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Library of Things
by Nannette Miller 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

Hello Library community! I know several of you have a Library of Things. We are going to start one this year and I have a couple of questions. Do you have any special liability issues when lending out things like tools? Do people sign a waiver? Do you need extra insurance? Do you have all of your things out for public perusal, or use some kind of catalog and keep the things stored elsewhere? Thanks for your collective wisdom. Have a great weekend! Nannette Miller -- Nannette Miller | Director Elk Rapids District Library 231.264.9979 | erlib.director(a)gmail.com | elkrapidslibrary.org

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Library Director postion open at Saline District Library
by Ron Andrews 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

The Saline District Library is accepting applications for the position of Library Director through Friday, January 28, 2022. For more details, please click on the link below to view the job posting or visit www.salinelibrary.org. Saline District Library - Library Director <https://www.salinelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Saline-District-Li…> -- Ron Andrews, Technology Manager Saline District Library 555 N. Maple Road Saline, MI 48176 734-401-1265 ron(a)salinelibrary.org

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Will you lend your support to this effort to help libraries nationwide?
by Hudson CDL Director 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

---------------------------------------- From: "Piper Mountain Webs, LLC" <ddormody(a)piperwebs.com> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:08 AM To: director(a)hudsoncdl.org Subject: Will you lend your support to this effort to help libraries nationwide? Good morning, everyone! As many of you have already heard, Google has announced a discontinuation of their free GSuite service effective July 1. Technically they discontinued the service years ago, but they grandfathered in any organization that had previously signed up. This included many of the libraries served by PiperWebs, and certainly many many more libraries, large and small, across the U.S. While we are working to come up with feasible alternatives for our libraries that have taken advantage of the previously no-cost GSuite mail and other services, we also want to circulate a petition for presentation to Google, respectfully requesting that they expand their non-profit and educational exemptions to include public libraries. The text of our petition is shown below. To sign this online petition and lend your support to this effort, please visit the online version at https://www.change.org/p/go-give-public-libraries-a-break-google. Click the button to sign, and then consider sharing this link with your friends, co-workers, and social media followers. You might also consider circulating this on any of your listservs, and even reaching out to your state library associations and the ALA. With enough support, we may just convince one of the largest companies in the world to change their policy, and actively support public libraries everywhere! ----------------------------------------------------- Below is the text of the petition Google, please give public libraries a break! Google, you previously offered GSuite services at no cost to small groups and organizations. After discontinuing that practice, you graciously grandfathered in organizations that had already taken advantage of your offer. Now you've announced that this grace period will soon come to an end, and these small entities must begin to pay for your services, with exceptions for educational institutions and nonprofits. We are respectfully requesting that you broaden your education and non-profit definiton to include public libraries. Public libraries are the core of many communities, large and small, across the United States. Not only are they centers of community activities and education, but they typically provide free computer and internet access to their communities, opening the online world to a population that might otherwise be excluded. Public libraries rely on local tax dollars, public contributions, even bake sales and raffles, to fund their budgets. Many have little to no flexibility in their budgets. Expansion of no-cost GSuite services to include public libraries would be a huge benefit to these libraries, their communities, and to the millions of people whom they serve. Please expand your exemption to include public libraries by no later than April 1st, and therefore allow them to avoid the costs in both dollars and time associated with upgrading their services or seeking other alternatives. The net cost to Google would be tiny, yet given the crucial role of these libraries, you may never receive a greater return on any investment. -------------------------------------- Remember - visit https://www.change.org/p/go-give-public-libraries-a-break-google to sign and share! Sincerely, Dale Dormody Piper Mountain Webs, LLC www.librarywebsites.com 866-535-1930 ? ? ? ? Piper Mountain Webs, LLC | 125 Wild Acres Road, Gilford, NH 03249 Unsubscribe director(a)hudsoncdl.org Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by ddormody(a)piperwebs.com powered by Try email marketing for free today!

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Re: [Michlib-l] Countries of the world books for j-nonfiction collection
by audrey＠rauchholzlibrary.org 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

Thank you everyone who replied to my request for info on Countries of the World books. Here are the responses below for anyone else who is interested: I just went through the 900s in the youth area, and we were really outdated too. We still get some Enchantment of the World from Scholastic, but I think they issue one or two a year. We have some updated country books from Lerner, the Visual Geography series: <https://lernerbooks.com/shop/search_results?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=visual+geopgra phy> https://lernerbooks.com/shop/search_results?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=visual+geopgrap hy We also have a series from ABDO, we updated the countries and US states from them: <https://abdobooks.com/series/711-countries-of-the-world-set-2> https://abdobooks.com/series/711-countries-of-the-world-set-2 I like the Cultures of the World series by Cavendish Square. They publish a new set quarterly, rotating through and updating in sequence (or at least that's how they used to do it). I haven't purchased any recently, because there doesn't appear to be much local interest. But they're much more comprehensive than the other books on countries I typically see and for just a fraction more in price. I was in the same predicament last year as I was working through our reference materials. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything that equaled the quality of the series like the one you had. I ended up getting the 2020 World Book encyclopedias at a discounted price and it has A LOT of info on each of the countries as well as the US states that I was replacing. I hope this helps you in your search. I recently have been doing the same for our J-NF collection. I've found the Cultures of the World series (published by Cavendish) to be a great replacement. However, they're published on a rolling basis, meaning that while many would fall in that 3 year range, others are older. Thanks again for the responses! Our plan moving forward is to look into these recommended series and also supplement our physical collection with online resources such as the Britannica School eResource available through MeL. Thank you! Audrey Glass Youth Librarian Rauchholz Memorial Library 1140 N Hemlock Rd Hemlock MI 48626 989-642-8621 -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Join the MLA Advocacy Hour this afternoon at 3:30 PM!
by Rachel Ash 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

Good morning! We hope you’ll join MLA today for a special Friday afternoon edition of our MLA Connect Advocacy Hour! This afternoon at 3:30 PM, we will welcome Michigan State Senator Ed McBroom and MLA Lobbyist Bob Devries for a discussion on the difference between penal fines and civil fines, and the ripple effects on library funding as a result of criminal justice reform. Join us to learn more about civil fines and penal fines, how these fines fund libraries, and the laws that surround them. Senator McBroom represents Michigan’s 38th Senate District, located in the Upper Peninsula, and Chairs the Senate Natural Resources and Oversight Committees. Follow the link below to register for upcoming MLA Advocacy Hours. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvdOCtrDsuG921ngWFgMjdNXSw4rqSDS… Happy Friday! Kind regards, Rachel [cidimage002.png(a)01D73C4D.ABEAD040] Rachel Ash Membership and Communications Director Michigan Library Association 3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100 Lansing, MI 48911 Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 2 Direct: 517-881-6652 *Please note new number 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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Furniture available for FREE
by Breed, Liz 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

Jackson District Library has a variety of furniture available for giveaway. This furniture is stored at a couple of different locations. If you are interested please let me know by Friday January 28 and we can work out arrangements for you to pick up your item(s) of interest. If you have any questions about these items, please don't hesitate to ask! Have a great day, Liz Liz Breed Assistant Director Jackson District Library 244 W. Michigan Ave Jackson, MI 49201 O: 517-905-1309 C: 586-567-2631 breedl(a)myjdl.com<mailto:breedl@myjdl.com> [Email Logo] 5 drawer filing cabinet - 1 available Approximately 5 feet tall and 2-2.5 feet deep Legal file width; approx. 18 ¼" wide [cid:image019.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] Blue kids chair - 3 available Approximately 2.5-3 feet tall [cid:image032.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] PATRON CHAIR - 1 AVAILABLE Wheels in front and a handle attached to top of back cushion for easy moving. Work tray can be positioned on left or right arm of chair. Approximately 3-4 feet wide and 3 feet tall [cid:image034.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] patron chair - 2 available Wheels in front and a handle attached to top of back cushion for easy moving. Work tray can be positioned on left or right arm of chair Approximately 3-4 feet deep and 3 feet tall [cid:image035.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] PUPPET THEATER Approximately 51" tall and 2 ¾ feet wide [cid:image036.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] KIDS CHAIR - 4 AVAILABLE Approximately 2-2.5 feet tall [cid:image037.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] Kids chair - 3 availaBLE Approximately 2-2.5 feet high [cid:image038.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] Magazine display racks - 2 available Approximately 4 feet tall, 2 feet wide Base is approx. 18 inches deep [cid:image039.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] Staff desk chair - 1 AVAILABLE [cid:image040.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] Storage cart on wheels - 1 available Approximately 3-3.5 feet tall and 18-24" deep [cid:image041.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0][cid:image042.png@01D80E9D.45E7C0A0] CHILDREN'S POCKET BOOK SHELF - 1 AVAILABLE Maple colored; measures 32"x16"x36" [image003] LARGE SHELVING UNIT - 1 AVAILABLE Measures 43" H x 25" D x 37" W [image001] CHILDREN'S COMPUTER DESK - 1 AVAILABLE Measures 26"X30"X30" [image002] CHILDREN'S DESK WITH END PARTITION - 1 AVAILABLE Measures 32"x24"x36" [image006]

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Staff pay
by Dennis Hillers 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

Hello everyone This Q is for directors in the Detroit Metro... without breaking confidences, I am looking for a decent hourly rate for what you pay circulation clerks with more than 5 years experience. Please email me off list in confidence if you're willing to help. Thanks! -- Dennis Hillers, MSLIS Director Addison Township Public Library 1400 Rochester Rd Leonard, MI 48367 dhillers(a)tln.lib.mi.us [ https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=addison+township+libra… | (248) 628-7180 ] Pronouns: he/him/his

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Journals available
by Foster, Jennifer 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

We received a donated run of journals that don't fit the scope of our collection. If you would like them, please respond with your RIDES number and we'll send them along: Avotaynu: The International Review of Jewish Genealogy Winter 1998 (Vol. XIV, No. 4) through Winter 2010 (Vol. XXVI, No. 4) Thanks! [cid:image002.jpg@01D7ABA9.39218600] JENNIFER FOSTER, MSI Reference Librarian, Grace A. Dow Memorial Library 1710 W. St. Andrews Road, Midland, MI 48640 989.837.3439 direct www.gadml.org<http://www.gadml.org/> [cid:image003.png@01D7ABA9.39218600]<http://www.facebook.com/gracedowlibrary>[cid:image004.png@01D7ABA9.39218600]<http://www.twitter.com/cityofmidlandmi>[cid:image005.png@01D7ABA9.39218600]<http://www.instagram.com/gracedowlibrary>[cid:image006.png@01D7ABA9.39218600]<http://www.youtube.com/citymidland>

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Free furniture - Kid's Table and Board Book Shelves
by Jordan Wright 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

We'd love to find a good home for some kid's area furniture after our recent remodel. Up for grabs: 1 round youth sized table 4 Lakeshore brand board book shelves Photos below. First come, first serve. Please make sure you'll be able to pick them up before claiming them. Thanks, Jordan [image: image.jpeg] [image: image.jpeg] -- Please note my new email: jordan(a)fadl.org Jordan Wright Assistant Director Ferndale Area District Library jordan(a)fadl.org 248-546-2504 x 699

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Clarke Historical Library website changes
by Irwin, Kathy Maureen 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

CMU recently launched a new website which has altered the web addresses for some of the Clarke Historical Library's popular resources. If you have bookmarked these sites, you may wish to update your bookmarks. * Michigan Digital Newspaper Portal<https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/services/digmich-n…> * Aladdin Kit Homes<https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/explore-collection…> and Aladdin Kit Catalogs<https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/explore-collection…> * CMU History<https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/explore-collection…> Kind regards, Kathy --- Kathy M. Irwin Dean of University Libraries (989) 774-3500 | irwin1km(a)cmich.edu<mailto:irwin1km@cmich.edu> | library.cmich.edu<http://library.cmich.edu> Central Michigan University| Park 407 | Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

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