The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is hosting a series of free virtual college and financial aid events for students and families. Recordings are available for past events, and registration is required for those to come. Be sure to share these opportunities with your patrons to help them prepare for their college journey.
The Minitex Policy Advisory Council advises the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and Minitex in the planning, development, and evaluation of Minitex programs and services. The council has six new members in 2024, including Allison Hackenmiller, who represents K-12 Schools.
There are two sessions remaining in our Consumer Health Information Series for Library Staff. Build your Health reference skills, or earn credit towards your Consumer Health Information Specialization.
Melissa Rousu, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Minnesota State IT Center of Excellence, will offer a free webinar on October 16 to provide attendees with an overview of the Center's work. Registration is required.
This position offers a starting salary of $117,000 - $127,000 and requires five years of progressively responsible full-time library experience, a Grade 1 Wisconsin Library Certificate, and a master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited college or university.
Latinx library professionals play a crucial role in creating environments that promote knowledge, community, and inclusion. To honor and highlight their work, we will be sharing their stories in the coming weeks. Our first story comes from Angelica Linder, outreach manager for Northfield Public Library.
As we approach Election Day, many voters are making a plan to vote on November 5 or taking advantage of the opportunities Minnesota offers for absentee and early and in-person voting. Meanwhile, counties, cities, and towns are preparing their equipment and processes to be sure everything is in perfect working order before being used in the election.
The Minitex Network for Open & Affordable Practices (MNOP) is officially kicking off with an event on November 14, 2024. Join us for program lead Greg Argo providing more detail about the program, a little interactive polling and discussion, and guest speaker Abbey Elder, the Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian at Iowa State University and the Iowa Statewide Open Education Coordinator.
The Minnesota Digital Library has published an online exhibit exploring the causes and effects of the Cloquet-Moose Lake Fires of 1918, the state’s worst natural disaster to date, featuring historic photographs and survivor stories.
Save the date for the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and the Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting, to be held jointly on May 6–7, 2025. Consider submitting a proposal for the conference!
EBSCOhost profiles will be migrated to the new user interface on January 7, 2025.
University of Minnesota seeks Annual Giving and Stewardship Coordinator with a base pay of $21-24/hour, depending on qualifications. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or a combination of related education and experience, and two+ years experience writing marketing, donor relations, stewardship, annual fund/appeals, or related materials.
Minitex staff and librarians who work with eLibraryMN, Ebooks Minnesota, Minnesota Digital Library, and Resource Sharing work together to create monthly Resource Packs for Minnesota schools to highlight content that can be used in the classroom. This month's pack features fiction, nonfiction, and primary sources about Elections.