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Professional Development Grant opportunity for Rural Libraries
by Reish, Karren (MDE) 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

Please see below for a grant opportunity for rural libraries to become community science facilitators. The grant program is being managed by Califa, a California based library consortium, but the program is available to libraries nationwide. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 reishk(a)michigan.gov -----Original Message----- From: Hildreth, Susan [mailto:hildreth@plsinfo.org] Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 1:26 PM Announcing a New Grant Opportunity! Rural Gateways: Fostering the Development of Rural Librarians as Informal Science Facilitators The Califa Library Group, http://califa.org/, is accepting applications for mini-grants to librarians in rural public libraries who are interested in providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programming for adults. The project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation, will build your capacity to plan and facilitate science-based library programs. The library programs use videos and popular books to engage audiences and promote discussion. The professional development provided will include interactive webinars, online learning materials, peer support, and video case studies of similar adult STEM programs. Participating libraries will receive program materials, a planning guide, marketing and promotional templates, up to $3,500, and an avenue for new patrons to find your library. Communities will receive a series of engaging, thought-provoking programs and find another reason to love their local library! For more information and to apply, visit http://califa.org/rural-gateways/ Susan Hildreth, Executive Director Califa Group, Pacific Library Partnership, Peninsula Library System Administrator, NorthNet Library System 2471 Flores St. San Mateo, CA 94403 650-349-5538 650-766-2345 (cell) hildreth(a)plsinfo.org

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Re: [Michlib-l] FREE stacking task chairs
by Jennifer Amormino 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

Chairs have been claimed! Jennifer Amormino East Lansing Public Library Executive Assistant to the Library Director Volunteer Assistant Coordinator 517.319.6863 jamormi(a)cityofeastlansing.com 517-351-9536 fax >>> Jennifer Amormino 12/18/2015 8:24 AM >>> ELPL has approximately 65 stacking task chairs with wheeled carts (picture attached). Anyone interested? Pick-up as soon as possible... Thanks Jennifer Jennifer Amormino East Lansing Public Library Executive Assistant to the Library Director Volunteer Assistant Coordinator 517.319.6863 jamormi(a)cityofeastlansing.com 517-351-9536 fax _________________________________ East Lansing e-news is just a click away. Sign up to receive East Lansing's Dialog e-newsletter and other e-publications. Just visit http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/news today!

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Jackson District Library-Director Open Position
by Wayne, Danah 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

December 18, 2015 15-040 LIBRARY DIRECTOR Jackson District Library, serving the county of Jackson, Michigan, seeks a dedicated professional who will bring leadership, vision, and a long-term commitment to our library and our community. JDL serves a population of 162,000 residents and is forty five minutes from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University and near numerous other institutions of higher education, parks, and recreational areas for outdoor enthusiasts. Our annual budget of 6.6 million dollars provides for 13 branches and an administrative center, with a staff of 150 and circulation that exceeds 1.2 million with 640,000 visitors per year. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record of achievement preferably with millage campaign knowledge and experience. An ALA/MLS degree and eight years of progressively more responsible professional librarian experience including management is required. The mission of the Jackson District Library is to inspire our community to discover, learn and succeed. The library actively participates in several initiatives focused on educational attainment, health improvement, economic and workforce development and financial stability in the Jackson community Reports to: Board of Trustees Status: Full time/Exempt Starting Salary: $99,500 - $110,000 annually Position Open: January 15, 2016 Apply by: January 8, 2016 Please apply at: https://myjdl.applicantpro.com/jobs/ EOE Danah D Wayne HR Assistant Jackson District Library 244 W. Michigan Ave. Jackson, Michigan 49201 517-788-4099 ext 1306 wayned(a)myjdl.com<mailto:wayned@myjdl.com>

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FREE stacking task chairs
by Jennifer Amormino 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

ELPL has approximately 65 stacking task chairs with wheeled carts (picture attached). Anyone interested? Pick-up as soon as possible... Thanks Jennifer Jennifer Amormino East Lansing Public Library Executive Assistant to the Library Director Volunteer Assistant Coordinator 517.319.6863 jamormi(a)cityofeastlansing.com 517-351-9536 fax _________________________________ East Lansing e-news is just a click away. Sign up to receive East Lansing's Dialog e-newsletter and other e-publications. Just visit http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/news today!

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MeL Minute - BookFlix Enhancements
by Borrelli, Eunice (MDE) 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Hello everyone, The MeL Database<http://mel.org/Databases> BookFlix<http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-scholastic.php> provided by Scholastic is a popular resource for educators, libraries and families. Designed for early learners, it pairs videos and books in both fiction and nonfiction in nine categories. Recently, there have been some enhancements to it. First, there are now 33 titles of videos and books en Español. You can find them by noting the red "en español" wrapper around the Go button within the different categories or by selecting the Resources link in the right corner and then sorting for Spanish. Once a title is displayed you can toggle between Spanish and English with a single click. Second, after selecting a title, tools for both videos and books are found in the left margin and include Puzzlers! (for about 115 titles) that can include word match, sequencing (Which Came First?), and fact or fiction exercises relevant to the selected title; meet the author; and, explore the web, which are pre-screened and age appropriate sites relevant to the selected title. Third, some downloadable resources can be found by clicking on the Resources link in the right corner and then on the right again at the link "Click here for downloadable resources". Items include book marks and parent and teacher letters in English and Spanish. 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. Eunice Eunice C. Borrelli Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian, Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517-241-4996 Toll Free: 877-479-0021 Fax: 517-373-5700 [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> 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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Call for Chapters: Public Libraries as Social Innovation Hubs
by Stephen Bajjaly 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Please excuse cross-posting Public Libraries as Social Innovation Hubs: How Libraries Transform Communities Edited by John Carlo Bertot and Ursula Gorham Communities are increasingly facing a number of challenges in areas of economic development, poverty, education, health & wellness, sustainability, transportation, environment, broadband and technology infrastructure, digital readiness, and civic engagement, to name some. Efforts to raise awareness about these challenges at the international level include the United Nations’ recently released Sustainable Development Agenda<https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300>, articulating 17 goals to shape global action<https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld> “for people, planet, and prosperity,” the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 11 Action Lines<http://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs/geneva/official/poa.html#c1>, and the International Federation of Library Association’s (IFLA) Lyon Declaration<http://www.lyondeclaration.org/> on Access to Information and Development. As part of the Advances in Librarianship<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/series/ail> series, this book seeks chapters at the intersection of innovation, community challenges, sustainable development, and public libraries. Topics can include, but are not limited to how public libraries: * Can serve as critical community access points to individual and community transformation in key challenge areas such as health & wellness, economic development, poverty, environment, civic engagement, education, and other areas. * Create, combine, and deliver innovative services and resources (e.g., food access and nutrition programs in undernourished communities and communities that lack access to health foods, design and prototyping labs, citizen science enablers, open data and analytics centers). * Foster community innovation through promoting and facilitating entrepreneurship, small business development, and economic development. * Engage in strategic partnerships across sectors and serve as a unifying community platform for social innovation. * Promote inclusion, equity, and justice through access to information, learning, information and communications technologies (ICTs), and opportunity particularly to underserved or unserved populations. The book welcomes chapters that include case studies, empirical studies, and best practices from around the world. Please direct questions and submissions to: libinnovation(a)gmail.com<mailto:libinnovation@gmail.com>. Important Dates: * March 1, 2016: Submission of 1,000 word chapter proposal * April 1, 2016: Notification of chapter acceptance to authors * September 1, 2016: Draft chapter due * November 1, 2016: Final chapters due * Summer 2017: Estimated publication date About the Editors John Carlo Bertot is Professor and co-director of the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) in the University of Maryland College Park iSchool. Ursula Gorham, Ph.D., J.D., is a Lecturer in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. ************************************************************************* John Carlo Bertot, Ph.D. Professor and Co-Director Information Policy & Access Center College of Information Studies University of Maryland 4105 Hornbake Building, South Wing College Park, MD 20742 Email: jbertot(a)umd.edu<applewebdata://BCB57281-51DC-4941-8002-4D53BCEF3FAC/jbertot@umd.edu> Web (Bertot): http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jbertot/ Web (Center): http://ipac.umd.edu<http://ipac.umd.edu/> Phone: 301.405.3267 Fax: 301.314.9145 Associate Editor, Government Information Quarterly Co-Editor, Advances in Librarianship

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Every Child Ready to Read materials - request by 12/23
by Reish, Karren (MDE) 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

One last reminder to request your materials by Dec. 23rd at the survey link below. We may have remaining materials so libraries can contact me after December if they are interested, but those who request materials by next Wednesday will receive them in January. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Library of Michigan is pleased to announce that we are launching a two year Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) program. This program is based on the American Library Association Every Child Ready to Read materials. You can find more information about the program at www.everychildreadytoread.org/<http://www.everychildreadytoread.org/>. The full program description is at www.michigan.gov/youthlibraryservices<http://www.michigan.gov/youthlibraryservices> in the Every Child Ready to Read section. The program will include a free copy of the Every Child Ready to Read training materials for Michigan public libraries and a two-year training and continuing education program. You do NOT need to participate in training in order to request materials. Please complete this survey to request materials. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2016ECRR. Materials will be distributed in January 2016 on a first come, first served basis until materials run out. Those who respond to the survey by Wednesday, December 23rd will have their materials shipped by the first week of January. The training program details will be announced no later than early January 2016 and will include daylong workshops in March 2016 and March 2017, training sessions at Rural Libraries Conference in May 2016, a webinar series and a newsletter series. Our trainer is Sue McCleaf Nespeca of Kid Lit Plus Consulting. If you have any questions, please contact Karren Reish at 517-241-0021 or reishk(a)michigan.gov<Mailto:> Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 517-373-5700 f reishk(a)michigan.gov<mailto:reishk@michigan.gov> Customer Service is a priority at the Michigan Department of Education - helping Michigan schools, families, and communities improve the achievement and well-being of ALL our children. [http://inside.michigan.gov/mde/docs/Docs%20and%20Templates/MDE%20-%20Color%…]

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Happy Holidays From The Michigan Activity Pass Program
by Jim Flury 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

'Twas the week before Fishmas http://www.theoaklandpress.com/article/OP/20151215/NEWS/151219757 and in the library all about, MAP passes were hung, in hopes that patrons would check them out... Seven months into statewide MAP Year 3, the program is an unqualified success. Thanks to all of your hard work to promote the program, the number of hits to the MAP website in the first seven months of this year's program has already exceeded last year's 12 month total by 33%. And on the pass checkout side, the percentage increase is even better, as in much, much, better. How does a 164% increase in the first seven months of this year's program sound, vs last year's 12 month total??? Did you know that nearly all of our DNR partner venues are open all year? With the exception of a couple of campgrounds and state parks, the total number of which I could count on one hand, the DNR sites remain open regardless of the weather. Don't forget to encourage your patrons to get outside with a MAP pass and enjoy! We've made mention previously that we are always on the lookout for new opportunities to take MAP to the next level. We are currently in discussion with our MAP sponsors for a potential project that, if it comes to fruition, would serve to do exactly that for MAP in Summer, 2016. I'm not quite ready to reveal specifics at this point, but I encourage you to keep your eyes and ears open. You don't want to be "sleeping" when we (hopefully) roll out the next big thing for MAP next year. Thank you for your support and promotion of the Michigan Activity Pass program. Have a safe and happy holiday season. Jim 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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2016
by susan.wess＠milanlibrary.org 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

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Fwd: MI College Goal
by Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

FYI... ~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: Michigan Department of Treasury <MITreasury(a)govsubscriptions.michigan.gov<mailto:MITreasury@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov>> Date: December 16, 2015 at 2:34:21 PM EST To: <biggsthomasd(a)michigan.gov<mailto:biggsthomasd@michigan.gov>> Subject: MI College Goal Reply-To: <MITreasury(a)govsubscriptions.michigan.gov<mailto:MITreasury@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov>> The Michigan Department of Treasury-Student Financial Services Bureau is proud to be a sponsor of MI College Goal, coming February 2016. We encourage students and families to attend a MI College Goal event where an expert can help in filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Assistance is available for free at over 30 locations throughout the State. Michigan's deadline for priority consideration of State aid is March 1. As a reminder, our office does not know which college a student plans to attend; therefore, State aid awards are based on the first college listed on the FAFSA. Students must file a renewal FAFSA every year to be considered for continued program eligibility. Students are also responsible for notifying our office if their college choice changes-this can be done online using the MiSSG Student Portal at www.michigan.gov/ssg<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> or by phone at 1-888-4-GRANTS (888-447-2687). For information on MI College Goal and locations/dates, please visit www.micollegegoal.org<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>. For information on State of Michigan aid programs, please visit www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>. [MI Student Aid] ________________________________ This email was sent to biggsthomasd(a)michigan.gov<mailto:biggsthomasd@michigan.gov> using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Michigan Department of Treasury * Lansing, MI 48922 * 517-373-3200

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