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Ebooks Minnesota statistics available for 2020

by Beth Staats
Ebooks Minnesota statistics are now available by city and public library group for the 2020 calendar year. If you're interested in seeing the number of users or sessions in your community you can access the data at Ebooks Minnesota usage by city or public library group, January 1–December 31, 2020.
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Minitex celebrates 50 years of library service: 1971-2021

by Zach Miller
Fifty years ago, Minnesota finished an experiment: the Minnesota Interlibrary Teletype Experiment, now known as Minitex. Over the coming year, we’ll invite the entire library community to celebrate our 50th anniversary. We’ll share stories, honor the leaders and organizations we’ve relied upon over the years, and join together to celebrate half a century of collaboration.

Video: Minitex Celebrating 50 Years

by Zach Miller
What started with 11 libraries shipping and sharing books has grown to partnerships with hundreds of libraries across Minnesota and beyond. Join us this year as celebrate 50 years of library services and sharing. Watch the video: z.umn.edu/mtx-50-video
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Please share a story about Minitex

by Zach Miller
Has your life been positively impacted by Minitex? We're celebrating our 50th anniversary this year, and we'd love to hear your story. It might be an anecdote or simply a statement of appreciation for one of our services. It's up to you. Your humor is welcome as well! You can share your story with us via our quick-and-easy Google Form: z.umn.edu/mtx-50-stories
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Treasure in Your Attic? You May Want to Check...

by Philip Sites
The demand for collectibles - especially sports trading cards - is going through the roof and smashing sales records. If you're a relative greenhorn when it comes to evaluating your stuff, we have some resources to suggest.
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Cataloging needs survey open

by Susan Vossberg, MLIS
Does your library have questions about cataloging? Please fill out this survey so we can best meet your needs!
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Minnesota Book Award finalists announced

by Beth Staats
The finalists for the 2021 Minnesota Book Awards were chosen on Saturday, January 30, by 27 judges from around the state – writers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and others from the literary community.
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Tips to help presenters with greater virtual engagement

by Beth Staats
In this environment of virtual webinars, workshops, and presentations, are you struggling to engage your attendees? Are you interested in some easy tips to help your participants retain more of the information you want to share? I recently attended a great online training presented by Elaina Norlin titled, Simple Ideas for Stronger Engagement, and thought I would share some takeaways.