Libraries interested in learning about remote attendance and the Open Meetings Act may want to review this memo from the Library of Michigan. =.
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Good news! Macmillan Embargo Canceled
On Tuesday, 3/17/2020 , Macmillan Publishers announced that it would return to the library e-book pricing model that was in effect on October. 31, 2019, canceling the embargo on sales of new titles to libraries, a policy which went into effect on November 1, 2019. See ALA’s press release: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/03/ala-welcomes-cancellation-macmillan-embargo?utm_source=alanews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=031720&utm_content=pressrelease
WPLC Closing
The White Pine Library Cooperative will be closed beginning, Monday, March 16. We will keep members posted when it will be safe to reopen via email and the web page. Please be safe during this time of medical emergency. Kate Van Auken (kvanauken@wplc.org) and Sheila Good (sgood@wplc.org) will be checking their email regularly.
Overdrive Managing available holds with “deliver later”
New option in Overdrive: Managing available holds with “deliver later” In March (2020), Overdrive is introducing a new option for available holds in your library’s OverDrive collection: Deliver later. This feature gives you more control over your holds, so you can borrow and read titles when it’s most convenient for you. To support this feature, Read More
Advisory Council Meeting Minutes for February 2020
The White Pine Library Cooperative Advisory meeting minutes have been published and can be found at: https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/advisory/advisory_minutes-feb2020-draft.pdf
Board Meeting Minutes and Director’s Report for February 2020
The White Pine Library Cooperative Board meeting minutes, and Director’s reports have been published and can be found at: https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/board/board-minutes-feb2020-draft.pdf https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/director_reports/director-report-feb2020.pdf
Tip to Verify Patron’s Service Area
Check the Michigan Secretary of State’s Find My Clerk page to verify what municipality the patron pays taxes in and therefore whether a patron lives in our service area: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Clerk
ALA releases updated Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census
Today the American Library Association issued an updated Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census, the premier resource to prepare libraries for the decennial count of every person living in the United States. Source: ALA releases updated Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census
Supporting Census 2020 @ your Library Event
When: February 11, 2020 10:30 am – 11:30 am Where: Peter White Public Library, Heritage Room Access also available via Zoom (Superiorland Library Cooperative) Description: The League of Women Voters of Marquette County will be at PWPL presenting simple ways that Public Libraries can support Census 2020. Get tips on how to speak to patrons Read More
Advisory, Board, and Director’s Report for December 2019
The White Pine Library Cooperative Advisory Meeting minutes, Board meeting minutes, and Director’s reports have been published and can be found at: https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/advisory/advisory_minutes-dec2019-draft.pdf https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/board/board-minutes-dec2019-draft.pdf https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/director_reports/director-report-dec2019.pdf