Love doesn't conquer all, and fantasies are sometimes just that. Revealing themselves as sleeping giants, Young Adult Fiction and Historical Fiction now face off for the crown.
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DEED’s Digital Opportunity Plan, produced by the Office of Broadband Development (OBD), details how Minnesota will use its Internet for All grant funding to expand digital access. The plan identified six major objectives, including coordinating with ISPs to support newly connected households needing education and resources.
The Minnesota Learning Commons is "refreshing" its Coordinating Committee with the goal of better representing the diversity of its member organizations. Applications for the eight available seats must be submitted by April 26.
Do you know a librarian that needs a security system but doesn't have funding? You can help by nominating a friend to Win! Nominations are open for a free Sentry Custom library security system package, with entries closing in mid-December.
Get ready to mark your calendars for the Minitex Connect Conference 2024! Scheduled for May 14, 2024, this event is tailor-made for all of those in the library trenches, dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our patrons through the power of interlibrary loan and resource sharing.
State Library Services has added a page to their website that gathers all information about school libraries in Minnesota into one online resource.
The deadline to register is Monday, April 8th for the spring offering of "Managing Digital Content Over Time: An Introduction to Digital Preservation." If caring for digital objects is part of your work, consider joining us for this 3-part virtual course!
The final four is set! Will love triumph over teenage angst? Can echoes of history triumph over fantastical beasts?
The Minnesota State Law Library is hosting a workshop for public librarians on Friday, April 26, from 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. It’s free and you can attend via Zoom.
In 2023, Minitex and three organizations conducted a small pilot to learn more about using the wiki-based, free-to-use media repository called Wikimedia Commons, along with its sister sites Wikidata and Wikipedia, to increase discoverability of content from digital collections. Soon after adding the very first test image to Wikimedia Commons, it appeared as the top Google Search result. If this sounds intriguing, read on for a brief overview of why we did the pilot and what we learned.