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Health Insurance for Employees
by Shanni Kerr 20 Feb '15

20 Feb '15

Has MCL 15.563 affected your employees? Did you switch insurance carriers? Did you use an open bidding process or a preferred vendor list? Is there a group that you go belong to keep insurance costs low? Thank you for your help! -- Shanni Kerr-Teen Librarian and Circulation Manager Ionia Community Library 126 E Main Street Ionia MI 48846 616.527.3680 616.755.1898 cell

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School Library Funding
by Trish Burns 20 Feb '15

20 Feb '15

>From ALA - * Please take a moment and review the information below and act on it as you feel appropriate. * * Ensure the Future of School Library Funding<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/take-action?engagementId=80622> The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides federal funding for K-12 education programs. Reauthorization of legislation of this nature will determine federal education policy for the coming decade and it is imperative that dedicated funding for school library programs be included. We need you to contact both Senators from your state and let them know how critical school libraries are in improving our education system. Ask them to support dedicated funding for effective school library programs under ESEA by co-sponsoring S.312. Trish Burns Director, Public Libraries of Saginaw 505 Janes Avenue Saginaw, MI 48607 989-755-9833 tburns(a)saginawlibrary.org ALA Councilor for Michigan

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Film programming for public libraries
by Jim Flury 20 Feb '15

20 Feb '15

A good primer/review of the guidelines. In addition to the mentioned Motion Picture Licensing Corporation http://www.mplc.org/page/library TLN has a statewide discount in place with the other license provider, Movie Licensing USA http://library.movlic.com/ http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/screening-legally 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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Headlee Override
by Jennifer Ray 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Has anyone done a Headlee override? If so, could you tell me about the process for getting a proposal on the ballot? Thanks! Jennifer Ray Cass District Library

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Job opening at East Lansing Public Library - Technology Assistant
by Lauren Douglass 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

ELPL is recruiting for a new Technology Assistant. 25 hours per week with Paid Time Off and retirement benefits. Duties include managing public computers, public print and PC reservation systems, and the library's staff and patron mobile devices, providing technology instruction to patrons and staff and working with the library's Technology Services department to support and staff the library's two maker studios. Applications accepted through February 27. For more details and instructions on how to apply, visit: www.elpl.org/content/working-library Lauren Douglass Head of Technology Services East Lansing Public Library 950 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-2420 http://www.elpl.org/

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National Library Legislative Day 2015
by BiggThomas, Deb (MDE) 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Find out more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUAKx5Op1CA&feature=youtu.be Kind regards, Deb Deb Biggs Thomas, MA AMLS Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517-373-4466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit MeL at: http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> and on Facebook at: http://facebook.com/mel.org The Library of Michigan is pleased to share a new video series highlighting Michigan libraries and how they are making a difference in their communities. To experience Michigan libraries in a new light, visit http://brightside.cedam.info/ and watch the 21st Century Libraries episode.

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MeL Minute - Citation Tools
by Borrelli, Eunice (MDE) 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Hello all, A research paper or project is only as good as its sources and people sometimes stumble when their citations aren't accurate, are missing entirely, or fail to be formatted correctly. Fortunately, MeL database vendors recognize this need and cover it in their products. In Gale's InfoTrac Academic OneFile<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=AONE> for example, MLA 7th Edition and APA 6th Edition styles are available and can be exported to any of five tools - EasyBib, EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, and RefWorks. ProQuest's SIRS Discoverer<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-proq.php?database=SIRS…> provides MLA citations at the end of an article, and instructions for APA and Turabian format are found under the Cite tab (found at the top of the page). World Book Kids<http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home?subacct=O6106> provides MLA, APA, and Harvard formatted citations at the end of an article as well as a link to Help for learning about citing sources. Although these citation styles may look similar, using the wrong one can be problematic. So once the required style is identified, and the research materials are gathered, MeL databases<http://mel.org/Databases> have the tools a researcher needs to complete their document with confidence. 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. 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 [cid:image001.png@01D03017.3D0A2340]February is Career and Technical Education Month. Find out more: http://michigan.gov/cte-bestpractices

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Barcode Scanner question
by Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

I need opinions, and I know that there is never a shortage of those on the listserv! We need to replace our barcode scanners - one is broken, the other one is old and tired. I've looked at Demco; their prices range from $160 - $700! I've also been looking at Amazon where prices are much more reasonable (less than $100). Does anyone know whether I can use the less expensive scanners? Have you used them at your library, and if so, what was your experience? You can reply to me off list at galesburglibrary(a)hotmail.com. Thanks! Helena Helena Hayes, Director Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library 188 E. Michigan Ave. Galesburg, MI 49053 269-665-7839 (phone) 269-665-7788 (fax)

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Barcode scanner - Thanks!
by Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Thank you to everyone who replied to my request for an opinion about barcode scanners. As is always the case in Libraryland, there were a wide variety of responses, demonstrating that we are definitely an adaptable bunch! I can now continue my search with confidence. Thanks, again! Helena Helena Hayes, Director Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library 188 E. Michigan Ave. Galesburg, MI 49053 269-665-7839 (phone) 269-665-7788 (fax)

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Please Share Election Reminder
by Simlar, Cathleen (MDOS) 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Hello. As part of the statewide partnership with the Secretary of State, we are asking all libraries in areas where there will be an election on February 24 to post the attached flyer. To find out if there's an election in your area, simply click here<http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/Elections_by_County_444556_7.pdf?2015…>. In addition, please consider including the following message in any public communication channels your library provides, such as social media and website message boards. Thanks so much! Election Alert Many Michigan communities to host elections Feb. 24 Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Is there an election in your community on Tuesday, February 24? Visit michigan.gov/vote<http://www.michigan.gov/vote> for more information on local elections, sample ballots, absentee voting, and much more.

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