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The American Heart Association is offering a total of up to $10k in grants to rural non-profit organizations, including libraries, to help build capacity for sustainable opportunities to address health concerns. The deadline to apply is February 7.
University of Minnesota seeks Collections Facility Operations Assistant with a base pay of $22.02/hour. This position requires two years of college coursework or relevant library experience.
The Canadian postal worker strike caused disruptions to interlibrary loan services, with USPS suspending mail deliveries to Canada. The University of Minnesota's Documents to U team adapted by using alternative shipping methods, while Canadian libraries faced greater challenges.
The novel, "James," by Percival Everett, was consistently ranked one of the best books of 2024, and is based on the character of Jim in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Want to read Huck Finn? You can find it in Ebooks Minnesota.
Minnesota Open Educational Resources and Affordable Content community of practice meeting January 23
Discuss with librarian colleagues the role of technologies that can promote or enhance the use of open materials. We’ll have short explanations of Pressbooks, H5P, Hypothesis, Perusall, and MyOpenMath. Bring your experiences and questions about these and other technologies.
This January-February 2025 edition of Library Laughs & Oddities brings great news and a hearty congratulations to Lucas Gorham and the Gardena Senior High Library for their outstanding win! They have been awarded the Sentry Custom Security - WAM-RT Security System Package, a cutting-edge solution to enhance library security and services.
Registration for this webinar is free. The session will focus on the implications of generative artificial intelligence for future generations and how this disruptive technology will reshape education.
"Ready Set FAFSA" is a series of one-hour virtual college and financial aid events held on Tuesday nights. The webinars are free to students and families. They are offered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and feature presenters who are experts in college and financial aid.
From connecting communities with essential resources to helping libraries save millions, this year proved that innovation and dedication can make a world of difference.