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Job Posting: Full Time Youth Services Librarian, Lenawee District Library
by Trevor Van Valkenburg 07 Feb '24

07 Feb '24

The Lenawee District Library is looking for its next Youth Services Librarian. This is a full time (37.5 hours per week) position with an excellent benefits package and pay dependent on qualifications and work experience. See the attached job posting and job description or visit lenawee.lib.mi.us/employment for more information. Applications as well as resumes/cover letters can be emailed to: trevor.vanvalkenburg(a)gmail.com

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Closing
by Ovid Library 07 Feb '24

07 Feb '24

Hello Librayland, We just want to let everyone know that the Ovid Public Library will be closing starting Saturday February 10 for renovations. We hope that the work will be completed by mid-March. We apologize for any late mel books and if you have any of our books there's no rush in getting them to us! Thank you! Marla Dobski Ovid Public Library

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Register Now - Virtual Trustee Roundtable
by Wartella, Becky (MDE) 07 Feb '24

07 Feb '24

February 21, 2024 - 1:00PM - 3:00PM Virtual Trustee Roundtable Serving as a Library Trustee can be fulfilling - and exhausting. Ever wonder how Trustees at other libraries manage the issues you are facing? Wish you knew more about the services available from the Library of Michigan? This informal virtual meeting will cover both of those wishes! Come spend some time with fellow trustees in the warmth and comfort of your own home - with no worry about OMA violations! In this session, Joe Hamlin and Clare Membiela will facilitate discussions on library funding, contracting, Establishment and the Open Meetings Act. There will also be time for a Q&A... and a couple of surprises... Participants in this session will be able to: * Discover the importance of knowing their library's establishment. * Discuss the State Aid process and the pros and cons of library service contracts. * Identify resources for support, including fellow library trustees from other libraries. For more information or to register, visit the Event Page<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even…> (https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/even…) Thank you, Becky Wartella Department of Education Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909

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Upcoming Virtual Event at PBL- The Second Middle Passage: America's Domestic Slave Trade
by Victoria Sower 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Hello Michlib, Please join us at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, February 13th for this Richard Bell event: *The Second Middle Passage: America's Domestic Slave Trade.* In the thirty years after the Revolution, a new type of American slave trade rose to compete with, eclipse, and replace transatlantic slave trade. Join Dr. Richard Bell as he explores the development of this domestic slave trade called the Second Middle Passage. This is a *VIRTUAL* event. Registration is required to receive the ZOOM link. TAP here to REGISTER: <https://events.getlocalhop.com/the-second-middle-passage-americas-domestic-…> Hope to see you there, Victoria Sower, MSLS Adult Services Librarian 248.554-4650 Baldwin Public Library 300 W. Merrill Birmingham, MI 48009

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free online program on Race and the Supreme Court, February 13
by Jennifer Dye 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Vernon Burton and Armand Derfner, Esq., have prepared a comprehensive account of the Supreme Court's race-related jurisprudence. Justice Deferred: Race and the Supreme Court was published by Harvard University Press in 2021. The paperback edition is due to be released in May this year. William Cobbs, a graduate of University of Michigan Law, will moderate the discussion. Tuesday, February 13, 2024 6:00-7:30 p.m. Please register: https://dpl-race-supreme-court.eventbrite.com This is another of DPL's programs in partnership with the Detroit League of Women Voters. Jennifer Jennifer Dye Manager Detroit Public Library jdye(a)detroitpubliclibrary.org Knapp Branch 13330 Conant 313-481-1771 M, W, S 10-6 Tu, Th 12-8 Detroit, Michigan 48212

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TLN Virtual Events
by DJ Bond 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Hey MichLib-L Fam, TLN has some awesome programming coming up in the next few weeks and we want to share it with you! You can join our virtual events, even if you're not in our cooperative! Here's what's happening: Social Work in Libraries with Jennifer Purrenhage at KPL - Feb 13 at 11 a.m. [ https://tln.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1808051&group= ] Have you ever wished you had someone specializing in Social Work working at your library? Kalamazoo Public Library does! Join us for this virtual event as we talk with Jennifer Purrenhage, the Social Work Intern at KPL, about what she does to help out patrons and community members in Kalamazoo. [ https://tln.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1808051&group= | Sign up! ] Bridging to Belonging Demo - Feb 27 at 11 a.m. [ https://tln.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1826627&group= ] Interested in starting dialog about faith? Ready to explore and hear differences in beliefs? Learn how your library could host an interfaith community values discussion series with the help of the InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit. [ https://tln.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1826627&group= | Sign up! ] Making Meaningful DEI Changes with Orion Township Public Library - Mar 6 at 11 a.m. [ https://tln.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1826491&group= ] Learn about how Orion Township Public Library took the principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to make changes in their library. Find out what they did and get inspiration for what you can do in your library. [ https://tln.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1826491&group= | Sign up! ] Can't make it to an event? Follow us on [ https://www.youtube.com/@TheLibraryNetworkTLN | YouTube ] [ https://www.youtube.com/@TheLibraryNetworkTLN ] to find our past recorded programming. Events listed here will be recorded and uploaded after the event has taken place. Hope to see you there! DJ Bond Member Engagement Coordinator The Library Network (248) 536-3100 x116 dbond(a)tln.org TLN.org (he/him)

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Book Vending Machines?
by Cynthia Stanczak 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Hello all, We've been approached by a local parent group about hosting a companion book vending machine along with the school. Does anyone have good/bad/ugly experience with hosting these? I'd love to hear it. Thank you! Cynthia Stanczak, MLS (she/her) Library Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior St. Albion, MI 49224 (517) 629-3993 Albion District Library: Transforming Minds, Changing Lives. Proudly serving our community since 1919. Online at www.albionlibrary.org, or find us on Facebook! *My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel obligated to reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.*

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American Heart Association Grant for Rural Michigan (Midwest) Libraries
by Rachel Ash 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Grant opportunity! Sharing on behalf of the American Heart Association: The American Heart Association is striving to meet rural communities where they are – and often that’s at the public library. We are offering up to $10,000 in grants to assist rural Midwest libraries with their capacity to be a change agent for health in their communities. Around the country we have helped rural libraries address blood pressure control, improve nutrition security, assist with CPR readiness, and more. Small grants of $500-$1500 along with technical assistance from the American Heart Association will often be sufficient to make a sustainable impact. Apply using this brief survey <https://forms.office.com/r/Pq7LsgbXXW> by March 1, 2024. Attached you will also find a guide to celebrating American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day. [cidimage002.png(a)01D73C4D.ABEAD040] Rachel Ash Membership and Communications Director Michigan Library Association PO Box 27337 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 2 Direct: (517) 881-6652 milibraries.org rfash(a)milibraries.org<mailto:%0bmilibraries.org%0brfash@milibraries.org> Follow MLA on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganLibraryAssociation> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/mlaoffice>!

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Re: [Michlib-l] Michlib-l Digest, Vol 112, Issue 5
by Paula Wood 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Hi Tracy, I would be interested in the answers you receive or any polices and procedures regarding this topic. I am leaning toward transitioning over to ACH payments and have the same questions. Thank you, ~Paula Paula Wood Manager of Library Operations Ionia Community Library Library: 616.527.3680 Mobile: 616.460.0507 ioniacommunitylibrary.org -----Original Message----- From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces(a)mcls.org> On Behalf Of michlib-l-request(a)mcls.org Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:00 PM To: michlib-l(a)mcls.org Subject: Michlib-l Digest, Vol 112, Issue 5 Send Michlib-l mailing list submissions to michlib-l(a)mcls.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to michlib-l-request(a)mcls.org You can reach the person managing the list at michlib-l-owner(a)mcls.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Michlib-l digest..."

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Free Puzzle Table
by Tee Versele 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Hello everyone! We at RPL no longer have space for this lovely puzzle table in our children's area so we are offering it out to Michigan libraries. Table height: 31" Table width: 30.5" Table length: 78.25" Benches height: 14.25" Benches width: 15" Benches length: 69" If you are interested, you will need to pick it up from Romulus Public Library :) Thank you and have a great week! -- Tee Versele Head of Youth Services and Outreach Romulus Public Library 11121 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174 (734) 955-4519 Serving Romulus and Huron Township

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