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SLA Michigan Chapter Meet-up
by Randy Dykhuis 22 Oct '16

22 Oct '16

This is a bit of a late invitation but the SLA Michigan Chapter would like to invite professional colleagues from other types of libraries to join us for an informal social/networking meet-up on October 25 in Grand Rapids. We would appreciate an RSVP but it's not necessary. Come out and meet some of your SLA colleagues on Tuesday. When: Tuesday, October 25, 5:00-8:00 (or as long as folks want to hang out) Where: Mitten Brewing Company<http://www.mittenbrewing.com/>, 527 Leonard St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. (also check out their Facebook page<https://www.facebook.com/mittenbrewingco/>) Who: Anyone, members and non-members are invited RSVP: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QZXVW5D Plan to join us for a relaxed evening with your SLA and other library colleagues. There will be no formal agenda. This event is an opportunity to see a familiar face or meet someone new. We'll meet at 5:00 at Mitten Brewing Company, 527 Leonard St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. In addition to a great selection of beer, Mitten has some of the best pizza around. Please RSVP so we'll have an idea of how many tables to snag. (But if you decide at the last minute, come anyway. There's always room for one more chair.) Arrive early and stay late. We're looking forward to seeing you on October 25. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Randy Dykhuis Executive Director Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 1407 Rensen Street Lansing, MI 48910 Phone: (800) 530-9019 x119 Fax: (517) 492-3879 Cell: (517) 927-5121 E-mail: dykhuisr(a)mcls.org<mailto:dykhuisr@mcls.org> Twitter: @mclsrandy

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Hartland's Cromaine Library - Full-time Adult Services Manager Position Available
by Ceci Marlow 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

*/Hartland’s Cromaine Library – Connecting Culture and Community for 90 Years!/* Nearly ninety years ago, we were given a mission by J. Robert Crouse, founder of Cromaine and of the Hartland Area Project, a 1920s exercise in social entrepreneurship. To this day, we continue the legacy of bringing cultural enrichment to this mostly rural community through a busy event calendar, a great collection, and an innovative, creative staff that is people- and service-focused. If you understand that value and believe you have skills and interests to further this mission, then we need you! We have a full-time opening for an *Adult Services Manager who will be responsible for managing the adult services staff of 2.5 FTE as well as grant-writing and adult events. * Cromaine District Library is located near the intersection of M-59 and US-23—easy to get to from Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Flint. Cromaine-Village (built in 1927 and expanded in 1980) is the main library and is being expanded to open summer 2017 with a grand public opening as part of the September 2017 90^th Anniversary Celebration.(Cromaine’s Crossroads Branch will close April 30, 2017.) Cromaine wins grants, including National Endowment for the Arts’ The Big Read—two in 2016! Grants for technology in Youth, local business sponsorships for a summer concert series, exhibits from the Smithsonian and the National Library of Medicine—we are a place to connect to culture, music, technology, makers, as well as reading in every format. We offer OverDrive (TLN’s Download Destination) plus Advantage, hoopla, One-Click Digital, Mango Languages, and Zinio library. As of November 2015, we are one of the TLN Shared Catalog libraries as well as a MeLCat participant, bringing materials from across the state to satisfy our community’s interests. $22.50 per hour to start, 40 hours per week; includes some evenings and weekends. MLA membership and national conference attendance (in rotation) paid. After successful completion of the 90-day introductory period, an increase to $23.00 is planned. Paid benefits include vacation, sick and business time; health, dental, optical insurances for employee; life and disability insurances for employee, as well as a health savings account; immediately vested retirement including the library’s 10% contribution; and employee-paid AFLAC programs. Share your love for new technologies and public service with a community that loves its library and its library staff even more. Send your application (available at www.cromaine.org--Cromaine News & Info--Forms), resume and a cover letter to “Adult Services Manager” at Cromaine or e-mail (preferred to be “green”) to brentola(a)cromaine.org <mailto:brentola@cromaine.org> by November 21, 2016—position applications accepted until filled. -- Cecilia Ann Marlow Library Director Cromaine District Library

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Storytime Survey for Public Libraries in Michigan
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Hello, If you are a staff member at a public library that conducts a regularly scheduled storytime, please take a few minutes to answer this brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MTK5KHT This survey is intended to measure early literacy activities occurring at Michigan public library storytimes. The results will inform Every Child Ready to Read Edition 2 (ECRR2) initiatives and programming in Michigan. Please share this survey link with every staff person or volunteer who regularly presents early literacy storytimes at your library. We are interested in hearing every storytime leaders' voice. This survey is presented in partnership between the Library of Michigan and Kent District Library. If you do not regularly conduct a storytime in your library, please forward this survey to staff that does to be completed by Friday, October 21st. Thank you, 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> Help us acknowledge and celebrate the great work of Michigan educators! Go to: www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator<http://www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator> today. [cid:image002.png@01D20444.B08921B0]

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Repsonses to Passport Question
by Shauna Swantek 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Thanks to all who responded. Original query: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/information/become-… Are there any libraries providing this service currently? If so, I'd love to hear about your experience. What size library are you? How many passports do you issue? Is the staff time worth the $25 in revenue generated? Responses: I used to oversee the Passport Acceptance Facility at Sacramento Public Library's Central Library, and while I don't have access to the numbers anymore (we accepted appointments and drop-ins and were always busy), we weren't making a profit when staff time was factored in. It was, however, a fabulous service we provided to our community. Please feel free to call me for more details. Thanks, Rebecca Higgerson Director Brandon Twp Public Library Ortonville MI 48462 248-627-1474 Michigan State University Libraries provides the passport service. You can find the information at http://www.lib.msu.edu/passport/ For details, you can contact Terri Miller, our AD for Public Services (ticklet(a)mail.lib.msu.edu<mailto:ticklet@mail.lib.msu.edu>) and Jill Thornton (thornton(a)msu.edu<mailto:thornton@msu.edu>) our Head of Hollander MakerCentral unit. ranti. -- Ranti Junus, Systems Librarian Michigan State University Libraries The Roseville Public Library in Macomb County was one of the first libraries in Michigan accepting passports. We offered this service for approximately five years before the recession when we had to lay off employees. These are my words of advice if you choose to offer this service: Appointment vs. walk-in - Since only three of our employees were trained to accept passports, we offered the service on an appointment basis to make sure that an employee would be available. Although we publicized this well, many people did not read the information carefully and just showed up. If were were unable to accommodate them, we had very unhappy people. Will you allow this service whenever the library is open or by appointment only? Staff time - Many people applying for passports at our library had issues that required them to bring in different or additional documentation (for instance they had a birth "record" when a birth certificate was required or a grandparent had custody but did not bring in the court order for custody or their photos were did not meet agency requirements). Initially preparing people, explaining unusual circumstances and making new appointments took a great deal of time. Honestly, I did not think it was worth the $25 per passport fee that we received. You have to weigh whether you are doing this for additional revenue (not a good idea in my opinion) or as a service to your residents (this is a good idea). Additional fees - expediting and sending passports overnight means additional postage and paperwork and additional staff time. 9 x 13 envelopes cost money as do requests to photocopy documents. Even basic, first-class postage is also an additional fee. Do you pass all of these additional fees on to the public which will decrease the $25 fee? Roseville is a medium-sized library and we accepted passports for people all over metro-detroit because we offered evening hours. If your library is bigger or better staffed than our library, this could be a very nice service to offer your residents. Please don't construe my comments as negative, just things to think about before you offer the service. I hope this helps. Jacalynn Harvey Director Roseville Public Library Roseville, MI 48066 586-445-5407 www.rosevillelibrary.org Additionally, Diana at Peter White Public Library in Marquette is the facility manager and was helpful to chat with by phone. They do 200-300 a year there...for seniors, college students and families. 1-906-228-9510 Shauna Lea Swantek, Director Putnam District Library Honoring the Past, Serving Today, Preparing For Tomorrow www.putnamlib.org 327 North Main Street PO Box 920 Nashville, MI 49073-9578 Phone & Fax: (517)852-9723

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WORKSHOP: Taking Oral Histories One Step Further - November 4
by HSM Infor 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Upcoming Workshop . Friday, November 4 Taking Oral Histories One Step Further by Dean Rehberger, Michigan State University MATRIX <http://www.hsmichigan.org/programs/workshops/> Learn more and register on our website. Completing the interviews for an oral history project is a major accomplishment, but it is not the final step by any means. Participants of this workshop will understand the importance of properly cataloging and storing oral histories so that they can be accessible for future researchers. Organizations embarking on an oral history project, as well as those with boxes of old audio and video tapes, will want to attend this informative program. <http://www.hsmichigan.org/programs/workshops/> Learn more and register on our website. _____ _____ The Historical Society of Michigan is our state's oldest cultural organization, founded in 1828 by territorial governor Lewis Cass and explorer Henry Schoolcraft. A nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses on publications, conferences, education, awards and recognition programming, and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote Michigan's rich history. _____ For more information on the Historical Society of Michigan, please visit <http://www.hsmichigan.org/> www.hsmichigan.org or e-mail us at <mailto:hsm@hsmichigan.org> hsm(a)hsmichigan.org. _____ The Historical Society of Michigan 5815 Executive Dr. . Lansing, MI 48911 Phone: (517) 324-1828 . FAX: (517) 324-4370 Future History Skills Workshops Friday, November 18 Historic Books: How to Identify, Mend, Collect, and Care for Valuable Volumes Friday, December 2 Exhibits on a Shoestring <http://www.hsmichigan.org/programs/workshops/> Visit our website for full descriptions of each workshop. This e-mail is sent to our members and friends to keep you updated on historical activities and opportunities to learn more about our state's history. To opt-out, please respond to this e-mail with "remove" in the subject line.

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Let's "Talk About Friends" at the Tecumseh District Library with FOML!
by Linda Pierce 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

The Friends of Michigan Libraries will hold a "Talk About Friends" discussion at the Tecumseh District Library on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. This open discussion will run from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tecumseh District Library is located at 215 N Ottawa St, Tecumseh, MI 49286. "Talk About Friends" is an informal meeting that provides opportunities for Friends to share their ideas, activities, and events with other Friends groups - a time to learn from each other about wonderful projects that have helped to focus on the library as an invaluable resource in the community. Meet with members of other Friends groups to learn about and discuss: - Successful fundraising - Volunteer recruitment - Challenges and Opportunities your Friends group is facing - And hear about a free resource from United For Libraries and the Library of Michigan A meeting agenda has been posted at http://foml.org/eventsconferences/talk-about-friends-meeting/. There is no cost for this meeting, but FOML requests that you register names of those attending from each library at http://foml.org/meeting-registration/. Light refreshments will be provided by the Woodlands Library Cooperative. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Linda Pierce at the info below. Please join us at the Tecumseh District Library on November 9th to talk about Friends! We look forward to seeing you there. Paul Snyder, President Friends of Michigan Libraries -- Linda Pierce Administrative Specialist Kettering Library Phone: (810) 762-9840 Fax: (810) 762-9744 1700 University Avenue ~ Flint, MI 48504 Kettering University

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ALSC Now Accepting Applications - Strengthening Communities Through Libraries
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

ALSC will award twelve $5,000 Strengthening Communities Through Libraries minigrants to ALSC personal members in public libraries whose libraries are within 20 miles of a Dollar General corporate or retail location. In addition to minigrants, ALSC will also develop supplemental resources that will be made widely available to support the out-of-school time programming of libraries and their community partners. http://www.ala.org/alsc/externalrelationships/grntpartnerships To find out if you have a Dollar General within 20 miles near you: http://www.dollargeneral.com/storeLocator/index.jsp;jsessionid=4GMyYKdKFbMR…. Begin forwarded message: From: Angela Hubbard <ahubbard(a)ala.org<mailto:ahubbard@ala.org>> Date: October 20, 2016 at 5:36:21 PM EDT To: "alsc-l(a)lists.ala.org<mailto:alsc-l@lists.ala.org>" <alsc-l(a)lists.ala.org<mailto:alsc-l@lists.ala.org>> Subject: [alsc-l] ALSC Now Accepting Applications - Strengthening Communities Through Libraries Reply-To: Angela Hubbard <ahubbard(a)ala.org<mailto:ahubbard@ala.org>> ALSC is now accepting applications for the Strengthening Communities Through Libraries Minigrants Thanks to a Youth Literacy grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, ALSC will award twelve $5,000 Strengthening Communities Through Libraries minigrants to members in public libraries for the purpose of providing children's programming that strengthens community opportunities for STEAM learning during school breaks. As part of this project, ALSC will also develop supplemental resources that will be made widely available to support the out-of-school time programming of libraries and other community organizations. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and accepted until November 30, 2016. Apply for the Strengthening Communities Through Libraries minigrant today! http://www.ala.org/alsc/externalrelationships/grntpartnerships Please contact Angela Hubbard with any questions at ahubbard(a)ala.org<mailto:ahubbard@ala.org> or (312) 280-1398 Angela N. Hubbard Program Officer, Projects & Partnerships Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) ahubbard(a)ala.org<https://owa.ala.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=kXhoA1gv0E66LrlnrES9aqu2-_njZdIId2thta…> | (312) 280-1398 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential information and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message; please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for your cooperation.

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FREE storytime webinar from ALA
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

ALA Editions announces an exciting free webinar, STEP into Storytime<https://alapublishing.webex.com/alapublishing/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1afd55f9e…> with Saroj Ghoting and Kathy Klatt. This webinar will last one hour and take place at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Have you wondered how to adapt an action song or fingerplay for different age levels? Or are you looking for ideas on how to adapt flannel board activities or books for various age levels? In this free 60-minute webinar<https://alapublishing.webex.com/alapublishing/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1afd55f9e…>, authors of STEP into Storytime: Using StoryTime Effective Practice to Strengthen the Development of Newborn to Five-Year-Olds <http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10982> Saroj Ghoting and Kathy Klatt will teach you how! Using theories discussed in their book, they’ll provide an overview on how child development informs what we do in storytimes and provide models for presenting mixed age storytime. You’ll come out of the webinar with ideas to apply to your storytimes for children of all ages. Join us for this free 60-minute webinar at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Monday, November 7, 2016. Participants will receive a coupon for Saroj Ghoting and Kathy Klatt’s book STEP into Storytime: Using StoryTime Effective Practice to Strengthen the Development of Newborn to Five-Year-Olds<http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10982>. Don’t miss your chance—register today<http://alapublishing.webex.com/alapublishing/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1afd55f9eb…>! For more details go to: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/10/new-free-webinar-step-storyt… ~Cathy Lancaster Sent from my iPad

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Ask Congress to back key library program bill
by Steven Bowers 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

[Take Action For Libraries] Advocacy Alert: Library Funding Every year, nearly $200 million in federal library funding is awarded to every state in the nation by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS can do that work, and gets the funding it needs, in no small measure because Congress passed and periodically "reauthorizes" the Museum and Library Services Act. It's time for Congress to renew that important landmark legislation again and library champions in the Senate have just introduced a bill, S. 3391, to do exactly that. With just a few weeks remaining after the November elections to get it passed, however, we need to help them help us by getting as many other Senators to "co-sponsor" S. 3391 as possible. Please, don't wait until November. Act now to email or call your Senators and ask them to co-sponsor S. 3391, the Museum and Library Services Act, as soon as they get back to Washington. The more cosponsors we can get, the better the odds that the key Senate "HELP" Committee will act on the bill when the Senate returns so that the full Senate will have the chance to approve it before the 114th Congress comes to a close in December. Send an Email<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/onestep-write-a-letter?7&engagementId=253333> Talking Points: * S. 3391 is a bi-partisan bill with broad support from the library and museum communities, and in Congress; * S. 3391 requires the use of data driven tools, including research, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and dissemination to assess and assure the impact and effectiveness of funded programs; * S. 3391 highlights the role of libraries as community hubs, equipped to meet ever evolving community needs, including: literacy, education, lifelong learning, workforce development, economic and business development, digital literacy skills critical thinking, financial literacy skills and new and emerging technology; and * S. 3391 will enhance IMLS' collaborative efforts by expanding the number of federal agencies able to fully leverage the role of libraries and museums in supporting and meeting the needs of Americans. Contact Us ALA Washington Office 1615 New Hampshire Ave NW, 1st Floor Washington, D.C. 20009-2520 Phone: 202-628-8410<tel:202-628-8410> * Toll Free: 1-800-941-8478<tel:1-800-941-8478> Subscribe Ready to take action? Subscribe to our Action Center.<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxRZ1NC8k77LPE-0V0w…> ________________________________ [OGR logo]<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxonoN4884_MFxSHPiF…> [ALA logo]<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxpVidiKKhVN52VhBab…> [OITP logo]<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxRLxZ8UOVFf5UF4hrj…> Please unsubscribe below if you no longer wish to receive emails from the ALA Washington Office.

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Fw: ALA Director's Report to Board and Council
by Steven Bowers 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

FYI ________________________________ Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 4:02 PM To: alacoun(a)lists.ala.org Subject: [alacoun] Report to Board and Council Attached is my October 13, 2016 report to Board and Council. The report outlines accomplishments over the last two months, as well as significant upcoming activities. Links for further information are provided for most items. The highlights section at the beginning reflects some items of particular note, but only represent the "tip of the iceberg" in capturing the many important activities of ALA groups. Let me know if you'd like any further information on anything in - or not in - the report. Keith

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