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Reference Sets
by Karrie Yukon 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Hi, The biography reference sets have been spoken for! Thank you for all your interest! Karrie Karrie Yukon Bloomfield Township Public Library Adult Services Librarian 1099 Lone Pine Road Bloomfield Twp., MI 48302-2410 248-642-5800

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adding electrical power to a library
by Grai, Rebecca 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Hi all, We are responding to our students request for more electrical outlets for their devices. The traditional wall outlets are inconvenient for how students work/study in the library. They typically do collaborative work at the larger desks. We are thinking about bringing outlets into those desks in the center of the library. The problem is that we have a concrete floor and it is difficult, and monetarily prohibitive to drill into it. So, we are looking for power sources originating from the ceiling. We are contemplating installing poles or pull down extension cords with multiple outlets on them. But, we are struggling with how this would ruin the aesthetics of our building. Does anyone have this type of ceiling drop down power source? Or, a different power source? Any ideas on how we could make them more pleasing to the eye? You all are a great resource and I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Rebecca Grai Strosacker Library 989-837-4333 Northwood University - Developing the future leaders of a global free-enterprise society. You must be the change you wish to see in the world - Gandhi

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Short Story Criticism
by Karrie Yukon 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Hi, Short Story Criticism has found a new home. Thank you for your interest! Karrie

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Reference Set Available
by Karrie Yukon 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Hi, In an effort to reduce our reference collection we are offering the following for free: Short Story Criticism - Volumes 1-51 (and two indexes) Please send me your RIDES code if you are interested by April 28, 2016. Thank you. Karrie Karrie Yukon Bloomfield Township Public Library 1099 Lone Pine Rd. Bloomfield Township, MI 48302 248-642-5800

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MeL Minute - Science
by Borrelli, Eunice (MDE) 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Hi all, Participating in Earth Day activities in Lansing, I was reminded of the varied science resources available in MeL databases<http://mel.org/databases> for students of all ages. World Book Kids<http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home?subacct=O6106> offers Science Project ideas for grades PreK-5. Research in Context<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=MSIC>'s science topics for grades 6-8, range from astronomy to weathering and erosion. Britannica School - High<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-brit.php?database=BRHI…> covers science in articles, images, videos, ebooks, and primary sources. Academic OneFile<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=AONE> includes peer-reviewed articles from leading world journals and reference sources in the physical sciences useful for college level students and professionals. Look to these MeL databases for up-to-date, reliable and accurate content for student scientists of all ages. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for next week's MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact(a)mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org> or visit mel.org<http://mel.org/>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your public service colleagues. Registration is now open for the next LM/MCLS MeL Databases webinar, Educating Middle Schoolers. MeL Databases supports that education with a diverse array of tools to help meet those needs. Join us on April 27, at 3:30pm Eastern, for a free 30-minute webinar focused on which MeL resources provide educators the means to bolster student achievement. Read more and register: http://mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?ref_cI… Eunice Eunice C. Borrelli Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education 517-241-4996 [Follow MeL on Twitter]<https://twitter.com/meldotorg> [MeL - Michigan eLibrary Logo] <http://mel.org/> [Like MeL on Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/mel.org> [Description: Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CBED4E.B36258B0]Each April, Michigan celebrates the Month of the Young Child. Go to www.miaeyc.org<http://www.miaeyc.org> to learn more.

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Offering: Assorted Book Titles
by Robin Rank 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Dear List Members, Our library is offering these titles to give away. Please email me at rrank(a)kzoo.edu if you are interested. Thank you, Robin Rank Title: A century of service in medicine : a history of the Michigan State Medical Society. Author(s): Stapleton, William J. Publication: East Lansing : Michigan State Medical Society Year: 1965 Description: 54 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm Language: English Title: The dory book Author(s): Gardner, John, 1905-1995. Manning, Samuel F. Publication: Camden, Maine : International Marine Publishing Company Year: 1978 Description: xi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm Language: English Standard No: ISBN: 0877420904; 9780877420903; National Library: 013840833 LCCN: 77-85409 Title: United States tanks of World War II in action Author(s): Forty, George. Publication: Poole, Dorset : Blandford Press ; New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Year: 1983 Description: 160 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm Language: English Standard No: ISBN: 0713712147; 9780713712148 LCCN: 83-213797 Title: American fighters of World War II Author(s): Anderton, David A. Publication: New York : Crescent Books : Distributed by Crown Publishers Year: 1982 Description: 80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm. Language: English Series: Combat aircraft library; Variation: Combat aircraft library. Standard No: ISBN: 051737482X; 9780517374825 LCCN: 82-226061 Title: Battleships 1856-1977 Author(s): Preston, Antony, 1938- Publication: Secaucus, N.J. : Chartwell Books Year: 1977 Description: 128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm Language: English Standard No: ISBN: 0890091269; 9780890091265 LCCN: 77-73807 Title: Belgium at war; illustrated album Author(s): Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949. Buysse, Cyriel,; 1859-1932, ; author. Dumont-Wilden, Louis,; 1875-1963, ; author. Publication: [Brussels], [Havre, France], [E. Van Hammée] Year: 1918 Description: 52 unnumbered pages illustrations, 2 mounted portrait 38 cm Language: English; Text in English with descriptions of illustrations in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and German. Standard No: LCCN: 19-12883 Title: Infantry uniforms of the British army 1790-1846 Author(s): Smitherman, P. H. Publication: London : Hugh Evelyn Year: 1966 Description: 1 volume, 20 plates : color illustrations ; 38 cm Language: English ****************************** Robin Rank Reference and Instruction Librarian Information Services Kalamazoo College 1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006 voice: 269 337-7152 email: robin.rank(a)kzoo.edu<mailto:robin.rank@kzoo.edu> [cid:image001.png@01D05682.E72C9420] "Like" K's Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kalamazoocollegelibrary

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MCLS in May - still have seats available
by Suzanne Robinson 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Please feel free to share. MCLS offers high quality, online instruction. We still have some seats available in our May workshops. For more information, click here: https://www.mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/ Please email training(a)mcls.org<mailto:training@mcls.org> if you have any questions. Thanks, Suzanne ------------------------------------ Suzanne Robinson, AMLS Continuing Education Librarian Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 1407 Rensen St., Suite 1 Lansing, MI 48910 800-530-9019 ext 134 Part time Hours: (with some slight variations occasionally) Monday 11am-3pm Tuesday 9am - 3pm Wednesday 11am - 2:30pm Thursday 9am - 3pm Friday 9am-1pm I work from home also, and I check email regularly, so email is the most reliable way to reach me.

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Guns in the library
by Marsh, Nyama 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

I was surprised to see that most of the respondents call dispatch rather than 911. Library staff are not trained to determine the intent of someone carrying a gun in the library. Perhaps it is holstered and appears to be a non-emergency, but they may escalate it once they get to their intended target... I asked our Chief of Police and he concurred that we are to call 911 and leave it to the police to determine the carrier's intent. Of note, the library and city hall in our community have "no guns allowed" signs posted on our front doors per instruction from Village administration. So even if someone has no-ill intent, they are making a conscious decision to ignore our signage. Being an urban-suburban community, we are less likely to have open-carry citizens coming in. However, an open-carry citizen came into my church to make a statement a couple years ago. Plus, there are have been active shooters, with subsequent lock downs, within a 5-mile radius of our library in the last couple years. We've even had staff members on phone-conference-calls with people who had to exit the meeting due to a lockdown. You just never know what will happen and when - and I and my staff are not the ones to judge the situation. I'll get off my soap-box now - and go schedule our active-shooter training for later this year. Thank you and have a wonderful day, Nyama Nyama Y. Marsh Library Director n.marsh(a)wfblibrary.org 414-755-6551 (direct line) Whitefish Bay Public Library 5420 North Marlborough Drive Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 414-964-4380 (main line) "There are many ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all." ~Jacqueline Kennedy "Leaders don't force people to follow - they invite them on a journey." ~ Charles Lauer

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Reference books available
by Karrie Yukon 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Hi, In an effort to reduce our reference collection we have the following available : American National Biography - Oxford University Press, 1999 volumes 1-24 and two supplements. Please let me know if you are interested in this set by April 28, 2016. Send me your RIDES code and we will ship it out. Please contact me off list, as my email is having problems receiving the MICH-Lib digest. Thank you. Karrie Karrie Yukon Bloomfield Township Public Library Adult Services Librarian 1099 Lone Pine Road Bloomfield Twp., MI 48302-2410 248-642-5800

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Fwd: [Mamelist] Take Part in Virtual Library Legislative Day!
by Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

Kathy makes some excellent points! Please read below and join in :-) 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 Begin forwarded message: From: "Lester, Kathy" <kathyl(a)mimame.org<mailto:kathyl@mimame.org>> Date: April 20, 2016 at 5:53:08 AM EDT To: <mamelist(a)mcls.org<mailto:mamelist@mcls.org>> Subject: [Mamelist] Take Part in Virtual Library Legislative Day! Please register to take part in Virtual Library Legislative Day (VLLD) during the week of May 2nd. This is a chance to advocate for library programs at the federal level. For instance: The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is helping to bring attention to effective school library programs; we want to make sure as federal legislators are putting together implementation plans that they include school libraries. In addition federal funding supports MeL resources in Michigan; without that funding - our students would not have the free access to the great resources provided by MeL. IMLS is an important federal agency and they provide great programs and resources. Our legislators need to hear that we support this funding and believe this funding is vital. ALL libraries are important to our communities. Please see the forwarded message from the American Library Association (ALA) about VLLD. Once you register (you don't have to be an ALA member to register and participate), ALA will send you some talking points and easy ways to get involved. --Kathy Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA MAME Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014 School Librarian/Technology Integrationist East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools 2012 State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner kathyL(a)mimame.org<mailto:kathyL@mimame.org> cell: 810-333-5873 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ALA Washington Office <districtdispatch(a)alawash.org<mailto:districtdispatch@alawash.org>> Date: Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 1:33 PM Subject: Library advocates, you've been challenged! To: kathyl(a)mimame.org<mailto:kathyl@mimame.org> [https://secureimages.capwiz.com/ala/actionalerts_mlm.png] As part of National Library Legislative Day 2016 (NLLD), we are offering library advocates unable to attend in person the chance to participate through Virtual Library Legislative Day (VLLD)! This year, we're teaming up with the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) to help expand our efforts and take advantage of the momentum started by the nearly 400 library supporters who plan to attend NLLD. Their Chapters' members are pledging their time to make calls, send emails, tweet, and otherwise raise awareness about library issues during the week of May 2nd. To date, the HPA has received pledges for nearly 500 actions from their members! We think we can do our wizarding friends even better. Over the next few weeks, please take a second to register<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx4OSlV3WPrCLlTsi5v…> and then ask everyone in your circles -- members, followers, patrons, fellow library staffers, and listservs -- to join us! We'll follow up by sending out talking points and other handy resources you can use to advocate easily and effectively. We'll also be including a link to a webstream of the National Library Legislative day program, live from Washington, on the morning of May 2nd. You'll get to hear our keynote speaker, former Congressman Rush Holt, and listen in on this year's issue briefing. There's also a handy resource toolkit<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxRw28wd1QXzGT4cJhI…>, put together by the Harry Potter Alliance, for librarians who may want to get younger advocates involved. You can also find out more by visiting the United for Libraries <http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx5vSW3_4F3MOJSSmyE…> and the Harry Potter Alliance<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxMLGGBn6sif8Nh44nv…> webpages, or by subscribing to the Action Center<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxubcWYvrBIkhNC4P3I…>. Please feel free to contact Lisa Lindle<mailto:llindle@alawash.org>, Grassroots Communications Specialist for ALA Washington, if you have any questions. ________________________________ ________________________________ Please unsubscribe below if you no longer wish to receive emails from the ALA Washington Office. Unsubscribe<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/subscriptions?r=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxT1bLnPF5h…> [Powered by CQRC Engage] <http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxi8vDGaOeYFZZy7cOH…> _______________________________________________ Mamelist mailing list

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