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UMD librarian Kayleen Jones named Library Journal Mover & Shaker for collection work

by Zach Miller
University of Minnesota Duluth Education and Human Service Professions Librarian Kayleen Jones has been lauded as one of Library Journal's 2025 Movers & Shakers for her work collaborating with faculty, staff, and students to improve UMD's Children's Literature Collection. Jones' group emphasized books that better reflect the experiences of BIPOC students and provide positive representations for young readers. Previously, ARLD lauded Jones for this work with their 2024 Minnesota Academic Innovators Award.
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Sentry Library Laughs & Oddities May/June 2025

by Dana Kocienda
The May/June newsletter from Sentry Custom Security features the Toronto Reference Library (TRL) is the largest and most visited of Toronto Public Library branches, with more than 1.6 million items on 80 kilometers of shelving on 5 floors! As well as a chance to win a $5,000 gift certificate towards a purchase.

EBSCO eBooks accessibility improvements in 2025

by Anne Hatinen
EBSCO is enhancing the accessibility of the EBSCO eBooks user experience to align with requirements of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) which goes into effect on June 28, 2025, and mandates accessibility for a diverse group of products and services, including e-books.
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Resource Packs: The Year in Review

by Ann Kaste, Stephanie Hess
As the school year concludes, we celebrate how Minnesota educators have utilized our monthly Resource Packs to inspire learning. These collections combined materials from eLibrary Minnesota, Ebooks Minnesota, and the Minnesota Digital Library, providing content for all students and organized by grades K-5 and 6-12.