Minitex and the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State are partnering to offer two webinars to help library staff prepare for the upcoming midterm elections. The one-hour webinars will be held at 1:00 p.m. on September 7 and September 26.
Staff at the Waseca Public Library use local and statewide resources to provide outstanding service to their patrons. A single LSTA grant distributed in 2015 has led to seven years (and counting) of excellence in early literacy programming.
The 23 Linked Data Things project organizers are pleased to announce that Things 6, 7, and 8 are now published and available on the website. Things 6 and 7 are all about exploring what libraries are doing with linked data, and Thing 8 is an introduction to the Library of Congress BIBFRAME project.
The Minnesota Digital Library has published a resource guide exploring this year's National History Day theme: Frontiers in History using materials from our digital collections.
Along with currently scheduled webinars on eLibrary Minnesota resources, the Minitex Outreach & Instruction (O&I) unit wants to make sure that Minnesota library staff and educators know that we are available for instruction customized to your needs.
We request feedback from the communities we serve just once every three years. Please help us serve you better by completing our survey today: z.umn.edu/mtx-22
Staff from MnPALS, the University of St. Thomas, and Minitex are collaborating to address the need for Open Educational Resources (OER) and Affordable Content in Minnesota. To set a foundation for their work, they are conducting a survey of efforts already underway in Minnesota. They request that you complete their survey by Friday, August 26.