00:18:18 Steven Bowers: Rain! 00:18:19 Scott Garrison: Tuesday’s Collaborating Partners program was great! 00:18:33 John Clexton: new shipment of coffee in 00:18:44 Claire Lopiccolo: I got a raise! And the collaborating partners workshop was really inspiring 00:18:54 Kathy Lester: I agree Scott. The program on Tuesday was the highlight of my week thus far. 00:18:55 Lynn Schofield-Dahl: We ran out of our prepared craft kits for Kids, Teens & Adults: Dragon Eggs. 00:18:56 Debbie Mikula - MLA: Good morning. everyone. Coffee is brewing and I have a full pot ready for the rest of today. 00:19:03 vickie baker: made a great pie 00:19:11 Sharon Engelsman: Catching up with things 00:19:13 Emily Blakowski: My fiancé’s wedding band came in! 00:19:19 Eric Palmer: I agree with Scott on the Collaborating Partners series 00:19:23 Sharon Ladenson: Had the opportunity to facilitate a productive session on anti-racism work for colleagues in my library. 00:19:24 Tina Hatch - Milford Public Library: Activity Kits are very popular here! 00:19:38 Mary Short: Great feedback on our curbside service from patrons 00:19:59 Amy Beckman: Helping get some books to a family via curbside pickup that was very appreciative! 00:20:19 Elaine Medrow: Good morning! We have been going for long walks at parks during the nicer weather. 00:20:43 Benjamin Acha: Restarting seed exchange in the context of contactless pickup. Off to a good start. 00:23:21 Melissa Malcolm: We interviewed some great candidates for the director's job. 00:28:36 James B Lenze: thanks 00:28:52 Dale Parus, Ionia Community Library: Thanks for co-sponsoring that Bill 00:28:57 Debbie Mikula - MLA: So appreciated that you are a co-sponsor on the library stabilization bill 00:29:03 Katie Mitchell: Not yammering! We love having someone give us real facts and information!!! 00:29:47 Debbie Mikula - MLA: How can we be better advocates on the federal level? 00:30:45 Dale Parus, Ionia Community Library: Yes, thank you, MLA and Rep. Slotkin 00:32:23 Debbie Mikula - MLA: Do you know how it will be distributed Fran? 00:32:51 Katie Mitchell: I would assume Peters and Stabenow are on board? 00:33:00 Mona Shand: This is Mona from Rep. Slotkin’s office- here is a link to the bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7486?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+7486%22%5D%7D&s=7&r=1 00:33:15 Mary Short: How can libraries help the SEnate understand how important this bill is to our 00:34:27 Scott Garrison: To Mary’s point, how does Rep. Slotkin work with Sens. Peters and Stabenow on this? 00:36:40 Randy Riley: Rep. Levin's press release outlining what is included in the stabilization legislation: https://andylevin.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-levin-sen-reed-introduce-legislation-provide-stabilization-funding 00:37:55 Francesca Caal Skonos: This funding should include a minimum state allotment of at least $10 million and waive matching and maintenance of effort requirements. In addition, $200 million would be reserved for direct grants from IMLS to support libraries most impacted by COVID-19 and $40 million for IMLS to administer these funds and conduct outreach, research, and data collection. 00:38:30 Debbie Mikula - MLA: What are the best ways to bring things to your attention. Calls, emails, letters? 00:38:50 Kathy Lester: I am a school librarian, and the bills such as the library stabilization fund usually do not support school libraries. School funding bills are very important for school libraries. We are currently concerned that funding will be cut for schools in Michigan next year and school libraries are being eliminated. 00:38:56 John Clexton: I missed the name of the broadband bill that is being worked on again, can anybody tell me the name of that bill again 00:39:15 Mona Shand: Here’s the contact information for our Michigan staff: Oakland County- Laura.Murphy@mail.house.gov; Ingham County- Anne.Brown@mail.house.gov; Livingston County- Mona.Shand@mail.house.gov 00:39:16 Emily Blakowski: It is the Moving Forward Act 00:41:50 Francesca Caal Skonos: The HEROS Act provides nearly $58 billion -- of which Michigan is expected to receive $1.75 billion -- for K-12 schools to continue delivering instruction, including purchasing educational technology and hotspot devices, planning and implementing summer learning, training and professional development, and maintaining school personnel employment. It provides nearly $27 billion -- of which Michigan is expected to receive $809 million -- to support public institutions of higher education and their students. Additionally, it provides nearly $4 billion -- of which Michigan is expected to receive $134 million -- to governors to award funding to school districts and institutions of higher education. 00:44:33 Kathy Lester: Thank you Francesca for the information about education funding. 00:46:20 Trevor Winn: This is a GREAT question - we've had internal conversations about this topic! 00:48:11 Jennifer Barlow: Thank you Rep. Slotkin for this inspiring perspective! 00:49:08 Kathy Lester: I'm really proud of the young people in these predominantly white communities protesting for social justice. It is very hopeful to me. 00:49:29 Melissa Malcolm: Kathy--I agree. 00:49:43 Amy Keyzer: Our parish’s book club (Orion Twp) reading/discussing Ibram X Kendi’s “How to Be an Antiracist” now. 00:50:22 Katie Mitchell: We need to get Rep. Slotkin a curated booklist for adults, teens, and children!! 00:51:06 Mona Shand: I just finished reading “White Fragility”- truly eye opening! 00:51:10 Kathy Lester: I agree, the town halls have been extremely helpful. Thank you. 00:54:08 Mona Shand: CARES Act allocation for MSU was $29 million. 00:54:50 Francesca Caal Skonos: HEROS provides $100 million for Project AWARE grants to support student mental health, and it extends the suspensions of student loan payments provided under the CARES Act from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021. 00:55:23 Katie Mitchell: Thank you so much, Rep. Slotkin and MLA!! 00:56:13 Lisa Buttigieg: Thank you for all of your hard work Congresswoman Slotkin, you are amazing! 00:56:41 Beth Lowe: Thank you Rep. Slotkin and team. Thank you as always MLA! 00:57:08 Eric Palmer: Thank you Rep Slotkin and MLA for a great session 00:57:27 Lisa Buttigieg: Your team is amazing as well! 00:57:32 Mary Howard: Fantastic! Thank you all! 00:57:33 Debbie Mikula - MLA: What a great conversation this morning! Thank you so much to Rep. Slotkin and her staff for joining us. 00:57:37 Mary Short: This was excellent. Thank you Rep. Slotkin and MLA. 00:57:40 Kathy Lester: Thank you Rep Slotkin, staff, and MLA! 00:57:43 Tina Hatch - Milford Public Library: Thanks! 00:57:44 Scott Garrison: Thank you! 00:57:45 Steven Bowers: Thank you, MLA! 00:57:49 Emily Blakowski: Thank you very much Rep Slotkin and MLA! 00:57:51 Jennifer Dye: Thanks! 00:57:54 Cynthia Simpson: Tremendous thanks Rep. Slotkin and all involved!