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Happy 9th "Birthday" to MeLCat!
by BiggThomas, Deb (MDE) 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Can't let the day end before acknowledging MeLCat's 9th Birthday or Anniversary-whichever you like! The Michgan eLibrary's shared statewide catalog and interloan system of multi-type libraries has well over 400 participating libraries around the state. If you're not one of them, please consider, http://mcls.org/cms/sitem.cfm/library_tools/melcat/melcat_participation/ joining in the fun ;-) 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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Business Workshops hosted by Howell Library
by Olson, Donna 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

You are invited to attend. If you can't, feel free to contact the presenters about setting up workshops at your library. [cid:image002.jpg@01CF1080.AD869390] [cid:image001.gif@01CF1080.71C296B0]<http://www.howelllibrary.org/>Donna Olson 314 W Grand River, Howell, MI 48843 (517) 546-0720 x131 | (517) 546-1494 (fx) www.howelllibrary.org<http://www.howelllibrary.org/> www.linkedin.com/in/olsondonna<http://www.linkedin.com/in/olsondonna> "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx

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FW: National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Webinar January 16
by Reish, Karren (MDE) 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Michigan libraries have outstanding youth programs, which are deserving of recognition. Please see below for an informational webinar on submitting an application for the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 reishk(a)michigan.gov<mailto:reishk@michigan.gov> Subject: National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Webinar January 16 To view this message in a browser, please click here<http://www.idevmail.net/message.aspx?d=73&m=1855&e=robertsonn@michigan.gov&…>. [IMLS logo] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2014 IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard(a)imls.gov<mailto:gbullard@imls.gov> National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Webinar January 16 Libraries and Museums Encouraged to Apply Does your museum or library have an outstanding afterschool or out-of-school program that is transforming the lives of young people? The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award recognizes twelve such programs each year with $10,000 and an award ceremony at the White House. IMLS is hosting a webinar for museums and libraries that are interested in submitting applications or would like to learn more on Thursday, January 16th from 2-3 p.m. EST. To register for the webinar, go to: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/230659839<http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=1&d=73&mid=334267&m=1855> The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award is a signature initiative of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Winning programs exemplify how arts and humanities programs outside of the school day enrich the lives of young people by teaching new skills, nurturing creativity, and building self-confidence. The deadline for applications is Monday, February 10, 2014. For more information, see www.nahyp.org<http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=2&d=73&mid=334267&m=1855>. About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov<http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=3&d=73&mid=334267&m=1855> and follow us on Facebook<http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=4&d=73&mid=334267&m=1855> and Twitter<http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=5&d=73&mid=334267&m=1855>.

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FW: Family Place Library Symposium Event
by Reish, Karren (MDE) 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

For those attending PLA and interested in expanding your early literacy to include health issues and childhood obesity, Family Place Libraries will be having a symposium on March 12th. See further information below. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 reishk(a)michigan.gov<mailto:reishk@michigan.gov> Subject: Family Place Library Symposium Event Dear State Librarian, Family Place Libraries will be offering our 7th biannual Family Place Symposium. This free program is open to all public librarians (particularly children's librarians) and administrators. It will be held the morning of March 12, 2012 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The attached brochure went out to all ALSC members in mid fall. Further information and registration is available at http://www.familyplacelibraries.com/symposium-register.html I writing am to ask if you would send the attached brochure to your statewide email network. EatPlayGrow: Museum/Library/Community Partnership for Healthy Families, will highlight an exciting new project developed as part of a national health initiative to combat early childhood obesity. Developed and tested by the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) with the cooperation of the National Institutes of Health, it combines innovative and hands-on arts and literacy-based activities with the latest medical and scientific information to activate and support healthy behaviors. This participatory Symposium presentation will include engaging activities from the EatPlayGrow(tm) curriculum, as well as evaluation results from CMOM's four pilot studies. The presentation will also provide strategies for creating, implementing and sustaining a community network by building capacity to leverage existing resources in museum and library settings. Participants will receive an EatPlayGrow(tm) Curriculum Resource CD with Evaluation Report. I greatly appreciate any assistance you may provide in making public librarians in your state aware of this event. Thank you, Kathy Deerr Kathleen Deerr Coordinator, National Family Place Libraries(tm) www.familyplacelibraries.org<http://www.familyplacelibraries.org> Middle Country Public Library 101 Eastwood Blvd. Centereach, NY 11720 deerrkathleen(a)mcpl.lib.ny.us<mailto:deerrkathleen@mcpl.lib.ny.us> 631.585.9393 x 204 Visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/familyplacelibraries<http://www.facebook.com/familyplacelibraries>.

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corrected link
by Marianne Hartzell 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

To access position postings for the Allegan and Herrick District Library Director positions,please use the link shown below. My apologies for any confusion! http://www.hartzell-mikaconsulting.com/positions_available.html -- Marianne Hartzell, Consultant marianne(a)hartzell-mikaconsulting.com Hartzell-Mika Consulting, LLC East Lansing, Michigan Phone: 517-719-3487 www.hartzell-mikaconsulting.com Join us on Facebook!

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Call for Entries: Animal Tales
by Henry Fischer 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Hello all, Here is more information about this program: *Call for Entries: Animal Tales* Are you an animal lover? Got a great story to share about your pet or any animal, the outdoors or wildlife? As part of The Big Read celebration of Jack London's The Call of the Wild, Dearborn Public Library is sending out a call for short stories, poems or essays about animals, people's pets, the outdoors or wildlife. Email your original story, poem or essay of 1-4 pages to hfischer(a)ci.dearborn.mi.us. The stories can be real or fictional. This program is open to anyone (all ages). The entry deadline is February 1, 2014. We hope to compile selected stories and publish them in book format as "Call of the Wild Dearborn: Animal Tales." Please spread the word. Read the submission guidelines at http://bigreaddearborn.org/animal-tales/. A flyer is available there too. Information is also on our library website at http://dearbornlibrary.org/and on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/dearbornpubliclibrary. Look forward to reading your stories! Thank you, Henry Henry Fischer Adult Services Librarian Dearborn Public Library 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn, MI 48126 Phone: (313) 943-2341 Fax: (313) 943-2853 hfischer(a)ci.dearborn.mi.us www.dearbornlibrary.org www.facebook.com/dearbornpubliclibrary The Big Read is coming to Dearborn! Do you hear the Call? Fun-filled activities and events centered on Jack London’s The Call of the Wild will take place in and around Dearborn in March through May 2014. The adventure – Call of the Wild: EmBARKING on Discovery – begins with a BIG kickoff at The Henry Ford in Anderson Theater on Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sign up for email updates at www.bigreaddearborn.org! Save the date also for another Big Read event: George Guidall on Saturday, April 26, 1-3 p.m. in the auditorium at Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn, MI 48126 The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The program is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.

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2014 Michigan Notable Books Author Tour Application
by Riley, Randy (MDE) 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

The 2014 Michigan Notable Books have been announced. See the Michigan Notable Books web site at www.michigan.gov/notablebooks<http://www.michigan.gov/notablebooks> for a complete list and more detailed information about the program. Authors will visit 50 libraries across the state in April, May and June of 2014. If your library is interested in hosting an author this year, please complete the attached "Application to Participate In the Author Tour" form and fax or mail it back to the Library of Michigan by Friday, January 31. The Author Tour is open to all types of Michigan libraries. To help with assigning authors, please list your top 5 author "picks". Remember that by agreeing to take part in the MNB Author Tour your library may be assigned any of the 2013 authors on this year's list. A complete list of the participating authors is not available at this time. Several of the authors will not be able to take part in the MNB Author Tour. Every effort is made to match libraries with requested authors, but author availability and scheduling can be extremely challenging. Your flexibility and understanding is greatly appreciated. Once author assignments have been made, libraries will need to work directly with authors to schedule an agreeable date. The success of the Michigan Notable Books program is due in large part to the great programs individual libraries have organized in past years. This program would not succeed without Michigan libraries' commitment to informing patrons, readers and your communities about the MNB list. Your hard work and partnership does not go unnoticed. Let me know if you have questions. r. Randy Riley Michigan Notable Books Coordinator Library of Michigan

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Last Call - Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Call for Proposals
by Randy Dykhuis 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

On behalf of the Conference Program Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference. The event will be held in Toledo, OH at the Hilton Garden Inn at Perrysburg on Friday, June 6, 2014. This conference is an opportunity for individuals working in resource sharing to gather information and communicate with other colleagues. We invite program proposals from September 16, 2013 to January 17, 2014. If you want to submit a proposal but need a bit more time to flesh out the abstract or to fill up a panel with speakers, just enter a placeholder record in the form with your name and contact info, a brief title, and in the place where we ask for the abstract, just leave us a note telling us what you can about your proposal and that you need a bit more time to pull the final details together. We will contact you by the end of January 2014 for a final submission. Accepted program proposal submissions should be 45 minutes in length including time for questions. Proposals might focus on any of the following areas: Resource Sharing Best Practices Regional collection development projects Statistics – local, regional, impact on collection development Assessment Tips and Tricks Marketing Services Managing Student Workers Electronic Resources and Resource Sharing Workflow improvements Coordinated collection development Training Purchase on Demand Please submit a 150-200 word proposal for your presentation here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xY9A-fiMA2BmzgkauKiqRra6WZADUntYH5rHJOreZW… ========================= Randy Dykhuis Executive Director Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 1407 Rensen Street Lansing, MI 48910 Phone: (800) 530-9019 x119 Fax: (517) 492-3879 Cell: (517) 927-5121 E-mail: dykhuisr(a)mcls.org Twitter: @mclsrandy

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FW: NEWS RELEASE: Secretary of State Ruth Johnson unveils plan to help at-risk teens become better drivers
by BiggThomas, Deb (MDE) 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Sharing! Kind regards, Deb 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: Michigan Secretary of State [mailto:MISOS@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov] Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 10:34 AM To: BiggThomas, Deb (MDE) Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Secretary of State Ruth Johnson unveils plan to help at-risk teens become better drivers [http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MISOS/2013/10/22951… Release from Secretary of State Ruth Johnson] -- For immediate release -- Secretary of State Ruth Johnson unveils plan to help at-risk teens become better drivers [teen driver]Partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters aimed at enhancing driving skills and saving lives LANSING, Mich. – Secretary of State Ruth Johnson today unveiled a pilot program with Big Brothers Big Sisters to help at-risk teens gain practical driving experience and, in doing so, make roads safer for all drivers. “Young drivers, especially between the ages of 16 and 17, are more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than other age groups,” Johnson said. “This is primarily due to their age and inexperience behind the wheel. Supervised practice is extremely important to develop the skills and judgment to drive safely and is required for the Level 1 Graduated Driver License. “But if a teen doesn’t have access to a vehicle or if a parent or guardian isn’t readily available, what is the answer? That’s when the partnership between the Secretary of State and Big Brothers Big Sisters can help.” Johnson made her announcement during a news conference at the Marshall Street Armory, home of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region office in Lansing, with Philip Knight, executive director, BBBSMCR, and Big Brothers Graham Filler from St. Johns and Aaron Fox from Portland. Vehicle crashes are the No. 1 cause of death for young people in America, claiming about 3,000 lives annually, or eight lives per day. In 2012, 10 percent of drivers in Michigan involved in fatal crashes were under the age of 21. Coaching a teen driver is an important part of driver education. With a Level 1 license or learner’s permit, young drivers must log a minimum of 50 hours of supervised driving with a parent, guardian or designated adult age 21 or older. Under the pilot program, BBBS volunteers or “Bigs” are encouraged to serve as the driving coach and role model for their Little Brother or Sister. The Secretary of State provides materials, including access to a free smartphone app that helps track hours behind the wheel and offers coaching tips. No additional auto insurance is required when driving with a teen with a Level 1 license. Helping teens obtain the training and practice they need to learn how to drive safely and responsibly reduces the crash risk and will save lives. “Big Brothers Big Sisters is about building relationships between adults and young people that change lives,” Knight said. “We are pleased to work with Secretary of State Ruth Johnson in developing a program with our mentors to help young drivers become better drivers. Driving is an important step towards greater self-reliance in today’s society. Lack of transportation can hamper young people’s efforts to find employment, housing and educational opportunities.” Michigan’s Graduated Driver Licensing program introduces driving concepts gradually, allowing young drivers to master certain skills before increasing their driving privileges with the GDL 2 and 3 licenses. Teens are not required to advance to the next license level. A teen who feels hesitant may continue driving with a GDL Level 1 license until age 18. Approximately 100,000 Level 1 licenses were issued in 2013. “You never forget who taught you to drive,” said Fox, who is a BBBS board member and was joined by his Little Brother, Michael Olivas, at the news conference. “As a Big Brother and a driving coach, I can make a difference for a teen driver that will affect their whole life. Good driving habits can save lives.” Added Johnson, “By ensuring that young teens get the practice they need, the partnership will help reduce the chances of their involvement in a crash.” Big Brothers Big Sisters has been impacting the lives of children for more than 100 years. Two charities, the Big Brothers Association and the Catholic Big Sisters (later Big Sisters International) founded in the early 1900s merged in 1977 to become Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. For more information visit www.bbbsmcr.org<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>. 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Director Positions
by Marianne Hartzell 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

If your New Year's resolutions included taking the next step in your career, two outstanding opportunities are available in West Michigan. Please visit www.hartzell-mikaconsulting.com/positionsavailable to learn more about the excellent openings at the Allegan District Library and the Herrick District Library (Holland). -- Marianne Hartzell, Consultant marianne(a)hartzell-mikaconsulting.com Hartzell-Mika Consulting, LLC East Lansing, Michigan Phone: 517-719-3487 www.hartzell-mikaconsulting.com Join us on Facebook!

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