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Fax machine recommendations
by Patricia Braden 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

We are a medium size library and are interested in replacing our fax machine. Any recommendations for what type to get? Please reply off list. Thanks, Patty Patty Braden Library Director Romulus Public Library 11121 Wayne Road Romulus, MI 48174 (734) 942-7589 www.romulus.lib.mi.us Serving Romulus and Huron Township

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Belleville Area Local Author Fair
by Amy Greschaw 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Greetings, Libraryland! The Belleville Area District Library will be hosting its first ever Local Author Fair on Saturday, May 20. Selected authors will have the chance to sell and sign their books, and meet and greet the local community. Authors of all genres, for all audiences, fiction and nonfiction, traditional or self-published are all welcome. The only qualifications necessary are that the author be local to Southeast Michigan, and have physical copies of a book to sell during the fair. Applications are available now; I've attached a copy to this email. (If you're reading the digest version of Michlib-l and can't see attachments, you can find a PDF copy of the application on our website. Just click the slider banner advertising the author fair.) We'll accept as many authors as we can, but due to limited space, acceptance is not guaranteed. Applications are due April 14. If possible, please distribute to any writers' groups, or pass the word on to any local authors you know who may be interested. Much thanks, Amy Greschaw Adult Services Librarian Belleville Area District Library 167 Fourth St. Belleville, MI 48111 (734) 699-3291

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Key Broadband Topics and the FCC - Update on 6 topic areas of interest to broadband stakeholders
by White, Shannon (MDE) 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

With a new Chairman, Ajit Pai, now leading the Federal Communications Agency, FCC, a number of discussions are happening around the topic of broadband. Connected Nation has posted a policy brief that helps explain six topics around the issue of broadband and how recent developments may impact stakeholders. The brief covers the Lifeline program, E-rate, Net Neutrality, USF Connect America Fund, USF Mobility Fund and National Broadband Infrastructure. You can find the short 6-page policy brief here: http://www.connectednation.org/sites/default/files/connected-nation/images/… Connected Nation, http://www.connectednation.org/, and its local partner here, Connect Michigan, http://www.connectmi.org/, work to bring affordable high-speed Internet and broadband-enabled resources to all areas. ------------------- Shannon White Library of Michigan www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> 517.373.9489 Whites29(a)michigan.gov

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Best practices guidelines for posting to Michlib-l
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Greetings Michigan Library Community, This is a best practices update for posting to Michlib-l; I'll be sending this out quarterly going forward. We welcome your participation on Michlib-l. There are a few guidelines that help improve the experience for everyone: 1. Please keep in mind when composing your messages that attachments are removed from posts for digest subscribers and in the archives. For maximum reach, embed the text you wish readers to see in the body of your message. If an attachment is especially important for its images, formatting or other reasons, upload it to your website and then link to it in your message to Michlib-l. 2. Do not post replies that are meant for one person to the entire list. You can accomplish this by using the "Reply" feature and not "Reply All." 3. If you ask for group input on a topic, offer to collect the responses and then re-post them to the list so everyone can benefit. Be sure to embed those responses in the body of your message. And, of course, a little patience goes a long way. We've all accidentally posted something to a list that was only meant for one person so gentleness with each other is helpful as well. Have a fabulous day in Library Land, Sonya 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/> [cid:image001.png@01D169A3.73327F50] Take time this month to check out the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy<http://www.gomaisa.org/sites/default/files/K-3%20Literacy%20Essentials%203.…>

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Job opening - Library Director
by Jobs ＠Darcy Library 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Our current Director has resigned and will be leaving us soon. Accordingly, the Darcy Library of Beulah is recruiting a replacement Library Director. If you know of any qualified individuals who maybe interested, please have them apply. The job posting is attached. Thank you. Dan Schoonmaker, Trustee/Treasurer

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16mm projector
by Melissa Malcolm 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Hi all-- A local teacher is looking for a projector so he can view some old 16mm film he found. He's called around and hasn't found anything locally so I offered to ask more widely. Does ANYone still have one of these things? Ideally he'd like to borrow it but I'm sure he'd comply with any conditions just to look at the film. Thank you! melissa -- Melissa A. Malcolm Library Director Lapeer District Library 201 Village West Dr S Lapeer, MI 48446 melissa(a)lib.lapeer.org www.library.lapeer.org 810.664.9521 ext. 3113 "If liberty and justice mean anything, then access means everything." -- Charles Ogletree

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DISPOSAL - MARCH (V-Y) offerings - Schoolcraft College, MI, 0292B
by Olga Fryzel-Almaraz 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Hello Everyone, Attached is a disposal list including Microfiche Items and well as Print and Electronic Items. If you want to claim any of these items, please let me know by Friday, April 7, 2017. My library will not cover the shipping costs but I could bring the items with me to the GODORT of Michigan meeting scheduled on Friday, May 5th, 2017 in Muskegon, MI if you are interested. Have a great weekend! Olga Fryzel-Almaraz *Federal Depository Coordinator |734-462-5322| L-149 | Depository Library# 0292B *University Bound Coordinator |734-462-7614| L-133 | Appointments: 734-462-4436 Education Programs and Learning Support [Signature block graphic][cid:image004.png@01D2A975.B6B811F0] 18600 Haggerty Rd., Livonia, MI 48152-2696 www.schoolcraft.edu<http://www.schoolcraft.edu/>

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MeL Minute: Best Practices for Linking to MeL Resources
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Community members, library patrons, and staff naturally gravitate to your library's website to search your catalog, read about programs and find out about the latest books and media. The Michigan eLibrary would like to capitalize on the loyal following you have developed by encouraging all Michigan libraries to include current links to MeL.org and its various components on your site. Recently, a quick survey of public libraries found that libraries' linkage to MeL runs the gamut from none at all, to full identification of MeL, MeLCat, MeL eResources, Michigana, Help, and About on the library's site. We hope that you can integrate some if not all of the MeL.org elements on your library's website. We thank you and are sure your patrons will too. Here are a few suggestions: * When linking to specific MeL.org eResources (databases), feel free to use the icon found in the alphabetic list of databases. These are custom designed for MeL and are freely available for you to right click with your mouse and save to your computer to use on your own site. * Remember to use the Geo-Ip address url for the eResource. These are found by clicking on "More" in the resource description. Using any other url will prevent your users from freely and directly accessing MeL eResources. * Although our selection of eResources hasn't changed in the past year, make sure you are linking to what is currently available through the MeL subscriptions. The alphabetic list found under Databases<http://mel.org/databases> on MeL.org is accurate. * If you link to the MeLCat catalog (new or classic version) label it as MeLCat, not MeL 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/> [cid:image001.png@01D169A3.73327F50] Take time this month to check out the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy<http://www.gomaisa.org/sites/default/files/K-3%20Literacy%20Essentials%203.…>

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Re: [Michlib-l] Book giveaway - 1972 Michigan map book
by Amber Hughey 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

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Book giveaway - 1972 Michigan map book
by Amber Hughey 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

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