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Laptop Checkout Policies
by Andrea Smalley 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Hello All, We are exploring the possibility of circulating laptops in our library. If your library has a laptop check-out program, would you be willing to share your check-out policy, and/or any issues that you've faced with your program? Thanks for your time, Andrea Smalley Reference/Teen Librarian Vicksburg District Library (269) 649-1648

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lucky day collections
by Amy Rosen 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Hi all- We are looking into starting a "Lucky Day" collection to help keep the wait list for popular titles down. Since we have limited space and are constantly weeding our collection, one possibility we are considering is this collection would be rental books that we can return once they are no longer popular --patrons would not be charged to check out the books the Library would take care of the cost. Can anyone recommend a company that they use for rental books? Also any words of wisdom regarding a Lucky Day collection would be most appreciated. Amy -- Amy Rosen Head of Adult Services White Lake Township Library 7527 E Highland Road White Lake MI 48383 248-698-4942 ext 100 whitelakelibrary.org

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Recyclable DVD Cases
by Mary Cornell 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Hello all, The DVD cases have been claimed! Thanks! Mary Cornell Technical Services Supervisor Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library 500 Market Street St. Joseph, MI 49085 (269) 983-7167 www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us<http://www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us>

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Hard shell VHS cases
by Mary Cornell 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Hello all, I have about 20 VHS cases that have a hard shell to them. No sleeves to put anything in, just the case. Please email if you are interested. Thanks! Mary Cornell Technical Services Supervisor Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library 500 Market Street St. Joseph, MI 49085 (269) 983-7167 www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us<http://www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us>

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Audio Cassette Cases
by Mary Cornell 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Hello all, I have an assortment of audio cassette cases I am looking to get rid of. I have all different sizes (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16), about 10 each. Email me if you are interested! Thanks! Mary Cornell Technical Services Supervisor Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library 500 Market Street St. Joseph, MI 49085 (269) 983-7167 www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us<http://www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us>

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Recyclable DVD Cases
by Mary Cornell 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Hello all, We have a stock of approximately 100 hundred of the recyclable DVD cases and are looking to get rid of them. All are either brand new or with very little wear. Please email if you are interested! Thank you! Mary Cornell Technical Services Supervisor Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library 500 Market Street St. Joseph, MI 49085 (269) 983-7167 www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us<http://www.stjoseph.lib.mi.us>

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board training
by Kate Scheid 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

If board members attend training or conferences, are they compensated for the cost of workshops/conferences, accommodations, and meals? Is that in library policy or bylaws? Thanks for any help. Kate Kate Scheid, MLIS Director Buchanan District Library 128 East Front St Buchanan, MI 49107 269.695.1911 www.buchananlibrary.org

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MCLS phones are now working
by Heather Ladiski 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

The phones are back up here at MCLS. Thank you for your patience! - heather ******************** 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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Technology Instruction in Public Libraries
by Megan Esseltine Hathaway 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Hello all, I am seeking out public librarians who teach technology to patrons and are interested in meeting up with like-minded professionals to talk about -what kind of support patrons need to better participate in a tech-enabled world -best practices for teaching/supporting technology in our libraries -related issues of interest Inspired by the great work of the International Collections Librarians' Roundtable (ICLR), I am hoping to bring together librarians in the general SE-MI area who are interested in discussing these topics, collecting information for the use of those new to the task, and perhaps meeting bi-annually or so to share resources, tips, experiences, etc. If this is up your alley, please reply off-list. Cheers! Megan Hathaway Canton Public Library

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Award-winning illustrator (& writer) Bryan Collier to be at the Ann Arbor Dist. Library!
by Shutta Crum 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Hey! I've just heard that folks close enough to drive into Ann Arbor are in for a real treat!! 3 time Caldecott runner-up and multiple Coretta Scott King winner Bryan Collier is doing a program in Ann Arbor. What an opportunity for you, any of your patrons, who are interested in illustrating (or writing). Here's a bit about him: He won both the <blocked::http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King_Award> Coretta Scott King Award, as illustrator, and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award for Uptown (Holt, 2000), the first book he both wrote and illustrated. He has won six King Awards as illustrator and he is a three-time <blocked::http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal> Caldecott Medal runner-up. For his lifetime contribution as a children's illustrator, Collier is the U.S. nominee for the biennial, international <blocked::http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen_Award> Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014 Bryan Collier @ the Pittsfield Branch of AADL Sunday, January 19th at 2:00 p.m. Please pass the word along! Call the Ann Arbor District Library for more information. 734-327-4200. Shutta Crum <http://www.shutta.com/> http://www.shutta.com Dozens of Cousins. Clarion, 2013. Mine! Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Thomas and the Dragon Queen. Knopf, 2010.

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