13:47:07 From Kelli Burnham : Hi Janet! 13:48:28 From Tammy Rabideau - Waterville Public Library to Janet McKenney(Privately) : hi! 13:48:57 From Andrea DeBiase : Hi from sunny Sugarloaf! 13:49:06 From Tammy Rabideau - Waterville Public Library : lovely! :) 13:49:14 From Janet McKenney to Tammy Rabideau - Waterville Public Library(Privately) : Hi everyone. I will mute everyone at 1:50 if you are not muted. 13:49:42 From jholway 1949@outlook.com : Hi there one and all. new experience for me, never done this before. 13:50:16 From Janet McKenney : Hi everyone. I will mute everyone at to keep background noise down. Say hi in the chat - or talk then mute. 13:51:36 From John Roe : Hello from Kittery Maine 13:51:37 From Louise Jolliffe : Hi, Janet! 13:51:45 From Louise Jolliffe : And everyone! 13:54:08 From Janet McKenney : Hello everyone. You are all early birds! 13:54:44 From Susan Schroeder : Hi Janet! Thanks for keeping us all updated! 13:54:46 From Cara Sawyer : I've been cleaning "The Closet of Doom!" I was ready for a break! ;-) 13:54:59 From marie : Hi! Wanted to be sure I wasn't late. :) 13:55:02 From Jared : If you aren't able to hear Janet's typing, please use the "Test Speaker and Microphone" option, accessible using the ^ menu next to your "Unmute" button. 13:58:22 From Bernie : I could never figure out why she never mentioned me... 13:58:27 From Ruth Eveland : Question for the future from out staff meeting this morning: how do we plan for reopening? What sort of protocols and procedures will we need to observe? We need science-based information to make these decisions, but we'd like to begin thinking now. 13:58:30 From Mary-Lou Boucouvalas : Thank you Janet for doing these. So helpful 13:58:59 From Brenda L. Gould : Hello from West Paris 13:59:01 From James Ritter : Ruth -- we can touch on this today. 14:00:10 From Ruth Eveland : Great, thanks. We are chomping at the bit, but will wait until The Time is Right. 14:00:16 From John Roe : We do have sun! Still a bit chilly. 14:00:30 From Susan Schroeder : Question for this or a future session...has anyone collected all the great online resources for patrons that have been mentioned on MELIBS in one place? In your spare time lol! 14:00:55 From Janet McKenney to Ruth Eveland(Privately) : we have started those discussion. definitely will happen 14:01:06 From Jen De salme : I'm attempting to make a list on WPL's website, but I know I'm not the only one. 14:01:13 From Carver Library : Maybe not ALL the resources... https://www.carverlibrary.org/athome.html 14:01:21 From Jen De salme : (To make lists on their websites, I mean 14:01:37 From Susan Schroeder : Thanks! 14:02:16 From Caroline Ward-Nesbit : It’s not everything from MELIBs, but a librarian from Tennessee State University put together an AMAZING lib guide that she gave permission to post: https://tnstate.libguides.com/c.php?g=1015577&p=7355677 14:02:43 From Jen De salme : Thank you! http://www.watervillelibrary.org/news/article.php?id=715 14:02:49 From Susan Schroeder : I am also interested, like many others I'm sure, in financial resources for libraries...we likely will have to cancel our main fundraiser and we are hurting big time. 14:03:22 From stacey.brownlie@maine.edu : For academic librarians: https://acrl.libguides.com/pandemic/home 14:04:39 From Ann Dyer : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12ftGRLhIoT2-HGLrLkH5KjMiSUFdwy7XaUi0kX6ifUI/edit#gid=0 14:08:09 From Mamie Ney : greatest flexibility for use of leave? Sick time? 14:10:44 From Mamie Ney : Got a call from Census looking for help 14:11:33 From Heidi Hinkley : I have been assisting patrons over the telephone completing unemployment claims and the census online for the past couple of weeks. 14:11:37 From Rich Boulet : Library Directors could use some guidance from MSL on the CARES act. Is there someone at MSL who is the point person to help with this and other similar needs? 14:11:39 From Sarah Brown : Tomorrow is "Census Day" and we will promote on social media. 14:14:07 From Carver Library : If the MPLF deadline is going to be moved, we need to know asap, since it's currently April 3, this Friday. 14:14:40 From Patten Free Library : I echo Rich. Please talk about CARES act, 14:15:13 From Mamie Ney : That is what the new provisions of the new law. 14:18:04 From Joanna Breen, Maine : How do we reconcile the delivery model with food service (essential) and book service (non essential) if we're acting as though we're inflected peoples. If I were infected, I would not pack books to deliver to a patron? 14:18:38 From Carver Library : Which page is that statement published on? 14:18:40 From Barb Rehmeyer : Can we get a copy of what you just read? 14:19:15 From Ben Treat : Thank you -- that is lovely writing, and helps to navigate the narrow channel between essential new roles and nonessential typical practices. 14:19:31 From Caroline Ward-Nesbit : https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/services/documents/March31-CurbsideandLending.pdf 14:20:06 From stacey.brownlie@maine.edu : I echo Ben’s comment. Thank you, Jamie and Janet. 14:20:11 From Jeff Cabral : I agree Ben, sounds great. 14:20:27 From Joanna Breen, Maine : @Caroline thank you 14:20:33 From Matthew Graff : +1 to Ben's Comment 14:21:02 From Amy Levine : Thank you! 14:21:07 From James Ritter : Yes Barb and All -- it will be published as a PDF and emailed out and also published to our website page. 14:21:17 From Karen Eger : I am wondering if ordering books now also puts people in danger, packers at Baker & Taylor, Tom the UPS guy... 14:21:22 From Carver Library : Thank you for the articulate guidance! 14:21:46 From Alisia : I don't think we need to have an existential crisis about being called non-essential. School is essential as well, but it is also closed. Not open is not equal to not important. 14:22:05 From stacey.brownlie@maine.edu : So true Alisia 14:22:09 From James Ritter : Correct Alisia. 14:22:17 From Joanna Breen, Maine : Agree @Alisia 14:22:24 From Cara Sawyer : Perfectly said Alisia! 14:22:25 From Leila Roy : Thank you, Alisia. 14:22:35 From Cindy Appleby : Excellent point, Alisia 14:22:47 From Andrea DeBiase : patron just called to ask me to print out just ONE page of a pdf for him...had to say no :( 14:23:49 From Jeff Cabral : There's a great tweet out there about how the very nature of libraries being essential is WHY they are closing and needed to close - because people wouldn't stay away otherwise. 14:24:08 From Beckie : That webinar is full, it will be recorded and anyone who signs up will get an email with a link to the recording. 14:25:28 From Alisia : @Jeff absolutely. Library Twitter has been a real fun time recently (ironically and unironically) 14:26:06 From Rich Boulet : There I some info I picked up on small business loans. 14:27:41 From Brenda L. Gould : Beckie, which webinar were you referring to? 14:28:52 From James JS to Janet McKenney(Privately) : also sent this to Jamie: Is the state library taking a lead on applying for IMLS CARES funds? Sherrie and Marianne from the MIN Fundraising committee were asking? 14:29:15 From Beckie : The American Association of Non-Profits. 14:29:44 From Mary-Lou Boucouvalas : Are directors paying staff that are not coming in but cannot work from home? ie custodian? just curious. 14:30:07 From Bernie : what is the library twitter address? 14:30:10 From Lesley Unger - Springvale Public Library : We are lucky enough to be able to keep paying the whole staff. 14:30:26 From Ruth Eveland to Janet McKenney(Privately) : Our building guy is going full-speed on projects that make noise or create fumes - he is getting SO MUCH done now! 14:30:30 From Barb Rehmeyer to Janet McKenney(Privately) : Just to clarify - we can still work at the library but not interact with people. In a 1 person library 1 day a week 14:30:37 From Jen De salme : Oh, that would be amazing 14:30:53 From Jeff Cabral : that would be incredible but also perhaps break the internet :) 14:31:07 From Karen Eger : Town is continuing to pay everyone in South Berwick regardless of hours worked. 14:31:41 From Beth Sweet : We are able to continue paying staff regardless of how many hours they can come in or work from home. 14:32:25 From Michelle Sampson : We're fortunate. We're paying our staff their regularly scheduled hours through the end of April. 14:32:34 From Michelle Sampson : (York Public Library) 14:35:33 From Ben Treat : Mary Lou, the only staff I've identified as having definite on-site duties are custodians. Everyone else had to work with me or with dept heads to develop a work plan. 14:35:43 From Ben Treat : ..but those work plans are often off-site, not typical duties, and we are paying for regular schedules regardless of hours worked, unless someone insists there is absolutely nothing they can do at this time (in which case we would have moved a person to sick leave if possible)... 14:36:35 From Kate P McM : EPA list of approved disinfectants. Adding to it as products are approved. https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2 14:36:39 From Jared : What, no ZoomRoulette? 14:36:58 From Cara Sawyer : Aww, thanks for not thinking we're weird! 14:37:03 From Ben Treat : Ruthless Non-Librarians should be the name of a ska band. 14:37:06 From Cara Sawyer : Okay...I'm not weird! 14:37:13 From Asher Littlefield : Yes it should, Ben! 14:37:15 From Jared : Cara... 14:37:24 From Jen De salme : :O 14:37:28 From Jenna Mayotte : I am not wiping all those down 14:37:52 From Mary-Lou Boucouvalas : Thanks everyone. We are also able to pay...but a few Board members asked if this was happening elsewhere with custodians, etc. Appreciate it! 14:37:58 From Mamie Ney : I envision a thousand please for bags! 14:38:46 From Joanna Breen, Maine : @Janet, let's just go for choas and madness ;) 14:38:50 From James JS to Janet McKenney(Privately) : can I give a quick update on that? 14:38:52 From Bernie : custodians are important because they can be sanitizing things... floors, rugs, shelves 14:38:57 From Jeff Cabral : Mary Lou, we're doing the same as Ben - regular cleaning hours (with private company and paid custodian) with very different cleaning protocols in place 14:39:14 From Mary-Lou Boucouvalas : Our lady just doesn't want to come in. 14:39:33 From Caroline Ward-Nesbit : What is everyone doing about their summer programs? Continuing to plan as if we’ll be able to proceed as usual? 14:39:42 From Lperkins : Town of Kittery is paying all staff throughout the closure. 14:40:27 From Mamie Ney : Planning is high on our staff's workplan. 14:40:27 From Karen Eger : We are working on online summer reading and that will be useful anyway. Kara Reiman is a resource. 14:40:32 From ncrowell : There won't be shelf space for all the returns. 14:40:53 From Amy : Is there a place on the MSL site to register if we have staff in the building but are closed to the public? 14:41:34 From Ruth Eveland to Janet McKenney(Privately) : We are also thinking about will we need to limit the number of people in our building at a time, putting up screens at the circ desk, etc. 14:42:00 From Jeff Cabral : We are already assuming that when we re-open, we and many others will likely have to limit number of ppl in the building at one time and have a very different portfolio of public services we can offer, probably for many, many months 14:42:11 From Mamie Ney : We have 1100 items out on ILL. 14:42:21 From KWebber : What about the bins coming from Freedom Express? Should those be wiped down even if the contents should be fine? 14:42:23 From Jeff Cabral : Amy, Janet sent the link for the closure form out today on ME-Libs and ME-Info and Directors list-serv 14:42:42 From Amy : Thank you. 14:43:00 From James JS to Janet McKenney(Privately) : can get unmuted for a MILS/Minerva/MaineCat update 14:43:05 From Susan Preece : As frustrating as this is, I think that we need to be comfortable with the unknown. We will figure this out but we can only know what we know today. 14:43:25 From Janet McKenney to Carver Library(Privately) : https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/services/Coronavirus.htm 14:43:26 From James Ritter : Amen Susan! 14:43:50 From Mary-Lou Boucouvalas : But your new desk looks lovely! 14:43:58 From Bernie : Thank you Janet. You've been awesomely busy. Thank you thank you thank you! 14:44:49 From quint : off topic but did the Bicentennial posters of the map come in? 14:44:53 From Susan Preece : Has there been any discussion about using the Maine Public Tax funds for support for us? 14:45:08 From Julie Sawtelle Cumston Pub LIb, Monmouth : Does the recording include the chat? 14:45:35 From Rich Boulet : Free James! 14:46:05 From Jeff Cabral : typically the recording hasn't included the chats but Janet may be doing something different now. I have selected all before it ends and copy/pasted into a Word doc. 14:46:44 From Julie Sawtelle Cumston Pub LIb, Monmouth : Can you send us an e-version now? 14:46:52 From Jeff Cabral : NO. I want my map! just kidding, just kidding 14:47:17 From Julie Sawtelle Cumston Pub LIb, Monmouth : we can do both, lol! 14:47:19 From James JS to Janet McKenney(Privately) : I lost my unmute... 14:47:53 From Thomas College : there is a save chat option at bottom right of chat box 14:47:59 From James Ritter : Julie -- an e-version of the map? 14:48:07 From Julie Sawtelle Cumston Pub LIb, Monmouth : yes, the bi-cen map 14:48:46 From James JS : my unmute got lost 14:48:48 From Lperkins : The next essential part for many of us is guidance on re-opening procedures . Some examples are as less patrons in the building, having plexi-glass shields installed at the circulation desks , purell stations at circ desks... 14:49:07 From James Ritter : Sure -- we'll figure something out. Our rights to reproduce it are limited, but I think we can figure something out! 14:50:32 From Deborah Clark to Janet McKenney(Privately) : You told me you wanted to extend the grant deadline to May 15. Have you changed our mind? 14:50:42 From James Ritter : Literary map link: https://www.maine.gov/msl/maine200/maine_literary_map.shtml 14:51:02 From James Ritter : Not quite the eVersion, but a nice web-based version 14:51:11 From Sharon Kelly : Is that possible to have the re-opening recommendation to come down from MSL? 14:51:12 From Alisia : I'm lobbying for at least May 15th. It's not like libraries want itemd due as soon as they open in any case, as we were discussing earlier 14:51:37 From Holly Williams : May 15th is great...or even later. 14:51:43 From James Ritter : Sharon -- yes, we can and will play a leadership role with that 14:51:51 From Alisia : I should log in with another name 14:51:57 From Elise Miller : Ooh, that map would make a great puzzle!! 14:51:58 From Joanna Breen, Maine : May 15 sound good 14:52:11 From Alisia : Next time I'm going to call myself Jeff 14:52:30 From Bernie : a puzzle format is a great idea! 14:54:23 From Lesley Unger - Springvale Public Library : Puzzle would be awesome! 14:54:40 From ncrowell : Deb Merrill is the map artist and she did some wonderful art for Scarborough. 14:54:43 From Barb Rehmeyer : Puzzle would make a great fundraiser 14:54:58 From James Ritter : Yes Nancy -- she is quite talented. 14:55:33 From Matthew Graff : Stepped away for the moment, where do we access the spreadsheet, please? 14:55:39 From James JS : Quick written update on CloudLibrary: We have added about $50k worth of content in the last 2 weeks. We have received an additional $23k in pledges that will be invoiced and spent to increase our collections during the month of April. 14:55:52 From Matthew Graff : Nice, James! 14:55:55 From Cara Sawyer : Awesome James! Thank you! 14:55:58 From Jeff Cabral : That's super James, thanks 14:56:07 From Mary-Lou Boucouvalas : That is excellent news. Nice job adding books! 14:56:16 From James JS : Invoices for the regular subscription year for CloudLibrary will also go out in April as well (sorry about the timing) 14:56:21 From Leila Roy : Outstanding, thank you so much! 14:56:22 From Janet McKenney to Barb Rehmeyer(Privately) : Great idea! 14:56:24 From Jeff Cabral : Matt, the closure form went out on list-servs today from Janet and she will aggregate results on a weekly basis and put it on the MSL CV page 14:56:31 From Norway Memorial Library Staff : Thank you, James! 14:56:38 From Matthew Graff : Thank you, Jeff. 14:56:57 From Susan Schroeder : Same question as M Graff re library update spreadsheet location?...also stepped away! 14:57:02 From Jenna Mayotte : PPL is actively signing up ecards, feel free to email us, link on webpage 14:57:06 From Heather Runnels : Will cloud library add the new Maine Student Book Award books? 14:57:15 From James JS : Circ for first 15 days of the month for CloudLibrary was 18,302. Second 15 days of the month, circ was 28,159 14:57:25 From Lperkins : Wonderful Thank you folks all over Maine will be very appreciative of this effort. 14:57:32 From Brenda L. Gould : Thank you all so much! 14:57:47 From Caroline Ward-Nesbit : Yes, thank you all! 14:57:50 From Beckie : I zoned for a minute: where is the link to update library info? 14:58:05 From Tammy - Waterville Public Library : Thank you so much to all! 14:58:12 From Susan Schroeder : Thanks you all at MSL for all the hard work looping us in! 14:58:12 From Kate P McM : MSL Online card info https://www.maine.gov/msl/services/libcard.htm 14:58:14 From Jeff Cabral : came out on list-servs Beckie and she will put it onto the MSLCV page too 14:58:14 From Alisia : @Heather. We will add those books to the collection if they are available if someone sends the list of titles to James Jackson Sanborn (James.jacksonsanborn@maineinfonet.org) 14:58:31 From Susan Preece : Thank you all for all your work! 14:58:33 From Cara Sawyer : Thank you EVERYONE for ALL you do! 14:59:04 From Karen Eger : Love our library community. 14:59:09 From Julie Hoyle : Thank you for your updates. I really look forward to these meetings. It helps me feel connected as well. 14:59:10 From Steve : Thanks, all. 14:59:12 From Jen @ WFPL : Thank you, thank you! Peace out, library mavens! 14:59:13 From Mary-Lou Boucouvalas : Thank you! 14:59:14 From bryce.cundick@maine.edu : Thanks! 14:59:17 From Jen De salme : thank you! 14:59:18 From Joanna Breen, Maine : Your gxys are the best! 14:59:20 From Sharon Kelly : thank you very much! 14:59:20 From Cindy Appleby : Thank you all for the updates 14:59:21 From Matthew Graff : Thank you everyone, love these updates 14:59:22 From Ann Thomas : thanks 14:59:22 From Mamie Ney : Thank you! 14:59:23 From James Allard : thank you everyone :) 14:59:24 From Lesley Unger - Springvale Public Library : Thank you all so very much! 14:59:28 From Heather Runnels : Thank you!