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Director, Muskegon Area District Library
by Sandie Enders 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

Due to the retirement of its current director, the Board of Trustees seeks applications for the position of Director. Muskegon Area District Library serves a county of over 119,450, with ten (10) branches and an administrative headquarters, and is a member of the Lakeland Library Cooperative. The Library Director reports to eight member Board of Trustees. Responsibilities include, the fiscal, personnel, facilities and operational management of the library, experience within a union workplace required. Muskegon County is located on Michigan's West Coast known for its beautiful beaches and abundant outdoor activities. It is also home to a world class art museum and symphony orchestra. It is located 30 minutes from Grand Rapids. Minimum qualifications: include a Master's Degree in Library Science or equivalent from an ALA Accredited Program. Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in the library field including four years in an administrative position. Possession of or qualifications to acquire a Level I Certification with the Library of Michigan. Experience with building campaigns and millage elections a plus. Salary range: $70,000 - $80,000 with benefits. The position is available June 1, 2014. Applications will be accepted until March 1, 2014. Send: cover letter, current resume, names of three (3) references including addresses, telephone number and email address. Mail applications to: Director Search Muskegon Area District Library 4845 Airline Road Muskegon, MI 49444 Sandie Enders Manager of Collection Development and Central Services Muskegon Area District Library 4845 Airline Road Muskegon MI 49444 231-737-6248

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patron info
by Kate Scheid 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

My board is about to embark on a building fundraising campaign and was wondering is it possible to use your patron database for a fundraising mailing? Thanks Kate Scheid, MLIS Library Director Buchanan District Library 128 E. Front St. Buchanan, MI 49107 269.695.1911 k.scheid(a)buchananlibrary.com

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FW: Chilton's and LegalForms outages
by BiggThomas, Deb (MDE) 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

Hi All-below is the latest from Gale re: Chilton's and LegalForms, the latter of which, is not working as incorrectly reported earlier today as being back up and running. Apologies for the misinformation. Thanks again for your patience, Deb Library of Michigan From: Hansen, Douglas [mailto:Doug.Hansen@cengage.com] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 2:55 PM To: BiggThomas, Deb (MDE) Subject: Chilton's and LegalForms outages Hi, update on Chilton's and LegalForms outages. There was a release that went out last night for some product changes, they are going to roll this release back to see if this resolves the problems we are seeing. Chilton is still down, LegalForms lets you log in but no products are clickable without an error message. Sorry for the inconvenience Doug H Gale

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FW: Gale Resource Outage: LegalForms Now Available!
by BiggThomas, Deb (MDE) 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

Well, LegalForms is back up in any case! D. B. Thomas, MA AMLS MeL & Library Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-373-4466 [LMSigforEmail] 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. From: Haines, Chris D. [mailto:Christopher.Haines@cengage.com] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 12:19 PM To: Haines, Chris D. Subject: RE: Gale Resource Outage: LegalForms Hello, I am following-up to let you know that LegalForms is back up. Thank you, Chris Christopher D. Haines Technical Services Specialist for Consortia & Major Accounts Gale|Cengage Learning 27500 Drake Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (o) 800.877.4253 x 8317 | (e) christopher.haines(a)cengage.com<mailto:christopher.haines@cengage.com> | www.gale.cengage.com<http://www.gale.cengage.com/> _____________________________________________ From: Haines, Chris D. Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:04 AM To: Haines, Chris D. Subject: Gale Resource Outage: LegalForms Hello, I wanted to reach out to let you know that we are currently experiencing issues with LegalForms. We have notified our development team, and are working on a resolution now. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We will follow-up with you as soon as LegalForms is back up. Thank you, Chris Christopher D. Haines Technical Services Specialist for Consortia & Major Accounts Gale|Cengage Learning 27500 Drake Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (o) 800.877.4253 x 8317 | (e) christopher.haines(a)cengage.com<mailto:christopher.haines@cengage.com> | www.gale.cengage.com<http://www.gale.cengage.com/>

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Chilton Online Library
by BiggThomas, Deb (MDE) 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

Hi All-Just read a msg from our contacts at Gale that they are working on getting a status from our Chilton Group regarding any estimates on the outage time, etc. It's down for all GaleCengage customers. We'll will keep you posted on developments. Thanks for your patience, 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 [LMSigforEmail] 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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PLA Roommate
by Michelle Moore 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

Happy Friday! I am headed to my first PLA in Indianapolis but need to share a room. Is there an attendee who already has a room and wants to save some money? Please contact me asap. Thanks! Michelle :) Michelle Moore Library Director Ardis Missaukee District Library 210 S. Canal #340 Lake City, MI 49651 231-839-2166 moore(a)missaukeelibrary.org<mailto:moore@missaukeelibrary.org> www.missaukeelibrary.org<http://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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Election Alert - Please share
by Simlar, Cathleen (MDOS) 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

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 25 to post the attached flyer. To find out if there's an election in your area, click here<http://michigan.gov/documents/sos/Elections_by_County_444556_7.pdf?20140117…>. In addition, please consider including the following message in any public communication channels your library provides, such as public newsletters and website message boards. Election Alert Many Michigan communities to host elections Feb. 25 Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Is there an election in your community? Visit michigan.gov/vote<http://www.michigan.gov/vote> for more information on local elections, sample ballots, absentee voting, and much more. Thank you so much for your help in sharing this reminder. With much gratitude, Cathleen P. Simlar Communications Specialist, Executive Office Michigan Department of State Office: (517) 373-9080 Cell: (248) 761-7145 Email: Simlarc(a)michigan.gov<mailto:Simlarc@michigan.gov> Join My Professional network on LinkedIn<blocked::http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cathleen-simlar/18/798/235> [Description: Description: Description: SOS logo small] <http://www.michigan.gov/sos> STAY CONNECTED: [Description: Description: Description: Facebook logo]<http://www.facebook.com/MichiganSoS> [Description: Description: Description: Twitter logo] <https://twitter.com/michsos> [Description: Description: Description: YouTube logo] <http://www.youtube.com/michsosoffice> [Description: Description: Description: GovDelivery logo] <https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MISOS/subscriber/new>

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Great Online Training Opportunities with MCLS in February
by Heather Ladiski 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

February may be the shortest month of the year but it is also one of our busiest training months too! Register today for the following workshops offered by MCLS next month: Feb 4-6 Copy Cataloging of Monographs Using RDA (online) (Deadline to register is today!) Feb 6 Everything You Need to be doing as a DCB Library in MeLCat (online) Feb 11 The New MeLCat Paging Slip (online) (FULL - waiting list available) Feb 12-14 MARC: An Introduction (online) Feb 18 MeL Databases for Kids (K-8) (online) Feb 19-21 Dewey Decimal Classification (online) Feb 24 & Mar 3 Creating Makerspaces in Your Library (online) Feb 25-27 Authorities (online) Feb 25-27 Original Cataloging of Monographs Using RDA (online) Feb 25 MeL Databases Health Resources (online) Feb 26 The New MeLCat Paging Slip (online) Feb 27 MeLCat Refresher Training for DCB Libraries (in Lansing) For more information on these or any of our workshops, go to: https://members.mcls.org/workshops/ and click on the workshop(s) of your choice! ******************** Heather M. Ladiski, CAP-OM Executive Assistant/Meeting Planner Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1 Lansing, Michigan 48910-3657 800/530-9019 ext. 133 517/394-2420 ext. 133 Fax: 517/492-3885 NOTE: New email: ladiskih(a)mcls.org website: www.mcls.org Check out the MCLS Training Calendar at: http://mcls.org/workshops

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FW: Gale Resource Outage: LegalForms
by BiggThomas, Deb (MDE) 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

FYI from Gale… D. B. Thomas, MA AMLS MeL & Library Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-373-4466 [LMSigforEmail] 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. From: Haines, Chris D. [mailto:Christopher.Haines@cengage.com] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:04 AM To: Haines, Chris D. Subject: Gale Resource Outage: LegalForms Hello, I wanted to reach out to let you know that we are currently experiencing issues with LegalForms. We have notified our development team, and are working on a resolution now. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We will follow-up with you as soon as LegalForms is back up. Thank you, Chris Christopher D. Haines Technical Services Specialist for Consortia & Major Accounts Gale|Cengage Learning 27500 Drake Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (o) 800.877.4253 x 8317 | (e) christopher.haines(a)cengage.com<mailto:christopher.haines@cengage.com> | www.gale.cengage.com<http://www.gale.cengage.com/>

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Summer Reading manual corrections - The Language Menu.com
by Reish, Karren (MDE) 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

For those interested in the bingo cards listed on page 90 of the children’s manual, the web address listed is incorrect. You can access the site at http://www.thelanguagemenu.com/ and then use bingo in the search box. You will need to register for the site, although that is free. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 reishk(a)michigan.gov<mailto:reishk@michigan.gov>

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