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Great presentation
by Judy Czarnecki 09 Apr '16

09 Apr '16

Hello, I just wanted to share the name of a great presenter if you are looking for an adult program. Teresa Irish presented last night on the Journey of the Thousand Letters. After her father passed, they found 1,000 letters that he had written home during his tour of duty in the European theater during WWII, and Teresa wrote a book which includes many of the letters titled A Thousand Letters Home. Teresa kept the crowd enraptured with her tales of family life in Saginaw, her father's war time experiences, and his pride in his children. She supported her talk with music and photographs, and willingly answered all questions at the conclusion of her talk. Perhaps best of all, from a library staff point of view, Teresa was a dream to work with-very organized, and quick to respond to emails or calls. From comments made, our patrons thoroughly enjoyed the presentation. Her website: www.athousandletters.com Judy Czarnecki Youth Services and Programs Team Chippewa River District Library Mt. Pleasant, MI jczarnec(a)crdl.org<mailto:jczarnec@crdl.org> 989-773-3242 x15

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Publisher partners with libraries for Money Smart Week promotion
by White, Shannon (MDE) 09 Apr '16

09 Apr '16

Money Smart Week is April 23-30. Below you can find information on additional low cost resources your library may take advantage of to help support learning in your community. Also, take a look at other resources available at no cost on the website, www.moneysmartweek.org/resources<http://www.moneysmartweek.org/resources> Shannon Libraries celebrating Money Smart Week, April 23 - 30, will have the opportunity to take advantage of an offer from publisher HarperCollins to receive special pricing for simultaneous access to seven finance-related eBook titles. >From April 15 through May 15, participating libraries can obtain, at the price of $100, unlimited access to the following titles: "Real Money Answers for Every Woman," by Patrice C. Washington; "The New Totally Awesome Money Book for Kids," by Arthur Bochner and Rose Bochner; "The Wall Street Journal Guide to the New Rules of Personal Finance," by Dave Kansas; "The Aspirational Investor," by Ashvin B. Chhabra; "The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money," by Ron Lieber; "The Intelligent Investor," by Benjamin Graham"; and "The Truth About Money," by Ric Edelman. Libraries should contact their vendors for further information. Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002, Money Smart Week(r) is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. The American Library Association (ALA) is among several partnering organizations. Participating libraries provide programming for all ages and all stages of life on topics such as: basic budgeting; managing student debt; retirement planning; home purchasing; saving money through couponing; and how to prevent identity theft. "The ALA is excited that HarperCollins is providing this opportunity for libraries to circulate information and resources to help Americans realize their financial goals," said ALA President Sari Feldman. "Financial literacy skills are absolutely crucial in our society, regardless of age or financial status." "We also applaud HarperCollins for recognizing that libraries are dynamic centers of learning in the digital age," said Feldman, who led an ALA delegation in meetings with Big 5 publishing executives in December to discuss expanding the options for library ebook lending business models to give libraries more choice - one idea that emerged was the possibility of special pr motions tied to specific subject matter. "This is an important step in the development of the relationship between libraries and publishers, a relationship that will have long-lasting implications for reading and literacy." Carolyn Anthony, co-chair of the ALA's Digital Content Working Group (DCWG) and a member of the delegation that met in December, said of the promotion , "This is a positive development and a clear indication that the relationship between ALA and publishers is moving in the right direction. We welcome experimentation with terms and pricing that will help libraries develop breadth in their digital collections." For more information regarding Money Smart Week events and financial tips visit http://www.moneysmartweek.org/resources. Don Wood Program Officer Chapter Relations Office American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 dwood(a)ala.org<mailto:dwood@ala.org<mailto:dwood@ala.org%3cmailto:dwood@ala.org>> 1-800-545-2433, ext. 2429; 312-280-2429 312-280-4392 (fax) Shannon White Director of Statewide Library Services Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo Lansing, MI 48909 www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> 517.373.9489 Whites29(a)michigan.gov

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Re: [Michlib-l] Great Presentation
by bookwoman＠mi.rr.com 09 Apr '16

09 Apr '16

She is also listed in Michigan Authors and Illustrators. (http://libraryofmichigan.state.mi.us/Authors/) Karen Becknell MALS bookwoman(a)mi.rr.com Library of Congress TPS Trainer MAME Database Manager mamedatab(a)gmail.com Editor: Michigan Authors & Illustrators Database miaieditor(a)gmail.com "A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life." Henry Ward Beecher -----Original Message----- From: michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of michlib-l-request(a)mcls.org Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 12:00 PM To: michlib-l(a)mcls.org Subject: Michlib-l Digest, Vol 18, Issue 9 Send Michlib-l mailing list submissions to michlib-l(a)mcls.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to michlib-l-request(a)mcls.org You can reach the person managing the list at michlib-l-owner(a)mcls.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Michlib-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Preserving Family History (Smith, Donna) 2. New MAP Destination That Is Guaranteed To Float Your Boat (Jim Flury ) 3. short discounts with Michigan contract (Maureen Derenzy) 4. Great presentation (Judy Czarnecki) 5. 101 Things that Happened on the Mackinac Bridge (Jessica Luther) 6. Re: Great presentation (Lisa Waskin) 7. Re: Great presentation (Betsy Myers) 8. Job posting - Manager, Circulation Services and Resource Sharing - Oakland University (Shawn V. Lombardo) 9. Re: Great presentation (Diane Greiner) 10. Re: Great presentation (Diane Greiner) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 16:22:03 +0000 From: "Smith, Donna" <smithdm(a)myjdl.com> To: "Michlib (michlib-l(a)mcls.org)" <michlib-l(a)mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Preserving Family History Message-ID: <EDA9D1AC0C77A44D86EA370A6CFED8FE292E7F97(a)Exchange.email.jackson.lib.m i.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Preserving Family History Wednesday, April 13 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. We look around the cemetery and wonder who lies beneath the gravestones with our surname. What happened that influenced the world into which these people were born? What happened in their lives that molded who and what they became, ultimately influencing what we have become? What are their stories? Local author Laurice LaZebnik will discuss her search to find answers in her own family tree and the importance of discovering your own. Join author LaZebnik's talk about her historical research, her discovery that her great-grandmother was a bootlegger posing as a potato farmer and learn how to preserve your own family's history. "Minnie's Potatoes," Lazebnik's third novel, is historical fiction based on the romantic life of her great-grandmother in Prussia, her life as a pioneer in early Michigan's lumbering era, and her life as a businesswoman brewing and bootlegging moonshine. "Minnie's Potatoes has that Laura Ingalls Wilder appeal at a mature level. This historical romance is an adult "Little House on the Prairie," set in Michigan's lumbering era and its path through Prohibition." - Valerie Valentine LaZebnik's previous titles include "The Atomic Sailor" and "Strongheart." More information can be found at http://lauricelazebnik.com/ This event will take place at Jackson District Library's Carnegie Branch, 244 W. Michigan Avenue, Jackson, MI, on Wednesday, April 13 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. Intended for adults. Please call Debby Sears at 517-788-4087 for more information on this event. Donna Donna Smith Marketing Officer [JDL Logo CMYK for print 300dpi small] 244 W. Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Ph: 517-788-4099, ext. 1314 Fax: 517-788-6024 www.myjdl.com

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Job posting - Manager, Circulation Services and Resource Sharing - Oakland University
by Shawn V. Lombardo 08 Apr '16

08 Apr '16

Oakland University Libraries seek a highly dependable, resourceful and collaborative Manager of Circulation Services and Resource Sharing who will assist library administration in providing planning, direction, management, accountability, and evaluation/assessment of the day-to-day activities of the circulation, resource sharing, course reserves, document delivery, stacks maintenance and other functions as assigned by administration. View the complete posting <https://jobs.oakland.edu/postings/7553> for more information and to apply online. *Oakland University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shawn V. Lombardo Associate Dean Oakland University Libraries 300A Kresge Library 100 Library Drive Rochester, MI 48309-4479

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101 Things that Happened on the Mackinac Bridge
by Jessica Luther 08 Apr '16

08 Apr '16

Special Library Presentation: 101 Things that Happened on the Mackinac Bridge Mark your calendars forApril 13^th at 6:30 pm and enjoy /101 Things that Happened on the Mackinac Bridge /presented by Mike Fornes through the support of the Special Collections Department at the George N. Fletcher Public Library will be an entertaining, informative presentation about historic, tragic, and humorous events on the iconic “Mighty Mack.” Since construction began in 1954, the Mackinac Bridge has withstood gale-force winds, the pressure of crushing ice flows, and blinding snowstorms. Since its opening in 1957, it has been struck by lightning, and hit by an airplane and a ship, yet still stands as perhaps the safest five miles of I-75. Take a trip through the first six decades of the bridge’s history and experience unusual crossings, triumph and tragedy. Parades of vehicles and pedestrians have crossed over the Mackinac Bridge and flotillas of ships have passed under it. Hear the stories, see the photos and meet the people who have made this engineering wonder a symbol of the state of Michigan. Author Mike Fornes covered the Mackinac Bridge and the USCG Mackinaw for 26 years for several outlets in Northern Michigan, including radio and television stations and the Cheboygan Daily Tribune. A resident of Mackinaw city, Fornes is frequently in demand as a guest speaker and presenter to tour groups, cruise ship organizations and historical societies. He is the author of the 2008 Michigan Notable Book /Mackinac Bridge- A 50 Year Chronicle 1957-2000, USCGC Mackinaw WAGB 83: An Illustrated History of a Great Lakes Queen/ and Arcadia Publishing’s /Images of America:/ /Mackinac Bridge/ and /USCG Mackinaw WLBB-30/. For more information visit www.alpenalibrary.org <http://www.alpenalibrary.org>or call (989)356-6188 ext. 17. -- Jessica Luther Development Coordinator Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library jluther(a)alpenalibrary.org 989.356.6188 ext. 25

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short discounts with Michigan contract
by Maureen Derenzy 08 Apr '16

08 Apr '16

Has anyone who uses Ingram as their primary vendor noticed that they are receiving only a 10% discount on titles from major publishers? For example, we received only a 10% discount on the heavily promoted Rise of the rocket girls (Little, Brown). When I questioned the discount, I was told "This book falls under 'Text, Technical, Reference, Small Press' titles, which under their Michigan state contract is 10%." Today, I received more books with a 10% discount (DK Publishing, Penguin Books), so I went back through invoices received since the beginning of 2016 and found many others (Crown, Norton, Houghton Mifflin) that are not technical books, but rather books marketed as basic non-fiction. My sales rep is working with me on this, but I wanted to know if this is affecting only my library or all Michigan libraries. Maureen Maureen Derenzy, Library Director Otsego County Library 700 S. Otsego Avenue Gaylord, MI 49735 (989) 732-5841 x15 mderenzy(a)otsego.org

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New MAP Destination That Is Guaranteed To Float Your Boat
by Jim Flury 08 Apr '16

08 Apr '16

All, We are proud to present the newest partner destination in the Michigan Activity Pass program. Please welcome the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum (USS Edson) http://www.ussedson.org/ to MAP. In case you haven't been counting (I have been counting) this makes a total of 411 destinations for MAP this year. Thank you for your support of the Michigan Activity Pass program. Sincerely, Jim Flury Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100 x133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury(a)tln.lib.mi.us

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Preserving Family History
by Smith, Donna 08 Apr '16

08 Apr '16

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Preserving Family History Wednesday, April 13 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. We look around the cemetery and wonder who lies beneath the gravestones with our surname. What happened that influenced the world into which these people were born? What happened in their lives that molded who and what they became, ultimately influencing what we have become? What are their stories? Local author Laurice LaZebnik will discuss her search to find answers in her own family tree and the importance of discovering your own. Join author LaZebnik's talk about her historical research, her discovery that her great-grandmother was a bootlegger posing as a potato farmer and learn how to preserve your own family's history. "Minnie's Potatoes," Lazebnik's third novel, is historical fiction based on the romantic life of her great-grandmother in Prussia, her life as a pioneer in early Michigan's lumbering era, and her life as a businesswoman brewing and bootlegging moonshine. "Minnie's Potatoes has that Laura Ingalls Wilder appeal at a mature level. This historical romance is an adult "Little House on the Prairie," set in Michigan's lumbering era and its path through Prohibition." - Valerie Valentine LaZebnik's previous titles include "The Atomic Sailor" and "Strongheart." More information can be found at http://lauricelazebnik.com/ This event will take place at Jackson District Library's Carnegie Branch, 244 W. Michigan Avenue, Jackson, MI, on Wednesday, April 13 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. Intended for adults. Please call Debby Sears at 517-788-4087 for more information on this event. Donna Donna Smith Marketing Officer [JDL Logo CMYK for print 300dpi small] 244 W. Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Ph: 517-788-4099, ext. 1314 Fax: 517-788-6024 www.myjdl.com

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Getting ready for National Library Week: April 10-16, 2016
by Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) 08 Apr '16

08 Apr '16

We all need a "Twibbon"!? Please review the links below in anticipation of 2016 National Library Week and get your library ready to celebrate! http://twibbon.com/Support/national-library-week http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek Best regards, Deb Deb Renee Biggs Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan --------------------------- 517-373-4466 biggsd(a)michigan.gov<mailto:biggsd@michigan.gov> http://mel.org http://facebook.com/mel.org http://twitter.com/meldotorg

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Director Opportunity
by Michelle Moore 07 Apr '16

07 Apr '16

Unique opportunity in beautiful Northern Michigan. Lead a Class IV District Library that serves a county of 16,000 residents. Director position is available immediately. Send a letter of interest to Michelle Moore - moore(a)missaukeelibrary.org - for more details. Michelle Moore Library Director Ardis Missaukee District Library 210 S. Canal #340 Lake City, MI 49651 231-839-2166 moore(a)missaukeelibrary.org www.missaukeelibrary.org “No man can be called friendless when he has God and the companionship of good books.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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