The initial design for the Minitex Messenger was created by Mary Mortenson in 1971. Inspired by the artwork of Peter Max, Mortenson's design was featured in black-and-white outline on the earliest issues of the Minitex Messenger print newsletter.
The Governor's Taskforce on Broadband recently published their annual report for 2020. Jim Weikum, Executive Director of the Arrowhead Library System, represents the library community on the taskforce. The report shows progress towards the state's goals, but suggests that the current internet speed target is not adequate to support remote business and education needs.
The University Libraries at The University of South Dakota is seeking qualified applicants for a Library Associate position in the Interlibrary Loan department.
Lately, I've been attending a series of webinars on Information Literacy and the most recent was Media Literacy for Adults: Misinformation and Disinformation, presented by Nicole Cook, Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina. Her research and teaching interests include human information behavior (particularly in an online context) and she has published Fake News and Alternative Facts: Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era, which some of you may have read.
Jessica Manner reflects on the one-year anniversary of Covid-19 hitting the United States and how it is more important the ever to volunteer.
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.
The Minnesota Digital Library will be offering monthly open office hours starting Wednesday, February 17th for organizations that have questions about implementing standardized rights statements.
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