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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to everyone who responded!!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Rebecca</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The only item in our Library of things that we still circulate at this time is our Hotspots. We quarantine everything for 4 days then check in. We then wipe them down with an anti-bacterial wipe. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333300">Denise O. Malevitis</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333300">Bridgman Public Library</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333300">Inter Library Loan Department</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333300">& Program Coordinator</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Michele Howard <<a href="mailto:mhoward@tadl.org">mhoward@tadl.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 31, 2020 10:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> Rebecca Higgerson <<a href="mailto:rhiggerson@brandonlibrary.org">rhiggerson@brandonlibrary.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Library of Things</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Rebecca,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Pretty much everything still circulates. We quarantine these items longer (7 days) just to be safe. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hope that helps!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Michele</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Mindy Schafer <<a href="mailto:mschafer@dewittlibrary.org">mschafer@dewittlibrary.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 30, 2020 1:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rebecca Higgerson <<a href="mailto:rhiggerson@brandonlibrary.org">rhiggerson@brandonlibrary.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Library of Things</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Rebecca,</p><p class="MsoNormal">We have a limited number of Library of Things available at this time. Mainly our one piece, easily cleanable items such as the projector, metal detector, measuring wheel and binoculars are available. Multi-piece items and summer games are all shadowed in our catalog.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We took the dominos, giant Jenga and vr glasses out of the collection during this phase. Other items, like tools are still allowed to circulate. We quarantine, like our regular materials but do not do any special cleaning.</span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" style="width:375.0pt"><tr style="height:18.75pt"><td width="61" valign="top" style="width:45.75pt;padding:3.75pt 7.5pt .75pt 7.5pt;height:18.75pt"><p style="margin-top:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.livoniapubliclibrary.org"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="150" height="68" style="width:1.5625in;height:.7083in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D6B689.D1598CD0"></span></b></a></span></p></td><td width="420" valign="top" style="width:315.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt 7.5pt .75pt;height:18.75pt"><p><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Donna Winter</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Assistant Branch Librarian <br>Livonia Public Library<br>(734) 466-2675 <br><a href="mailto:dwinter@livoniapubliclibrary.org">dwinter@livoniapubliclibrary.org</a> <br><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.livoniapubliclibrary.org">www.livoniapubliclibrary.org</a></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></td></tr></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Hi Rebecca,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">We are still circulating everything from our extensive tool library, as well as our STEAM kits. We quarantine all of those items for four days, just like books, and we wipe down the hard surfaces of items whenever possible.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:#1f4e79"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img width="81" height="132" style="width:.8437in;height:1.375in" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D6B689.D1598CD0" align="left" hspace="12"><b><span style="font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:#1f4e79">JESSICA KEYSER</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:#1f4e79">DIRECTOR</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:#1f4e79">313.640.4775 ext. 1200</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:#1f4e79"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:#1f4e79">Expand learning, inspire creativity</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:#1f4e79">and connect our community</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:#1f4e79"><a href="http://grossepointelibrary.org">grossepointelibrary.org</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi Rebecca,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have stopped circulating all fabric items, so no puppets or early literacy bags. We are circulating our STEM Kits. They quarantine for 7 days, and then wiped down with a Lysol wipe while being inventoried. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:violet">Dani DiAmico</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:turquoise;background:aliceblue">Children's Librarian Sage Library</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">100 E Midland St</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Bay City, MI 48706</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="clickablephonenumber"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">989-892-8555</span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple"> ex 5</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We are not circulating anything from our ETC collection--except mobile hotspots. The hotspots go into quarantine for five full days upon return, and then they are wiped down before getting ready to circulate again.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Mary Ellen Mulcrone</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Saline District Library</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">555 N. Maple Road</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Saline, MI 48176</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">734-401-1283</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.salinelibrary.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">www.salinelibrary.org</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Kathleen Dimond <<a href="mailto:kdimond@manchesterlibrary.info">kdimond@manchesterlibrary.info</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 29, 2020 7:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rebecca Higgerson <<a href="mailto:rhiggerson@brandonlibrary.org">rhiggerson@brandonlibrary.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Library of Things</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We are not circulating items from our Library of Things, and to be honest, no one has asked for any of them for checkout. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Kathy Dimond</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Donna Janke <<a href="mailto:djanke@cromaine.org">djanke@cromaine.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 29, 2020 5:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rebecca Higgerson <<a href="mailto:rhiggerson@brandonlibrary.org">rhiggerson@brandonlibrary.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Library of Things</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Oh my gosh, we have been checking our library of things like crazy! We have been checking out our knitting kits, ukulele, drone, microscope, telescope, etc. People are spending more time at home and are looking for creative ways to spend their time. We are quarantining returned items for 4 days and wiping everything down when we check them in. We haven't taken anything out. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Have fun with your collection!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">We have not been circulating our Library of Things items during this time at any of our libraries.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Lisa</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Lisa Waskin, Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Superior District Library</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">541 Library Drive</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Ph. (906) 632-9331</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Fax (906) 635-0210</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:lisaw@uproc.lib.mi.us">lisaw@uproc.lib.mi.us</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Rebecca,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Yes, we're still circulating our Things. We quarantine them 4 days upon return, along with everything else.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Take care,<br clear="all"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Holly Hentz</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Library Director</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Hamburg Township Library</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>10411 Merrill Rd., Box 247</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Hamburg, MI 48139</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>810.231.1771</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe Script"">Rebecca Higgerson</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Brandon Twp Public Library</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">304 South Street</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Ortonville MI 48462</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">248-627-1474</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>ENGAGE • EDUCATE • ENRICH • EMPOWER</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#c00000">No Reservation Recommendations: your source for colleague-approved vendors!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#c00000"><a href="https://nrr.ninja/"><span style="color:#c00000">https://nrr.ninja/</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#c00000"><img border="0" width="64" height="64" style="width:.6666in;height:.6666in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.png@01D6B689.D1598CD0" alt="RH Email Signature-100"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>