Category: News
Swank Movie Licensing information
For those of you that have your subscription to Swank Movie Licensing through White Pine, just a reminder that they have extended the coverage through December 2021. The company knows that there are no in-person movies happening right now and that was the reason to extend the license through this year. If you are able Read More
2020 League of Women Voters Guide
The League of Women Voters has published their voter guide for 2020. The pdf of the voter guide has been posted HERE. There is also a robust website that contains all of the information in the guide, and more. See https://www.vote411.org/ Read More
New Michigan COVID-19 Webpage
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 Read More
Saginaw County Health Department’s Reopening Plan
Saginaw County Health Department’s Reopening Plan Public health guidance for Saginaw County industry leaders to reopen or expand current services. This guidance ensures the health and safety of employees, customers, and visitors. RELEASED MAY 14, 2020 Read More
Now Closed -Office Furniture and Equipment for Sale
Items that are currently available to purchase. There is a suggested priced listed but best offers will be considered. Please contact Sheila Good at sgood@wplc.org if you are interested. All items are “As Is”. You will be responsible for pickup, but not until June 2020. Scroll over each image for details and suggested price. [supsystic-gallery Read More
Executive Order Extends Closures through May 28
Executive Order 2020-69, extends the closure of places of public accommodation, including libraries and museums, through May 28 to members of the public. Read More
Outreach from MI Department of State
Michigan’s first-ever Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. Every 10 years following the U.S. Census, district lines for political offices must be redrawn in states across the country to accurately reflect their population. In Michigan, a randomly selected commission of citizens is responsible for drawing U.S. Congressional and Michigan State House and Senate district lines. Voters amended the Read More
TechSoup for Libraries newsletter
If you don’t already get the TechSoup for Libraries newsletter consider signing up for it so you receive news about deeply discounted software that may be useful for your library organization. Below is the latest newsletter from TechSoup. To subscribe to the TechSoup for Libraries newsletter: https://www.techsoup.org/subscribe-to-our-free-newsletters https://message.techsoup.org/2020-04-13-ts4l?ecid=ACsprvuB7a7ME-JjRbE8kR12JKAzsng8R6vxBLa747aikoORlHi3kQPLm04Ue_ko3hFXSqHcWwWE&utm_campaign=TechSoup%20for%20Libraries&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86242440&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–Z-VEofm4B7Ik43Kop6cTcOvBnWnte0a08BLfmln86PaeNFMSHIAMZW5ptdg1ZUQ_akuohi2isEwUC4wzOCmbPr4b7Ew&_hsmi=86248475 The most recent newsletter has info on: Read More
Soft Skills Academy from Library of Michigan
The Library of Michigan is excited to present free, online continuing education for Michigan library staff that you can access now from our website. You will need to create a user name and password but it’s free and easy and you only need to do it once for any/all of the courses. Each course takes Read More