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Upcoming Ebooks Minnesota platform change FAQs

Ebooks Minnesota will be moving over to our new MackinVIA platform on July 1st. Here is what you need to know.

Ebooks Minnesota platform change: What you need to know

As some of you may already know, Minitex has selected MackinVIA as a new online platform for Ebooks Minnesota. The transition from the BiblioBoard to the MackinVIA platform will involve many moving parts and pieces. We want to make sure that libraries and schools are aware of what to expect while this transition takes place.

What's popular in Ebooks Minnesota?

Statistics from the past few months show that the graphic novel, Avatar: The Last Airbender, is the most popular series in Ebooks Minnesota. It was an animated television series produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios and has been described as one of the best-animated television series of all time. The extended Avatar franchise includes the ongoing comics series, available in Ebooks Minnesota.

Gardening: That wonderful time of year

Some of you may have already started, but it's never too early, or too late to research and plan for your summer flower or vegetable garden.

Duchess Harris, award winning Macalester professor, authored titles in Ebooks Minnesota

Duchess Harris, an award-winning Macalester professor, has authored over 100 titles available in Ebooks Minnesota. These include titles in ABDO's Freedom's Promise, Perspectives on American Progress, Class in America, Protest Movements, and other relevant series.

Ebooks Minnesota adds diverse titles to collection

Minitex is happy to announce that Ebooks Minnesota just gained 350+ titles around equity, diversity, and inclusion. Last fall, students in St. Catherine University's Master of Library and Information Science Program, Library Materials for Children class, performed a diversity audit of Ebooks Minnesota. As a result of this audit, the Ebooks Minnesota Collection Task Force recently selected diverse titles for inclusion into the collection from publishers including ABDO, Capstone, Rosarium, Dreamspinner, and Flux.

Award-winning books and authors in Ebooks Minnesota

Looking for award-winning and/or nominated books or authors? Look no further than the curated collection of titles for all ages in Ebooks Minnesota.

We want your feedback - Ebooks Minnesota platform trials and survey - open now!

Trials and a survey are now open for the Ebooks Minnesota RFP. Please complete the survey to share your feedback about the current and potential new platform for Ebooks Minnesota.

Statewide book club to read "Slider" by Pete Hautman

One Book|One Minnesota, Minnesota's statewide book club, will read "Slider," by National Book Award-winner Pete Hautman. The book is available via Ebooks Minnesota through May 9: z.umn.edu/slider

Women's History Month and Ebooks Minnesota

This year we have the first female U.S. Vice President and the first woman coach in Super Bowl history. Women are beginning to get some of the recognition they deserve and that is why celebrating Women's History Month is more important now than ever. By recognizing the contributions of women throughout time, and in the present day, Women's History Month helps to open up that world of possibilities to young girls.