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Three questions with One Book | One Minnesota author Sun Yung Shin

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
"Where We Come From" was chosen for the 13th iteration of Minnesota’s state-wide book club, One Book | One Minnesota. This title presents a picture-book collaboration in which four authors explore where they each come from, literally and metaphorically. Sun Yung Shin is one of four co-authors. Sun is an award-winning poet whose work has earned honors such as the Midland Authors Society Award for Poetry, the Minnesota Book Award, and the Asian American Literary Award, with additional recognition as a finalist for the PEN USA Literary Award and multiple Minnesota Book Awards.
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Meet a future librarian: Kate Dougan

by Zach Miller
In every Minnesota community, there's a library. And in every library, you will find workers dedicated to the betterment of their neighbor's lives. That's why the most important resource in a library is not its books, but the people who work there. Kate Dougan, already employed at a library, is pursuing her MLIS degree at St. Catherine University.
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Love for libraries from southwest Minnesota

by Zach Miller
Plum Creek Regional Library System is headquartered in Worthington and serves libraries in a nine-county region of southwestern Minnesota. Their recently concluded "Love My Library" program yielded positive feedback from patrons, which was used to create the word cloud shown above.
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Minitex Conversations: Campus Bookstores coming up April 22

by Greg Argo
This conversation is happening on April 22 at 2:00 p.m., and will explore the evolving relationship between libraries and campus bookstores. Join us to discuss challenges, opportunities, and strategies for collaboration, conflict, or coexistence. Registration is required.
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MDL updates Standards and Best Practices in three significant ways

by Greta Bahnemann, Stephanie Hess
The Minnesota Digital Library added three new standards and best practices guidelines to its website: Metadata Guidelines Version 8.0, Master Images Care and Maintenance, and Best Practices for Naming Electronic Records.
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Ebooks MN Highlight: "Where Wolves Don't Die"

by Beth Staats
Ebooks Minnesota is happy to highlight Anton Treuer’s "Where Wolves Don’t Die," a powerful coming-of-age novel that explores resilience, identity, and survival through the eyes of an Ojibwe teen navigating challenges on and off the reservation.
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EBSCO introduces Mathematics Source

by Anne Hatinen
EBSCO is now offering Mathematics Source, a mathematics-focused database feature 800+ active, full-text journals and magazines and a 4000-word specialized thesaurus.