00:14:34 Christine D'Arpa: yes 00:17:15 Christine D'Arpa: hello! 00:18:10 iPad Robin: Hi Everyone! 00:19:12 Cathy Lancaster: Good morning. :) 00:19:21 Jill Sodt: Good morning! 00:20:00 Heather Wood-Gramza: A big thanks goes out to the Library of Michigan for creating this online resource! It is so helpful! 00:20:05 Cathy Lancaster: https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_98256---,00.html 00:20:10 Cathy Lancaster: Link above 00:20:16 Kelli Perkins: Yes, thank you this is so helpful. 00:20:28 Emanuela DeCenso: Good morning, thank you for this special coffee hour. Very much aware about the Covid 19 resources through Michigan Library. 00:21:17 Cathy Lancaster: Gov. Whitmer will speak at 3:00 PM 00:21:22 SHANNON WHITE: Links to the Friday meeting are emailed to all library directors through our Counting Opions site. We will follow up w 2 additional reminders today and again tomorrow. 00:22:36 Michelle Jorgensen: Could we keep the director meetings going after the Covid is over? I think that would be helpful to have those types of meetings always on Fridays at 2! 00:23:22 SHANNON WHITE: We can definitely look at keeping some more virtual type of meet-ups going after Covid. It is always good to keep in touch with you. 00:23:33 SHANNON WHITE: The Governor's press conference is available on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MichStatePolice 00:23:55 SHANNON WHITE: and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MichiganStatePolice 00:25:00 Kelli Perkins: That would be great Shannon! The biggest positive of this situation for me has been feeling more connected with the greater library community. 00:25:17 kshelley: me too 00:25:23 Michelle Jorgensen: As a person who lives in the middle of nowhere, with very limited internet, I have deemed myself "essential" to go to the library each day to answr emails, get the mail, check on our facility. Is that what you understand to be appropriate? I do not have work for others to do at home (they also have limited acess to the internet). 00:25:54 SHANNON WHITE: We have a information resource sheet for this very question coming out this afternoon. 00:26:21 Debbie Mikula: MLA will continue these coffee hours and we are really happy that you are all here with us. No matter how we need to connect these days, this is our forum for now. 00:27:21 Michelle Jorgensen: Yes, I am the only one who comes in and I am by myself. 00:28:35 Emanuela DeCenso: Has anyone been able to predict the opening day? Masks, gloves for employees? 00:29:18 Heron: I'd like to piggy back on that, Emanuela. Grocers are adding plexiglass... and how do we anticipate cleaning or not cleaning materials? 00:29:21 SHANNON WHITE: We don't have any information on a possible opening date at this time. We encourage you to watch the press conferences. This afternoon at 3pm will be another one from Whitmer. 00:30:04 Ann Sanders: I do something similar but make a point of doing it during hours we would NOT normally be open in order to avoid the expectation that patrons or others could try to make contact. 00:30:06 Michelle Jorgensen: The CDC has specific information for cleaning each type of material that would be coming in to us. 00:30:10 Katherine Lester: Thank you, MLA and Randy, for holding this meeting. I apologize but I have to leave for an AASL Town Hall meeting. 00:30:19 SHANNON WHITE: Unless the State overall sets our requirements for how you operate after opening we refer libraries to their local health departments for individual county level directives about how to provide a safe space for employees. 00:30:27 Emanuela DeCenso: we are not considered non/profit? 00:30:34 kshelley: As far as cleaning materials, check out the CDC website. The did a webinar specific to libraries and museums. 00:30:42 Cathy Lancaster: IMLS has a great resource: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html 00:30:55 Cathy Lancaster: It links you to CDC recommendations! 00:31:20 Diane McKee: Since we levy a millage, we are considered governmental first. 00:31:29 Superiorland Library Cooperative Member: Sounds great. Thank you Debbie 00:31:38 Cathy Lancaster: Here's the IMLS webinar with the CDC: https://www.imls.gov/webinars/mitigating-covid-19-when-managing-paper-based-circulating-and-other-types-collections 00:32:13 Heron: Cathy, are these links available on the covid resource page? I haven't looked at it yet. 00:32:23 Cathy Lancaster: Yes, LM has them linked 00:32:29 Heron: Great, thanks! 00:32:49 Emanuela DeCenso: thank you Diane McKee 00:32:53 Cathy Lancaster: Here's the LM link to COVID-19 Resources: https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_98256---,00.html 00:32:57 Ann Sanders: As a small library we rely heavily on penal fines, which are obviously going to take a hit this year. I'm hoping that MLA will take a leadership role in addressing a long-time problem. 00:33:23 Michelle Jorgensen: How will we copy these links or use them after the zoom meeting? 00:33:27 SHANNON WHITE: If the LoM gets any of the IMLS funding IMLS will be deciding what it can be spent on. It is likely to focus on connectivity and workforce development projects but we do not know that at this time. 00:33:57 Deb Tenbusch: Hello everyone--Deb Biggs Tenbusch here--It's great to see many familiar faces/names! Just wanted to share this from the University of Mississippi, https://guides.lib.olemiss.edu/posters/pandemic They revamped old WPA posters to reflect our current reality. Clever and potentially useful... Be well and stay safe! 00:34:30 mfreier: Deb, I shared that poster link with our Outreach person! 00:35:02 Michelle Jorgensen: Will this effect our county millages in any way? Could it? 00:35:25 Debbie Mikula: We will share all links after this zoom meeting on our website and on Facebook. 00:35:55 Dillon Geshel: yes great question randy. how about a zoom meeting (weekly) on how our libraries can prepare to respond when the pandemic is over. how can we help our community heal, and at the same time, prove our relevance to our communities. 00:36:20 Michelle Jorgensen: That would be a great topic for our Friday meetings. 00:37:04 SHANNON WHITE: We encourage libraries now to help their residents and community members by providing up to date information on all their web sites, social media, and other comm channels on local resources to help them with employment, food, shelter and addiction support. 00:37:53 Dillon Geshel: great idea, Michelle. there is so much good info out there about offering services during the pandemic. let’s start shifting the conversation to transformative services in the post-pandemic. 00:37:58 melissa huisman: Yes, all my questions too! 00:38:45 SHANNON WHITE: I think the post pandemic situation is going to be about providing necessary support for our residents and it should make room to focus on essentials for daily life. 00:40:12 Dillon Geshel: thanks, Shannon, I agree. who will our community partners that help ensure our patrons have the employment and economic resources/support they need to bounce back? that’s the work we need to start ASAP. 00:40:29 melissa huisman: Most books are covered with mylar though. 00:40:47 SHANNON WHITE: Definitely agree Dillon. 00:41:19 SHANNON WHITE: The CDC webinar also discussed the mylar covers as well. The link to that webinar is in the chat above and on our covid page. 00:41:49 Amy: kshelley, please share your plan 00:41:53 Cindy Stanczak: Yes, please! 00:41:53 Michelle Jorgensen: Yes, Please share your reopening plan!! 00:42:05 Kelli Perkins: Any reopening plans anyone could share to Michlib would be awesome. Please and thank you! 00:42:07 Dillon Geshel: Yes Kristen, please share! can you link to it? or send an email attachment? 00:42:13 Debbie Mikula: We will grab Kristin’s plan from East Lansing and share it with you all. 00:42:19 Dillon Geshel: 👍 00:42:36 Superiorland Library Cooperative Member: I would think that there would be a huge amount of interest in Kristin's plan would be great to share to all 00:42:55 Deb Tenbusch: Just curious as to what Friends Groups might be doing in terms of support during this time as members stay in place--making masks, hand sanitizer, etc.? 00:43:00 SHANNON WHITE: Health department contacts for you can be found here https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-73970_5461_74040---,00.html 00:43:06 Michelle Jorgensen: It is surprising how the Health Depts. diiffer in advice around this state! It would be nice if they had a statewide plan. 00:43:34 SHANNON WHITE: They do differ but that is the case for many things in how the state and locales operate in Michigan so a big change may not happen. 00:44:05 SHANNON WHITE: Michigan is very much a local control state so starting with your local authorities is going to be the answer for many of our questions. 00:44:08 rhemerling: I would love a copy of Shelley’s re-opening plan. Could it be posted? 00:44:13 Michelle Jorgensen: Yes, I am working on a budget to vote upon next month. I budgeted less than half for penal fines. I'm wondering if that is enough. 00:44:24 Debbie Mikula: Yes, MLA will post this after this meeting 00:46:08 sharding: Slightly different topic- any indication of the probable timeline for RIDES/MeLCat re-starting after the Stay At Home order ceases/we're all allowed back into our buildings? 00:46:19 Dale Parus- Ionia Community Library: Debbie, Amber and Kristen, LOM may not be positioned to frankly speak with the State about penal fines. I urge MLA to make Penal Fines the top priority for MLA advocacy this year, after COVID-19. 00:47:01 kshelley: I agree, Dale 00:47:02 Debbie Mikula: Absolutely Dale. I think that is a part of MLA’s priority list. 00:47:07 SHANNON WHITE: We do not have a timeline for MeLCat at this time. 00:47:17 barbarabeaton: Many library staff fall into the high risk category due to age or health conditions. Will we need to consider that when ramping up to reopen if there is still infection risk out there? 00:48:22 SHANNON WHITE: We don't know anything more than you about the EOs. 00:49:04 Michelle Jorgensen: A phased in approach may also be at the decision of the Boards, with the states 00:49:32 Michelle Jorgensen: Whoops! with the state mandates taken into consideration, of course. 00:49:45 Michelle Jorgensen: Is that true? 00:50:34 SHANNON WHITE: Libraries should follow the EOs, their health department directives and EOs and decisions of their boards. Is that what you meant? 00:50:53 Michelle Jorgensen: New construction, such as the renovating of our new library- is that completely on hold right now? 00:51:56 Michelle Jorgensen: Yes, Shannon, I mean that each of us may be on a different timeline, even if the State opens us, they may choose or be recommended to do a "soft" reopening- such as curbside. 00:52:02 SHANNON WHITE: Yes. 00:52:50 barbarabeaton: Shannon — could you include names of questioners when you answer? The cross posting can make things confusing . Thanks! 00:53:01 Brandon Bowman: So we should be putting any internal renovations on hold at this time with contractors? Some have asked us to be able to come into the building this next week 00:53:15 SHANNON WHITE: Construction is addressed in the EO FAQ here. You can visit this link and search for the word construction. https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_98455-522631--,00.html 00:53:35 Heather Wood-Gramza: Thanks so much for making this available. This has been a great opportunity to learn more. 00:53:55 Michelle Jorgensen: Thank you Shannon 00:54:24 Brandon Bowman: Thank you! 00:55:10 Dillon Geshel: can MLA or Lib of MI organize a recurring zoom meeting about post-pandemic planning? 00:55:21 Debbie Mikula: yes, we will Dillon 00:55:31 Dillon Geshel: thanks, Debbie! 00:55:33 SHANNON WHITE: I think that that will end up being a topic for our Fridays at 2pm Dillon. 00:55:57 Dillon Geshel: thank you, Shannon! 00:56:27 Michelle Jorgensen: Summer reading should also be a topic for a Friday meeting. 00:57:06 SHANNON WHITE: Summer reading is a topic on the Youth Services virtual Wed meetings with Cathy Lancaster. You can always attend that as well. 00:57:47 Debbie Mikula: Broadband is also something that is a priority issue on MLA’s advocacy agenda 00:57:53 SHANNON WHITE: Michelle, I'm sure we will have some info about that as well as other info about helping schools too on a Friday meeting. Cathy's links are also out on Michlib. 00:57:53 Michelle Jorgensen: Is there a place we can send people who need to fax or email that have always ONLY used us. We are the hub for fax, email, copies etc. 00:58:37 Emanuela DeCenso: I attended a webinar on April 7, through NNLM, here is a list of resources about Summer reading 00:58:40 Emanuela DeCenso: https://nnlm.gov/sites/default/files/shared/files/Class_Materials/ResourceListforActivateCollaborateandEducate_SummerReading_VirtualEnagement.pdf 00:58:45 SHANNON WHITE: Michelle - Unless an office supply store is open I don't know of a good idea for faxing locations. I'm not sure if our office stores are even open now and that would not help a smaller community. 00:59:01 Michelle Jorgensen: By the way, this is Patty Rockafellow. Michelle originally set up our zoom account. I just changed it during this meeting. 00:59:12 Cindy Stanczak: I have one. 00:59:21 SHANNON WHITE: Hi Patty! got it. 00:59:30 Kay Williams: We're not. 00:59:55 Ann Sanders: Cindy please share! 01:00:22 Cathy Lancaster: @Michelle - we have weekly MiYouth meetings are beginning to address summer library programming. 01:00:34 Cathy Lancaster: You're welcome to join this Wednesday at 10am 01:00:44 Cathy Lancaster: Links are on Michlib-L and MiYouth listservs 01:00:48 barbarabeaton: We are coordinating kids drawing pictures to be included in Senior Meal deliveries. Delivering some of our adult programs via zoom. Renewing and issuing new cards with provisional dates so people can access Overdrive. 01:00:51 Jill Sodt: We’ve been reading a book through Facebook live, providing virtual reference services, doing a daily trivia questions on our Facebook page. 01:00:55 Michelle Jorgensen: Is it a Zoom meeting Cathy? 01:01:24 Cathy Lancaster: Yes - you can call in or use the computer 01:01:56 Cathy Lancaster: Also, the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is working hard to provide some supports - those will be coming out in the coming weeks. 01:02:24 Michelle Jorgensen: Cathy, can you share the link here so that we don't have to sift through MichLib-l 01:02:33 Cathy Lancaster: @Michelle feel free to email me at LancasterC5@Michigan.gov 01:02:57 Cathy Lancaster: One went out just last night after 6pm, too, if you want to look back through. 01:03:06 Michelle Jorgensen: ok 01:03:22 Heather Wood-Gramza: We are providing virtual programs for children and adults. Our library is launching digital library cards for patrons too. I'm reaching out to my contacts at the schools to make strategics plans for going forward. 01:03:54 SHANNON WHITE: I know several cooperatives are also providing virtual meetings weekly. Be sure to check in on those opportunities as well too. 01:04:22 Cathy Lancaster: Lots of virtual resources for library staff & guidance on virtual storytimes, etc: http://bit.ly/MiYouthVirtual 01:04:47 Cindy Stanczak: We're investigating the possibility of send-home crafts and projects, especially related to gardening and crafting. 01:04:58 SHANNON WHITE: Great ideas from everyone! 01:05:02 Cathy Lancaster: Yes, offering a "safe virtual space" for your teens & tweens is VERY important right now. 01:05:13 Heron: Online trivia - do share! please 01:05:17 Debbie Mikula: Love hearing what you are all doing! Keep it up. 01:05:29 lisabuttigieg: Thank you all for your creativity and commitment, you are all awesome! 01:05:34 Jen Hassell: We are talking about doing trivia. How are you doing it? 01:06:23 Superiorland Library Cooperative Member: Negaunee Public Library is hosting Zoom Dungeons and Dragons weekly. Richmond Township Library distributes books and lunches to students. She has clearance as an essential worker because of the lunch component 01:06:24 Cathy Lancaster: @Patti check out some of the links here; http://bit.ly/MiYouthVirtual 01:06:33 Cathy Lancaster: Lots of shareable posts you can form 01:06:47 Cindy Stanczak: And also work that staff can do at home without internet or tech - more than just book reviews to post? 01:07:49 SONYA NORRIS: "We stay apart from each other now so no one will be missing when we come back together" 01:08:01 Cathy Lancaster: @Cindy some libraries have divided up patron contacts and are doing daily calls to check-in on their patrons. Others are sending postcards, etc. One way to keep busy and make a positive impact on your community. 01:08:01 Debbie Mikula: Love it Sonya! 01:08:15 Cindy Stanczak: That's a great idea. 01:08:43 mfreier: My cat says hi to Randy's dog. 01:09:01 kshelley: I agree with Randy. It is okay if you cannot do programming etc. These are unprecedented times. #AloneTogether. 01:09:12 SHANNON WHITE: Yes be kind to yourself and not judge how you are coping based on how you see others coping. You are all doing great work no matter how you are able to do it. 01:09:24 Debbie Mikula: Do what you can! 01:09:37 Michelle Jorgensen: Please share how you would do an online card sign-up?? 01:09:40 Cathy Lancaster: Families are really pretty overwhelmed right now with screen time options, too. 01:09:54 Cathy Lancaster: Exactly @Shannon! 01:10:08 Cathy Lancaster: Yes @Debbie! 01:10:13 SONYA NORRIS: Consider the posts here about "vocational awe" and libraries. We're important, but our lives are more important. https://www.facebook.com/publiclibrariesonline/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARCxbvkCKV4J3sLWUmjvF_TKTsQjeHV-5lOU2kSyVGFcjO_YicwsBe3SxRIM5E88-KVR_0NZR_dXS9KH 01:10:14 Amy: @Michelle Jorgensen, we use google docs, and made it a temporary card until we reopen. 01:10:27 Debbie Mikula: Great to know that state aid will not affect us. 01:10:32 barbarabeaton: Online card signup. We handle it via email, asking people to supply address. If they ae in our service area, we ask them to scan or take a pic of their idea. We give them a card with a temp bar code so they can access overdrive with it. 01:10:38 Michelle Jorgensen: Montcalm County is extremely poor and limited with internet and computer resourses. What elase can be done without that element? 01:10:44 Cindy Stanczak: Our ILS, Biblionix Apollo, has created an online card for libraries using Apollo to use. 01:11:33 kshelley: Thank you to all! Stay healthy and safe. 01:11:37 Superiorland Library Cooperative Member: This has been great. So nice to see everyone and so much great information. 01:11:44 epalmer: Thank you great session Stay home and safe 01:11:49 barbarabeaton: Can we get a transcript of the chat conversations? 01:11:49 melissa huisman: So helpful - thank you! 01:11:50 Mindy: Thank you, Randy and LM staff! 01:11:54 Jen Hassell: Thanks. Good to see so many of you! 01:11:57 SONYA NORRIS: Stay safe! See you in webinars now and in person on the other side! 01:11:58 Michelle Jorgensen: So that we don't get Overwhelmed with Zoom meetings. If we could stick to the Fri. meetings it would be great. 01:12:07 Heron: Thank you! 01:12:08 iPad Robin: Thank you All! 01:12:13 barbarabeaton: Thanks so much for doing this! 01:12:20 Tim: Thank you to everyone. This was great. 01:12:22 Cathy Lancaster: @Michelle/Patti - consider reaching out via phone (Phone a story) or letter writing to your patrons 01:12:27 Susan Powers: Great idea on the once a week meeting. 01:12:32 James Lenze: Thanks. Looking forward to next week's meeting. 01:12:43 SHANNON WHITE: @Patty The LM Director meetings are all Fridays at 2 and the LM Youth Services are all on Wed at 10. 01:12:51 Emanuela DeCenso: Thank you Randy, Amber, Shannon, Sonya 01:12:55 lisabuttigieg: Thank you all!! 01:12:59 SHANNON WHITE: MCLS also have a good virtual meeting option on Fridays too. 01:13:01 Michelle Jorgensen: Please email us when you are going to have these meetings. We are currently on schedule to have a league meeting every Tues. at 10 01:13:20 Debbie Mikula: MLA will keep you tuned in on facebok/twitter and our website. Next weeks session will be announced soon. 01:13:22 SHANNON WHITE: I got that from a colleague here at MDE and thought it was worth sharing. Thanks Amber. 01:13:29 Cathy Lancaster: We post to the listservs, @Michelle - email me at LancasterC5@Michigan.gov to get a direct email link 01:13:36 Dale Parus- Ionia Community Library: Jot form. here is ours https://form.jotform.com/200924720325144 01:13:46 Christine D'Arpa: thank you 01:13:48 Susan Powers: Thank you