15:12:44 From David Weare to Everyone : Janet, Re: Trustee's handbooks; Price to print Trustee’s Handbook $29.80 at Staples, black and White, both sides, three hole punch, not including binder. What is MSL selling them for? 15:14:19 From Janet McKenney to Everyone : Free for 1 and then I think it was $25 - I'd have to go look... 15:14:57 From Deborah Clark to Everyone : MSL's handbooks will be in color. 15:15:00 From Pam Slattery-Thomas to Everyone : Hi! My trustees are wondering if the requirement of 12 hours a week for a library to meet minimum standards is presently waived? 15:15:18 From Pam Slattery-Thomas to Everyone : 12 hours a week open to the public ;-) 15:16:22 From Pam Slattery-Thomas to Everyone : okay - thank you! 15:18:32 From Quint to Everyone : where is the library checklist located? 15:19:33 From Debra Lay to Everyone : Will we look at our 24 hour quarantine process in June? 15:20:36 From Mary Lou to Everyone : Can we pay to have extra copies? 15:20:42 From Barb Rehmeyer to Everyone : What ever happened to the Maine Bicentennial posters? 15:21:57 From Cindy Appleby (Wells) to Everyone : We're ready to start. 15:21:59 From Karen Eger she/hers to Everyone : We are ready to start the Reciprocal borrowing again anytime. 15:22:04 From Ruth Eveland to Everyone : We'd love to get it back up and running. 15:22:06 From Michelle Conners - KFL to Everyone : Ready to start. 15:22:14 From Erich to Everyone : Southwest Harbor Public Library is ready to start 15:22:22 From Jaime Jones to Everyone : Bowdoin is still closed to the public 15:22:26 From Holly Williams to Everyone : Pittsfield is ready. 15:22:27 From Beth Kane (she/hers) to Everyone : Ready to begin again in Norway 15:22:42 From Janet McKenney to Everyone : Checklist is at: 15:23:07 From Michelle Conners - KFL to Everyone : We will have appointments but they are open to anyone. Computers as well. 15:23:15 From David Smith to Everyone : Currently our campus is still not open to the public 15:23:21 From Janet McKenney to Everyone : Checklist - https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/services/documents/ChecklistandGuidance-UpdateApril212021.pdf 15:23:37 From Pamela Dunning to Everyone : Wiscasset has been allowing reciprocal users for a couple of months. Staff was happy to be able to help readers as much as possible. 15:25:24 From joannamercedes to Everyone : BBH is ready for reciprocal 15:25:36 From Cindy Appleby (Wells) to Everyone : Yes, we'd like new flyers with current participating libraries 15:26:06 From C. PERKINS to Everyone : Waterville is only doing curbside due to ongoing building remodeling so not allowing any patrons inside yet. So not ready for reciprocal borrowing yet. 15:26:09 From Barb Rehmeyer to Everyone : What is the expected timeline as to when libraries who are not part of the reciprocal borrowing may be able to join? 15:26:24 From Sharon Kelly to Everyone : Berwick PL will be ready on May 4th 15:27:22 From James Jackson Sanborn to Everyone : @Barb - Let me check with others here, but if a library wanted to participate now but hadn't before, we probably could come up with a way to bring in some new cohorts. 15:30:21 From Lesley Unger-Mochrie to Everyone : We've been fortunate that our funding hasn't been affected by the Covid Craziness over the last year. Springvale would forgo some of our possible grant funds to go towards libraries whose funding has been negatively affected. 15:32:58 From Ruth Eveland to Janet McKenney(Direct Message) : Where is it posted? 15:34:56 From Holly Williams to Everyone : I was thinking more ebooks since some folks still don't want to come in but like to download. 15:35:21 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone : I think capital is not allowed under ARPA. 15:35:39 From Mary Lou to Everyone : When can we start applying for these funds? 15:38:28 From Anne Romans to Everyone : what about installing an air filtration system? 15:38:56 From Mamie Anthoine Ney, Auburn PL to Everyone : Yeah for filtration! 15:39:11 From RPL Director to Everyone : installing a walk up or service window? 15:41:15 From Holly Williams to Everyone : I'm dancing in my seat!! 15:41:34 From Karen Eger she/hers to Everyone : We have to have a library account Jamie? Jared? had said for the direct deposit. Can you send the verbiage for this so I can be sure I have the correct set up with my town? 15:41:44 From Mary Lou to Everyone : Will we be needing to provide PR and credit if we receive funds? 15:42:16 From Courtney Sparks - Freeport to Everyone : Sorry, late to the meeting. Is this grant money to ARPA funding? 15:42:35 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone : @Courthey - ARPA funding 15:42:44 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone : oops - "Courtney" 15:42:47 From Pam Slattery-Thomas to Everyone : would it cover extra staff ? 15:43:02 From Courtney Sparks - Freeport to Everyone : Oh, I thought a survey was going out for feedback as to how to spend this money? 15:44:36 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone : Karen Eger : that is unrelated to the ARPA funding that Janet is talking about. 15:45:20 From Karen Eger she/hers to Everyone : Erate stuff then. Could I still have the verbiage? 15:45:34 From Karen Eger she/hers to Everyone : Sorry that was to Jared. 15:45:54 From Courtney Sparks - Freeport to Everyone : Gotcha - thank you! 15:45:55 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone : What about being able to purchase laptops 15:46:16 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone : When we know the exact process that the feds want applicants to take with the Emergency Connectivity Funds, then we'll scream it from the mountaintops. :) 15:47:34 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone : Janet -- don't call it E-Rate! :D 15:48:41 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone : We don't know! 15:49:07 From Heidi Libby to Everyone : What about desktops? 15:49:34 From Nancy Crowell to Everyone : What's the time frame for actually receiving funds - whatever the amount? 15:49:44 From Cindy Appleby (Wells) to Everyone : ECF 15:49:48 From joannamercedes to Everyone : +1 Agree w/ Jared 15:49:51 From Amy Levine to Everyone : How about ECF? 15:50:06 From joannamercedes to Everyone : +1 agree with ECF 15:52:16 From Nancy Crowell to Everyone : So we won't have clarity on the amount until our new fiscal year? 15:53:21 From Nancy Crowell to Everyone : Thank you 15:58:03 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone : So every library is eligible for this grant money. I missed some of the conversation? 15:58:07 From Kimberly MSL to Everyone : $19.15 :) 15:59:01 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone : Thank you 15:59:35 From Andrea Stark to Everyone : Is there money in any of these grants to add libraries to the VAN service? 15:59:53 From Debbie Lozito to Everyone : they know who they are 16:03:08 From Jared - Maine State Library to Janet McKenney(Direct Message) : Hold off on ITDRC mention? 16:09:03 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone : https://www.itdrc.org/about 16:09:15 From Holly Williams to Everyone : I've already applied and talked to Dustin Li and we're going to expand our wi-fi to our parking lot and front lawn. Very exciting! 16:09:30 From Debra Lay to Everyone : Vose is in! 16:12:06 From Debra Lay to Everyone : Super easy process - I highly recommend it1 16:12:30 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone : https://www.itdrc.org/covid-19/projectconnect 16:12:31 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone : https://www.itdrc.org/covid-19/projectconnect 16:14:48 From Beth Kane (she/hers) to Everyone : When this says electicity must be provided, does that mean exterior access to electicity? 16:15:11 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone : If the access point is positioned outdoors 16:15:46 From Debra Lay to Everyone : Is that all day Janet? 16:16:46 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone : @Debra - I believe that it's 9-2 or 9-3 16:16:46 From Mamie Anthoine Ney, Auburn PL to Everyone : Thank you! You all do such a great job in keeping everything straight! 16:17:02 From Heidi Libby to Everyone : I am a municipal library but we have a Friends group that we can have it deposited into. 16:17:06 From Susan M Preece to Everyone : I saw an announcement about Maine Library Commission 16:17:12 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone : We are in the same boat here 16:17:28 From Caroline Ward-Nesbit to Everyone : Also in the same boat. 16:17:32 From Jenn at Fort Fairfield Public Library to Everyone : Fort Fairfield would be in the same boat. We only have the one account 16:17:57 From Susan M Preece to Everyone : sorry--meeting in May to discuss Internet Safety at MSL 16:18:09 From Karen Eger she/hers to Everyone : Our town finance person needed to look at the exact wording. 16:22:57 From RPL Director to Everyone : Thank you Janet 16:22:57 From Heidi Libby to Everyone : Thank you Janet! 16:23:01 From Mary Lou to Everyone : thank you all! 16:23:09 From Karen Eger she/hers to Everyone : Yeah! 16:23:13 From Ann Thomas to Janet McKenney(Direct Message) : Thank you! Have a fabulous vacation! Congratulations! 16:23:18 From Mamie Anthoine Ney, Auburn PL to Everyone : Pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16:23:22 From Brenda Lynn Gould to Everyone : Thank you! 16:23:30 From Michelle Brenner to Everyone : Have a great trip Janet!! 16:23:30 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone : Have a great trip. 16:23:38 From RPL Director to Everyone : Janet Have a wonderful trip! 16:23:58 From Korina Lee to Everyone : Thank you! Safe travels. 16:24:02 From Debra Lay to Everyone : Safe travels Janet - thanks for all you do! 16:24:17 From Anne Romans to Everyone : thanks, Janet 16:24:24 From Beth Kane (she/hers) to Everyone : Enjoy your trip, Janet! 16:24:33 From Beth Kane (she/hers) to Everyone : Thank you 16:24:38 From Pam Slattery-Thomas to Everyone : Thank you ! Best travels !