Hi Amber: If you want, you can use Zoom and people can call into it on their phones. If this is a platform you are comfortable with, it may be an easy solution. Many other common platforms such as WebEx also let you call in via phone instead of computer. If you don’t have a videoconference platform that you use, I have a list of teleconference companies on the remote public meetings sheet we posted at the LM Coronavirus site: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/CONDUCTING_A_REMOTE_PUB... Take Care! Clare Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D. Library Law Consultant Library of Michigan MembielaC@michigan.gov<mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov> 517-335-8132 The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. [cid:image001.png@01D60CD6.D8C126C0] From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Amber Hughey via Michlib-l Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:12 PM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Best phone-in conference call company I've got a board meeting coming up, and a board member who can't do technology. What's the easiest conference call company I can go with that'll let a board member (or member of the public) phone in? Thanks! Amber L Hughey, MLIS Director Bridgeport Public Library zv041 3399 Williamson Saginaw MI 48601 989-777-6030 ext 4

Good Afternoon Amber, There are two different methods available. If you want a simple conference call, Free Teleconference is the easiest. Friends of Michigan Libraries and several other public libraries have successfully used this platform. It requires a telephone with no internet. You would send the dial-in phone number and the access code. (It can also be listed on your website for community members at large to attend you meeting.) You as the lead person would dial in and open the meeting. Everyone else simply dials the phone number, enters the access code followed by the # sign and they are automatically joined into the call. freeteleconference.com<http://freeteleconference.com> If you want a video conference call, then Zoom seems to be the preferred method being used. This method involves downloading an app and Internet access, but allows up to 100 participants in a ‘live’ virtual meeting. Irene Bancroft MMLC Administrative Specialist From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Amber Hughey via Michlib-l Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:12 PM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Best phone-in conference call company I've got a board meeting coming up, and a board member who can't do technology. What's the easiest conference call company I can go with that'll let a board member (or member of the public) phone in? Thanks! Amber L Hughey, MLIS Director Bridgeport Public Library zv041 3399 Williamson Saginaw MI 48601 989-777-6030 ext 4