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Minitex News articles tagged with "50th Anniversary" (31):

Minitex staff recreate 1978 presentation for online viewing

To help Minitex celebrate its 50th anniversary, retired staff member Carol Nelson led an effort to reproduce a presentation originally created in 1978 to showcase Minitex services for libraries in the region. Thanks to Carol's efforts (and the efforts of several other active and retired staff members), the presentation is now available online.

Partner profile: Duluth Public Library

In honor of our 50th Anniversary, we're catching up with our original partner libraries. We've asked staff members from each library to reflect on their shared history with Minitex and update us on how their institutions have grown and changed over the years. This week, we're checking in with Carla Powers, Library Manager at Duluth Public Library.

Don't miss out on the Minitex 50th Anniversary party

Join us October 27, as Minitex will host a virtual 50th anniversary celebration, Cheers to 50 Years: Party Like It's 1971.

Cheers to 50 Years: You’re Invited to Party Like It’s 1971

For our 50th anniversary, we invite you to celebrate connected libraries, empowered communities, and enriched lives!  And we’ll throw in some fun and games, too.  Of note will be Barbara Fister’s keynote address, "Fifty/Fifty: Drawing on the Past to Envision the Future of Minitex."

Save the date for our virtual 50th anniversary celebration October 27

Save the date! On October 27, Minitex will host a virtual 50th anniversary celebration, Cheers to 50 Years: Party Like It's 1971. The event will feature a presentation by Barbara Fister.

Join Minitex at the 2021 MLA Annual Conference

Minitex is a sponsor of this year's Minnesota Library Association annual conference. In addition to our support for the conference, we are hosting activities related to the 50th Anniversary of Minitex inception. Please stop by our vendor booth and say hello, drop in for our happy hour celebration, or attend any of the several sessions led by Minitex staff.

Minitex's 2021 Annual Report: Celebrating 50 Years

As we celebrate half a century of service, we are proud of what we have accomplished in our 50th year. We look forward to collaborating with our partners for another 50 years and beyond.

Partner profile: College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

In honor of our 50th Anniversary, we're catching up with each of our original partner libraries. We've asked staff members from each library to reflect on their shared history with Minitex and update us on how their institutions have grown and changed over the years. This week, we're checking in with Kathy Parker, Library Director at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.

Celebrating 50 Years of Interlibrary Loan

From buses and beer boxes to custom software and an online portal, see how interlibrary loan at Minitex has changed and grown over the past 50 years.

MDL flashback: Selections from the Minitex Oral History Project

In honor of our 50th Anniversary, I am highlighting a few recordings from the Minitex oral history collection in the Minnesota Digital Library. This is the second article in an occasional series and features excerpts from some of our more recent interviewees: Keith Ewing (formerly of St. Cloud State University) and John Butler (formerly of University of Minnesota Libraries). Both were heavily involved in the development of the Minnesota Digital Library.