Registration is now open and the deadline to sign up is April 20. Attendees can go to the event in person on the St. Kate's campus, or attend virtually via Zoom.
Professional Development News
The Minnesota Libraries Learning Network (MLLN), (formerly "Level Up") is the Minnesota library community's source for professional development information, now featuring 21 opportunities through June 2025. Visit mlln.org for these learning opportunities.
This free one-hour event, presented by the Minnesota Library Data Group, will take place at 1:00 p.m., April 22.
The Minnesota Learning Commons supports educators teaching in online, blended, and digital learning environments. This webinar will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16.
The recording and slides are now available for the Library of Congress Subject Heading Authority Work webinar. This is the first in a series exploring Minnesota radical cataloging history, contemporary critical cataloging practice, and library of congress subject authority work, from the perspective of catalogers.
Join us May 6-7 for the Minitex Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting in St. Paul at the Union Depot. A streaming option is available for those unable to join in person. Register by April 30!
This year's conference, the 13th edition, will take place on June 6 at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet, Minnesota. Proposals are due by Friday, March 21.
Join Minitex and MLA at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 17, for a free webinar on how libraries can support immigrants and new Americans, featuring staff from three Minnesota libraries. This session is sponsored by the Minnesota Library Association.
The BLC Leadership Academy for Support Staff is a three-day leadership retreat to be held from July 8-11, 2025 at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus in St. Petersburg, Florida. BLASS is an intensive, high-engagement experience that goes beyond traditional leadership training.
This webinar series explores Library of Congress Subject Headings from the perspective of catalogers engaged in this work. Learn more about radical and critical cataloging work happening in Minnesota, past and present projects. Get inspired to join a project or improve your local subject authority practice.
Strengthening the knowledge, skills, and efficiency of staff in libraries throughout the Minitex region