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Conference exhibit booth

Outreach & Instruction staff at fall conferences

by Beth Staats
Minitex Outreach & Instruction staff are looking forward to being out and about at several conferences exhibiting and presenting on ELM and Ebooks Minnesota this fall. Be sure to stop by the eLibrary Minnesota or Minitex booth to pick up promotional materials and say hello.
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Last chance to register for ALA Advocacy Academy

by Sara Ring
We still have some open seats for the ALA Advocacy Academy class, taking place virtually in two parts on September 20th and September 27th. This is the first in a Minitex series of library advocacy-related webinars, presented by Megan Cusick (Deputy Director for State Advocacy, ALA) and Shawnda Hines (Deputy Director of Communications, ALA).
Banned Books Week

Resources for Banned Books Week: September 18 - 24

by Beth Staats
Banned Books Week is crucial to raising awareness about real, and all too common, threats to intellectual freedom. Endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, Banned Books Week is an annual celebration of the freedom to read.
Keynote headshots of Kirsten Delegard and John Marks

Keynotes announced for October 17-18 conference

by Sara Ring, Molly Huber
We are pleased to announce the keynotes for the October 17-18 MN+ Digital Collections Conference and MDL Annual Meeting. Dr. Kirsten Delegard from the project Mapping Prejudice will open the program on October 17th (in-person day). John Garrison Marks from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will keynote the virtual day of the conference on October 18th, discussing AASLH's new Reframing History initiative and toolkit. We hope you can join us for these exciting and informative presentations!
Virginia City Charter

Project Management: Writing a Charter Statement

by Carla Pfahl
The next installment of Minitex Conversations: Project Management is Wednesday, September 14 at 10 a.m. In this session we will have a brief introduction to charters then open the session for a broader conversation about current work.