15:06:42 From Robin G. to Janet McKenney(Direct Message): Denmark Library has it's new router working today! Getting lots of good feedback all ready! 15:12:13 From Janet McKenney to Robin G.-Denmark P.L.(Direct Message): Great news! 15:25:42 From Debra Lay to Everyone: there's a grant for that Janet! 15:27:22 From Michelle Brenner to Everyone: Did you specify the dollar range of the grants? 15:27:45 From BBH Library to Everyone: Is ARPA the funds that require patron information sharing with the federal government — or is that the other funding opportunity? 15:28:12 From BBH Library to Everyone: Ok thank you! 15:28:13 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: Yes... the ECF... 15:28:35 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: (It's an evolving situation.) 15:28:45 From BBH Library to Everyone: *standing by* 15:28:50 From Deborah Clark to Everyone: Michelle, The grant amounts are here https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/grant_projects/documents/FinalFormulaGrants_PublicLibraries.pdf 15:29:16 From Michelle Brenner to Everyone: Thank you!! 15:31:25 From Melissa Small/Readfield Community Library to Everyone: Will we enter the amount in the "Total Grant" column or the "Grant" column on the Formula Grant application? 15:31:25 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: It does stand to mention: if you plan on applying for the ECF, you should not use ARPA funds toward the same purchases. 15:33:21 From Julie Hoyle to Everyone: Is it only for things that we have already spent money on? Or can we use it to purchase items now? 15:33:47 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: March 15, 2020, you mean? 15:34:57 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone: It looks like towns with population under 1,000 aren 15:35:05 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: Gotcha! Getting my retroactive funding mixed up 15:35:41 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone: are not eligible for any money 15:37:18 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone: So there is a $1500 base amount 15:37:39 From Angie - Skowhegan Library to Everyone: Are we going to get a list or set of criteria what purchases are eligible for the ARPA funds. Maybe this was already discussed and I missed it?? 15:37:44 From Holly Williams to Everyone: So...the total grant number is what we'll receive? 15:38:30 From Holly Williams to Everyone: Thank you! 15:38:34 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone: Eligible categories for spending include: • COVID Safety Products • Technology - Hardware • Technology - Software • Collections - Print • Collections- Ebooks/audio/video • Collections - Circulating or Take and Makes • Programming - Face to face • Programming - Virtual • HVAC Supplies/Solutions • Other (please consult with MSL) 15:38:41 From Mary-Lou Boucouvalas to Everyone: How wonderful! 15:38:49 From Angie - Skowhegan Library to Everyone: Thank you Lisa 15:38:58 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone: YVW! 15:40:24 From Janet Adelberg to Everyone: We have purchased two tents for ease of outdoor programming. Could that fit into the “other” category? 15:40:28 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: API = Application Programming Interface, a way of getting two different softwares to talk to one another. 15:40:32 From Barb to Everyone: Would a window fan be considered HVAC? 15:40:52 From Barb to Everyone: 👍 15:41:06 From Heidi Hinkley to Everyone: would new computers be eligible? 15:41:36 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone: @Heidi: You might want to talk to Jared about that. 15:41:58 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone: You might do better acquiring under ECF. 15:42:07 From RPL Director to Everyone: Would partial funding for a 3 year strategic plan in the Other bucket or not eligible 15:42:49 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: ECF eligible items: laptops, tablets, mifi devices / aircards, cellular data plans 15:43:19 From RPL Director to Janet McKenney(Direct Message): Thank you. 15:43:59 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: Yeah, the ECF comes with a major asterisk 15:44:09 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone: Are libraries putting out their toys and extra stuff out yet 15:44:34 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: ECF mission: connecting people to educational resources in their homes 15:44:58 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: (Homes = not schools, not libraries) 15:45:35 From RPL Director to Everyone: No toys yet. 15:45:50 From Norridgewock Public Library to Everyone: not yet 15:46:39 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone: Thank you 15:46:40 From Pamela Dunning to Everyone: No toys yet. 15:46:45 From Janet Wilson to Everyone: where do we get the application? 15:47:11 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone: I didn't think so but I was trying to check and see what others were doing 15:47:33 From Lesley Unger-Mochrie to Everyone: Janet, did you want to do a quick overview of what was covered in the First Amendment presentation this afternoon? 15:47:58 From Pamela Dunning to Everyone: We have purchased more STEM kits and are letting them out. The children think they are toys! 15:48:34 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: ECF will have a retroactive reimbursement window for eligible items, provided they fall under the ECF mission 15:48:48 From Jared - Maine State Library to Everyone: (Ask me if you have questions.) 15:50:07 From Jenn at Fort Fairfield Public Library to Everyone: Same here for Fairfield 15:51:29 From RPL Director to Everyone: Same here in Kittery the schools gave away Free Lunch so the data was not accurate. I am glad the schools choose to support all families with free lunch 15:51:41 From Susan Preece Topsham Public Library to Everyone: It was very well done! 15:51:55 From Jenn at Fort Fairfield Public Library to Everyone: Does the Technology software have to pay for software that a patron directly uses or can it be software that the library uses to help patrons? 15:52:42 From cathrina.skov to Everyone: https://www.pressherald.com/2021/06/07/senate-advances-bill-to-provide-free-meals-to-all-students/?rel=related 15:52:51 From Mamie Anthoine Ney to Everyone: All of these funding efforts should be put under something called Project Phoenix. They certsinly feel like they'renhelping us rise from the pandemic ashes. 15:52:54 From Lesley Unger-Mochrie to Everyone: Here's a draft of my non-profit policy: The Springvale Public Library, a private non-profit corporation, reserves the right to restrict video and audio recording on it’s property. 15:53:21 From Carver Library to Everyone: Any other language examples would be helpful too! 15:53:48 From Holly Williams to Everyone: The recording will be made available? 15:54:00 From Michelle Conners - KFL to Everyone: Yup! 15:54:36 From Deborah Clark to Everyone: Check out the recording when it's available. It has some legally enforceable language in some of the slides. 15:55:04 From Cindy Appleby (Wells) to Everyone: Has anyone recently experienced one of these audits? 15:55:11 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone: Post policies around the library building, too. 15:56:00 From Deborah Clark to Everyone: https://firstamendmentmuseum.org/ should have it available soon. 15:56:11 From Lesley Unger-Mochrie to Everyone: New Hampshire libraries just had a rash of them, all across the State 15:56:56 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone: Also for funsies: "Under the federal Wiretap Act, it is illegal for any person to secretly record an oral, telephonic, or electronic communication that other parties to the communication reasonably expect to be private. (18 U.S.C. § 2511.)" 15:58:12 From Cindy Appleby (Wells) to Everyone: I thought some states are one-party states where only oe person needs to be aware (usually the recorder) 15:58:24 From Ann Thomas to Everyone: Thank you! 15:58:26 From Jenn at Fort Fairfield Public Library to Everyone: Does the Technology software have to pay for software that a patron directly uses or can it be software that the library uses to help patrons? 15:59:05 From Lisa Shaw (she/her) to Everyone: @Jenn - Good Jared question. :) 15:59:09 From Susan Preece Topsham Public Library to Everyone: Thanks! 15:59:42 From Lesley Unger-Mochrie to Everyone: Thank you so much Janet! 15:59:43 From Wendy Boyle to Everyone: Thank you 15:59:45 From davismemoriallibrary to Everyone: Thanks, Janet!! 15:59:45 From Julie Hoyle to Everyone: Thanks! 15:59:46 From Korina Lee to Everyone: Thank you! 15:59:47 From Norridgewock Public Library to Everyone: Thank you Jant 15:59:50 From Debra Lay to Everyone: Thank you Janet! 15:59:51 From Brenda Lynn Gould to Everyone: Thank you Janet! 15:59:53 From David Smith to Everyone: Thanks 15:59:55 From Sharon Kelly to Everyone: thank you! 15:59:56 From Michelle conroy to Everyone: Thank you 15:59:57 From cathrina.skov to Everyone: Thank you! 16:00:01 From Michelle Brenner to Everyone: Thank you Janet! 16:00:01 From Brenda Lynn Gould to Everyone: Thank you Lisa!