The Minnesota Libraries Learning Network (MLLN) is the Minnesota library community's source for professional development information, now featuring 6 opportunities through July 2026. Visit mlln.org for these learning opportunities.
Professional Development News
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.
Join Minitex and presenter Melanie Hazelip (Outreach Director, Office of Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon) on May 20, 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm for a Lunch and Learn on voter education and library outreach.
Dr. Jenny Hill, the Graduate Director of the School Library Media Program at St. Cloud State University, is sharing three opportunities to learn more about becoming a school library media specialist. Classes meet online via Zoom in the evenings during the school year and during the day in the summertime. Some courses are asynchronous. Are you ready to start your next chapter?
Are you a Minnesota cataloger, technical services professional, or someone who finds themselves occasionally working with MARC records at your library? Whether you are a library worker in a rural or urban community, consider joining us at our first Zoom meeting on May 5, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm.
Join us in April for a reprise of selected presentations from the 2025 Minitex Technical Services Symposium.
Do you want to find ways to enhance your DVD collection while collaborating with peers? Here is your chance!
Meet the new Minitex Outreach & Instruction intern!
There are two Lunch and Learns remaining in the 2025-26 series. Register now and check out additional opportunities from Minitex's Professional Development Alliance partners.
This comprehensive, 5-hour course, led by Dr. Michele Leininger, is designed to equip library staff without an MLIS
with the essential knowledge and skills to succeed in collection development.
Strengthening the knowledge, skills, and efficiency of staff in libraries throughout the Minitex region