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Job Posting - Adult Department Programming Coordinator & Outreach Specialist
by Kat Boyer 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

Hello all, The Benton Harbor Public Library is looking for an Adult Department Programming Coordinator & Outreach Specialist. I am attaching the job description here. The position is 30 hours a week and pay starts at $17+ depending on qualifications. Kat Boyer Director Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 Currently Reading <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/1899250?utm_medi…> [image: Book Cover] <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/1899250?utm_medi…> [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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Book and Author Society Event - February 21st at 7pm
by Tammy Turgeon 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

The Book and Author Society is excited to announce our next event! We have Daniel Black, author of Don't Cry for Me, for our program on Monday, February 21st at 7pm. Daniel Black is an author and professor of African American studies and English at Clark Atlanta University. His books include The Coming, Perfect Peace, and They Tell Me of a Home. He is the winner of the Distinguished Writer’s Award for the Mid-Atlantic Writer’s Association, has been nominated for The Townsend Literary Prize, The Ernest J. Gaines Award, the Ferro-Grumbley Literary Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Georgia Author of the Year Prize. He was raised in Blackwell, Arkansas and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. There is no cost! Registration is available at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gZbml_y5Tw6bM4a_Lg1wUw If possible, please share this event with your library patrons. All are welcome! Information about the Book and Author Society can be found on our website bookandauthor.org Tammy -- Tammy Turgeon Director Suburban Library Cooperative 44750 Delco Blvd Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-685-5750

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Architects and Collaborations
by NW Amy Stockwell 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

Hello! I am new to the director position and my board is considering trying to build a new building. They are debating on trying to collaborate with our city manager to share a space. For anyone who shares with the City offices can you share your good, bad, and ugly!! And what you would do differently if you were being approached on this?! Just trying to make sure I cover all bases! Also, can anyone share an architect that they worked with and were pleased with? Thanks! Amy White Cloud Community Library

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Free Computer tables
by CDL Director 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

Up for grabs, 2 computer tables. 7’ 11” long, 2’ wide. Each table fits 3 computers. Solid oak. Pick up in Perry, MI by March 1st. -- Jami Cromley Director Community District Library mycdl.org <http://www.mycdl.org> 989.743.3287

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ARSL professional development opportunities
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

ARSL Professional Development Book Club Registration for book club discussion groups is now open! Click below to register, or read on for more information about this quarter's PD Book Club selection. [Register for a Discussion Section] The ARSL Continuing Education Committee is pleased to announce the inaugural discussion selection for the ARSL Professional Development Book Club! Everyone, regardless of ARSL membership status, is invited to join us for a quarterly discussion about a professional development title that is relevant to the needs of library professionals working in rural and small libraries. Our winter quarter (January-March) meeting will be held on March 29th, 2022, featuring an interactive discussion of Rebekkah Smith Aldrich's landmark book Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library's Future in an Uncertain World. In order to accommodate those of us in different time zones two discussion groups will be held at the times indicated below. March 29, 2022 | Registration will open in mid-January Discussion 1: 3:30 pm PT / 4:30 pm MT / 5:30 pm CT / 6:30 pm ET Discussion 2: 6:30 pm PT / 7:30 pm MT / 8:30 pm CT / 9:30 pm ET Both discussion groups are free, and open to both ARSL members and nonmembers. Discussion Selection: Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library's Future in an Uncertain World by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich Sustainability may seem like a "pie-in-the-sky" idea, suitable only for larger libraries with bigger budgets to contemplate. However, much of sustainable thinking and action already takes place within the walls and communities of small libraries. As Smith Aldrich states, "How fortuitous for us all that what the world needs most right now is what libraries are already very good at." How can we leverage our skills and our knowledge to create and support thriving and resilient communities? Discussion groups will not be recorded to encourage open, honest dialog about the selected book. ARSL TRAIN February Roundtable: Food Insecurity in Your Community Thursday, February 17, 2022 | 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET Roundtable attendance is free and open to all ARSL members. The ongoing impact of the pandemic, intense winter weather, and systemic inequities are making food insecurity a more urgent issue than ever in communities all over the country. Join librarians working in rural settings to share and discuss ways public libraries can support affected people in their communities through partnerships with other organizations, positioning the library as a food distribution center, and disseminating information. Examples of potential national and regional partners and tips on how to incorporate this work into your library's mission and manage the associated workload will be shared in this interactive, facilitated round table. Facilitator: Erin Silva, Youth & Teen Services Librarian, North Liberty Library, North Liberty, IA [February Roundtable Registration] March Workshop: Budgeting Doesn't Have to Feel Like a Root Canal! Thursday, March 17, 2022 | 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET Registration Cost: $15 for ARSL members, $25 for nonmembers This workshop will help library staff enter the sometimes-daunting world of budgets with confidence. Topics covered will include the budget cycle, basic characteristics of annual budgets, accounting terms, reports, and tenets of ethical money management. Participants will learn how to use the library's strategic plan as a foundation for budget planning and leave with an understanding of the essential "must dos" to manage their organization's budget competently and safely. This workshop will cover aspects of library budgeting applicable to libraries in any state, relevant to both municipal and non-profit/incorporated libraries, and share timelines that can be adapted to differing fiscal years. Presenter: Gary Deziel, Extension assistant professor for the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension. Diezel's work focuses on public library budgeting and human resource management, as well as non-profit and municipal officer training. [March Workshop Registration] Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> Join the MiYouth<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmail2.mcls…> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services.

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J stickers up for grabs
by Sara Ault 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

We have 2 new boxes of stickers--black J on red background-- Demco 13401580 up for grabs. Send your rides code and I will send them off to you. Thanks, Sara -- Sara Ault Circulation Manager & Adult Collection Development Brandon Township Public Library 304 South St. Ortonville, MI 48462 248-627-1460 *ENGAGE **•** EDUCATE **•** ENRICH **•** EMPOWER*them

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Packing envelopes
by Sheila Ruby 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

Hello! ZV196m is in need of packing envelopes if anyone has any to spare. Thank you!!!! Sheila Ruby Lapeer District Library Metamora Branch 810-678-2991 sruby(a)lib.lapeer.org

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FW: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries
by Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

ALA presents: Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries<https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=298>, March 4th, 2pm ET FREE to ALA & Division Members, and students. See details below. Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. LancasterC5(a)michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> Join the MiYouth<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmail2.mcls…> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. From: Public Library Association <pla(a)ala.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 11:17 AM Virtual Town Hall hosted by PLA If you are having trouble viewing this mailing, please click here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> for our online version. [Register Now! PLA 2022 Portland Oregon logo. placonference.org]<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> Virtual Town Hall Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries Friday, March 4, 2022 | 1:00-2:00 PM Central <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…>[Books locked up with chain and padlock]<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…><https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> As libraries continue confronting unprecedented attacks on the freedom to read, the Public Library Association (PLA) invites you to participate in a virtual town hall to connect with colleagues. As those who have faced book banning attempts and related legislative efforts know, the experience is often isolating and stressful. During this free event, speakers will participate in facilitated conversations that explore effective responses to the coordinated attempts at censorship currently sweeping the nation. A moderated chat will follow, inviting attendees to pose questions and share insights based on personal experiences. REGISTER NOW!<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.inform…> This virtual town hall is presented with support from the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, Freedom to Read Foundation, and The Merritt Fund. Learning Outcomes At the conclusion of this virtual town hall, participants will be able to: * Support colleagues in local school libraries who are facing challenges; * Advocate for the role of public library staff in making selection decisions and managing requests for removal, in accordance with established library policy; and * Amplify and support community voices not heard during challenges, especially from historically marginalized groups and students. Panelists [Deb Sica] Deb Sica, MFA, MLIS, has been in the research, education, and library fields since 1993. She's worked as an archivist, an academic, and now as the deputy county librarian at Alameda County Library (Freemont, CA). Sica spent the last decade and a half in public libraries working to transform dated, discordant practice and policy into more inclusive and socially just campaigns for full inclusion. She continues to advocate for literacy, intellectual freedom, critical thinking, and engaged social progress. She serves on the Executive Board of the American Library Association's (ALA) Rainbow Round Table, is the liaison for PLA to the ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom, is a member of the ALA Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC), and is on ALA Council. Sica lives with Renee, her wife of twenty-three years, and, Gaetano Giovanni, her beloved eighty-pound dog baby, in Vallejo, CA. [Cindy Hohl] Cindy Hohl is the director of branch operations at the Kansas City (MO) Public Library, supporting eight of its ten locations. A member of the Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska, she is the immediate past-president of the American Indian Library Association (AILA); and is a steering committee member for the 4th National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC 2022). In July 2021, Hohl joined the board of the ALA-affiliated Freedom to Read Foundation, a non-profit legal and educational organization that protects and defends the First Amendment to the Constitution and supports the right of libraries to collect-and individuals to access-information. [Kathy Carroll] Kathy Carroll is a newly-elected member of the ALA Executive Board and the immediate past president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). She currently serves on the AASL Board of Directors, the ALA Council, the ALA Nominating Committee, and the ALA Transforming ALA Governance (TAG) Task Force. Carroll was on the PRAXIS National Advisory Committee for School Media Specialists in 2020 and is a former Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) site visitor. She participated in the Toyota International Teacher Program in South Africa and was a Fulbright Teacher-Scholar in Tokyo, Japan. A 2007 ALA Spectrum Scholar, Carroll is a school librarian at Westwood High School in Blythewood, SC. What is her dream job? She has it! [Melanie Huggins] Melanie Huggins is PLA president and executive director of the Richland Library in Columbia, SC, which received the 2017 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor. Huggins was named a 2018 Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of South Carolina - Mountains to Midlands for her lasting impact in the community, and was named a 2018 Woman of Influence by Columbia Regional Business Report. In 2018, she was the first woman to win the Stephen G. Morrison Visionary Award from One Columbia for Arts and History. Huggins has been included on Columbia Business Monthly's list of the Fifty Most Influential People for the past three years and was selected as an entrant to the Hall of Fame. Her work is influenced by her belief that libraries are uniquely positioned to make communities more livable, resilient, and inclusive. 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Free Magazine Shelf
by Barbara Gordon 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

Hello All, We have a magazine shelf in great condition, free to anyone who can pick it up. It is at our Edwardsburg Branch, located at 26745 Church Street, Edwardsburg, MI 49112. Please see attached photos. It holds 20 titles and measures H 73" x W 45 1/2" x D 15". -- Barbara Gordon, MLS Director 319 M-62 Cassopolis, MI 49031 269-357-7822 ext. 101

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Clarke Historical Library (CMU) Presentation -- Jim Diana on Protecting the Great Lakes Ecosystem
by Whitledge, Bryan R 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

On Tuesday, February 22, at 7:00 pm EST, the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University will host the first presentation of our spring semester Speaker Series (you can find the entire line-up on the Clarke's website<https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/events-exhibits-an…>). Jim Diana, retired director of the Michigan Sea Grant Program and an emeritus professor at the University of Michigan, will officially open the Clarke's Abundant Waters exhibit<https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/events-exhibits-an…> with a discussion about the effectiveness of Great Lakes environmental regulations in protecting this incredible ecosystem. This presentation is free and open to the public. The event will be broadcast via Central Michigan University's videoconferencing tool, Webex, and it will be recorded to enjoy at a later time. Registration is required for the event and the shortened link to register is: https://tinyurl.com/ClarkeGreatLakes. Please share this information with anyone who you think might be interested. The Clarke is happy to answer any questions that anyone may have-please contact Bryan Whitledge (whitl1br(a)cmich.edu<mailto:whitl1br@cmich.edu>). Have a great day, Bryan Whitledge Archivist for University Digital Records Clarke Historical Library Central Michigan University 989-774-2159 whitl1br(a)cmich.edu<mailto:whitl1br@cmich.edu>

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