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Website Policy
by Lyons,Sean 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

Hello, I was wondering if any of you have developed a written policy regarding what websites and resources you choose to link to on your libraries website? Any insight into this would be most appreciated. Sean Lyons Head of Public Services Okemos Branch Capital Area District Libraries 517-347-2021 x 2030

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Past events with MI author Marilyn Suttle?
by Trevor Winn 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

Good afternoon, Has anyone hosted Marilyn Suttle, author of "Who's Your Gladys?" for a seminar involving customer service/satisfaction? We are thinking about brining local business owners together to take advantage of her experience and knowledge and I have been asked by a Chamber what to expect. Any insight would be appreciated. Please reply off-list. thanks! -Trevor Trevor L. Winn Business Center Librarian Robert T. Bolo, Jr. Business Center 515 Perry Road | Grand Blanc, MI 48439 twinn(a)thegdl.org | 810-694-5190 Visit our Blog <http://gdlbusinesscenter.blogspot.com/> and like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/gdlbusinesscenter> ! Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of GDL

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extra envelopes
by Vermontville Township Library 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

Hello! We have extra envelopes to share if anyone is interested! Carla Rumsey Director Vermontville Township Library 120 E. First Street, P.O. Gox G Vermontville, MI 49096 517-726-1362 <http://vmtlib.michlibrary.org> http://vmtlib.michlibrary.org

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Fw: Partial Library Services to Contracted Areas
by Frederick J. Kirby 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

Several of you have requested Tom Genson's comments. Here they are. Frederick J. Kirby, Library Director Benton Harbor Public Library 213 East Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 (voice) 269-926-1674 (fax) libraryfjk(a)yahoo.com ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Tom Genson <tgenson(a)herrickdl.org> To: Frederick J. Kirby <libraryfjk(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 3:12 PM Subject: RE: [Michlib-l] Partial Library Services to Contracted Areas Fred, You need to appreciate the variations of library establishment law as you proceed to consider this question. Some libraries may provide “scaled services” others may not. District libraries may: City, Village and Township libraries established under PA164 of 1877 do not appear to be able to do so (see MCLA 397.216 “Section 16. After fulfilling all the contractual requirements, the people of a township, village, or city shall have all rights in the use and benefits of the library that they would have if they lived in the township, village, or city where the library is established, subject to uniform rules and regulations established by the board of library directors.” Herrick fought the LOM in court on this question as it applies to district libraries… so I have some appreciation for the variations in law about this issue. We were successful confirming in Court the fact that district library boards have the authority to scale services to the amount of support rec’d by contracting entities. However, the issue was established for district libraries and not necessarily for others… it depends on what the law permits. (As it turned out all of our contracting entities met our terms for full services so we did not need to actually cut services but we were prepared to. I had proposed that those who do not pay for full services would not be entitled to services that are staff intensive (holds on books, interloan support, and checkout privileges for AV items) were among the services that we had identified that we might restrict). Here we have also put in place limits on the number of items non-resident card holders may check out and this is managed by our ILS while still permitting them some use of our collections. I could also see that programming could be restricted to those paying for full services… but it would require asking people to show their library card (not normally done now) in order for admission to story hours… film programs… speaker events and the like. It might be possible for you to restrict use of your computers to those who provide funding for full services. As you consider where to ratchet down access to services I suggest you look to areas where you experience heaviest demands. You may reduce the competition for these services your taxpayers (and full funders) are experiencing… and gain their appreciation for helping get them better access to these services. Staff will need to understand exactly what you are doing and why… as they will be the ones who fury of patrons being denied services. I was heading toward the idea that people who do not provide adequate support for library service would only get access to older materials that were on the shelf. All the best as you proceed forward. Tom Genson From:michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org] On Behalf Of Frederick J. Kirby Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 2:36 PM To: Public Library Directors; Public Library Directors Subject: [Michlib-l] Partial Library Services to Contracted Areas Hello All, I have an interesting problem. My Library has long served the residents of a township that makes an annual contribution to our operating budget. Due to financial problems, the township wishes to drop its annual contribution, but would still be willing to give us its share of penal fines and State Aid. We are hoping to have a millage question on the township ballot this November, but if that fails, we need a backup plan. My question is: Does anyone provided partial or limited library services to a contracted area? If so, how are the services limited? I thought I would research this questions before turning to our attorney and/or the officials at the Library of Michigan. Any suggestions or thoughts? Frederick J. Kirby, Library Director Benton Harbor Public Library 213 East Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 (voice) 269-926-1674 (fax) libraryfjk(a)yahoo.com

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How to keep track of series books. . . - SUGGESTIONS from the field!
by Sylvia Merz 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

Hello everyone – here are the suggestions I received for keeping track of series books: B&T “Booking Ahead”: <http://www.btol.com/pub_details.cfm?id=103> http://www.btol.com/pub_details.cfm?id=103 Fantastic Fiction: <http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/> http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ KDL “What’s Next”: http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp FictFact: <http://www.fictfact.com/browse-by-series/H> http://www.fictfact.com/browse-by-series/ B&T’s Automatically Yours Program: <http://www.btol.com/> http://www.btol.com/ Amazon - “New Releases” Barnes & Noble – “Coming Soon” Thanks to everyone for sharing their ideas. Sylvia Merz Leland Township Library From: scrotser-toy(a)alleganlibrary.org [mailto:scrotser-toy@alleganlibrary.org] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 4:37 PM To: Leland Library Subject: RE: [Michlib-l] How to keep track of series books. . . I'd be very appreciative of any ideas that come your way. As you have time, would you be willing to share your responses? Thanks! -Sharon Crotser-Toy Youth Services Librarian Allegan District Library -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Michlib-l] How to keep track of series books. . . From: "Sylvia Merz" < <mailto:lelandlibrary@lelandtownshiplibrary.org> lelandlibrary(a)lelandtownshiplibrary.org> Date: Tue, July 30, 2013 12:54 pm To: "MichLibList Serve" < <mailto:michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> michlib-l(a)mail.mcls.org> Does anyone have a way to keep track of new releases for books in a series? I am struggling with making sure that I don’t miss them. Any help, off line, would be appreciated. Thanks. Sylvia Merz Leland Township Library <mailto:lelandlibrary@lelandtownshiplibrary.org> lelandlibrary(a)lelandtownshiplibrary.org _____ _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list <mailto:Michlib-l@lists.mcls.org> Michlib-l(a)lists.mcls.org <http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l> http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l

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Partial Library Services
by Frederick J. Kirby 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

Many thanks to those who responded to my question. In particular, I found the comments of Tom Genson at Herrick District Library to be very helpful. If all goes well in our millage election, I will not need to consider such severe steps. Thanks again! Frederick J. Kirby, Library Director Benton Harbor Public Library 213 East Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 (voice) 269-926-1674 (fax) libraryfjk(a)yahoo.com

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Information on Affordable Care Act Resources
by White, Shannon (MDE) 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

The following is a list of resources from WebJunction to help libraries with information on the Affordable Care Act. For more information directly from WebJunction visit http://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/ehealth.html Information on resources, including free online training, are included below. Feel free to share these links with other community partners that might be interested in these opportunities. * The CMS.gov Health Insurance Marketplace website<http://wc4.net/t?r=850&c=3593852&l=337856&ctl=482D630:37D71AC352E2C078F960F…> includes a training calendar<http://wc4.net/t?r=850&c=3593852&l=337856&ctl=482D631:37D71AC352E2C078F960F…> of free webinars in August and September, for those who wish to learn more about the basics of the Health Insurance Marketplace. You can sign-up for ongoing updates at the site. * CMS has information about how to become a Champion for Coverage<http://wc4.net/t?r=850&c=3593852&l=337856&ctl=482D632:37D71AC352E2C078F960F…> and how to apply to become a Certified Application Counselor Organization<http://wc4.net/t?r=850&c=3593852&l=337856&ctl=482D633:37D71AC352E2C078F960F…>. * The Institute of Medicine has a resource center<http://wc4.net/t?r=850&c=3593852&l=337856&ctl=482D634:37D71AC352E2C078F960F…> to help consumers understand and make health insurance decisions about the Affordable Care Act. Additional materials for download appear on the right hand side of the page. * A summary<http://wc4.net/t?r=850&c=3593852&l=337856&ctl=482D635:37D71AC352E2C078F960F…> of the 7/26 WebJunction webinar on Libraries and Health Insurance – Preparing for October 1, including access to the full webinar archive, is now available. Shannon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shannon D. White Continuing Education Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700 Toll free: 877-479-0021 whites29(a)michigan.gov<mailto:whites29@michigan.gov> http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

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Milan Public Library P/T Reference Librarian Posting
by barbara＠milanlibrary.org 07 Aug '13

07 Aug '13

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[French Voyage] Provence, St. Tropez and Monaco: Reserve by Aug. 25!
by Liz Markel 07 Aug '13

07 Aug '13

Allez en France, Provence, St Tropez et Monaco avec ASCLA! We still have some space available on our Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies <http://www.ala.org/ascla> (ASCLA) trip to southern France in October 2013, and some updates to the itinerary as well! This trip is the fourth hosted by ASCLA, a division of ALA. Previous adventures include Paris, Ireland and most recently Italy! This adventure is open to the library community; there are no membership requirements in order to participate. Previous travelers have brought spouses, siblings and friends along. Travelers will arrive in Nice on October 6, then transfer to Les-Baux-de-Provence. From Les Baux, the trip will explore the Luberon Valley, full of vineyards, lavender fields, olive groves and charming towns like L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Gordes; Avignon; Arles; Nimes and Pont du Gard. On Oct. 9, we'll depart for St. Tropez, with evening accommodations in La Croix-Valmer. Day tours include Grimaud and St. Tropez. Then we'll proceed to Monaco, with a visit to Gassin or Ramatuelle and Saint-Paul-de-Vence along the way. While in Monaco, we'll make a day trip to visit the Nice Library, Antibes and Cannes. We'll also tour Monaco, the Prince's Palace of Monaco, the neo-romanesque cathedral where Princess Grace and Prince Rainier are entombed; and Jardins St. Martin. Download a complete trip itinerary. <http://www.ala.org/ascla/sites/ala.org.ascla/files/content/asclaevents/ asclafrancefall2013.pdf> More information: http://ascla.ala.org/blog/2013/07/ascla-southern-france-trip-october-201 3/ Reservations are due by Aug. 25! Questions about the trip? Contact our host and tour guide, Michael Stillwell at Lyceum Tours, at lyceum46(a)yahoo.com or 856-795-9044. ===================================================== **Please share this message with any distribution lists or colleagues who are interested in a wonderful, relaxing and engaging adventure abroad!** Liz F. Markel, M.A. Marketing & Programs Manager Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) The American Library Association // 50 E. Huron Street // Chicago, IL 60611 800-545-2433 // p. 312-280-4398 // f. 312-280-5273 // e. lmarkel(a)ala.org Find our divisions online at www.ala.org/rusa & www.ala.org/ascla

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PT Youth Librarian - Milford Public Library
by Mary Rice 07 Aug '13

07 Aug '13

The Milford Public Library currently has an opening for a part-time Youth Services Librarian I. Complete job posting and application are available at [http://milfordlibrary.info/index.php/about-us/2012-09-08-18-23-02] http://milfordlibrary.info/index.php/about-us/2012-09-08-18-23-02 The deadline is August 30, 2013 or until the position is filled. Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 [mailto:mrice@milfordlibrary.info] mrice(a)milfordlibrary.info

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