Increasingly libraries are expanding their collections beyond physical books. Finding reliable reviews for books, audiobooks, movies and TV series, video games, CDs/records, and objects for a Library of Things is made easier with the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
Traditional resources librarians use to help with collection development are included in Library & Information Science Source. Publications such as Booklist, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews (USA), and The Horn Book Magazine are staples of book and media selection that are available to all Michigan libraries as part of MeL. They also include articles that help library workers keep up with professional trends and focus their advocacy efforts.
Other publications that recommend books in regular columns include "From the Field "in Flower Magazine and "The Books List" in Real Simple. Book suggestions along with reviews of movies, television series, and streaming media, can also be found weekly in “Picks” from People. The books mentioned in these publications often follow a theme and are forthcoming titles.
Many libraries curate video game collections for both youth and adults. PC Gamer (US Edition) and Edge provide video game reviews that can help decide which games to purchase and understand which gaming systems are compatible with various games. Articles in these publications might also spark programming ideas.
Billboard and Rolling Stone can help with selecting music for library collections. Billboard includes charts such as Hot 100, Hot 100 First-Timers, Hot 200, Artist 100, Hot Country Songs, and Tropical Albums. There are also articles such as "One to Watch" which profiles an up-and-coming artist. Rolling Stone has recently begun to include a monthly column titled “Staff Picks: Five Recent Albums We Can’t Get Enough Of” in addition to its articles about musicians, artists, and pop culture content such as movie and television reviews.
Many libraries have expanded their collections to include a Library of Things. Finding the most durable and user-friendly versions of air fryers and other countertop appliances, laptops, cordless drills and other useful things that library collections can share is easy with extensive reviews in Consumer Reports. Patrons will also love using this publication to make decisions about major purchases such as appliances and vehicles.
No matter how your library chooses to expand its collection, publications in the MeL eResources can help you find popular, on-trend, and quality books, music, movies, and items for a Library of Things that patrons will be sure to enjoy.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Laura Warren-Gross from the MeL Team.
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The U.S. National Zoo and Aquarium Month is celebrated annually in June to recognize the role that zoos and aquariums play in the conservation and research of animal and fish species. We are encouraged to visit these locations to learn more about animals and marine life, and to support the work that they do to protect our planet's biodiversity. Zoos and aquariums are actively involved in breeding programs for endangered species and habitat restoration projects, as well as educational opportunities to learn about the importance of conservation. The eResources in the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) can help inform us about the history that surrounds these programs and the work that continues to happen every day.
The Britannica School entry, Endangered Species Act, a federal law passed in 1973, outlines the obligation of federal and state governments to protect all species threatened with extinction that fall within the borders of the United States and its territories. Additionally, in the Related section, learners can link to even more facts about the Act.
In 2023, Environmental Forum, a publication in Science Reference Source, printed the article, The Endangered Species Act at 50: Making the Statute More Effective. In it, environmentalists, lawyers, professors, and other interested parties revisited the Act and addressed concerns such as funding, clarification of conservation goals, and meeting new challenges.
One example of conservation happening close to home is highlighted in a recent article in Michigan Blue from MasterFILE Complete. It explains the efforts of Detroit’s Belle Isle Aquarium and Belle Isle Conservancy to improve the 120-year-old aquarium for better habitat and house new species, including 3 endangered axolotls. Interestingly, aquariums have existed fewer than 200 years. In The Lady and the Octopus: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology from the eBook High School Collection, we learn that the first known aquarium was created to study the argonaut (octopus) in1833 by a woman who had an intense curiosity of marine life.
If you’re housing a small tank in your school or public library, there are some great programming ideas around sustainability, science, and crafts shared in the article, Under the Sea: The Joy and Responsibility of Library Aquariums, from School Library Journal in Education Source.
For detailed articles on many of the species that appear on the current endangered list, reference the Encyclopedia of Endangered Species in Science Reference Source.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Ann Kaskinen from the MeL Team.
Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.
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Keeping up with professional reading while completing regular day-to-day library tasks can be daunting. Fortunately, gaining access to valuable eBook content that supports vital library work is easy with the Gale eBooks Library Science Collection from the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
Aside from the collection, communities often prize libraries for their programming and services. Understanding what your community needs is an important first step. Ask, Listen, Empower: Grounding Your Library Work in Community Engagement includes a chapter that discusses planning programs and services “by and with, rather than for or at, your community.” Additional eBooks focused on programming include:
Beyond Reality: Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality in the Library
Serving Patrons with Disabilities: Perspectives and Insights from People with Disabilities
75 Projects for Young Explorers
Incubating Creativity at Your Library: A Sourcebook for Connecting with Communities
Library Programming for Autistic Children and Teens
Book Club Reboot: 71 Creative Twists
Becoming an expert in funding a library building, as well as its staff, collection, and services can be challenging. Before the Ballot: Building Political Support for Library Funding can help with messaging, building relationships, and creating a winnable campaign to ensure stable funding. Many communities are also looking to expand or build a new facility. Having visited nearly 100 Michigan public libraries, I have seen amazing designs that are focused on how a variety of patrons can enjoy each unique space. Constructing Library Buildings That Work and 100+ Ideas to Inspire Smart Spaces and Creative Places can help library staff and board members think about the spaces and features their community will most value and use. To be sure that a library can weather any storm, Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library’s Future in an Uncertain World has tools including strategies, worksheets, discussion questions, and checklists to help libraries become more resilient.
Creating a library culture that functions well pays dividends for the community. The Dysfunctional Library: Challenges and Solutions to Workplace Relationships and Cultivating Civility: Practical Ways to Improve a Dysfunctional Library provide ideas for improving communication, leadership, conflict management, and collaboration. Libraries that Learn: Keys to Managing Organizational Knowledge provides case studies that demonstrate how various libraries oversee the information that keeps them running smoothly.
Many of the titles in the Gale eBooks Library Science Collection are practical and provide excellent advice on a number of topics. It’s also nice to read positive affirmations. Libraryland: It’s All About the Story includes personal narratives that will encourage everyone to make a difference in their community. This special collection of 66 eBooks that support the work of library staff is available 24/7 through MeL—we hope you find them useful.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Laura Warren-Gross from the MeL Team.
Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.
Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, visit http://mel.org, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks.
MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only.
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May is Global Employee Health and Fitness Month. It’s a great time to think more about the dimensions of wellness and how they impact our work-life balance. The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) includes eBooks and articles that can help everyone focus on their well-being and improve their quality of life.
Wellness is typically divided into seven dimensions: emotional, physical, occupational, social, spiritual, intellectual, and environmental. "Feel Better, Live Better: 7 Necessary Elements of Self-Care" in Massage Magazine from Consumer Health Complete describes each of the seven dimensions and how they benefit our lives. Regarding Occupational Wellness, the author says that those who look forward to going to work often have a good work-life balance which allows them the time and energy they need to focus on other dimensions of wellness and not their job alone.
If you’re feeling burned out at work, "You’re Fried. Stuff’s not getting done. You’re on the verge of saying, “Screw this.” But before you hit eject, serious case of AFTERBURN(OUT)" in Men’s Health from Consumer Health Complete, provides some strategies for bringing yourself back from being burnt out. This includes looking at your “2 percent”—the part of the burnout that you can control. The author also suggests taking breaks and making time to do something you will really enjoy that will help you thrive.
The Oak Park, Illinois Public Library’s well-being initiative is described in "Supporting Staff Strategically" in American Libraries from Library & Information Science Source. By forming a staff committee to discover what employees needed, they came up with ideas such as a beekeeping training program, lifestyle spending accounts to reimburse employees for expenses that support well-being, revised workplace policies, and a staff quiet room.
Another strategy one might employ to feel more satisfied and productive at work is mindfulness. "Application of Mindfulness for Work-Related Stress" in Positive Health from Alt HealthWatch suggests that being aware of the present moment can help people remain calm under pressure and increase work productivity. If you’re interested in learning more about mindfulness MeL offers several eBooks that might be helpful:
Five Good Minutes of Mindfulness: Reduce Stress, Reset, and Find Peace Right Now by Jeffrey Brantley and Wendy Millstine
Practicing Mindfulness: Finding Calm and Focus in Your Everyday Life by Jerry Braza
Mindfulness at Work: The Practice and Science of Mindfulness for Leaders, Coaches, and Facilitators by Jonathan Passmore and Samatha Amit
We hope you will use the content in the MeL eResources to gather ideas for creating work-life balance during Global Employee Health and Fitness Month that will last all year long.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Laura Warren-Gross from the MeL Team.
Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.
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In elementary grades students begin their formal study of the state of Michigan: political boundaries, major water bodies, natural resources, and state symbols (bird, flower tree, etc...). As young learners progress, however, more detailed information is sought. Fortunately, the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) has several eResources for those first learning about Michigan and those that desire deeper knowledge of the history, geography, literature, art, people and businesses.
Published by the Historical Society of Michigan, Michigan History Magazine has content that both inspires and informs. Among the thousands of archived articles, readers can learn about Genevieve Gillette, a Michigan Agricultural School (MSU) graduate, and the first female landscape architect in Michigan, who championed the conservation of lands and development of many state parks, including Hartwick Pines State Park and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. She worked alongside P.J. Hoffmaster, the first state parks superintendent, who set out to create one of the best systems in the country, “dedicated to providing access for all citizens to the outdoors.”
For those interested in business news around Michigan, Crain’s Detroit and Crain’s Grand Rapids from Regional Business News delivers new content each month on topics such as the sale and future of Quail Ridge Golf Course, a $34 million Aerospace investment in Oakland County, or a $32.2 million expansion of an Oceana County fruit processing plant.
Michigan Blue, a quarterly publication from MasterFILE Complete, features articles on home, adventure, and travel in Michigan. For example, “Ten to Try” highlights 10 northwest Michigan spots to explore, and “Getting to Know Arch Rock” focuses on the new Milliken Nature Center on Mackinac Island.
There are 5 different eBook collections in MeL, and each of them has content related to Michigan; however, the eBook Academic Collection offers hundreds of titles on the Great Lake State, including Railroads for Michigan, Michigan Modern: Design That Shaped America, Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit, and Superior Tapestry: Weaving the Threads of Upper Michigan History.
Finally, with 3 changeable reading levels and built-in accessibility support such as Open Dyslexic font and text to speech, Britannica School offers a wide range of topics related to Michigan. After selecting Elementary, Middle, or High from Britannica’s landing page, type “Michigan” into the search field to return results not just on the state, but also hundreds of entries related to Michigan, such as Great Lakes, John Davis Pierce, Cheboygan and Isle Royale.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Ann Kaskinen from the MeL Team.
Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.
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As libraries plan for summer reading programs, it’s great to find ways to engage with patrons and gain the interest of folks who may not be regular library users. The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) has content to help you plan and execute creative programs for all ages this summer.
"Going the Extra Mile" in School Library Journal describes several outreach programs across the country that aim to offer literacy programming and summer reading outside of the library. These types of programs can be beneficial to folks in rural areas who lack transportation, as well as in urban areas where libraries may not be walkable or open during hours that allow access for certain sectors of the community.
There are always summer reading prize questions that come through library listservs every year. "A Greener Way to Read: Summer Reading Program Helps the Community—and the Earth" in American Libraries tackles this question. Rather than small, individual prizes, the authors focus on giving away books and creating a community goal that everyone can be excited about achieving. Since the inception of these changes, the community has achieved its reading goal and planted trees, restored habitats, installed solar panels, and donated to animal shelters, food banks, and a parks foundation. In addition, participation in the program has grown by more than double! Making goals larger and more meaningful is just one way to draw in new patrons.
Working together with community organizations and other institutions may be the perfect way to bring summer reading to a wider audience. Children’s Services: Partnerships for Success in the eBook Academic Collection provides ideas for working with others in the community to take library programming to another level. You might have access to a museum, history center, college/university, or local park service and can use the ideas in this book to enhance your summer plans.
Whether it’s taking story hour to a local daycare or senior center, partnering with an excavating company to show off their fleet of trucks, or working with local artists and photographers to teach new skills and put on an art show, use the articles and eBooks in MeL to find endless possibilities for expanding summer programming throughout every community in Michigan. For additional ideas, you can view a webinar that links the 2025 CSLP summer reading program to the MeL eResources.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Laura Warren-Gross from the MeL Team.
Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.
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MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only.
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In December 2024 the Michigan Department of Education updated the Michigan Career Development Model (MDCM). This new edition was built upon the foundation of the 2018 MCDM which was developed to meet the requirements outlined in 2018-PA-0029. The new MCDM Reference Guide addresses a district-wide culture of career development as well as Michigan Career Zones, Clusters, and Pathways. The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) has several eResources that can support career awareness and preparation for K-12 learners, including eBooks, career exams, and employment data.
Michigan has adopted six career zones, which are ideally introduced to students and families in the early childhood and elementary school years. For the Natural Resources & Agriscience zone, the eBook K-8 Collection titles, Tractors on the Go, and From Cotton to T-Shirt can support the early years, while Food & Natural Resources, STEAM Jobs in Agriculture & Food Development, and Urban Farming are geared more toward later elementary. For the Engineering, Manufacturing & Industrial Technology zone, Industrial Robots, How Can We Reduce Manufacturing Pollution?, and Creative Machines are additional examples of eBooks that can build career awareness for elementary students.
Middle school students explore a broader view of occupational options in the (17) career clusters. These are job groupings with similar skill sets, interests, abilities, and activities. While the eBook K-8 Collection remains a key resource for exploring careers at this grade level, Job & Career Accelerator found in EBSCO LearningExpress allows students to investigate hundreds of careers, wherein they can watch a video of someone performing the job, as well as find out the average wage, required education, and necessary skills and abilities. Additionally, students will enjoy the Skills Matcher and Interest Matcher tools that guide them toward the occupations that best suit them.
High school students investigate more specific career pathways to identify career options and develop a plan that will prepare them for the transition to postsecondary education, training, and careers. Career Exploration in EBSCO LearningExpress offers articles that help learners consider different career pathways and the preparation necessary for individual careers. Moreover, Career Exploration has career test prep materials in dozens of vocations, including Cosmetology, Emergency Medical Services, Firefighting, Plumbing, and Real Estate.
Whether a student is seeking a collegiate, vocational, or military path toward a desired career, the Michigan eLibrary has the eResources students need to support that journey.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Ann Kaskinen from the MeL Team.
Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.
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MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only.
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I recently attended Michigan Library Association’s webinar “Data Storytelling for Libraries.” It made me think about how in libraries, like many other places, progress and success are measured by data. We are often asked to provide evidence of library value. How we obtain, interpret, and share our data can demonstrate this value to our communities. The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) includes eBooks and articles that can help library staff members learn how to gather and utilize data.
Being able to communicate effectively and convey the story of the library through data is one of the best ways to engage a community and get them excited about your mission. Say it with Data: A Concise Guide to Making Your Case and Getting Results in the eBook Academic Collection is a good place to start when learning about data and libraries. It includes methods used to gather, measure, and present data including communication strategies and checklists to help prepare for surveys, focus groups, and presentations. There are also sample surveys and results analysis.
Another eBook in the eBook Academic Collection can help us understand the principles of data visualization and which type of chart will work to best convey our data. Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks also includes information to help decide which colors and symbols will make a chart most readable and examples of tools that can be used to create graphs and charts.
If you’re looking for examples of how a library has carried out successful data collection to make decisions, Jane Martel’s article "Creating Value From Data: Informing Decisions & Improving Public Library Services" from American Libraries in Library & Information Science Source, provides examples of how different departments in her library system have used data to make decisions about their purchasing, programs, and services. Reviewing data across departments helped to better understand how to improve vital areas of the library including summer reading, facilities, outreach, and resource allocation.
As libraries are asked to demonstrate their value in communities, use the eBook Academic Collection and Library & Information Science Source from MeL to locate additional helpful content and learn best practices in data collection and sharing methods to make clear and convincing points about the materials, services, and programs the library provides to its patrons.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Laura Warren-Gross from the MeL Team.
Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.
Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, visit http://mel.org, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks.
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Mardi Gras celebrations all over the United States have begun and will continue through Fat Tuesday. Historically, this event reflects the last night of consuming fatty foods in preparation for the Christian fasting season of Lent. More recently, Mardi Gras celebrations have evolved to include elaborate costumes, Cajun food, festive dance and music, and lavish parades. Using MeL eResources from the Michigan eLibrary (MeL), learn more about the traditions that surround this celebratory season.
While New Orleans might have the most well-known, modern-day celebration, it was not the first. That distinction goes to Mobile, Alabama. Opening the Related tab in Britannica High’s Mardi Gras page, users are given a curated list of Web’s Best Sites, including a link to Mobile’s “Mardi Gras” entry in the Encyclopedia of Alabama and Mardi Gras New Orlean’s “Mardi Gras History.”
Rural festivities in southwestern Louisiana tend to be more unique than others. In FOCUS on Geography from Education Source, Photojournal: The Cajun Mardi Gras offers not only several historic photos, but also explains the purpose behind courir de Mardi Gras (runs), which are kept secret until the day of the event and mostly excluded to outsiders. Mardi Gras Magic and Let the Good Times Roll, both from Louisiana Life in MasterFILE Complete, give a clear picture of building the floats and where to find parties.
From the eBook K-8 Collection, young readers can learn about the role of krewes; the Organization of Rex; the symbolism of the purple, green, and gold throws; and various cultural dances through the titles, Mardi Gras by Julie Murray and Mardi Gras and Carnival by Molly Aloian.
For recipe ideas in these last few days before Lent, explore Mardi Gras Fixin’s (Louisiana Life) to find suggestions for Crawfish Shells, Louisiana Guacamole, Dirty Rice, and a delicious Bloody Mary with pickled okra spears. Food & Wine, a publication in MAS Complete, offers a step-by-step process (with pictures) for making the perfect King Cake, New Orleans-Style Barbecue Shrimp, and Crawfish Fettuccine in Feasting Season.
Information about the celebrations, food and history is plentiful in MeL, but there are also resources that remind us not every story is a happy one. The article, With Spotlight on New Orleans, Louisiana Moves Homeless Out of Sight, published last month in the New York Times from Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints, offers yet another perspective of Mardi Gras season.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Ann Kaskinen from the MeL Team.
Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.
Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, visit http://mel.org, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks.
MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only.
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In January people make New Year’s Resolutions that involve abstaining from something. Instead, what if we made resolutions in February that are about trying something new? The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) can help you start a new hobby, gain the skills to maintain small engines, or make upgrades to your home.
Hobbies & Crafts Source can help you start a new hobby for 2025 such as knitting. "Knitting School" in Creative Knitting includes diagrams and instructions to help with basic techniques, as well as information about yarn weight and reading patterns. Using this guide you might knit a temperature afghan—a special blanket that includes one row per day of the year featuring a color for each temperature range. Once you’ve become proficient, you might even knit a hat and mittens set to keep warm outdoors. Speaking of getting outside, make 2025 your “Big Year”—the year you begin birdwatching and keep track of every type of bird you see. Bird Watcher’s Digest suggests that you don’t have to travel far and can instead modify this challenge to your own parameters in "A Local BIG YEAR" or perhaps narrow your watching even further into a category of birds such as birds of a particular color or size according to "A List of Lists."
Maybe you are more of a do-it-yourselfer. Small Engine Repair Source can help you tune up and repair more than 80 makes of snowmobiles. Those who like to tinker will find information about ATVs, generators, outdoor power equipment, and even tractors. There are diagrams of various parts of many models as well as user manuals.
Gaining new skills to fix up your home and yard is another great way to spend 2025. Home Improvement Source can help us understand the pros and cons of "Off-Grid Heating Solutions" and what to consider when we want to find out "How to Create Your Dream Kitchen Extension" in Homebuilding & Renovating. Winter might be the perfect time to start planning a garden to provide both a hobby and healthy food all summer long. In the February 2025 issue of Log & Timber Home Living you'll find "Growing Up," an article with ideas for gardening in smaller spaces.
No matter what you decide to do with it, 2025 is a brand-new year and you are in charge of how you enjoy it. We hope you will continue to make the MeL eResources part of your journey.
If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact melerhelp@mcls.org for help.
Brought to you by Laura Warren-Gross from the MeL Team.
Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First.
Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, visit http://mel.org, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks.
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