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questions about self-published children's books
by KristyZeluff . 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

1. Do you accept them? 2. If "yes", where do they live in your collection? 3. If "no", do you have a canned response you would be willing to share as to why? Please respond off-list, and I can compile answers and share if there is an interest. Thank you! Kristy Kristy Zeluff, Youth Services Librarian Portage District Library Ph. 269.585.8725 kzeluff(a)portagelibrary.info <http://www.parchmentlibrary.org>

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Celebrating Children's Book Week
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

So many great emails today... Please see below to register your CBW (May 1-7) event. 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> From: alsc-l-request(a)lists.ala.org [mailto:alsc-l-request@lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Shaina Birkhead Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 4:41 PM To: alsc-l(a)lists.ala.org Subject: [alsc-l] Celebrating Children's Book Week Hi All, As programming director for the Children's Book Council it has been my honor to work with librarians across the country to celebrate Children's Book Week. This year we are working to significantly increase the number of libraries that participate in this annual celebration of reading and books for kids and teens. Please celebrate the 98th annual Children's Book Week (May 1-7, 2017) with us by signing up to be an official event location. The deadline to sign up is March 1st! Use this google form to register: https://goo.gl/forms/HCGM1QK1legMLX6q1 Sign up online<https://goo.gl/forms/HCGM1QK1legMLX6q1> and you'll be listed on our national event map. Your young patrons can vote in the Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards. There will be a 50 winner display contest and your book week participation will counts towards a First Book donation to kids in need. In return you agree to host a Children's Book Week story time, activity hour, or author/illustrator event, and possibly even a 'voting booth' for the kids. You will receive official 2017 Book Week display and activity posters (illustrated by Christian Robinson), downloadable resources including Book Week bookmarks with art by four prominent illustrators, a press release template to help your spread the word to your community, and much more! Resources, information and more can be found at EveryChildaReader.net<http://everychildareader.net/>. I am happy to answer any questions you have about participating. Thank you for everything you do in inspiring the next generation of readers and thinkers! Shaina Shaina Birkhead | Programming and Strategic Partnerships Director The Children's Book Council, Inc. | Every Child a Reader, Inc. 54 West 39th Street, 14th floor | New York, NY 10018 www.cbcbooks.org<http://www.cbcbooks.org/> |Every Child a Reader<http://www.everychildareader.net/> Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/#!/CBCBook>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Childrens-Book-Council/116866831666098>, YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/CBCBook/featured>, & Pinterest<http://pinterest.com/cbcbooks/>!

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FW: Historical Fiction Picture Books Compilation
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Excuse any cross-posting, but I thought this was a fun book list from an ALSC member. Enjoy, 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> From: alsc-l-request(a)lists.ala.org [mailto:alsc-l-request@lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Rachel Wadham Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 3:41 PM To: alsc-l(a)lists.ala.org Subject: [alsc-l] Historical Fiction Picture Books Compilation At the beginning of the month I sent out a query asking for suggestions of historical fiction picture books. Thought I'd share the final compilation with you all. As I was compiling it became clear there is lots of gray area around what was considered fiction by all the recommenders. So in this list I've made a distinction between fictional, based on a true story, and nonfiction, which I personally think represent a kind of broad range from fiction to nonfiction. All this brings up some interesting questions in my mind about what kids at younger ages (where most of these books might logically be aimed) really see as the difference between fiction and truth and what is the role of us as librarians to make that distinction for them. No answers from me just interesting things to explore, if you'd like to respond with your thoughts I'd be happy to hear them. Fictional: Aliki. A Medieval Feast. HarperCollins, 1986. (Medieval) Applegate, Katherine & Jan Ormerod. The Buffalo Storm. Clarion Books, 2007. (westward expansion) Avi & C.B. Mordan. Silent Movie. Atheneum, 2003. (1900s) Base, Graeme. The Jewel Fish of Karnak. Harry N. Abrams, 2011. (Ancient) (fantasy?) Benchley, Nathaniel & Arnold Lobel. Sam the Minuteman. HarperCollins, 1987. (Revolution) Birtha, Becky. Grandmama's Pride. Albert Whitman & Company, 2005 (1960s) Brett, Jan. The First Dog. HMH Books for Young Readers, 1988 (Prehistoric) Bunting, Eve & Ronald Himler. Train to Somewhere. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2003. (Westward expansion) Christensen, Bonnie. A Single Pebble: A Story of the Silk Road. Roaring Brook Press, 2013. (Ancient) Cline-Ransome, Lesa & James E. Ransome. Light in the Darkness: A Story About How Slaves Lived in Secret. Jump at the Sun, 2013. (slavery) Cole, Henry. Unspoken. Scholastic Press, 2012. (Civil War) DeAngeli, Marguerite. Thee, Hannah! Doubleday, 1970. (Civil War) Dempsey, Kristy & Floyd Cooper. A Dance Like Starlight. Philomel Books, 2014. (1950) Friedrich, Elizabeth & Michael Garland. Leah's Pony. Boyds Mills Press, 1999. (1930s) Hall, Donald & Barbara Cooney. Ox-Cart Man. Puffin Books, 1983. (1800s) Hallowell, George, Joan Holub & Lynne Avril. Wagons Ho! Albert Whitman & Co., 2011. (1800) Hesse, Karen. The Cats in Krasinski Square. Scholastic Press, 2004. (WWII) (fictional account) Hest, Amy. When Jessie Came Across the Sea. Candlewick, 1997. (Immigration) Hinrichs, Alexandra S.D. & Renee Graef. Thérèse Makes a Tapestry. Getty Publications, 2016. (1600) Hopkinson, Deborah & Nancy Carpenter. Apples to Oregon: Being the (slightly) True Narrative of How A Brave Pioneer Father Bought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains. Atheneum, 2004. (Westward expansion) (loosely based on real life) Hopkinson, Deborah & Bethanne Anderson. A Packet of Seeds. Greenwillow Books, 2004. (Westward Expansion) Hopkinson, Deborah & Rachel Isadora. Saving Strawberry Farm. Greenwillow Books, 2005. (Great Depression) Hopkinson, Deborah & James E. Ransome. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Dragonfly Books, 1995. (Civil War) Hyman, Zachary, Zachary Pullen, & Jason Alexander. The Bambino and Me. Tundra Books, 2014. (1920) Jenkins, Emily & Sophie Blackall. A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat. Schwartz and Wade, 2015. (various) Johnson, Angela & E.B. Lewis. All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom. Simon & Schuster, 2014. (1865) Kay, Verla & S.D. Schindler. Hornbooks and Inkwells. G.P. Putnams Sons, 2011. (1700) Kulling, Monica & Marie Lafrance. The Tweedles Go Electric. Groundwood Books, 2014. (1900s) Kulling, Monica & Marie Lafrance. The Tweedles Go Online. Groundwood Books, 2015. (1900s) LaFaye, A. & Keith D. Shepherd. Walking Home to Rosie Lee. Cinco Punto Press, 1998. (Civil War) Levitin, Sonia & Cat Bowman Smith. Boom town. Orchard Books, 1998. (Gold Rush) Lewis, J. Patrick & Yevgenia Nayberg. The Wren and the Sparrow. Kar-Ben Publishing, 2015. (1940) McCully, Emily. Bobbin Girl. Dial Books, 1996 (Industrial Revolution) McCully, Emily Arnold. Mirette on the High Wire. Puffin Books, 1997 (1800s) Meyer, Susan Lynn & Eric Velasquez. New Shoes. Holiday House, 2015. (1950s) Mitchell, Margaree King & James E. Ransome. When Grandmama Sings. Amistad, 2012. (1950) Noble, Trinka Hakes Noble. The Scarlet Stockings Spy. Sleeping Bear Press, 2004. (Revolution) Partridge, Elizabeth & Aki Sogabe. Oranges on Golden Mountain. Dutton Juvenile, 2001. (19th Cen.) Park, Linda Sue & Julie Downing. The FireKeeper's Son. Clarion Books, 2004. (1800s Korea) Polacco, Patricia. The Blessing Cup. Simon & Schuster, 2013. (immigration) Rozier, Lucy Margaret & Leo Espinosa. JackRabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph Schwartz & Wade, 2015. (1800) (legend) Simon, Ricahrd and Tanya & Mark Siegel. Oskar and the Eight Blessings. Roaring Brook Press, 2015. (1930) Stanley, Diane & Holly Berry. Roughing it on the Oregon Trail. HarperCollins, 2000. (1843) Steward, Sarah & David Small. The Gardener. Square Fish, 2007 (Reissue) (1930s) Turner, Ann. Nettie's Trip South. Scholastic, 1948. (Civil War) (based on a true story) Turner, Ann & Ronald Himler. Katie's Trunk. McMillan Publishing, 1992. (Revolution) Wiles, Deborah & Jerome Lagarrigure. Freedom Summer. Aladdin, 2001 (1960) Woodson, Jacqueline & E.B. Lewis. Coming on Home Soon. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004 (WWII) Woodson, Jacqueline & James E. Ransome. This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2013. (Great Migration) Ziefert, Harriet & Anita Lobel. A New Coat For Anna. Dragonfly Books, 1988. (post WWII) Based on A True Story: Armand, Glenda & Colin Bootman. Love Twelve Miles Long Lee & Low Books, 2013. (1800) (based on a true story) Bandy, Michael S. & Eric Stein. White Water: Inspired by a True Story. Candlewick, 2011 (1960) (based on a true story) Barasch, Lynne. Radio Rescue. Frances Foster Books, 2000. (1923) (based on a true family story) Barnett, Marc & Chris Van Dusen. President Taft is Stuck in the Bath. Candlewick Press, 2014. (1900s) (based on a true story) Bildner, Phil. Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans. Chronicle Books, 2015 (2005) (based on a true story) Birtha, Becky & Nicole Tadgell. Lucky Beans. Albert Whitman Co., 2010. (1930s) (based on a family story) Bryan, Ashley. Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life. <http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2016/06/30/review-of-the-day-freedom-…> Antheneum, 2016. (Slavery) (Loosely based on true people) Cole, Tom Clohosy. Wall. Templar, 2014. (The Berlin Wall (1960)) (based on true stories) Cotten, Cynthia & Frane Lessac. The Book Boat's In. Holiday House, 2013. (1800)(based on a true story) Cullen, Lynn. Dear Mr. Washington. Dial Books, 2015. (1700) (Based on a true story) Elvgren, Jennifer & Fabio Santomauro. The Whispering Town. Kar-Ben Publishing, 2014. (1940) (based on a true story) Fleming, Candace & Stacey Dressen-McQueen. Boxes for Katje. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2003. (Post WWII America and Holland) Garland, Sherry & Ronald Himler. The Buffalo Soldier. Pelican Publishing Company, 2006. (1866) (Based on true story) Hagar, Erin & Jen Hill. Doing Her Bit: A Story About the Women's Land Army of America. Charlesbridge, 2016. (1917) (based on true events) Hendrix, John. Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914. Harry N. Abrams, 2014. (1914) (based on a true story) Hopkinson, Deborah & John Hendrix. Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale. Schwartz & Wade, 2008. (1816) (legend? Based on a true story?) Hopkinson, Deborah & Ron Husband. Steamboat School. Jump At The Sun, 2016. (1800s) Johnson, D.B. Henry Climbs a Mountain. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2003. (1800s) (based on Henry David Thoreau) Levine, Ellen & Kadir Nelson. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. Scholastic, 2007. (Civil War) (Based on a true story) Krensky, Stephen & Greg Harlin. Dangerous Crossing: The Revolutionary Voyage of John Quincy Adams. Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2004. (1778) Kulling, Monica. On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and Her March for Children's Rights. Kids Can Press, 2016. (1903) (based on a true story?) McCully, Emily Arnold. Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros Who Dazzled Kings, Inspired Artists, and Won the Hearts of Everyone ... While She Ate Her Way Up and Down a Continent. Schwartz & Wade, 2016. (1700) (Based on a true story) McCully, Emily. An Outlaw Thanksgiving. Dial, 1998. (1890) (Based on a true story) MacLeod, Elizabeth & Marie Lafrance. Bunny the Brave War Horse: Based on a True Story. Kids Can Press, 2014. (1914) (based on a true story) Ochiltree, Dianne & Kathleen Kemly. Molly, by Golly! The Legend of Molly Williams, American's First Female Firefighter. Calkins Creek, 2012. (1818) (based on a true story). O'Neil, Alexis & Terry Widener. The Kite that Bridged Two Nations: Homan Walsh and the First Niagara Suspension Bridge. Calkins Creek, 2013. (1855) (based on a true story) Polacco, Patricia. The Butterfly. Philomel Books, 2000. (WWII) (Family history) Polacco, Patricia. The Keeping Quilt. Simon & Schuster, 1998. (immigration) (based on a family story) Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. Philomel Books, 1994 (Civil War) (Based on a true story) Rosenstock, Barb & S.D. Schindler. Ben Franklin's Big Splash: The Mostly True Story of his First Invention. Calkins Creek, 2014. (includes quotes, bibliography) Say, Allen. Grandfather's Journey. Houghton Mifflin, 1993. (immigration) (based on a true story) Snyder, Elaine & Harry Bliss. Anna & Solomon. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014 (1897) (Based on a true story) Tamasaki, Katie. Fish for Jimmy: Inspired by One Family's Experience in a Japanese Internment Camp. Holiday House, 2013. (1940) (based on a true story) Thomas, Joyce Carol & Floyd Cooper. In the Land of Milk and Honey. Amistad, 2012. (1940) (based on a true story) Tunnell, Michael O. & Ted Rand. Mailing May. HarperCollins, 1997 (1914) Waldman, Neil. They Came From the Bronx: How the Buffalo Were Saves From Extinction. Boyds Mills Press, 2001. (1907) (based on a true story?) Weatherford, Carole Boston & Gregory Christie. Freedom in Congo Square. Little Bee Books, 2016. (various) (based on a true location Wilder, Laura Ingalls & Renee Graef. A Little Prairie House. HarperCollins, 1998. (1800s) (based on a true story) Wilder, Laura Ingalls & Doris Ettlinger. Sugar Snow. HarperCollins, 1998. (1800s) (based on a true story?) Williams, Mary & R. Gregory Christine. Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Lee & Low Books, 2005. (1980) (Based on a true story) Winter, Jonah & Shane W. Evans. Lillian's Right to Vote. Schwartz & Wade. (1960) (based on a true story?) Nonfiction: Carbone, Elisa & Jen Hill. Diana's White House Garden. Viking Books for Young Readers, 2016. (WWII) (true story/nonfiction) Evans, Shane W. We March. Roaring Brook Press, 2012. (1960) (nonfiction?) Figley, Marty Rhodes & Catherine Stock. Emily and Carlo. Charlesbridge, 2012. (1800) (biography) Hill, Laban Carrick & Bryan Collier. Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010. (1800) Lester, Julius & Jerry Pinkney. Black Cowboy, Wild Horses. Dial Books, 1998. (1800s) (based on a real person, biography?) Mattick, Lindasy & Sophie Blackall. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015. (1914) Mochizuki, Ken & Dom Lee. Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story. Lee and Low Books, 1997 (1940) (Based on his own words) Napoli, Donna Jo & Jim Madsen. The Crossing. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011. (1800) (nonfiction?) Novesky, Amy & Yuyi Morales. Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keeffe Painted What She Pleased. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2012 (1930) (biography) Orgill, Roxane & Francis Vallejo. Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph<http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2016/01/19/review-of-the-day-jazz-day…>. Candlewick, 2016. (1950s) Pinkney, Andrea Davis & Brian Pinkney. Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010. (1960) Ramsey, Calvin Alexander & Bettye Stroud. Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend. Candlewick, 2011. (1960) (true story) Robbins, Dean & Nancy Zhang. Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2016. (1900s) Tonatiuh, Duncan. Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation. Henry A. Abrams, 2014. (1940) Vila, Laura. Building Manhattan. Viking Children's Books, 2008. (1700s-present) Walker, Sally M. & Sean Qualls. Freedom Song! The Story of Henry "Box" Brown. HarperCollins, 2012. (Civil War) (nonfiction) Weatherford, Carole Boston & Sarah Green. Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression. Albert Whitman & Co., 2017 (great depression) (biography) Winter, Jonah & Terry Widener. My Name is James Madison Hemings. Schwartz & Wade, 2016. (1873) Rachel L. Wadham Social Sciences Department Chair Education and Juvenile Literature Librarian Rachel_Wadham(a)byu.edu<mailto:Rachel_Wadham@byu.edu> 1222 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 84602 (801) 422-6780 Fax: (801)422-0466 Schedule An Appointment<http://guides.lib.byu.edu/profile.php?uid=8445>

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Closing the day after Christmas 2017?
by Jaema Berman 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Dear Colleagues, I noticed that some states regularly declare a state holiday on the day after Christmas regardless of the day it falls on. Is any library closed regularly on that day? Thanks, Jaema Berman -- Jaema Berman Director Addison Twp. Public Library 1400 Rochester Rd. Leonard, MI 48367 Phone: 248-628-7180 Fax: 248-628-6109 http://www.addisontwp.michlibrary.org “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” Margaret Fuller 1810-1850 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. ~ Francis Bacon

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Save the Date! SEMLOL Spring Membership Meeting, March 31st
by SEMLOL Executive Board 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

SAVE THE DATE: SEMLOL Spring Meeting March 31, 2017 Kresge Library, Oakland University 1-4pm Please join your library colleagues for the 2017 SEMLOL Spring Membership Meeting at Oakland University in Rochester. The topic is Special Collections and presentations will be related to the ways libraries are managing and showcasing their unique collections. Registration information and program details will be sent out soon. We look forward to seeing everyone in March! Katrina Rouan :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: SEMLOL Executive Board, Chair Southeastern Michigan League of Libraries www.semlol.org

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Call for 2019/2020 ideas - a quick CSLP survey for SRC!
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is looking for the best of the best slogans for our 2019 theme Space. We are also looking for general themes for 2020. These suggestions should be thought provoking, exciting, and accessible to all libraries! Put on your thinking caps & share your suggestions by completing this form by Wednesday, March 8: https://goo.gl/forms/iRoXNmZd1O0RjNa82 Please note, I've also added a question about the online, downloadable manual! 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>

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Storytime workshop registration closes March 3rd
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Every Child Ready to Read in Storytimes Workshop Incorporating the 5 Practices into Storytime Programs This workshop will be a follow-up to the Every Child Ready to Read Workshops held last year in Michigan. After a brief review for previous attendees, and an introduction to those who did not attend last year, presenter Sue McCleaf Nespeca will talk about ways to incorporate the 5 ECRR practices into storytime programs for babies; ages 2-3; preschoolers; and a mixed-age group of children. Bring with you ONE of your favorite books that you like to use in a storytime program for one of the age groups mentioned in this description. Registration is now open<https://www.solutionwhere.com/WW/Aspx/Public/Search/ShowCourse.aspx?courseN…>, please register by Friday, March 3rd. All workshops will run 9:00am-4:00pm with a lunch break included for the $35 registration fee. * Monday, March 20th: Kentwood Branch of Kent District Library 4950 Breton Rd SE, Kentwood, MI 49508 * Tuesday, March 21st: Plymouth District Library 223 S. Main St., Plymouth, MI 48170 * Wednesday, March 22nd: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library of the Bay County Library System 500 Center Ave., Bay City, MI 48708 * Friday, March 24th: Landmark Inn 230 N. Front St., Marquette, MI 49855 Agenda 9:00 - 9:30 Registration 9:30 - 10:45 ECRR 6 Skills & 5 Practices Review; Parent & Child Workshop 10:45 - 11:00 Morning Break 11:00 - 12:15 Early Literacy Storytimes for Babies, ages 0 -2 12:15 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 Early Literacy Storytimes for Ages 2-3 2:00 - 3:00 Early Literacy Storytimes for Preschoolers 3:00 - 3:15 Afternoon Break 3:15 - 3:55 Early Literacy Storytimes for a Mixed Age Group 3:55 - 4:00 Wrap Up/ Questions Please let me know if you have any questions 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>

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book request
by Marian Volek 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Hi, all!We were wondering if anyone has a copy of this book: "Library and Information Center Management"; Moran, Stueart and Morner. Libraries Unlimited, 8th ed., 2013.We need it for the LSSC class in Supervision & Management in Libraries. It would be on loan, we would return it in about 1-1/2 months (by the end of April). You can send it via Rides. Much appreciated, as it is a pretty expensive text! Thanks much! Marian VolekWest Iron District Library116 W. Genesee St.Iron River, Michigan 49935(906) 265-2831

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RFID Questions
by Devin Erlandson 21 Feb '17

21 Feb '17

I am doing some information gathering in advance of our inevitable move to RFID. If you use RFID, who do you use? Do you like them? I will happily take any and all advice/thoughts/information/etc. Thanks! -- Devin Erlandson, MLIS Assistant Director Allegan District Library 269-673-4625 alleganlibrary.org

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Conference/Meeting Room Seating
by T.A. Cutler Memorial Library 21 Feb '17

21 Feb '17

Looking into replacing the seating for our meeting room, and noticed there's a fairly sizeable weight support range, from what appears to be the standard 250lbs up to 500 lbs. How do you purchase chairs? It's a small meeting room, so I'm only looking for 10 to 12 seats. Stackable would be nice, but not necessary. Would you get 10 standard and 2 to accommodate larger users; a different ratio of standard to large? How about armed chairs vs. no arms? Castors vs. stationary (we have low pile carpeting)? Fabric vs. vinyl? Mesh back vs. padded? There are so many options out there and the prices are such I don't want to mess this up. In terms of comfort and cleaning, I was leaning towards mesh back, fabric pad, castors, and no arms, but a board member pointed out arms on the chairs assist reduced mobility patrons in rising from their seat. So now I'm thinking a mix of armed and no arm chairs might be a better option. However, I don't want to end up with a bigger hodgepodge of seating than I am replacing :-) Any guidance/experiential wisdom you can offer would be appreciated. Please reply off list (cutlerlibrary(a)live.com) Thanks, Jessica T.A. Cutler Memorial Library 312 Michigan Ave. Saint Louis, Michigan 48880 (989) 681-5141

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