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Sentry Library Laughs & Oddities May/June 2025

May 7, 2025

by Dana Kocienda

The May/June newsletter from Sentry Custom Security features the Toronto Reference Library (TRL) is the largest and most visited of Toronto Public Library branches, with more than 1.6 million items on 80 kilometers of shelving on 5 floors! As well as a chance to win a $5,000 gift certificate towards a purchase.

EBSCO eBooks accessibility improvements in 2025

May 6, 2025

by Anne Hatinen

EBSCO is enhancing the accessibility of the EBSCO eBooks user experience to align with requirements of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) which goes into effect on June 28, 2025, and mandates accessibility for a diverse group of products and services, including e-books.

Children in a school room standing in front of a blackboard

Resource Packs: The Year in Review

May 5, 2025

by Ann Kaste, Stephanie Hess

As the school year concludes, we celebrate how Minnesota educators have utilized our monthly Resource Packs to inspire learning. These collections combined materials from eLibrary Minnesota, Ebooks Minnesota, and the Minnesota Digital Library, providing content for all students and organized by grades K-5 and 6-12.

The bill of sale

MDL celebrates 20 years of preserving history, including a 1722 bill of sale for an enslaved man that found its way to Minneapolis

May 2, 2025

by Zach Miller

The Minnesota Digital Library began its work sharing and preserving Minnesota's digital legacy twenty years ago, in 2005. Since that time, the collection has grown to 60,000 unique items shared by 205 organizations in 72 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

The postcard

MDL celebrates 20 years of preserving history, including Winona's pioneering Model School Kindergarten

May 2, 2025

by Zach Miller

The Minnesota Digital Library began its work sharing and preserving Minnesota's digital legacy twenty years ago, in 2005. Since that time, the collection has grown to 60,000 unique items shared by 205 organizations in 72 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

Leonard Nemoy and Brenton Steele

MDL celebrates 20 years of preserving history, including Leonard Nimoy's 1974 visit to St. Cloud

May 2, 2025

by Zach Miller

The Minnesota Digital Library began its work sharing and preserving Minnesota's digital legacy twenty years ago, in 2005. Since that time, the collection has grown to 60,000 unique items shared by 205 organizations in 72 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

The handwritten bill

MDL celebrates 20 years of preserving history, including a governor's 1857 effort to move Minnesota's capital to St. Peter

May 2, 2025

by Zach Miller

The Minnesota Digital Library began its work sharing and preserving Minnesota's digital legacy twenty years ago, in 2005. Since that time, the collection has grown to 60,000 unique items shared by 205 organizations in 72 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

Hotel Blake postcard

MDL celebrates 20 years of preserving history, including the resorts of Douglas County's Chain of Lakes

May 2, 2025

by Zach Miller

The Minnesota Digital Library began its work sharing and preserving Minnesota's digital legacy twenty years ago, in 2005. Since that time, the collection has grown to 60,000 unique items shared by 205 organizations in 72 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

Jim Bedeau

MDL celebrates 20 years of preserving history, including an oral history with Ojibwe elder Jim Bedeau

May 2, 2025

by Zach Miller

The Minnesota Digital Library began its work sharing and preserving Minnesota's digital legacy twenty years ago, in 2005. Since that time, the collection has grown to 60,000 unique items shared by 205 organizations in 72 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

Three questions with One Book | One Minnesota author Shannon Gibney

May 2, 2025

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez

"Where We Come From" was chosen for the 13th iteration of Minnesota’s state-wide book club, One Book | One Minnesota. This title presents a picture-book collaboration in which four authors explore where they each come from, literally and metaphorically. Shannon Gibney is one of four co-authors. Shannon is an award-winning author of novels, anthologies, essays, and picture books for readers of all ages, known for amplifying overlooked voices and telling powerful, often untold stories that confront difficult truths.