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Minnesota Libraries Learning Network professional development opportunities: January-March 2026

Dec 19, 2025

by Kay Kirscht

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 March 2026. Visit mlln.org for these learning opportunities.

Register now for vendor-specific campus bookstore discussions for libraries

Oct 29, 2025

by Greg Argo

Work with Follett? Akademos? Barnes & Noble? These vendor-specific sessions are a chance to share how things really work at your campus bookstore and learn from others navigating the same systems, with a wrap-up session for everyone the following week.

Info sessions available for the MNOP OER Pathfinder Grant Program

Sep 10, 2025

by Greg Argo

Sign up for an upcoming info session to get your questions about the MNOP OER Pathfinder Grant Program answered. Two webinar options are available, or set up a one-on-one consultation.

Call for Proposals: MNOP OER Pathfinder Grants now open to all K12 and post-secondary educators

Aug 18, 2025

by Greg Argo

Minitex is offering $1,000 grants to teams of educators (K12 or post-secondary) in Minnesota and South Dakota through the 2025 MNOP OER Pathfinder Program. The program is designed to help kickstart sustainable efforts in open education, and applications are due September 23.

Minitex Conversations: Metadata & OER coming up June 3

May 22, 2025

by Greg Argo

This session will provide a brief overview of challenges and techniques when applying metadata to open educational resources (OER), before opening up for discussion. This conversation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, at 2:00 p.m., and requires registration.

Minitex Conversations: Campus Bookstores coming up April 22

Apr 16, 2025

by Greg Argo

This conversation is happening on April 22 at 2:00 p.m., and will explore the evolving relationship between libraries and campus bookstores. Join us to discuss challenges, opportunities, and strategies for collaboration, conflict, or coexistence. Registration is required.

Upcoming MNOP Minitex Conversations open for registration

Mar 6, 2025

by Greg Argo

The Minitex Network for Open and Affordable Practices (MNOP) has three upcoming Minitex Conversations open for registration. The topics are Campus Bookstores, ADA Title II and Accessibility, and Metadata and OER.

Kickoff event for the Minitex Network for Open & Affordable Practices (MNOP) program is open for registration

Oct 11, 2024

by Greg Argo

The Minitex Network for Open & Affordable Practices (MNOP) is officially kicking off with an event on November 14, 2024. Join us for program lead Greg Argo providing more detail about the program, a little interactive polling and discussion, and guest speaker Abbey Elder, the Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian at Iowa State University and the Iowa Statewide Open Education Coordinator.

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