A new state tool shows which activities are still not allowed in Michigan due to the coronavirus pandemic and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders.
With over 160 coronavirus executive orders in Michigan, the new online webpage shows a chart of activities and indicates if the activity can resume or not in each Michigan region.
The site includes a map of the eight regions, revealing which phase each is in for the state’s MI Safe Start Plan.
With employers across the state working to keep their employees, customers, and communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Michigan has launched the Michigan COVID-19 Safety Grant Program. These grants will provide small businesses matching funds of up to $10,000 to decrease the risk of COVID-19 spread through the purchase of safety and health-related equipment and training in response to COVID-19. Grant applications will be available until Friday, August 7, 2020.
The White Pine Library Cooperative Board meeting minutes and Director’s Report have been published and can be found at:
https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/board/board-minutes-jul2020-draft.pdf
https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/director_reports/director-report-jul2020.pdf
The spread of COVID-19 has caused significant financial losses for America’s libraries, resulting in disruption to core library services, thousands of furloughs and layoffs. The Library Stabilization Fund Act would allow libraries across the country to retain staff, maintain services, and safely keep communities connected and informed. Introduced by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative Andy Levin (D-MI), respectively, on July 2, 2020, the bicameral legislation calls for $2 billion in emergency recovery funding for America’s libraries through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Additional resources—including a one-page explainer on LSFA, sample social media posts, and a sample letter for state and local library associations/ boards of trustees—are available at www.ala.org/advocacy/library-funding.
The White Pine Library Cooperative Board meeting minutes and Director’s Report have been published and can be found at:
https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/board/board-minutes-may2020-draft.pdf
https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/director_reports/director-report-may2020.pdf
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
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
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
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