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Registration still open for Spring Institute 2022!
by Elissa Zimmer 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Hello everyone! This is a friendly reminder that registration is still open for Spring Institute 2022 in Mt. Pleasant on March 10-11th! We are very excited to bring this conference to life in just a couple of weeks! At MLA's first in-person conference since 2019, we invite you to LEVEL UP. Whether that means growing professionally within your current role, wanting to communicate your vision better to your team, or aspirations for moving up in the profession, we can't wait to share ideas and energy for leveling up to make positive changes within your organization and the library profession. For more information on our keynote speakers, education sessions, and to register, check out the website here: https://www.milibraries.org/spring-institute Best, Elissa Elissa Zimmer Pronouns: she/her Districtwide Program Coordinator Van Buren District Library 269-423-4771 ext. 4108

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Spring 2022 Virtual Culture Experiences_India, Turkey & China
by Shanker, Sandhya 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

*Apologies for any duplication* Greetings! The MSU Community Language School & MSU Extension are offering three virtual culture experiences this spring for participants ages 8 years and above: Indian Virtual Culture Experience: Saturday, March 19th, 1pm-3pm (EST) Register at: https://forms.gle/JzgJHVs1KCsNnRL89 by Tuesday, March 8th to reserve your spot! Turkish Virtual Culture Experience: Saturday, April 2nd, 1pm-3pm (EST) Register at: https://forms.gle/vY4ooqTfZmASMRcz5 by Monday March 21st to reserve your spot! Chinese Virtual Culture Experience: Saturday, April 9th, 1pm-3pm (EST) Register at: https://forms.gle/G62NuzA2TEugw8448 by Monday March 28th to reserve your spot! Each event will consist of 4 sessions, 30 minutes each: *Language: learn basic words and phrases *Cooking: Learn to make a simple dish from the country *Craft: Learn to make a traditional symbol of the country *Movement: Learn simple steps and move to music from the country For more information or questions, please email cls(a)celta.msu.edu<mailto:cls@celta.msu.edu> or visit our website at https://celta.msu.edu/children-and-youth/culture-events/ We look forward to seeing you in our online culture events!

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Free Zoom Presentation Today, 2/22/22 @ 6:30 pm Celebrate Black History Monthan
by Tina Russette 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Please join us for a virtual event tonight, *Tues**day, 2/22/22 at 6:30 pm *for our presentation - Miz Rosie as Harriet Tubman. Virtual event, register at https://form.123formbuilder.com/2415744?wwwNgRedir <https://form.123formbuilder.com/2415744?wwwNgRedir&fbclid=IwAR3l1poHmCoSn3W…>. Zoom link provided via email and available on our website at www.hollylibrary.org. Please share with your library community and staff. You are invited to our virtual presentation of Miz Rosie as Harriet Tubman* tonight at 6:30 pm*. Please join us for this fascinating event during Black History Month. Limited seating also available at the Library. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82685942029 Holly Township Library is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Miz Rosie as Harriet Tubman Time: Feb 22, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82685942029 *Meeting ID: 826 8594 2029* One tap mobile +19292056099,,82685942029# US (New York) +13017158592,,82685942029# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 826 8594 2029 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kkqE2P0Df -- Tina Marie Russette (she/her) Adult/Teen Services Manager Holly Township Library 1116 N. Saginaw St. Holly, MI 48442 248-634-1754

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Trends question - replies
by Dave Ewick 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Hi Everyone, I was hoping for more responses, but no more have come in so here’s what I received back to my original question (included) on Trends. Dave From: Michlib-l on behalf of Dave Ewick Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 11:29 AM To: Mich-Lib (michlib-l(a)mcls.org<mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org>) Subject: [Michlib-l] Trends question Hello – I’m curious what are the most relevant and/or interesting articles/books that you’ve come across recently? Don’t feel a need to limit yourselves to the “normal” library sources. I’m interested in broadening my view and felt that you would be a good resource to tap. For example, I recently read “The Library as Infrastructure” by and found it fascinating (attached). If you reply directly to me I will collate and post a summary of responses. Also, the IFLA trend report is a great roundup of what’s ahead for us. (attached) Stay safe & be well my friends! Dave What a great conversation starter! One thing that has really stuck with me recently is an episode of the podcast This American Life entitled "Talking While Black." It explores the ways in which we are culturally experiencing a backlash to the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests in 2020. One of segments is about an attempt to ban the book "The New Kid" in a Texas school, and they also talk about an incident in Traverse City, MI. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/758/talking-while-black Hope you're doing well! Jessica I don't know that I have any new trends to share, but here are a couple of titles I read recently that I enjoyed that are library-themed. Have you read The Library Book by Susan Orlean? It's about the devastating fire at the LA library in 1986, but turns into an interesting tribute to libraries. I listened to the audiobook in the car. My timing on this book was rather ironic as I was working with the board to address a serious issue with the library's fire suppression system. I also really enjoyed The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray. It's a novel about Belle da Costa Greene, the Black woman who hid her true identity and became JP Morgan's personal librarian. I don't actually read a lot of fiction, but this is an interesting novelization of extraordinary true story. I believe Al Roker and Deborah Roberts have optioned this book to produce a movie or series, so I suspect it's about to get more attention. Hope all is well with you! Happy Reading! Julie Please share your list. A lot of my reading has focused on diversity, equity and inclusion as well as the intellect freedom. I am very interested in hearing what trends people are reading about. Thank you, Kristin I have found MIT's Technology Review to be a great source of up-and-coming technology trends. https://www.technologyreview.com The podcast/blog The Knowledge Project/Farnum Street has very thoughtful interviews on a wide range of subjects https://fs.blog the weekly newsletter Brain Food is free I find I get a lot of reading on different trends from Medium and Pocket recommendations. If you don't do those, they may be worth a look-and you will certainly learn many click-bait headline techniques in the process. Best, Eric I wanted to make sure folks saw the opportunity here that the Connecticut State Library is offering across the country if you are really interested in thinking ahead about the future of libraries. The Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development's Transformation for Libraries: The Futures School is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant #RE-250063-OLS-21 in the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. Transformation for Libraries: The Futures School Learning-Unlearning-Relearning Through Strategic Foresight -- Built on a vision of developing learning experiences that help you to be “fueled by foresight” in all that you do – this unique training program is presented in partnership with Kedge and The Futures School. It emerged from a growing realization among leaders and organizations that success in the 21st century landscape of rapid change means we must embrace new pathways to the future. In other words, we need to foster mindsets and skills that help us to seize untapped possibilities and opportunities. You have the opportunity to participate in this IMLS grant funded project. With tangible results and a repeatable framework, you’ll be on your way to developing a foresight mindset and skillset, ensuring you are primed for market-leading innovation, successful opportunity development, and revenue-generating futures intelligence. Ultimately, you will learn a strategic framework that enables you to continuously learn-unlearn-relearn to lead discussion and action in the transformation of libraries. Learn more about the program here https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/FuturesSchool/About (Video about the school, agenda, and more.) Midwest Cohort July 12-14, 2022 (ET) APPLICATION DUE June 7, 2022 https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/FuturesSchool/Application This is a 3-day virtual professional development opportunity. You must be able to commit to the full 3-day program. Please note all sessions are virtual. Each day we will join together for the following times. 8:30 am - 12 pm | Morning Session -- 12 - 1:30 pm | Break -- 1:30 - 5 pm | Afternoon Session (FYI -- I will say this is a VERY INTENSE 3-day event. It is a full day, 8:30-5pm, online and you have to be present and work in groups a lot of this time. If this does not sound like what you want to do with 3 days of your life that is okay, just don’t apply and commit to a spot. S. White) Dave Ewick Head of Information Services Canton Public Library ewickd(a)cantonpl.org<mailto:ewickd@cantonpl.org> 734-397-0999, ext 1112

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Register for Rare Books Cataloging from MCLS!
by Gwen Haviland 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

There is still time to register for this popular workshop from MCLS! Rare Books Cataloging<https://mcls.corsizio.com/c/61942cc57161ca670ff5f2de> 3-day class, March 1-3, 10am-12pm Eastern (9-11am Central) Qualifies for 6 SCECHs for Michigan school library staff! For these and other great workshops please visit our Training Store here https://store.mcls.org To learn about our Cataloging Certificate Program, please click here https://www.mcls.org/training-events/certification/ ************************************* Gwen Haviland, Training Department Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 1407 Rensen St, Suite 1, Lansing, MI 48910 (800) 530-9019 ext 404 training(a)mcls.org<mailto:training@mcls.org>

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Alpena Library early closing
by Jessica Luther 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

In the interest of staff and patron safety, the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library will be closing at 12:30 pm today, Tuesday, Feb 22nd. *Jessica Luther (she/her) * Assistant Director *Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library* 211 N. First Ave. Alpena, MI 49707 jluther(a)alpenalibrary.org 989.419.4236 Currently Reading <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/627527?utm_mediu…> [image: Book Cover] <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/627527?utm_mediu…> [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_…>

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Proceedings of the Rebekah Assembly copies available
by MG Stefanie Reed 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Hello all, A patron donated to us 6 copies of the Annual Session Proceedings of the Rebekah Assembly of the I.O.O.F. of Michigan. The sessions are all listed as taking place in Grand Rapids and are for the years 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, and 1972. If anyone is interested in these, please let us know and we can send through RIDES. Sincerely, Stefanie Reed Director Flat River Community Library 200 W. Judd St. Greenville, MI 48838 (616) 754-6359 Ext. 102 gresr(a)llcoop.org

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Power doors compiled
by Don Priest 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Here are the compiled answers to my questions about installing power doors in the library. Thank you, everyone who reached out! Definitely a few things I hadn't considered that I'm glad to know about ahead of time. Original question Hello fellow librarians, I am once again looking to pick the collective brain! I'm considering some power doors here, and would love your input on installing them, or if there's anything you wish you had known ahead of time, things to consider, regrets, etc. The project is really two parts, that I'm hoping to do all together: 1. Power doors, button activated, for the public bathrooms 2. Automatic doors, motion activated, for the main entrance (like a supermarket) I'm in the very early stages, where I know nothing, so all insight and opinions are appreciated! We have motion activated sliding doors for our front entrance. We like it because it helps with accessibility for folks in wheelchairs and with walkers. However, some of our parents don't care for them because the doors won't stop a running toddler. Two other things I have noticed: 1. When they get misaligned they are very hard to fix. Make sure you've got a good repair service available to you. 2. Our doors are not wide enough to fit an emergency stretcher. When we have a medical emergency, the doors have to be shut off and then opened in a certain way. Staff have to be trained to do this and to put them back together. Hope this helps! Good luck! I don't have much information on number 1, but we did have new motion activated automated doors installed four years ago. We were able order our doors from ASSA ABLOY < [ https://www.assaabloyentrance.us/en/ | https://www.assaabloyentrance.us/en/ ] >. They supply automatic doors for Beaumont and many retail stores. It was not cheap, but the previous automatic doors had daily issues and we have yet to have any service issues with these doors in four years. Let me know if you need any more information on them. I checked, and it has been five years instead of four so there is going to be some inflation but we paid approximately $10,000. They do guarantee their work and provide service if needed. We went with Stanley Door for our front doors and are very happy with them. We have two sets of doors that move from one side to the other. The cost was $10,000 about 5 years ago - photos attached. We have a contract with them for basic maintenance. They come once or twice a year, I can't remember now, and check everything to make sure it's all working well. ($330/yr). There is a switch on the door frame if you want to turn off the automatic opener to bring something large into the building or go back and forth without the doors opening/closing every time. Very handy. Stanley is great to work with. They have years of experience and are very good at what they do. No problems. They are flexible so if they get knocked out of place, it's easy to just push them back on the track. They are designed that way so they will swing out when pushed in case of an emergency. You do need to keep salt and debris out of the track but they are really durable. The guy that services ours said he's been with the company for a long time so he's really knowledgeable. Here's what I have received from my inquiry: Lots of people recommended Assa Abloy (they referred us to IDN Door and Hardware) Michael Mullins, MGSE Security [ callto:248-762-4940 | 248-762-4940 ] , mgsellc(a)gmail.com He is based out of Grosse Pointe and does a lot of work on "vintage" buildings with weird doors. Gandol (Romulus Michigan) – they just gave me a quote for an exterior door operator and I will be asking them for a quote for 2 restrooms. They were recommended to me by our City Building Services superintendent Stanley - 3300 Byrd Street Dearborn – they did the opener for our new café door This company installed exterior doors for us and said they could do the operator – but we decided not to add it. * H & H Glass & Metal on Nelson Street in Detroit. They did a great job on our door install. We use Record Automatic Doors. It's for our exterior sliders but they do other types. Their headquarters is in Iowa but they send local people over to do the work. I got their name from the sticker on my existing door. I think they either used to be or they bought out Great Lakes, which was originally the name on our door. I've only needed them to do repairs so far, but they've always been prompt and done a nice job. [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.recorddoors.com_en… | https://www.recorddoors.com/en/service ] record automatic doors 1300 Metro E. Drive Ste 136 Pleasant Hill, IA 50327 Service Web [ callto:1-800-260-8833 | 1-800-260-8833 ] [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.recorddoors.com&d=D… | www.recorddoors.com ] At CK we have had automatic doors for some time. They work pretty well for the most part, but sometimes we run into issues. A few things to consider when getting them put in: 1) Sensors- Will there be traffic other than pedestrian crossing the door front that would set off the sensors? Cars, sidewalk traffic etc? Or for that matter inside traffic? If there is, the doors will open and close often thus wearing down parts. 2) Repair- Parts will wear out and when they do it can take a couple weeks to get in parts- so I would advise two sets of doors if possible, because when one door is out you will have to keep it wide open and heat/cold will be let out or in. 3) Contractor- There are not that many companies that service automatic doors. We use Assa Abloy on an as needed basis. Take this into account in your budget. Those are a couple things to think about off the top of my head. We have power doors, button activated, in our family restrooms in the children’s area. We worked with Matt de Bear at Library Design Associates on these when we renovated that space in 2015-2016. We also have motion-activated power doors, for the main restroom doors in our lobby. You wave your hand over the sensor as you walk out. That was also completed through LDA. We installed grocery-style motion activated automatic doors in 2020. They are from Stanley Door. Let me know if you would like me to take pictures, or if you want me to put you in touch with our Building Supervisor for his practical take on these. I can also put you in touch with our Business Services person for cost information. Here are photos of the main doors, exterior and interior. I also include a close-up of the switch that is on each door, to hold the door open, turn it on and off, allow exit only (handy at closing time). The door sensor can be calibrated to various distances to mitigate the doors opening when someone walks by; the trade-off is that as someone who wants to go through the doorway approaches, you want the doors to open at the right time so that they don’t feel like they are going to crash into the doors if they don’t change their rhythm. We went with the 6-panel retracting door because the opening couldn’t be made any larger and this door allowed the maximum opening—someone coming in and someone going out can both go through at the same time. We leave the doors in the “on” position all of the time, and occasionally do need to reset them by turning them off and then back on. During the very cold days we had a few weeks ago, the outer door stuck open (sensor issue due to temps) and we needed a service call. But they have been pretty good otherwise. Here are photos of the manual push buttons in the family restrooms in children’s. You have to pull on the door to get in, and the auto-assist arm on the door opens it the rest of the way. To get out, you can push the button or turn the handle and push, the auto-assist does the rest. Here are photos of the lobby restroom sensor openers. Like the children’s restrooms, this is only on the inside. From the outside, you push on the door and the auto-assist opens it fully. From the inside, you either pull the door handle and auto-assist does the rest, or you wave your hand in front of the sensor and the door opens automatically. I added these types of automatic doors to a former library in a former state. Two things I wish I had planned better. 1. You have to keep the buttons low for ADA accessibility, but this puts them right at the level of a 4 year old. Four year olds love to push buttons. Parents don’t seem to mind their 4 year olds pushing buttons if it keeps them busy. Constantly opening and shutting doors are a nuisance and a safety issue. 2. Having doors that automatically open and shut and that lead directly outside of the library are also fascinating to four year olds, who can run extremely fast when being chased by their parents. It is also quite the safety issue. These are things I wish I had thought of. I still don’t know the best solution to these issues. Good Luck. Hello, I saw your email about the power doors for the bathrooms. One library I worked in had renovated the entire inside to be more accessible. What noticed when we reopened, the bathroom doors (women, men and gender neutral) had a power button on the outside to get people in. However, there was no automated or power button on the inside of the bathroom to let people out. My father has some severe physical disabilities, a person like him or someone with other limited mobility wouldn't be able to get out of the bathroom. Just my thought. We added, hands free, power doors to our restrooms: 1. They work pretty well and it’s nice to have the touch free option. 2. They are slow…. 3. When opened, the men’s door is slow and you can see into where the sinks are… not really a problem, but sometimes odd… 4. We put this on a single, family restroom that has a manual lock on the inside of the door… the power door does not really work well, because it doesn’t unlock the manual – so you have to touch the door to unlock and open the door. Had I realized this, I would not have put it on that door. We also have push buttons for our main entry (not auto opening). Issue with these is really that they are slow…. Which is good if you are using a walker, cane or wheel chair… but for people walking, you have to wait for the second door to open. I would like to think that people walking are not using the push button. Also, the slowness in the winter causes a lot of cold air to come into the building. We have an electric heater in the area between the two sets of doors to help alleviate the heat loss. Also – remember that you will need to bring in the locksmith and the electrician. The electrician was costly. All in all I would l recommend this route – it is so handy for the patrons. Ours you wave a hand in front of it to activate. Not sure how sensitive they are – ours are not really in an active area. Make sure you have local folks who repair whatever you install!! We have an aftermarket automatic door opening system that was added in 2018 during renovations. It wasn’t put on very well (we discovered in Summer 2021) and it started to have some major function issues. Sadly, there isn’t ANYONE in our area doing this work anymore! So we have one functional door at our front entrance at the moment. So be sure you have available repair services in your area. You might want to consider new doors that are motion activated, as opposed to an after market solution. Perhaps you already are! We’re struggling to figure out what to do now… If I could go back in time, I would look at all door options including very easy opening (instead of automatic) and/or a combination of the two. I DO think that automatic doors are super important for those patrons with mobility/strength concerns, parents with small children, and given the pandemic…they are even more appealing than ever. As far as bathrooms go, I would also look for easy open options along with the automatic options. Door repair gets so much trickier once power is involved… and every kid, every kid, every kid must push the button! Just my 2 (somewhat tarnished) cents on automatic doors! Donald Priest Director Southgate Veterans Memorial Library 14680 Dix-Toledo Rd. Southgate MI 48195 734-258-3002

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Benzie Shores District Library closed today
by Stacy Pasche 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Good morning, Benzie Shores (Frankfort) is closing today (2/22/2022) due to icy roads. Stay safe everyone! -- Stacy Pasche, MLS she/her/hers Library Director *Benzie Shores District Library* *630 Main St.* *Frankfort, MI 49635* *ph: (231) 352-4671* *"Sometimes it's fun to do the impossible." - Walt Disney*

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CWPL closed today
by Tracy Logan 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Hello All, The Cadillac Wexford Public Library Cadillac location will close at noon, today 2/22/22. Branch libraries in Manton, Mesick, and Buckley are all closed. Thank you! Be safe out there! -- Tracy Logan Library Director Cadillac Wexford Public Library 411 S. Lake Street Cadillac, MI 49601 231-775-6541 logant(a)cadillaclibrary.org

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