School Libraries
Minitex News articles tagged with "School Libraries" (24):
New news literacy product for grades 5-12: The Juice
Designed for grades 5-12, The Juice is a completely new kind of educational resource: a daily newspaper, a fact-checked database, an ever-growing multidisciplinary textbook, a reading intervention tool, and a literacy benchmarking platform all rolled into one intuitive product that takes just a few minutes to learn.
Minitex Shared Digital Collections for Schools coming fall 2024
A new shared collection of ebooks and audiobooks for schools is coming this fall.
Promoting the role of Media Specialists during Teacher Appreciation Week
Did you know that only 23 percent of schools have a licensed educator assigned to the school library, according to 21-22 Common Core data. Legislation and advocacy to increase the number of school librarians and the amount of funding for school libraries is being worked on during this cycle in the Minnesota Legislature.
Libraries Serving Youth Meetup - Featuring K.C. Boyd, 2022 School Librarian of the Year
K.C. Boyd will provide the keynote address and special presentation that discusses how library staff can use free social media apps to promote the services they provide and create their own narrative about the work they perform every day.
NewsLitCamp with Star Tribune
Minnesota educators: Join the News Literacy Project, Star Tribune, and Sourcewell Technology on June 15 for a free, virtual day of professional learning.
MN Writes MN Reads featured in continuum
If you are interested in learning more about self-publishing for yourself or your library patrons, check out Allison Campbell-Jensen's recent article in the University of Minnesota Libraries newsletter, continuum, "Open avenue to Minne-centric publishing."
Libraries Serving Youth Meetup: #OwnVoices
This year's Libraries Serving Youth Meetup on June 15 included an author panel featuring four prominent Minnesota authors, a presentation from the Minnesota Department of Education on using data to better understand youth in your communities, and #OwnVoices book talks from Minnesota librarians. The event was moderated by Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen of St. Kate’s MLIS program and hosted on Zoom by the Minnesota Library Association.
Finding kids' magazines in ELM
You can search for publications using the Find a Publication search bar on the eLibrary Minnesota (ELM) portal home page.
NASSP: "The Nonnegotiable Role of School Librarians"
As many of us are well aware, school librarians throughout the state are continuing to face cuts in budgets, support, and positions and are looking for ways to communicate the value of this crucial role to school administrators.
New ELM Chrome extension for schools!
To assist in the never-ending battle to encourage students to go beyond Google and search more trustworthy and age-appropriate databases, we have developed a free ELM Chrome extension that can be easily installed on your school's Chromebooks or desktop computers.