No Reservations Recommendations

The website is live as of October 16, 2019. No Reservations Recommendations website https://nrr.ninja A new website/database going live at MLA which showcases and highlights recommendations for vendors and services, from auditing firms to plumbers.  The database will be arranged by cooperative boundaries. Please submit your positive recommendations as this will only be successful if Read More

Advisory, Board, and Director’s Report for August

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/2019/advisory/advisory_minutes-aug2019-draft.pdf https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/board/board_minutes_aug2019-draft.pdf https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/director_reports/director-report-aug2019.pdf icon-star The September Advisory and Board meetings have been canceled. Read More

Teen Volunteer Ideas

Listed below are some great ideas shared by librarians throughout Michigan for Teen Volunteers. a couple of things we have had them do are paint a mural on the garage door to the library, paint the crosswalks, help with the gingerbread house contest, do Teen Tech time with seniors, and organize a Teen Advisory Board. Read More

CRASE (Citizen Response to Active Shooter Events) presentation

White Pine Library Cooperative members, Date: Wednesday May 22, 2019 Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Plan to attend the CRASE presentation at the St Charles District Library, 132 S Saginaw St, St Charles, MI. 10:00 am – 11:30 am   Trooper Mark Burch is the speaker, from the Michigan State Police Freeland Post. 11:30 am Read More

Beginning Workshop May 15-19, 2019

Registration for the 2019 Beginning Workshop is now open! To register, visit the Library of Michigan’s event registration system. Beginning Workshop is an intensive 3-day workshop for library staff seeking a level 3 or 4 certificate. Content is geared towards attendees with little or no previous library experience. Subjects include collections, customer service, technology, library Read More