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Minitex News articles tagged with "State Library Services" (24):

State Library Services requests proposals for monthly online series for BIPOC library workers

State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, requests proposals for facilitation of a monthly online series bringing together black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) library workers. Proposals are due November 8.

Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library seeks two staff members

The library is seeking a Library Technician along with a Public Services and Outreach Librarian/Library/Information Resource Services Specialist. The deadline to apply is June 26.

State Library Services announces LSTA grant opportunity

An estimated $400,000 is available to fund grant proposals ranging from $10,000 to $75,000 that help to achieve Minnesota’s LSTA Five-Year Plan. A Technical Grant Application Guidance webinar will be held Thursday, June 29. Completed applications are due July 14, 2023.

State Library Services to offer Solar Science Workshops in Moorhead and Duluth

State Library Services will host six-hour workshops this may in Moorhead (May 2) and Duluth (May 4). Registration is free and includes lunch.

State Library Services seeks new members for BIPOC Advisory Council

State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, is seeking new members to fill open slots on its BIPOC Advisory Committee. The committee was initially formed in April 2021.

A voice for every library: Minitex's Policy Advisory Council

Representatives from every type of library and every Minnesota region, along with one representative each from North Dakota and South Dakota, come together to form the Minitex Policy Advisory Council. The Council is designed to shape Minitex services and plan for the future of the library community.

Remembering Bill Asp

Minitex staff were saddened this week to learn of the passing of Bill Asp, a beloved champion of Minnesota libraries. Asp directed Minnesota's State Library Agency and served on the Minitex Policy Advisory Council for over 20 years. In 2010, he recorded an interview for the Minitex Oral History Project that is now available in the Minnesota Digital Library.

Third Chapter of Statewide One Book Program Features Louise Erdrich

The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, as the Minnesota Center for the Book, announces the third chapter of One Book | One Minnesota. The newest title for the program is The Plague of Doves by Minnesota author Louise Erdrich.

One Book | One Minnesota, Chapter Three: The Plague of Doves

Beginning on Monday, October 19th, Minnesotans will have free access to both the ebook and audiobook of Louise Erdrich’s Plague of Doves through the ongoing One Book One Minnesota project.

One Book | One Minnesota: A Good Time for the Truth

Join us on August 20 at 7:00 p.m. for a discussion of "A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota," the second book club reading from One Book | One Minnesota. Access to this book is available to all Minnesotans via Ebooks Minnesota through August 23.