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#MiLibSnap lasts all week
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 14 Jun '16

14 Jun '16

It's #MiLibSnap all week! Take time to use social media to share your library's impact on your community. Feel free to participate often. Response so far has been great and you can view it here: Quick links to follow the activity are below. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=%23milibsnap https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/milibsnap/ https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23milibsnap&src=typd Some ideas for demonstrating your impact include: Use photos of the staff and facilities to personalize and put a face on your library; promote programming activities, outreach events, author tours, genealogy, and local history resources; and use stats such as circulation numbers to make your point. Get creative. You already know what you do best. Check out the tools below for creating great visuals. Word cloud tools: * Wordle<http://www.wordle.net/> * Tagul<https://tagul.com/> * Word It Ou<http://worditout.com/>t * PowerPoint add-in Infographic tools: * Inkscape<https://inkscape.org/en/> * Piktochart<http://piktochart.com/> * Venngage<https://venngage.com/> * Canva<https://www.canva.com/> * Easel.ly<http://www.easel.ly/> Data visualization tools: * Gapminder<http://www.gapminder.org/> * Tableau<https://public.tableau.com/s/> * Google Public Data<http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory> * Infogr.am<https://infogr.am/app/#/create> Please tag your posts with #MiLibSnap and I look forward to seeing your great posts on social media. Sonya Schryer Norris Library Consultant Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. P.O. Box 30007 Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-4457 Fax: 517-373-5700 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 http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://michlibrary.org/> Our collective efforts can help make Michigan a Top 10 education state in 10 years! Here are the goals and strategies: http://mi.gov/top10in10/ [cid:image001.png@01D1A46B.DA1302F0]

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Reminder ARSL Scholarship Opportunity
by Colleen Leddy 14 Jun '16

14 Jun '16

Passing along this scholarship info for the ASRL conference... Scholarships applications are still being accepted for The Association for Rural and Small Libraries annual conference is coming up October 27-29, 2016 at the Holiday Inn in Fargo, ND. Three opportunities are available for first time attendees. More scholarship information is available on our website <http://arsl.info/annual-conference-awards-calendar/award-scholarship-info-2/>. We encourage you to apply, but if you want a chance to attend the premier conference for any small and/or rural library on a scholarship, you will need to hurry. Applications are due no later than June 30th at 5pm CST. Those wanting more information on the conference are welcome to take a look at our conference homepage <http://arsl.info/2016-conference/> or see what types of breakout sessions <http://arsl.info/2016-conference-sessions/> we are offering. Good luck and we hope to see you at #ARSL2016 when we go *North of Normal*. Julie Elmore ARSL Marketing Committee Thanks, Colleen Colleen Leddy, Director Stair District Library 228 W. Main St. Morenci, MI 49256 517/458-6510 Monday & Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Star Wars Update
by Pam Withrow 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

Hi Everyone, I'm still getting responses, so I'm posting again: A friend of a friend is getting some people together, and it looks like the crisis is averted. Thank you for your sympathy, words of encouragement, and possible leads! I don't know what I'd do without all of you! Thanks a million, Pam Pamela Withrow, Director Forsyth Township Public Library 180 W. Flint St. PO Box 1328 Gwinn, MI 49841 906-346-3433

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Re: [Michlib-l] Help!
by Krista Ghazar 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

Hi Pam, I was planning a May the Fourth showing of the Force Awakens and contacted the 501st Legion's Great Lakes Garrison and The Rebel Legion's Great Lakes Base. There is a form on their website that you can submit to ask for an appearance. I made the request 2 months out and about two weeks prior to the event they still didn't have any volunteers willing to come. I ended up canceling the event. That being said, the guys who responded to my requests were both friendly and helpful. They do stress though that, because the characters are volunteers, they can't promise anyone coming. They recommended we not use their presence in advertising because of this fact. Without being able to advertise that they would be there, we couldn't really expect enough of a turn out to justify having them come. But if you already anticipate a good turn out, then requesting an appearance and hoping someone shows up as a surprise may work for you. I hope this helps! The forms are here: http://www.501st.com/request.php http://www.rebellegion.com/rebel-legion-event-request/ Krista Ghazar Adult Reference Librarian Madison Heights Public Library 240 W. 13 Mile Rd. Madison Heights, Mi 48071 248-837-2850 3. Help! (Pam Withrow) 5. Re: Help! (Kerry Fitzgerald) Message: 3 Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 09:24:19 -0400 From: Pam Withrow <pwithrow(a)uproc.lib.mi.us> To: <michlib-l(a)mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Help! Message-ID: <003101d1c576$e52d5060$af87f120$(a)uproc.lib.mi.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Our Star Wars characters just cancelled for our Summer Reading kickoff party on Wednesday (June 15th, 5:30-6:30 pm). Does anyone have a connection with someone in the 501st Legion? Our event has been advertised throughout the community and on tv and radio. Our kids have been looking forward to this for weeks. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you, Pamela Withrow, Director Forsyth Township Public Library 180 W. Flint St. PO Box 1328 Gwinn, MI 49841 906-346-3433 Message: 5 Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 10:10:17 -0400 From: Kerry Fitzgerald <kfitzgerald(a)loutitlibrary.org> To: Pam Withrow <pwithrow(a)uproc.lib.mi.us> Cc: michlib-l(a)mcls.org Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Help! Message-ID: <CAJRAa=iqC56QSA-RnpvVYZBgBza2ZJ5bXL0ZwpkSLjmW3mLJjQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Pam, Being a big Star Wars fan myself, my heart goes out to you. I just wish you weren't in the UP! I cosplay Kylo Ren and have connections with a couple folks from the 501st in the Grand Rapids area. With such short notice and a huge travel distance, I don't think any of us can help you, but I just wanted to offer my assistance to libraries in southwest Michigan looking for a Star Wars character for their programs. Our Youth Department had a Jedi Academy in April and I crashed it as Kylo Ren. I was fighting off up to 6 kids armed with pool-noodle lightsabers at a time. It was a blast! Best of luck to everyone with Summer Reading this year and May the Force be with you! On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Pam Withrow <pwithrow(a)uproc.lib.mi.us> wrote: > Our Star Wars characters just cancelled for our Summer Reading kickoff > party on Wednesday (June 15th, 5:30-6:30 pm). Does anyone have a > connection with someone in the 501st Legion? Our event has been > advertised throughout the community and on tv and radio. Our kids have > been looking forward to this for weeks. Any help will be appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Pamela Withrow, Director > > Forsyth Township Public Library > > 180 W. Flint St. > > PO Box 1328 > > Gwinn, MI 49841 > > 906-346-3433 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Michlib-l mailing list > Michlib-l(a)mcls.org > http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l > > -- Kerry FitzGerald, Assistant Director Loutit District Library 407 Columbus Ave Grand Haven MI 49417 616.842.5560 x233

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Re: [Michlib-l] Patron behavior/conduct policies
by Sheryl Mase 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

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Director Search
by Indian River Library 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

The Indian River Area Library will be accepting applicatons for director of this Class I public library until the postmark date of June 30, 2016. Please check the Library's homepage for a detailed job description (www.indianriverarealibrary.michlibrary.org) Application information is attached.

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Library vacancy
by Bryan Dinwoody 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

The Alma Public Library will be accepting applications for: technical services/cataloger. Please check the Library's homepage for a detailed job description and application information www.alma.lib.mi.us Also please review the job attachment.

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Chelsea District Library offers WiFi Hotspots for Check Out!
by Patty Roberts 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

[image: Inline image 1] *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* CONTACT: *Melanie Bell, Network Administrator*PHONE: 734-475-8732 x222 E-MAIL: *mbell(a)chelseadistrictlibrary.org <mbell(a)chelseadistrictlibrary.org>* *June 8, 2016 | Chelsea, MI* *Chelsea District Library to Lend Wi-Fi Hotspots!* Beginning June 13, 2016, the Chelsea District Library will be providing 15 Wi-Fi hotspots for cardholders to checkout. This new program is in keeping with its mission to provide equal access to quality resources that serve the lifelong cultural, educational and informational needs and interests of all people. Chelsea District Library is actively engaged in adapting our services to expand access to our online resources. This service initiative was started due to the lack of broadband access in the rural areas of the Library district. Access to information empowers the community to learn new skills, enrich lives, explore new ideas, find employment, discover new business opportunities, and contribute to the community. These hotspots will allow users to access the internet in areas without broadband, do homework on their devices, and allow access to the Library’s online resources. The new Wi-Fi hotspots will be located on the library’s 2nd floor and are available for a non-renewable 3-week checkout period. They offer unlimited data over the Sprint 4G and 3G network, can support up to 10 devices at once, and will cover a 30 to 40ft range. They have very basic filtering, however they are not encrypted or secured. For more information about our Wi-Fi Hotspot program, please ask a librarian or our checkout staff. You can also email Melanie Bell at mbell(a)chelseadistrictlibrary.org or read the complete FAQ sheet at chelseadistrictlibrary.org/hotspot. # About Us: Chelsea District Library is nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide equal access to quality resources that serve the lifelong cultural, educational and informational needs and interests of all people. The Library currently serves 14,000 residents in the Chelsea district – City of Chelsea plus Dexter, Lima , Lyndon and Sylvan townships and more than 20,000 individuals visit the Library each month. For more information visit chelseadistrictlibrary.org. ### Patty Roberts | Marketing Coordinator Chelsea District Library | 221 S. Main St. Chelsea, MI 48118 734.475.8732 ext. 216 | proberts(a)chelseadistrictlibrary.org

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Help!
by Pam Withrow 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

Our Star Wars characters just cancelled for our Summer Reading kickoff party on Wednesday (June 15th, 5:30-6:30 pm). Does anyone have a connection with someone in the 501st Legion? Our event has been advertised throughout the community and on tv and radio. Our kids have been looking forward to this for weeks. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you, Pamela Withrow, Director Forsyth Township Public Library 180 W. Flint St. PO Box 1328 Gwinn, MI 49841 906-346-3433

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No Subject
by mdewley＠brandonlibrary.org 13 Jun '16

13 Jun '16

Hello Everyone! I'm looking for suggestions on how to deal with unruly teens who aren't interested in volunteering or even passive programming. I also used to allow them access to snacks when other teen programs were going on, but they have been very disruptive and rude to those teens who are actually there for the events, so I stopped doing this. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend, Mary DewleyLibrary Associate/Teen ServicesBrandon Township Public Library304 South StreetOrtonville, MI 48462248.627.1461mdewley(a)brandonlibrary.org [1] Links: ------ [1] mailto:mdewley@brandonlibrary.org

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