Minitex Outreach & Instruction staff are here to remind you that we offer training on the eLibrary Minnesota resources for school and library staff in Minnesota.
Professional Development News
The AI Knowledge Bytes: Artificial Intelligence in Libraries Lunch ‘n Learn Series had its first session and the recording is now available on the Minitex YouTube Channel.
Registration is now open the for the OLAC 2024 Conference.
St. Catherine's new job-oriented post-bachelor's certificate options will allow students to specialize in particular aspects of the field while earning graduate credits.
**UPDATE 8/21/24: ALL AVAILABLE SEATS FOR THE OPEN PEDAGOGY & INFORMATION LITERACY COURSE HAVE BEEN FILLED.**
Learn more about open pedagogy through this Library Juice Academy course! This course offering is a pilot program and the course runs from September 2 through September 29. It is open to library staff from Minnesota and funding is available for up to eight attendees.
This series of four one-hour sessions will provide library workers the opportunity to learn and apply essential Microsoft Excel skills.
The purpose of this series is to learn and explore the tangible applications and implementations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all types of libraries.
Minitex staff have created a suite of tutorials designed to introduce library staff to Minitex services and programs.
Project management in libraries is not just about managing a project to completion. It’s about teams collaborating to identify work, solve problems, and share in a learning environment.
MarcEdit software can create, manipulate, and transform library metadata in a variety of MARC formats and standards. This workshop is delivered over Zoom, but is not a passive experience. Participants will be using MarcEdit and learning how to work with data with an instructor.

Strengthening the knowledge, skills, and efficiency of staff in libraries throughout the Minitex region