open through September 15, 2017 Administration Clerk – 20 Hours : Open through September 1, 2017 Adult Services Library Page : Open through September 15, 2017 Circulation Library Page : Open through September 8, 2017 You can find out more about job opportunities with Bloomfield Township Public Library on our website: https://btpl.org/about-us/employment-volunteer/ Best Regards, Linden Godlove

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Re: [Michlib-l] Little Free Pantry
by Karen Knox 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

Attached is a list of the responses I received – thanks all! Karen Knox Director Orion Township Public Library 825 Joslyn Road Lake Orion, MI 48362 (248) 693-3000 x305 kknox(a)orionlibrary.org<mailto:kknox@orionlibrary.org> >>> Karen Knox <kknox(a)orionlibrary.org<mailto:kknox@orionlibrary.org>> 8/7/2017 2:28 PM >>> Does anyone have experience with a Little Free Pantry in your community? This is along the same lines as the Little Free Library boxes that are all over, but with non-perishable food, info here: http://www.littlefreepantry.org/ If you know of one, could you send me a message? I’m looking for those who have experience with them, thank you! Karen Knox Director Orion Township Public Library 825 Joslyn Road Lake Orion, MI 48362 (248) 693-3000 x305 kknox(a)orionlibrary.org<mailto:kknox@orionlibrary.org>

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Library Executive Director position closes this Sunday, Aug. 20! Barrington Area District Library (IL)
by Jobeth Bradbury 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

Barrington Area Library - Executive Director Be a vital community catalyst and library futurist as the next Executive Director for the Barrington Area Library<http://www.barringtonarealibrary.org/>. The Library's mission focuses on four key areas: stimulating imagination; supporting information literacy; fostering multigenerational and creative lifelong learning; and creating young readers. A customer-centric and committed staff (65 FTE) successfully fulfills that mission in comfortable physical and virtual settings through the Library's outstanding digital collections and services, collaborative and vibrant community spaces, and stellar programs and activities for all ages. In 2013-2014, the Library transformed its public space through a complete redesign and revitalization. Customers now use and explore completely reimagined spaces, including: an interactive Youth Services department with a focus on active play and learning; a Business and Technology Center featuring a MakerLab, digital studio, public computers, technology collaboration spaces, and Business Cubicles; three improved and refurnished smart meeting rooms; and a greatly improved customer service experience. Serving 44,000 residents over a 72-mile square mile area, Barrington Area Library is geographically the largest library district in Illinois. In addition to the main library building, customer service is provided through remote delivery and return services throughout the district. Governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees with a $6.7 million operating budget, the Library annually hosts 358,592 visitors and circulates 975,959 items. Located in the Village of Barrington (forty miles from downtown Chicago), the Barrington Area Library serves all or part of fourteen communities and unincorporated areas. Each community has its own special appeal which includes fine restaurants, the historic Catlow Theatre, nature preserves, and upscale lifestyle shopping centers. The Barrington area also focuses on family life and community engagement. District 220 schools consistently place among the top in state and national rankings, and residents enjoy a variety of community festivals throughout the year. A wide network of local non-profit organizations provides an abundance of volunteer and philanthropic opportunities. The Library is easily accessible by car and the Metra commuter train. For more information on the Library and the Barrington area, visit Barrington Links<http://www.bradburymiller.com/barringtonlinks.htm>. Responsibilities and requirements. Minimum requirements include a Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program and five years of professional library experience with at least two years of director or other senior level administrator experience; or equivalent background and experience that will enable the candidate to perform effectively the work required. Essential skills include (1) knowledge of library principles and practices; (2) commitment to staying well-informed on library district legal and financial issues; (3) currency on technology and trends; (4) sound business and financial judgement; (5) understanding of common personnel management methods to lead an engaged and thriving staff; (6) initiative, awareness and vision in developing library services; and (7) skill in building and maintaining effective relationships with the Library Board, staff and community leaders. Public library experience, including a successful track record of reporting to a governing board, is preferred. For the complete position description, please visit Barrington Area Library Executive Director Description<http://www.gossagesager.com/barringtonjobdesc.pdf>. Compensation. The starting salary range is $120,000 - 135,000, dependent on qualifications with a competitive benefits package. For further information, please visit Bradbury Miller Associates<http://www.bradburymiller.com/contactus.html>. Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and resume as Word or PDF attachments to Jobeth Bradbury<mailto:jobethbradbury@bradburymiller.com>. This position will close August 20, 2017. Jobeth Bradbury Bradbury Miller Associates<http://www.gossagesager.com/> 4545 Wornall Rd, Ste. 805 Kansas City, MO 64111 816-803-7087 (cell); 816-531-2468 (office) Sign up for our newsletter<http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=myy6mkoab&p=oi&m=111489311…> to get the latest updates!

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"For Profit" meeting room use RESPONSES
by Dave Ewick 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

For Profit Groups use of Meeting Rooms Question Original question: Who allows "for profit" groups to use their meeting rooms? RESPONSES: Petoskey does. $50 per use. Muskegon: We currently do not allow our two meeting rooms to be reserved by for profit groups, with a weird exception for out of town lawyers doing depositions for local residents that was grandfathered in here years ago. I have realized this summer that we have 6-8 tutors who are using the room for paid tutoring services, but the parents are reserving the room as "study time" for their kids. So we need to redo a policy and I'd like to figure out a way to allow for-profit small businesses like tutoring to use the room. I'm stumped for ideas at the moment so your query is timely! Berkley: We do. Policy& rental form at: http://www.berkleymich.org/departments/library/docs/Lib.Meeting.Room.Rental… Hart: We allow anyone to use our rooms for free. First come, first serve. Tecumseh: We allow 'for profit' groups to use our meeting rooms for a $25.00 'donation'. Romulus: We allow for-profits to use the room but we charge. See policy below. The 34th District Court building is located right behind the library so we get a lot of requests from law firms for depositions and such. It is a good source of income. RENTAL OF LIBRARY MEETING ROOM - Individuals or organizations not able to meet the criteria for free use of the library Meeting Room may be eligible to rent the Meeting Room for a fee, subject to a determination that the proposed use is appropriate to the space, and not disruptive to regular library functions. Final determination regarding eligibility to rent the Meeting Room rests with the Library Director or his/her designee. Rental fees, if applicable, are non-refundable. Meeting Room rental fees will be charged in accordance with the following fee schedule adopted by the Board of Trustees. http://www.romuluslibrary.org/using-the-library/meeting-room/ Sterling Heightsdoes not allow for profits. Farmington: Our meeting rooms which we rent out are available only to those who have a library card with us. We have one price for non-profit groups and another price for businesses (for profit groups). Addison Twp. Library allows it. It brings an enormous amount of kids and parents in during the summer months. Ferndale: We let local businesses and members of the Ferndale Area Chamber rent our meeting rooms for a fee. Mostly, just to have meetings or training. Brightondoes allow this. We are also currently revising our policy, so your results will be interesting to see. Orion Twpdoes, we charge them $35/hour. Otherwise they follow the same policies as the non-profits. Otsego: We do not, but we have only one multipurpose room that serves as library programming space and community meeting space. I will be interested in seeing your tabulation of responses, as we will have more than one meeting area when our library expansion is complete. Cutler Memorial (St. Louis, MI) - We do, for a $25 fee, so we rarely have any takers. We've had lawyers use the room for depositions before, but that's about it. Benton Harbor: We allow anyone to rent our meeting room as long as they follow our meeting room policy. It is also $20 an hour to rent our meeting room (which is actually our library auditorium). Kalamazoo: We do at KPL. We have 2 different reservation rates: Nonprofit: 2 hour blocks - $25.00 each and For Profit: 1-4 hours - $150.00 with 5-8 hours - $250.00. We also charge a flat rate of $25.00 if anyone is bringing food into the rooms. We do not rent rooms for the purposes of private parties. All meetings must be free to attend and open to the public, even those reservations made by for-profit agencies. Eau Claire- We mostly have birthday parties and bridal or baby showers. However, for several years we did have Weight Watchers meeting in our room every week. My board felt that providing a place for the meeting was beneficial to the community. They did pay our normal rate for using the room. Their attendance dropped and they decided to consolidate their meetings, so no longer use our room. Other than that, we have not had any 'for profit' groups asking to rent our room. Commerce Twp: We allow for profit groups for things that DO NOT involve selling their product to the public. IE, training, staff meetings, etc. Have recently approved a new assisted living place in town to use space for a program aimed at social workers. That one was iffy. With the move to the new building I purposefully lightened up on rules. More stuff allowed on bulletin boards etc. OTOH our senior center is being expanded and renovated and starting next week several of their daily programs - tai chi, euchre, bridge etc will be happening in our big room. Except the whittlers, they'll be back in maintenance where there is no carpet. In Minnesota we charged for "for profit" use of our meeting rooms. Still free to non profit etc. Presque Isle: We do but they have to put a deposit down: “All government organizations, commercial, for-profit organizations and “special occasions” must pay a $150 refundable deposit. If it becomes necessary, the deposit will be retained by the Presque Isle District Library for any repair of facilities or special cleaning needed after use. Fees may be applicable based upon the discretion of the Library Director.” Dearborn: Our small meeting rooms are available for free on a first come, first served basis. Typically we don’t ask people why they want to use it—as long as they use if for some sort of meeting. At least one person must be 18 years old or older. Now, if they want to reserve the room in advance, then they have to pay for the room. Again, as long as they are using it for a meeting – we don’t make them swear they are a non-profit. Our large conference rooms and our auditorium – we always charge a fee for those. Garden City Library does not have meeting rooms, so we do not allow for profit, or not-for-profit groups to use them. �� Canton: We rent to for-profit groups for a fee; see our Meeting Room Policy ( https://www.cantonpl.org/sites/default/files/CPL_Meeting_Room_Policy.pdf) and Application ( https://www.cantonpl.org/sites/default/files/CPL_Meeting_Room_App.pdf) for details. https://www.cantonpl.org/policies East Lansing: We do, but we charge them a little bit more than our non-profit/resident rate. https://www.elpl.org/meeting-room-reservations/ Rochester Hills: We do not. Dearborn Heights: I allow for profit groups, but if they hold a "business" class, it has to be open to the public, and they cannot charge for services. St. Ignace: We do. $20.00 an hour. We have a small kitchen that groups can use for an additional $20. Livonia: We allow "for profit" groups to use our rooms, but we charge them more than we charge the non-profit groups. Northfield Twp.: Yes. We allow any business, group or organization as long as the person requesting is a patron in good standing. Hartland's Cromaine Library permits for-profit and family/personal use of its meeting rooms, now expanded to three. https://www.cromaine.org/reserve-room Royal Oak: We do and it’s a big difference too. Policy says that we ask for proof of non-profit status. The thinking is that profit making companies do not have to prove their for-profit status because they are paying at the top tier. Non-profits are paying less so they have to prove their non-profit status. As you can imagine a lot of for-profit orgs try to tell us they're really non-profit because they want the lower rate We have two rooms to rent : the Youth activity room is $75 for profit $50 for non-profit orgs. The larger, nicer Auditorium is $125 and $75 respectively. This is for 3 hrs. For 3-5 hrs the rates are Youth activity room $125 and $75 The Auditorium is $250 and $125 Hillsdale: We do but we charge. $25 for 4 hours. If they want the large room it is $75.for 4 hours. Hamburg: We allow for-profit use for a fee of $25.00 per hour. Room use is free to non-profits. Blissfield: We allow it with some stipulations: If they are using it for a meeting or staff training, they operate with the same rules as non-profits. If they are charging admission, we double the fees. They cannot set up a store front and sell goods or services out of the auditorium. We have had some gray areas: insurance companies that hold “public service” presentations on changes to health insurance or a health services company that wanted to talk about services for seniors. After some discussion, we allowed the insurance company in at the standard rate but they could not promote their own agency. The health care firm wanted to promote their own services, so we charged them double, which they paid without blinking. Dexter: I guess it depends on what you mean by 'for profit.' We do make our meeting room space available to businesses for training, management meetings, planning, etc. but we do not allow solicitation. So, the local Wendy's, providing food safety training for employees would be approved, whereas the Tupperware vendor could not hold a 'party' Our attorney (Anne Seurynck) always comes down on the side of judging acceptable behaviors rather than making decisions based on content or the type of group requesting access. Having said that, I am sure that some groups lie to us. They shut the door as a way of psychologically deterring their events from being "open to all members of the public" and there probably have been instances of solicitation. Unfortunately, we don't have enough staff to monitor the entirety of each meeting. We make an initial judgement at reservation. Yesterday, I had to turn down a wedding shower request which the person assured us would be open to the public. We have made a few denials related to business requests as well. If they slip through, we just respond with keeping their deposit and barring them from further meeting room use. http://www.dexter.lib.mi.us/index.php/about/library-policies/13-about-us/li… Novi Public Library rents their rooms to both for profit and non-profit groups. We charge according to resident vs. nonresident. We don’t care about profit/nonprofit. The cost is based on if they are Novi residents or have a representative who lives/works in Novi who completes the application and will take responsibility for the space, or nonresidents. I’ve attached a copy of our application and pricing for your reference. http://www.novilibrary.org/About-Us/Meeting-Rooms.aspx Flat Rock: Good afternoon. We allow for profit groups to meet in our meeting rooms, but charge them $50 to use the room. Bad Axe: We allow for-profit groups to use our room, but we charge $50. Charlevoix Public Library - Our policy includes Fee Based Groups. Below is a pertinent section of the policy: A. A Fee Based Group is defined as a group whose business purpose or whose meeting’s purpose is to sell products or services for enterprise or a group hosting a private function. B. A Not-for-profit Group will be defined as a group that does not meet the definition of Fee Based Group (above, section IIA), whose meeting is open to the public, and whose meeting is posted on the public kiosk and calendar. A Not-for-profit Group will have use of all meeting room space at no charge during regular library hours. C. A Fee Based Group using the Computer Lab, Community Meeting Room A, or Community Meeting Room B, shall be charged $25 per hour. If both sides, A and B, of the Community Meeting Room are reserved, the charge is $50 per hour. Hackley Public Library does, but they're fourth priority -- 1) library, 2) Friends, 3) local nonprofit and government, 4) for profit. We're making some money on them, particularly on attorneys scheduling depositions. Bacon Memorial: We allow for profit groups to use our meeting rooms. We charge $50 for up to four hours of use. The most common usage is one of our rooms being booked for a deposition. We get this request a couple of times a year. Tecumseh District Library does allow for-profit groups in our meeting rooms. We charge $25.00 per day for use of the rooms for a profit organization. We have an extra space on our application form where patrons have to check if they are profit or non-profit. Imlay City: We allow meeting room use by "for profits" here. It was a longstanding policy from when the library was formed, as our city is very entrepreneurship & small business oriented, and there is really nowhere else for folks to go. We charge $10 an hour for room rental by "for profits", it’s free to others. Tamarack District Library - We allow for profit use, for a fee. Nonprofits may have the fee waived at my discretion (I nearly always waive the fee). Thanks to all who answered. There is quite a range! Here are my opinions: Many of us sell ourselves short when compared to what hotels charge for similar services. Small communities may not have other choices, and the library doesn't want to over charge. Larger libraries should at least break even on costs. (room setup & cleanup, audio-visual services, security, etc.) 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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MeL Minute: Search Widget Update
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

If you've been following the MeL Minute you'll know that we're conducting usability testing of Encore Duet, the search box on MeL. Results are coming in and we've already instituted a change that could affect your library. Read on! One new feature of MeL this summer was tabbed searching, or the ability to differentiate between a MeLCat search and a search of Articles and eResources (which is primarily database material) right from the homepage. This lets users target their search and we were anticipating that it would lead to higher user satisfaction. One of the options we chose when we put the tabbed searching in place was "persistent choice." That means that if a user selected MeLCat, executed a search, and then went back to the homepage, MeLCat would remain the chosen tab. From the desk in my office that seemed like a good idea but we discovered during testing that folks either forgot they had selected a particular tab, or outright expected to default back to a joint search of both MeLCat and the databases. So, we re-wrote the java script that controls for that and now each time a user returns to the homepage the search defaults to a joint search. The change affects a user's cookie session so you may need to clear your cache and cookies to see the new change. How does this affect your library? Well, if you're using the new, tabbed search widget you'll want to update the code to the improved, usability-testing-proven version at: http://mel.org/widget/meldiscoverywidget280.html Please note that there is code for the header, footer and body of each web page where you want to display the widget and it is found at the link above. MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. The MeL Minutes are brought to you by Sonya Schryer Norris and Deb Renee Biggs, Library Consultants at the Library of Michigan @Library of Michigan MeL Team 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<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. Sonya Schryer Norris Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. PO Box 30009 Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-4457 http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://www.mel.org<http://www.mel.org/> http://www.michlibrary.org<http://www.michlibrary.org/> Nourishing Michigan's Future...during school and during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan's children to Meet Up and Eat Up! www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup> [cid:image002.png@01D2CD53.CCC38130]

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