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E-Rate: 1% increase in Cat 2 budgets
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

>From the E-Rate Central weekly newsletter: Category Two Budget Tool Update: E-Rate Central staff noticed something interesting in the Category Two Budgets this past week. USAC's EPC Category Budget Tool was reporting budgets that did not align with $150/student for schools or $2.30/$5.00 per square foot for libraries. For example, the school shown below, with 727 students based on prior year calculations of $150/student, would have a C2 budget amount of $109,050. USAC's tool, however, is reporting a C2 budget of $110,140.50. [x] After inquiring with USAC and doing some additional research, it was determined that USAC is now applying a 1% inflation factor to budget calculations. As per the 2nd E-rate Modernization Order<http://e-ratecentral.cmail19.com/t/y-l-htltttd-tldlduutki-d/>: 97. Category Two Costs. We find that the $1 billion annual target budget set for category two services in the E-rate Modernization Order is sufficient to provide the E-rate support needed for a five-year deployment of LANs and WLANs. In July, we stated that the question of available funds for these five-year budgets was closely linked with the long-term funding for the E-rate program.238 We therefore applied the five-year budgets to applicants that received E-rate support for category two services in funding years 2015 and/or 2016, pending resolution of the program's overall funding needs. Having now extended these category two applicant budgets for all applicants for three additional funding years, we reaffirm the funding level for the E-rate support for category two budgets, based on the analysis set out in the E-rate Modernization Order.239 We also index the category two budget target and the applicant budgets to inflation. The calculations are as follows for the example above: Funding Year Students Base Per Student Category 2 Budget Inflation Factor Post-Inflation Adjustment Per Student Category 2 Budget Total Category 2 Budget 2015 727 $150 N/A $150.00 $109,050.00 2016 727 $150 N/A $150.00 $109,050.00 2017 727 $150 1% $151.50 $110,140.50 The inflation factor applies to both school and library budgets. Thus, the new effective Category Two budget is: $151.50/student for schools, $2.32/ sq. ft. or $5.05/ sq. ft. for libraries, and a Category Two budget floor of $9,292.00. 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/> Your Voice Matters! The Public Comment period for Michigan's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Draft Plan is open until March 16. Provide your input NOW at www.michigan.gov/essa<http://www.michigan.gov/essa> [cid:image003.jpg@01D29C9B.0F74EA30]

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Third Annual Pinckney Area Genealogy Seminar: Putting the Puzzle Together
by Hope Siasoco 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Dear Library Colleagues, We hope you can help us promote our upcoming Third Annual Pinckney Area Genealogy Seminar: Putting the Puzzle Together. Please share this information with your staff, patrons and community members: *Help for Family Tree Research in Third Annual Genealogy Seminar* Researching your family tree can be a lonely vocation: just you, your ancestors, and lists of shuffled names and dates. Help us help you! Come to the third annual genealogy seminar at the Pinckney Community Public Library, *Putting the Puzzle Together. *This full-day workshop will take place Saturday, April 8, 2017, at the Library. It features respected speaker Daniel Earl, who will present a series of four selected talks including “Ancestors in Context: Putting History in Your Family History”, “Living on Cloud 9: Genealogy Beyond the Binder”, “Crowdsourcing Your Genealogy: Rethinking Brick Walls” and “Funeral Homes and Family History: They’re DYING to Meet You.” No matter where you are in your research – just starting out, stumped at a missing name, or expanding to new generations – information provided through this seminar will help you out. The day’s schedule includes planned discussion sessions and networking breaks. Bring your questions and the family names you are seeking. Ample handouts will ensure you can find the reference information again. Advance tickets: $20.00, $25.00 at the door. Light refreshments are included; box lunch available for $7.00. For more information visit the website, http://pcplgenealogy.tumblr.com/, email pcplgenealogy(a)pinckneylibrary.org , or call the library at 734-878-3888 <(734)%20878-3888>. Registration form available on the website in webform or printable versions. Check out & share our seminar flier: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210738470353997&set=a.13696578376… Thank you again so much for the help! Sincerely, Hope Siasoco Pinckney Library ---- Pinckney Community Public Library 125 Putnam St. Pinckney, MI 48169 Tel: 734-878-2952 Fax: 734-878-2907 Email: hsiasoco(a)pinckneylibrary.org

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5 Wesland librarians suddenly "let go" under suspicious circumstances
by Kristy Cooper 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Dear Library Friends, Some of you might be following the recent events at the Westland Public Library, where five out of the eight full-time librarians on the adult services staff were abruptly "let go" on March 3rd. The explanation given for this unprecedented move was “restructuring” of the library. As a librarian who worked at Westland for many years, I was concerned to learn about this turn of events, so I went to the library's next board meeting where I found out the head of the department had also just resigned, bringing their number down to only two people. Although the board president tried to stop me, I recorded most of the meeting here (it has already had 12,000 views): https://www.facebook.com/kristy.cooper.71/videos/ 10210959179687172/ The reason for this sudden "restructuring" decisions do not hold water (it is not even in alignment with the library's fiscal year budget which is July-June). It is alarming for two reasons. First, the removal of 5/8 of full time librarians at once and with no notice seems to be a blatant attempt to disrupt unionization activities currently underway after several years of court cases involving unionization of library staff. Second, because the unvested retirement funds of these librarians will likely be returned to the general fund and will help to break ground on a $3 million building expansion currently being planned. The coincidental nature of this timing seems suspicious and begs for investigation. Regardless of the motives for firing the adult services librarians, we know that the community served by the Westland Public Library deserves better. With the dismissal of these librarians, a number of critical programs have been cut off with no transition plan -- all teen services, homebound delivery to seniors, job seekers’ labs, computer, smartphone, and tablet classes, book clubs, and the adult literacy program. Neither is there anyone to take over for the staffers that maintain the library website and social media communications (their Facebook page is currently down). Moreover, the Westland Public Library Board intends to replace these full-time degreed librarians with non-degreed, part-time staff which could potentially jeopardize future state funding and QSAC ratings. The librarians in Westland are committed to the community, and we as librarians and information professionals know that libraries are more than buildings, books, and computers—professional librarians are vital to strong libraries that provide excellent service to their communities. We must stand in solidarity together and demand answers about why these librarians have been dismissed with no warning. The board president attempted to explain their reasoning behind these cuts. However the many citizens and former Westland librarians (including myself) were not convinced. Please take a moment to read my summary of the meeting here: https://www.facebook.com/kristy.cooper.71/videos/10210959179687172/ Please feel free to contact me if you would like to learn how to get involved in helping these 5 librarians. *Otherwise you can share your displeasure with the Mayor of Westland, William Wild, who appoints the Library Board.* You can call his office at: (734) 467-3200, email him at http://www.cityofwestland.com/Home/Components/ StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/66/416?alpha=M, or send him a tweet @MayorWild <https://twitter.com/MayorWild>. Let the mayor know that librarians are important, and that Westland needs them and the programming and services they provide to the community. If you would like to share my video on Twitter, the link is available here: https://twitter.com/kristycooperYA/status/841010987318812672 Thank you everyone, Kristy Cooper Former Head of Technology Services and Web Librarian at the Westland Public Library (2007-2013) YA Author at kristycooper.com

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Gordon Korman, Gary Schmidt, and Jennifer Jacobson at Authors in Chelsea!
by Jessica Zubik 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Hi All, (Please excuse the cross-posting.) The Chelsea District Library cordially invites you to Authors in Chelsea on Wednesday, March 22! This year's lineup features Gordon Korman, Gary Schmidt, and Jennifer Jacobson who will all speak and sign books at this special event. The program runs from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Washington Street Education Center in Chelsea. Find out more by visiting the Authors in Chelsea website: http:// chelseadistrictlibrary.org/authors-in-chelsea/ Hope to see you there! Jessica Zubik Youth & Teen Services Librarian Chelsea District Library | Chelsea, MI (734) 475-8732 ext. 208 jzubik(a)chelseadistrictlibrary.com

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Free books from the Library of Michigan
by Bartlett, Bernadette (MDE) 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Hello - the Library of Michigan has free materials we are offering to the library community. To take advantage of this opportunity, see the information below and the attached spreadsheet (please note there is both a 'new' and a 'used' tab). Feel free to forward this message to other library groups or listservs within Michigan. Content and condition The titles listed on the 'new' sheet are extra copies of fiction and non-fiction (hard and soft cover) books submitted to the Michigan Notable Books program over the last year and either contain Michigan content and/or were written by a Michigan author. The 'used' tab contains paperbacks that were received as donations and are not needed in our collections (they have no library stamps/labels). How to request Please submit requests by email (respond to this message). If you are local or passing through, you are welcome to schedule a time to select and claim materials on-site from 8am-5pm, Mon.-Fri. Email bartlettb(a)michigan.gov<mailto:bartlettb@michigan.gov> if you want to schedule a visit. Email requests are handled on a first-come basis by date and time. Some or all of the materials you request may no longer be available at the point we receive your email. Only requests for which we can supply NO materials will receive an email response. Shipping The Library of Michigan has limited funding for shipping. We will ship free for materials costing up to $20.00 per institution until/unless the funding is exhausted. If your request will cost more than $20.00 to ship, we will contact you to arrange reimbursement or pick-up. We cannot send materials via MeLDelivery, nor do we accept postage reimbursement. Materials will only be shipped via UPS or Interdepartmental mail (for state government only). Email requests must include the title as noted on the spreadsheet(s), a delivery address (street address only, no p.o. box), contact name, phone number and email address. Emails should be directed to bartlettb(a)michigan.gov<mailto:bartlettb@michigan.gov> Deadline If you are interested in any of these materials, please respond to this email no later than April 1, 2017. Materials will be shipped as soon as time and resources allow. Thanks for your time, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Bernadette Bernadette Bernadette M. Bartlett Michigan Documents Librarian Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 517-373-2971 www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> Check out the curated content on the LM homepage including state and national CE offerings, LM events, stats reports, headlines from around the library world and intriguing snapshots of our varied collections at http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

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Are you an ALA ALSC member?
by Klaudia Janek 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

There is a MI Librarian running for a spot on the Caldecott committee. You may know Lynn from the Bookends blog http://www.booklistreader.com/category/bookends-childrens-literature/ [image: Inline image 1] Klaudia Janek, MLIS *School Librarian* *IB Extended Essay Coordinator* *Michigan Association for Media in Education - 2017 President-Elect & Conference Chair* *AASL Region #3 MI Delegate * 248 341 5925 http://iamediacenter.blogspot.com International Academy 1020 East Square Lake Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 -- *International Academy* www.iatoday.org

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upcoming writers event -- April 8 -- Lansing
by Lise Mitchell 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

*A RALLY of WRITERS* *The 30th Anniversary!* *Lansing, Michigan* *April 8, 2017* *9am-4:30pm* *Register now!* See Rally webpage www.arallyofwriters.com for registration information and bios, photos, and interviews with several of our terrific speakers. *Lori Spielman*, Keynote, best-selling fiction writer: Personality of a Novel *Julie Timmer*, fiction writer: sharing session on Personality with Lori Spielman *Andrea Collier*, national nonfiction author: Slanting Articles *Gabriel Gates*, actor, fiction writer: Ghostwriting; Screenwriting *Beverly Jenkins*, top African-American history and fiction writer: Historic Romance *Landis Lain*, debut YA: Young Adult Voice *Barb Modrack*, journalist, short stories: Short Short Stories *Steven Harper Pizaks*, popular sci-fi fiction writer: Theme in Fiction; Nuts & Bolts of ms *Alice Speilburg*, agent looking for authors: Session with Agent *Gijsbert & Robbyn Van Frankenhuyzen*, top children’s writers: Children’s Books *Jess Wells*, fine short stories, novels: Settings: Family History *Terry Wooten*, the bard of Michigan: Narrative Poetry *Registration*: $85 in advance ($100 at the door) $35 - Special student price for 30th Anniversary *Lunch*: $15 - deli buffet *Rally Warm-Up*: “Storypalooza, ”Schuler Books Eastwood • April 7 at 7 pm • Free Listen to several storytellers on “Truths Will Set You Free”! *Quiz*: Which author’s new book is titled *Mrs. Saint and the Defectives*? More information: Linda Peckham 517.372.3385 <(517)%20372-3385> *This program is funded in part by Gibson’s Bookstore, Lansing Community College, WKAR Radio & TV,* *and the Michigan **Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.* -- Lise Mitchell, Director Grand Ledge Area District Library 131 E. Jefferson Street Grand Ledge, MI 48837 gladldirector(a)gmail.com 517-622-3550 direct 517-627-7014 Library 517-627-6276 fax

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Professional substitute librarians
by Terry New 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Kalamazoo Public Library is seeking librarians to fill sub assignments on public service desks throughout system. See our website for more information www.kpl.gov/jobs/.

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MiKidLib on May 5!
by Lisa Mulvenna 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

MiKidLib, a statewide unconference for youth services professionals, will be Friday, May 5 in Bay City. Registration is open for this free event. Please visit: https://sites.google.com/site/mikidlib/ Look for timely topics, such as advocacy, new story time ideas, and more. Thanks, Lisa, Anne, and Andrea MiKidLib team Lisa Mulvenna Head of Youth/YA Services Clinton-Macomb Public Library 40900 Romeo Plank Clinton Township, MI 48038 (586) 226-5031 phone (586) 226-5038 fax www.cmpl.org<http://www.cmpl.org/> The CMPL Winter Reading Club runs February 6-March 25. Stop by any location to pick up a reading log for ages 0-adult.

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Director Position at Leelanau Township Library (Final Call)
by Mark Morton 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

This will be the last time I clutter your inbox with this, applications are due the 15th. Thank you all for your consideration. Library Director -Leelanau Township Library located in Northport, MI - Full Time Position 35 hours per week. Preferred Qualifications: MLIS from ALA accredited institution or Bachelor's degree; three or more years of work experience, preferably in a library setting. A complete job posting and job description can be found in the attached documents. Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and three professional references by March 15, 2017 to <mailto:ltldirectorsearch@gmail.com> ltldirectorsearch(a)gmail.com (preferred) or mail to: Leelanau Township, Attn: Library Advisory Committee, PO Box 338, Northport, MI 49670. No telephone calls please. Please do not reply to this email, I am Chair of the search committee and using my list-serv access to help get the word out. Please reply to the gmail account. Mark Morton Technical Services Librarian Leland Township Public Library 203 E Cedar St Leland, MI 49654 231-256-9152

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