The Minnesota Libraries Learning Network (MLLN), (formerly "Level Up") is the Minnesota library community's source for professional development information, now featuring 11 opportunities through July 2025. Visit mlln.org for these learning opportunities.
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South Dakota State University seeks Student Success Reference and Instruction Librarian with a base salary of $70,000. This position requires an ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science or equivalent by the time of hire.
Thank you to everyone who completed the ELM Community Input Survey. We received over 340 responses from library staff representing several library types from across Minnesota.
As a part of its advocacy for libraries during Minnesota's 2025 legislative session, the Minnesota Library Association circulated the resolution for consideration by library boards and other decision-making organizations.
This jointly managed conference takes place October 1-3, 2025, at the Alerus Center and Canad Inn in Grand Forks, ND. Early-bird registration is available through June 30.
Margaret Aldrich and Michelle Filkins co-edited "Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces," which won a 2025 Minnesota Book Award. Filkins is a librarian at Metro State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. The anthology was published by Spout Press, for which Filkins is a founding editor.
Books were flying off the shelves last month! Curious to know which titles have patrons rushing to place holds? Look no further!
The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Libraries (CSB-SJU) is hiring two Learning & Research Librarians. The first position is in Science, Health Sciences, and Data Literacy, and the second is in Social Sciences and Data Literacy. These positions require an MLIS degree from an accredited institution and offer a starting salary between $57,000 and $65,000. Review of applications is currently underway.
The 2025 Minnesota Summit on Learning and Technology will take place August 7 at Atwood Memorial Center on the campus of St. Cloud State University. Registration costs $50, and is now open.
This position requires "knowledge of and/or experience in one or more STEM field," an MLIS degree and from an accredited institution, and offers a starting salary of $56,000-60,000, depending upon qualifications. Applications are due by June 16.