<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Training Opportunity - Registration now open<br></div><div><br></div><div>The Mid-Michigan Library League is holding a two-part series on Human Resources with Brian Mortimore. Part I: HR Basics - The "soft" skills will be held in Ludington at the Mason County District Library on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015. </div><div><br></div><div>The details are below and also attached as a flyer. Please join us!</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:#000;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt" mce_style="color:#000;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px"><b>Human Resources Part I: <br> HR Basics – The “hard” skills</b></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px"><b>When:</b> <b>Thursday, December 3rd, 2015, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. </b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>Where:</b> Mason County District Library, 217 East Ludington Ave., <b>Ludington</b>, MI 49431, (231) 843-8465</div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px"><b>Who:</b> <b>Brian L. Mortimore, SPHR, </b>Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development, Kent District Library</div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px"><b>Workshop Description</b></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px">Part I of a two-part series, this workshop will focus on employment laws, performance management, and all things related to Human Resource Management in the Library. Sample topics include:</div><ul style="margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0" mce_style="margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0" type="disc"> <li style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in"><i>A primer on Human Resource Management and the history of labor in America</i></li><li style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in"><i>Salaried vs. Hourly pay designations and the impact of each on staffing decisions</i></li><li style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in"><i>Workers Compensation, Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and how the three can be related and how to address scenarios under each</i></li><li style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in"><i>Performance Management – coaching employees under the A,B,C model, scenarios will be shared and discussed</i></li><li style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px;tab-stops:list .5in"><i>Investigating employee/patron complaints</i></li></ul> <div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px"><b>***</b> We will devote a good portion of the day to a game we like to play called “Stump the HR Guy” where participants will submit their own challenging scenarios in writing and they will be randomly drawn and openly discussed for everyone’s benefit. <u>BRING</u> <u>YOUR</u> <u>SCENARIOS</u>! <b>***</b></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px"><b>A member of the Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM), Brian Mortimore brings 20 years’ experience as a Human Resource professional in healthcare, higher education, and the library industry. He holds degrees from Lake Superior State University and a Michigan State University (MSU) where he studied organizational communications and human resource management. </b></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px"><b>Registration fee is $50 for MMLL members, $65 for guests, and includes lunch. Registration deadline: November 26th - Use this <a target="_blank" href="https://form.jotform.com/53073732425149" mce_href="https://form.jotform.com/53073732425149">registration form</a></b> </div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0;margin-bottom:13px"><b>Part II of this two-part series, also presented by Brian Mortimore, will be held March 31st, 2016 in Cadillac. </b></div></span></div><div><br></div><div><b><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><i><span style="color: #008080;" mce_style="color: #008080;">~Sheryl</span></i></span></span></b></div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div>Sheryl L. Mase, Director</div><div>Mid-Michigan Library League<br>210 1/2 N. 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