Feb 24, 2023
Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) staff will be offering a free webinar on how to apply standardized rights statements to your digital collection on Tuesday, March 21st at 11:30 am. Registration ends Monday, March 20th.
Minnesota Digital Library News
Feb 3, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) recently added 40 books and 272 maps related to Minnesota's highway history to the Minnesota Digital Library, including planning information, proposed routes, and transcripts from public hearings.
Feb 1, 2023
The Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) has released its first annual Contributor's Choice exhibit, featuring favorite items chosen by nine of MDL’s contributing organizations.
Jan 24, 2023
Are you feeling cooped up but also don’t want to leave the house because it’s winter? If so, check out the Minnesota Digital Library's latest online map exhibit on winter recreation in Minnesota from the comfort of your couch.
Jan 13, 2023
The Minnesota Digital Library has a new contributor, the Minnesota Academy of Science (MAS). MAS has shared founding documents, short histories of the Academy, and programs from annual meetings.
Jan 4, 2023
MDL Outreach Coordinator Molly Huber is hosting a Minitex Conversation on how to put together new MDL projects on Tuesday, January 17th.
Dec 6, 2022
Timelines are useful tools for teaching and learning about people, places, and events in the past. The Minnesota Digital Library has started creating interactive online timelines that place historical images, documents, maps, and more at specific moments in time. Explore these timelines to engage with our digital collections in a new way.
Oct 19, 2022
The Minnesota Digital Library has published a resource guide exploring this year's National History Day theme: Frontiers in History using materials from our digital collections.
Oct 17, 2022
Are you looking for new ways to teach students how to develop critical thinking and historical analysis skills? Help them “Think Like a Historian” with Primary Source Sets from the Minnesota Digital Library. These sets bring together primary and secondary sources in new ways to help students better understand historic events in their context.
Sep 27, 2022
The Minnesota Digital Library released a new online exhibit that explores the history of apple growing in Minnesota and traces the impact of early fruit breeding to today.
Historical content from Minnesota's cultural heritage organizations, all in one place