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Office Manager General Description: Office Manager’s main responsibilities will include support of all current technology as well as overseeing all bookkeeping and all payable/receivable accounts. Other duties include maintaining the website and online presence, recording meeting minutes, and other general office duties. Experience in clerical, administrative, and library work preferred. Minimum Required Qualifications: High school Read More
Records Retention and Disposal Information for Michigan Public Libraries
White Pine Library Cooperative went through boxes that were kept for years and needed to eliminate a lot of the papers and dated information. There are certain items that need to be kept for different amounts of time. We used the State of Michigan Records Retention and Disposal Schedule, General Schedule #17 – Public Libraries. 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
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
Free & Open Sourced PDF books for children’s mental health
COVID19 Books for Children from Children’s Advocacy Centers of Michigan (4 titles). When Everything Opens – a response story and distance Learning during COVID-19 – FREE registration and download from Teachers Pay Teachers. Coronavirus: A Book for Children by Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson & Nia Roberts, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Resources & Activities Developmental Trauma, Read More
COVID-19 Resources
Health Departments in WPLC Service Area Michigan Public Libraries: Re-opening Considerations after closures during the Covid-19 Pandemic Library of Michigan COVID-19 Resources for Michigan Libraries ALA Covid-19 Recovery Michigan Executive Orders & Directives Michigan.gov Coronavirus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 IMLS Covid-19 Updates Leaning in Place – Mel.org Covid-19 Resources PLA Free COVID-19 Read More
Remote Attendance and the Open Meetings Act
Libraries interested in learning about remote attendance and the Open Meetings Act may want to review this memo from the Library of Michigan. =. Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More