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eLibrary Minnesota News
Check out the new eLibrary Minnesota statewide portal redesigned website.
Access to two new e-resources in eLibraryMN, Craft & Hobby and Social Explorer, starts July 1!
Minitex is eager to share Craft & Hobby and Social Explorer, the new statewide e-resources that will become available July 1, 2026, in Minnesota. Please complete the surveys if your library would like direct links from each vendor.
EBSCO is introducing navigation improvements on July 7, 2026, that will change how certain features are organized within the EBSCOhost and Explora interfaces. These updates are designed to better align with how library users search, discover, and engage with content, while also creating a more flexible foundation for future enhancements.
Pending contract negotiations, Minitex has finalized a statewide e-resources package that largely preserves the current collection while introducing several strategic additions. The selections reflect community input and SER Task Force recommendations, balancing flat ongoing funding with the need to address emerging resource needs.
In an effort to ensure any AI tools available through our hosted e-resources align with our values, Minitex has used the REACT Framework to evaluate all AI features in our library databases.
We expect to share details about statewide e-resources selections by mid- to late May.
Join EBSCO on May 13, 2026, at noon Central time for a preview of the updates they are rolling out to the user interfaces of EBSCOhost, Explora, and EBSCO Discovery Service.
International Compost Awareness Week is May 3 to 9, with the theme “feed the soil that feeds us” to raise awareness about the important role that composting food scraps plays in improving the soil that grows our food.
Encyclopedia, magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, plus multimedia, primary sources, and more