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Librarian Job Postings at Romeo District Library
by Claire Meeker 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Romeo District Library is looking for two librarians: a full-time children's librarian and a part-time librarian who would work with adults, teens, and children. RDL is a class V library in northern Macomb County with a staff of 30 and competitive salary and benefits packages. Please see more information here: https://romeodistrictlibrary.org/?page_id=732 These jobs are posted through Friday, April 12. Thank you! -- *Claire Meeker* Director (586) 239-0256

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CSLP Newsletter: March 2024
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

View this email in your browser<https://mailchi.mp/9b6ef5ba86e8/cslp-newsletter-august-6716814?e=c18caf2bb6> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/ed31fdf7-bdb…] CSLP 2024 Social Media Toolkit Now Available [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/b736f055-f9bc-c3…] The 2024 CSLP Social Media Toolkit is live and ready to help make this summer the best ever! Find pre-written posts, ready-to-go graphics, Adventure Begins at Your Library brand guidelines and customizable Canva templates! Find the toolkit here: CSLP 2024 Social Media Toolkit<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> This toolkit for CSLP member libraries only, so please do not share the link with those outside your library. Toolkit Here<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> Make Your Voice Heard! All CSLP member library staff are invited to contribute thoughts about future summer themes and slogans. This April, you will have two virtual opportunities to give feedback on a slogan for 2027’s theme (Mystery/Detective/Suspense) and a theme for 2028. What type of sleuthing will 2027 bring to our libraries? Will we spend summer of 2028 getting our hands dirty in the garden? Standing under a tree during a rainstorm? Zipping into the future? You get to help us decide! Register for one of our two listening sessions in April by clicking on the links below. We want to hear your voice! Ahead of the meeting, we will be providing the top 25 options for 2027 slogans and 2028 themes. Help us narrow it down to the ten that will be voted on by State Reps at the annual CSLP meeting! Slogan/Theme Listening Session Option #1: Thursday, April 18th: 1:00 p.m. PDT/2:00 p.m. MDT/3:00 p.m. CDT/4:00 p.m. EDT Register Here<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> Slogan/Theme Listening Session Option #2: Tuesday, April 23rd: 11:00 a.m. PDT/12:00 p.m. MDT/1:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. EDT Register Here<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> Adventures in Summer Marketing! Last month the Library of Michigan invited library staff to a webinar to learn some tips and tricks for marketing summer library programs, and introduced some special materials to use. All libraries and their communities are unique and while there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution to marketing, so be sure to view the webinar and explore new ways that you can approach marketing your summer programming. Some of the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s new marketing tools were introduced and we hope this webinar inspires you to engage with your community this summer in new ways. Feel free to view the Library of Michigan’s Recording<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> and access their Slides/Handouts<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…>. [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/18ccded4-05a2-6c…] A sample graphic from the 2024 CSLP Toolkit CSLP Partner Feature & Webinar Opportunity SciStarter helps bring together millions of curious and concerned people in the world; the thousands of opportunities to engage in real-world research questions in collaboration with researchers, communities, organizations, and companies; and the resources, products, and services that enable people to pursue and enjoy these activities while learning and accelerating important research. Together, we can help answer questions that cannot be answered alone. When we’re all involved, the science is better. Learn More Here<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/3a970b24-1b85-ab…] Community Driven Science Adventure(s) at Your Library this Summer! Join SciStarter, STAR Net and the National Girls Collaborative Project to gain ideas and resources for connecting public engagement in scientific research with this year’s Collaborative Summer Library Program theme: Adventure Begins at Your Library™. From counting pollinators and taking photos of biodiversity to observing clouds and measuring light pollution, citizen and community science is a way for everyone to join in the adventures of science. March 27, 2024 • 12:00-1:00 PM PT/ 3:00-4:00 PM EST Webinar Registration Here<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> Adventure Partner [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/5c12a3b5-2783-21…] More than ever, the role of libraries is particularly important in helping children learn and thrive through reading. Make sure your library's summer reading program is the best it can be with the new CSLP Adventure Begins at Your Library Brag Tags. Proven to increase summer reading participation! "These Brag Tags are bringing in new patrons. Kids are telling their friends about the Brag Tags and those kids are dragging their parents to the library so they can earn their own brag tag collection. Best marketing tool I’ve found!” - Marcy P, Sawyer Community Library "Thanks to your wonderful Brag Tags and ball chains, our Summer Reading Program more than doubled! Thank you. You have made my job so much easier, gone are the days of worrying about reading participation.” - Carolyn, Public Librarian "Our young borrowers cannot read their books fast enough to qualify for the next Brag Tag in the series. This is the best gift incentive we have offered." - Anne S., Public Librarian Click on the images below to shop! [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/1307c5fe-9c1e-07…]<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/381128ba-4374-cc…]<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> [https://mcusercontent.com/043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd405/images/e313fa3a-bd72-51…]<https://cslpreads.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=043a7515ceb3ad45bdd2dd…> Was this forwarded to you? 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FREE ADULT JAPANESE MANGA SETS
by Shannon O'Leary 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Hi All! I am once again in possession of too many International language books, All of these are Japanese adult manga series (and these are entire runs). Below are the sets of what I have along with a few more items: Jin (historical)' New Wave Judo Comic (sports) Boulevard (cars) People of Troubled Youth (slice of life) Moon (sports ballet) Jormungand (dystopian Older teen) Sea Monkey in Maritime (rescue on ocean adventure thriller) Monkey Turn (cars/racing) Baixing Quizu (Japanese translation of chinese comic social commentary comedy) Ankoro (sports jockey) Yama Fu Tang (historical) 1 patricia cornwell translation 1 set (3 books) of 1Q84 Please include your RIDES or delivery code along with what sets you'd like. First come, first served. Thank you for helping me rehome these! Shannon O'Leary *Shannon O'Leary *| International Librarian (she/her/hers) Novi Public Library 45255 W. Ten Mile Rd. Novi MI 48375 *Office: * 248-349-0720 Ext: 7287 www.novilibrary.org Currently Reading <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/29172487?utm_med…> [image: Book Cover] <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/29172487?utm_med…> [image: Goodreads Logo] <https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature>Get your own email signature <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_…> *Inform. Inspire. Include.* <https://mysignature.io/editor?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=signature&utm…>

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circulating BOB books and other beginning reader sets
by Megan Goedge 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Hello, BOB books and other beginning reader sets are very popular and get returned with missing books a lot. I know that some BOB books come bound as a hardcover, but I hope folks will share other ways they circulate these sets to prevent missing parts. Does anyone punch holes through them and attach them with a binder ring, for example? Bind them together another way? I would love to hear your tried and true methods of circing these sets to prevent missing books. Please reply off-list. Thank you! Megan Megan Goedge (she/her) Children's Librarian Petoskey District Library 231-758-3123

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Accessibility Focused Conference
by Wambaugh, Stephanie (LEO) 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Good afternoon, BTBL would like to invite you to our Libraries Without Walls adaptive technology conference. This one-day program will introduce you to various adaptive technologies and help you gain an understanding of the skills needed to successfully use them. The Libraries Without Walls conference is offered every 2 years and generally attracts between 200-300 individuals. We often see a mix of attendees including individuals with low or no vision, caregivers looking for more information, and professionals such as librarians and teachers. Vendors will be present to showcase various items. The Keynote address will be given by Michael May, Executive Director of the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind. Attendees will then choose breakout sessions that meet their individual needs. Sessions include: * Mac Computing * What's new in Jaws * Victor Stellar * Microsoft Narrator with Magnification * And more! When: Thursday, May 9, 2024 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (registration/refreshments start at 8:30 a.m.) Where: Lansing Community College, West Campus 5708 Cornerstone Dr. Lansing, MI 48917 Cost: $15, lunch included. How to Register/Pay: https://bit.ly/4crBUHL Other Details: Official announcement<https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILEO/bulletins/392adb7> BTBL News/Events<https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/bureau-of-services-for-blind-…> - where updates and additional program info will be posted. Promotional Flyer<https://www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/BSBP-BT…> - feel free to distribute. Registration ends April 25, 2024 Questions about the event? Contact:1-800-992-9012 or BTBL(a)michigan.gov<mailto:BTBL@michigan.gov> Thanks, Stephanie Wambaugh, Librarian 12 Team Lead and Outreach Services Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL) Bureau of Services for Blind Persons P.O. Box 30007 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 1-800-992-9012 Fax: 1-517-284-2885 wambaughs(a)michigan.gov<mailto:wambaughs@michigan.gov> LEGAL NOTICE: This email is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain privileged and confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or duplication of this email is expressly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately, delete the email from your computer, and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable legal privilege and does not constitute an electronic signature or provide consent to contract electronically.

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COMPILED Interview Questions List
by Kari Besancon 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

This is SUCH a great list of questions! Thank you to everyone who gave me input! Here is the compiled list for your use and enjoyment! -- Describe a situation where you had to learn a new skill or technology quickly. How did you go about it, and what was the outcome? How comfortable are you with using social media professionally? Being organized is essential for this position. How do you prioritize your work when you have multiple deadlines to meet and what tools do you use to stay organized? How do you ensure that you maintain a high level of quality in your work, even when facing interruptions, time constraints, or pressure? Can you tell me about a time when you faced a significant challenge or failure at work? How did you approach it, and what did you learn from the experience? Patron privacy is absolutely essential to our organization. How do you ensure confidentiality and integrity while completing your task? What do inclusion and diversity mean to you? Can you describe a time when you had to work with a difficult patron (student, customer, client) colleague, manager? How did you handle the situation while maintaining professionalism and productivity? Tell me about a time when you had to adapt to changes in a project or work environment? How did you manage the transition while staying focused on achieving your goals? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additional Questions to consider adding: 1.Think of an instance when something you had planned went wrong. What did you do? 2.Think of a day when you left work feeling that it had been a great day. Why? 3.Our mission is [your mission here]; tell us how you interpret that and how your work would support it. 4.We value inclusion; tell us what that means to you. 5.If you could be any character, from any book/movie, who would you be and why? (You can justify this question by asking more specifically about the characteristics traits they identify with and how they'd handle the characters weaknesses.) It's a broadened/librarian version of the "What Disney character would you be?" 6.We now require anyone who will be doing Children's work-- esp forward facing work like leading storytimes or Crafts-- to bring us a prepared storytime: Theme, opening, stories (choose at least 3 books)1-2 songs/actions/fingerplays, and a craft idea, with a materials list and example of how it would be set up and executed. They must also explain how their choices reflect the theme. 7.We also take the question about a program with an unlimited budget and then ask how they would scale it with a minimal budget. – Diane McKee also attached two excellent lists of questions. 8.You are on the library trivia team- what area of expertise do you bring to the table? 9.Katie Ester posted this AMAZING resource she got from the Facebook group for library directors https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N9segNyNeOssPYqfZ1pacKEHYDPpETKI00l… 10.How do you feel about glitter? 11.What advice would you give to your former boss? 12.What do you feel is one of the biggest challenges facing public libraries today? 13.What is the difference between management and leadership? -- Kari Besancon (Bə-sank’-in), MLIS District Director Iosco-Arenac District Library zv323 989-362-2651 k.besancon(a)vlc.lib.mi.us

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Stand with Trans Banned Book Club
by Amber Sheerin 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Sharing a resource from a great organization! [A picture containing text, clipart Description automatically generated] Amber Sheerin, CMP (She/Her) Program and Event Director Michigan Library Association PO Box 27337 Lansing, MI 48909 Direct: 517-881-3194 Office: 517-394-2774 asheerin(a)milibraries.org<mailto:asheerin@milibraries.org> www.milibraries.org<http://www.milibraries.org/> Follow MLA on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganLibraryAssociation> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/mlaoffice>!

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Interview Questions
by Kari Besancon 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Good Morning Everyone, The Iosco-Arenac District Library will be looking for several positions in the coming months and I am looking for some outside of the box interview questions to ask applicants. What are some of your favorites? We will be looking for the following positions, A bookkeeper/administrative assistant Children and Teen Services Liaison Interloan-Rotation Clerk Thank you all in advance? -- Kari Besancon (Bə-sank’-in), MLIS District Director Iosco-Arenac District Library zv323 989-362-2651 k.besancon(a)vlc.lib.mi.us

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Pop-Up MCLS Virtual Dialogue on April 18: Empowering from the Middle
by Jenny Kobiela-Mondor 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

We had such a fantastic conversation about managing from the middle that we want to keep the conversation going! Join the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services on Thursday, April 18, from 10:30 a.m. to noon Eastern (9:30-11 a.m. Central) for a Pop-Up Virtual Dialogue about empowering people while working in a middle-management role. We invite you to talk together and share your strategies, insights, and experiences, with each other, and connect with other people who can relate to you. MCLS Virtual Dialogues are not courses or webinars, but are guided conversations with each other. Please plan to have your microphone enabled and camera on to participate. Register now at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qc-ugpj8pGd2jjrj22nzo1ORkYGen7i…. If you have any questions, please reach out at engagement(a)mcls.org<mailto:engagement@mcls.org>. We look forward to connecting with you! Jenny Kobiela-Mondor (she/her) Library Strategist Engagement, Consulting, & Training Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 517-481-2013 kobielamondorj(a)mcls.org<mailto:kobielamondorj@mcls.org> [cid:image001.png@01DA7F58.35EE4BF0] mcls.org<https://www.mcls.org/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> | X<https://twitter.com/mclsorg> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-collaborative-for-library-services>

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Are you busy?
by Betsy Myers 25 Mar '24

25 Mar '24

Anyone have plans for Sunday April 28th at 7:00pm? No?! Well, we have the night out for you! Whether you are a poetophil, logophile or just like a fun, FREE event in a historic venue--join us for our annual Poets' Night Out. This was a juried contest and the winners will read their poems at this event. Your job is to enjoy yourself and listen to some *really *great, local poetry (although you do get to vote for your favorites as well). Poets' Night Out <https://www.tadl.org/event/poets-night-out-live-reading-14238>will be at the Traverse City Opera House (106 E Front St, Traverse City) at 7:00pm on Sunday April 28th. You know what?! I have a great idea! *YOU* should make a day of it! Come to the Traverse Area District Library (610 Woodmere Ave) first at 2:00pm and listen to Anthony Williams <https://www.tadl.org/morelchamp>the FIVE time National Morel Hunting Champion give you tips and tricks on finding the elusive fungi...eat an early dinner downtown and then walk over to the Opera House for a fun night of poetry. Two FREE events and a meal of your choosing. What could be better? I just planned your day for you. The hard work is in the planning and now that is done. You have no excuses. :) Although...you might have to work (like me) so if you aren't able to make it, will you share our poster and invite anyone/everyone? Remember to stress that it is a free event. No really, FREE. In person, everyone can come. (Poster attached). Thank you! #poetsnightout #morels #FREE -- *Betsy Myers* Reference Department Interlibrary Loan/Programming *Traverse Area District Libra* 610 Woodmere Ave Traverse City, MI 49686 231 932-8502

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