Recap of June 7 Statewide Zoom Meeting The recording of the meeting is on the MSL webpage<https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/services/Coronavirus.htm> and at the link below for your convenience. https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/services/June72022_1535481692.mp4 Discussion Topics Delivery Prices Increase The new prices for Van Delivery for July1, 2022- June 30, 2023 have increased from $19.14 t0 $26.60 per stop for the MSL and University groups. Colby, Bates and Bowdoin will be increased to $30.00 per stop on their contracts with Freedom Xpress. This is devasting to all budgets and we held a session at MLA to share the news with those attending and we can discuss at the meeting tomorrow. Jamie prepared a slide presentation and tackled the challenge with some humor. Gas prices and driver hourly wages are the main reason for increases. Please take a look at Jamie's slide presentation<https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/interlib/documents/MLA_VanDelivery_2022.pdf> and also at the price chart in the delivery FAQ<https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/interlib/faq.htm>. The plan going forward is for MSL to put together funding from a variety of sources to sustain the 1 free day for all public libraries for this year. To tackle price increases and other delivery issues, MSL will be organizing a task force in 2022 to brainstorm solutions to the issues facing us as we stive to provide equitable service statewide. If you are interested in serving on the Statewide Delivery Task Force, please fill out this survey.<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DeliveryTaskForce> Thanks to the 8 people that have volunteered already! Also look for an email with clarifying information on the process for reporting books damaged in transit through delivery. We are adding information to the delivery FAQ document and we will send out an announcement once we are sure we have covered the topic completely, plus an announcement of the MSL Delivery Service Announcements Only listserv. We will auto-enroll all those listed as contacts on the Delivery Participants Label List<https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/interlib/delivery.shtml>. ARPA grant reports Thanks to everyone who has filled out their ARPA Formula Grant final reports. We have had 200 submitted and approved. There are 13 more reports that need to be submitted. Please contact Janet McKenney or Kim Clark for assistance or questions. These are needed asap for reporting purposes. Spring Council Thanks to those that attended Spring Council. It was a great session with facilitators from the Cross Pasted below are links that were "homework" for attendees that I encourage you to view and/or read. Danger of a Single Story<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg> - TED Talk from author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Why is Maine so white<https://www.mainepublic.org/maine/2019-02-19/why-is-maine-so-white-and-what-it-means-to-ask-the-question> - Article from Maine Public Harvard Bias Test<https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html> Five Year Plan The draft of the LSTA Five Year Plan for the Maine State Library has been submitted to Jamie, the Commission, MLAC and the Attorney General's Office for review and any proposed changes prior to submission to IMLS. Copies of the approved plan will be posted on the MSL website. The Commission should approve the plan on Monday, June 27 so we may submit by the deadline of June 30, 2022. Congratulations and welcome to the new Maine Library Commission members appointed by the Governor See all Commission members at the MSL website<https://www.maine.gov/msl/about/commission/index.shtml>. K-12 School Library Andrew Wallace Portland Special/Institutional Library Wynter Giddings Westbrook Library Trustee Jane Padham Ouderkirk Solon Public Library Mamie Anthoine Ney Kennebunk K-12 School Library Heather Chalmers Fayette Large University Library Bryce Cundick Farmington Small College Library Kristie Wilfong Lewiston Community College Library Judith Moreno Auburn Liaison to MLAC Darby Kathleen Ray Lewiston Rep. Underserved and Rural Andrea DeBiase Carrabassett Valley The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Join Zoom Meeting https://mainestate.zoom.us/j/81213023053?pwd=R1Iza3NQa3hySDhDV2l6NXhRQTBEdz09 Meeting ID: 812 1302 3053 Thanks all! Janet Janet McKenney Director, Library Development Maine State Library SHS 64 230 State Street Augusta, ME 04333 207-287-5603 [log in to unmask] @janetmckenney (Twitter) She/her/hers