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Minitex News articles tagged with "School Libraries" (22):

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. Simply enter the publication title, click on Full Text Access, then choose one of the listed databases.

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.

AP Lit curation available in Ebooks Minnesota

The College Board recommends that students preparing for the Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition exam read widely across time periods and genres. Ebooks Minnesota has many books of "literary merit" that you may want to read as you prepare.

Interlibrary loan delivery available to metro area schools

Metro area media specialists and teachers: Do you have students looking for research resources beyond what your school library offers?