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Books, movies, and other physical items were flying off the shelves last year. If you’re curious to know which titles have patrons rushing to place holds, look no further.
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Explore a collection of StoryMaps highlighting the history of Minnesota’s counties, from Aitkin County to Yellow Medicine County. The counties are divided into six geographic regions and feature images from the Minnesota Digital Library.
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.
The Minitex Messenger is our most important means of informing the library community of the state-funded services we provide. The articles listed below were our most popular in 2025 - thank you for all the reading you did over the past year!
Books, movies, and other physical items were flying off the shelves last month. If you’re curious to know which titles have patrons rushing to place holds, look no further.
University of Minnesota seeks a Library Project Assistant with a base pay of $20.00/hour. This position will join the Library’s curators as an active contributor to the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine's (WHL) daily operations and special projects.
The Fertile Public Library joins the Minnesota Digital Library with a Polk County Fair historical collection.
The Minnesota Libraries Learning Network (MLLN), (formerly "Level Up") is the Minnesota library community's source for professional development information, now featuring 23 opportunities through March 2026. Visit mlln.org for these learning opportunities.