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Minitex News articles tagged with "Libraries" (21):

Minnesota Digital Library 2015 assessment results are in!

In early 2015, the Minnesota Digital Library undertook a formal program assessment to determine the current status of digitization and future digital activities of Minnesota’s libraries and cultural heritage organizations.

Talking Race, Curriculum, and the Role of Libraries

Given current events both nationally and locally, a recent opinion piece in Education Week’s Commentary section grabbed my attention.  Written by a Minnesota professor, I think the piece is particularly challenging and worthy of discussion.  Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Assistant Professor of

Pew Research Center New Report: Libraries at the Crossroads

Just a few findings of the recently released  "Libraries at the Crossroads" report:

Coloring Trend in Libraries Promotes Relaxation and Mindfulness

If you’ve even glanced at Library Journal, American Libraries Magazine, or major news networks in recent months, you’ve likely noticed a new trend in services – coloring book clubs.

“In the Library” for National Poetry Month

“In the Library” by Charles Simic, 1938 for Octavio  

There’s a book called

“A Dictionary of Angels.”

No one has opened it in fifty years,

Pedal Power

We’ve all heard about bookmobiles and the wonderful services they provide.  But what about putting pedal power to library services?  Several libraries across the U.S.

Public Libraries, Not Just a “Cozy Place to Charge Phones”

Public libraries are about the community’s informational and resource needs and interests.  Moreover, public libraries particularly have proven to be a resource upon which many low-income and homeless people rely.  

The Librarian Song and More

Dubbed "The Quad," four interns from the Step Up Program working at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education recently created a bank of informational videos on career paths and job decisions.

Fall 2013 Workshop for Educators: Baba Yaga in the Classroom

School Library Media Specialists are encouraged to register!

At the Russian Museum of Art, an exhibition of more than 55 paintings from the holdings of the museum and private collectors rev

Post Card from a Reference Notes Reader

In response to our call for post cards from your travels to special libraries this summer, one of our readers, Marilee Tuite, Assistant Librarian for the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies & MnDOT Library, kindly