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Melody Karle will be leaving the Montana Shared Catalog Admin team.
She has taken a new position as the Dean of Library and Learning Innovation at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon. Her last day working with the MSC will be Wednesday, July 23.
We have been so fortunate to have Melody on the team and here in Montana; she's a wonderful friend and colleague, and her skill and dedication have been incredible assets to the MSC! We will miss her and wish her the best, with many thanks for everything she has done during her time here
Montana Library2Go/Overdrive:
Contract Renewal Complete.
FY26: 10% Increase (voted by membership).
Invoices- Sent shortly after July 1st. Everyone should have it!
OCLC:
Billing should come out within the next couple of weeks. Libraries should see a small decrease in their bill from last year (1.4%). We have canceled the Referral Center, since it was not utilized.
Courier:
We have a new courier- Western Peaks Logistics! This company purchased Montana Air Cartage a couple a months ago and were awarded the contract that went out to bid. Price: $30 Per Stop (includes 5 crates), $3 per extra crate, and Fuel Surcharge. We are currently working with the new vendor to get all our libraries information updated for their portal, but they will continue service in the mean time. We will send out an updated distribution plan to currently participating libraries soon.
Exiting Courier News: The Courier will be able to add more stops! If you are not currently on the Courier, but would like to be or interested in joining/starting a sharing group, please take this survey: .
Note - We won't be able to add any new libraries at the moment, but once we have the portal/labels up and running we can add libraries currently in a sharing group, then we'll work on adding those interested in joining/starting a sharing group! Thank you to those who have currently filled out the survey!
is official! The previous link takes you to the web version or you and your patrons can download the Beanstack app in your preferred app store to participate!
Each of the public libraries under the Montana State Library on this plan should have received an email with your login credentials for Beanstack! If you are library staff and you want to know if you have received one please check with your director, and have them reach out to .
will also help you see what it is all about!
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ParentPowered is ready to share! Caregivers of children aged 0-4 can sign up for Parent Powered! A texting program for early learning brought to you by MSL and DPHHS.
In ParentPowered's own words: "ParentPowered provides year-round, evidence-based support directly to families that is designed to ensure learning continues during the 80% of a child’s life when they’re not in the classroom."
Get started by texting "MSL" to 70138.
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The Montana State Library Consulting Team various handbooks and guides available for libraries to view. Newly updated ones include:
For more information, guides, or a refresher, please check out the Consulting webpage.
"The mission of the Montana State Library (MSL) is to help all organizations, communities, and Montanans thrive through excellent library resources and services. One way we accomplish this is through our Consultant team, which supports successful libraries by providing guidance and training to library directors and trustees throughout the state.
Statewide Consulting Librarians are assigned to individual public libraries within specified consulting territories. These territories are based on the six Library Federations."
How can your MSL consulting & learning team help support you in the areas of facilities, personnel, and talking about your library's public value? Please share your input in this short multiple-choice survey.
If you have more expansive thoughts on any or all of these that you'd like to share, please contact Cara at corban@mt.gov. Thank you!
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