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Council of Academic Library Directors holds annual meeting

by Zach Miller
The Council of Academic Library Directors (CALD) held its annual meeting at Bethel University on Friday, November 4. Discussions at the meeting touched on staff recruitment, open educational resources, space design, and more. Thirty-two staff people from 25 libraries attended the meeting.
Emergence 2022, the theme for the MN+ Digital Collections Conference and MDL Annual Meeting, with a green, purple, and pink outline of a butterfly for the logo.

Wrapping up the 2022 MN+ Digital Collections Conference and MDL Annual Meeting

by Sara Ring, Molly Huber
The 2022 MN+ Digital Collections Conference and Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting took place Monday, October 17 in person at the St. Paul Union Depot and virtually on Tuesday, October 18th. The conference featured two keynote speakers and 15 breakout sessions.
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Metro State University seeks Library Operations Manager

by Zach Miller
The Metro State Library invites applications for the new position of Library Operations Manager. The incumbent will supervise staff and oversee day-to-day library building use. Applications are due by November 9.
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MNLINK Best Practices about Billing and Overdues

by Nick Banitt
Are you aware of the MNLINK Best Practices about billing and overdues? These practices were reviewed and approved by the MNLINK Operations Committee to provide guidance for the public libraries sharing with MNLINK.

Minnesota Author Project announces 2022 contest winners

by Zach Miller
The Minnesota Author Project announced award winners for Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Communities Create on Friday, October 28 at the Minnesota Library Association Conference in Duluth. This marked the contest's fifth year recognizing Minnesota-based self-published authors.
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North American Virtual Reference Online Conference

by Carla Pfahl
The North American Virtual Reference Online Conference (NAVROC) is accepting proposals for our free conference Tuesday-Thursday, Feb 21-23, 2023. We are seeking proposals for 45-minute sessions and 20-minute lightning talks from virtual reference providers relating to our theme, Emergence: Intersecting Resilience and Sustainability.
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Minitex Conversations: Project Management - Kanban Boards

by Carla Pfahl
The next installment of Minitex Conversations: Project Management will be Wednesday, November 16 at 10 a.m. In this session we will have a brief introduction to Kanban Boards then open the session for a broader conversation about current work.