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Submit proposals for 2021 Minitex Technical Services Symposium by Oct. 1st

Deadline extended for Minitex Technical Services Symposium proposals

by Sara Ring
There's still time to submit a proposal to present at the 2021 Minitex Technical Services Symposium! We've extended the deadline to Friday, October 1st. Whether it is a work in progress, fully implemented project, or brand-new train of thought, please consider submitting your idea.
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Upgrades to Shop Minitex

by Zach Miller
Shop Minitex is now fully integrated into the right-hand column of the Library Products: Cooperative Purchasing section of the Minitex website.
One Book One Minnesota

One Book | One Minnesota Fifth Chapter ends September 26

by Jordan Wagaman
This is the final weekend to access the fifth featured book in One Book | One Minnesota on Ebooks Minnesota. If you're in the mood for a mystery, you've got until September 26, 2021 to read the award-winning “Murder on the Red River” by Marcie Rendon.
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MDL is holding a New Project Open Office Hour event

by Molly Huber
The Minnesota Digital Library is holding an Open Office Hour on Tuesday, September 28th at 11:00 am to answer questions on the application process and how to add new content to the collection.
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Rochester Public Library seeks Library Director

by Jordan Wagaman
The City of Rochester is now offering a unique opportunity for an innovative, collaborative, and high-performing individual to join the Rochester Public Library.
A photograph of Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis, just below Minnehaha Falls.

Please complete the Minitex ILL Policy Database survey

by Gerri Moeller
Minitex Resource Sharing is seeking input on the future of the ILL Policy Database. We want to make sure it is still a useful service to Minnesota libraries. To help guide our decision, please complete our five-minute survey before it closes on Friday, September 24. Thank you!
A photo of the "Save Your Food!" tabletop exhibit, featuring a mini fridge stocked with food and a grocery scanner.

Library exhibits on climate change available through interlibrary loan

by Jordan Wagaman
State Library Services has partnered with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to create several traveling tabletop exhibits that are loaned for free and distributed via the interlibrary loan service. This article highlights six exhibits available that libraries can request to loan.