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Agnes Lee.

Celebrating Agnes Lee: A career spanning four decades of resource sharing

by Scott Hreha
On May 1, 2026, Resource Sharing Manager Agnes Lee officially retired after an incredible 38-year career with Minitex. Before she clocked out for the last time, we sat down with Agnes to discuss her career evolution, her "end-to-end" management philosophy, memories of the Wilson Library sub-basement, and her thoughts on the future of resource sharing.
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The Digital Stacks: Join our Library Social Media Community of Interest!

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
Are you a social media manager, or do you help with social media for your library? Is amplifying your library’s social media presence a goal for you? Do you happen to be physically in Minnesota as you read this? We’ve got the community for you!
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Bridging the Gap: La Crescent Library’s Community Conversations

by Minitex Communications Staff
From its start in a boiler room to its current-day iteration, La Crescent Library’s mission of serving its community has remained the same since 1986, with efforts none more evident than their “Light for the World: Community Conversations” series, which helps participants participate in conversations addressing current events.
Media Preservation Community Archiving Workshops with cassettes, vhs, and other physical media inside the state of MN

June 17th archiving workshop on audiovisual media preservation basics

by Sara Ring
Minnesota Media Arts and St. Paul Neighborhood Network have partnered on a media preservation project. The Community Media Preservation Strategies & Archiving Workshops program is a statewide initiative to help community makers safeguard aging audiovisual recordings—through a baseline survey, practical webinars, and hands-on workshops that build sustainable archiving skills.
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Last chance - register to join MDL in Faribault by May 27!

by Stephanie Hess
Join the Minnesota Digital Library for our final regional meeting of the year on June 3 in Faribault. Come down from the Cities for a day of learning all about digital collections and digital preservation. Registration deadline is May 27, 2026.

University of Minnesota seeks Front End Web Developer

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
University of Minnesota seeks Front End Web Developer, with a base salary of $75,000/year. This position is responsible for building and maintaining high-quality, accessible, and performant front-end experiences for the Libraries’ web platforms.