News and Events
Nancy Walton, State Librarian, and Jym Wroblewski, LSTA Grant Administrator would like your input on the Minnesota Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) 2013-2017 Five-Year Plan. The plan is required by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for LSTA funds and addresses the state’s current and near-future projections of the needs of end-users and strategies to meet those needs.
To keep you informed on what’s going on in MLA, we’re sending out monthly Roundup e-mails. The May MLA Roundup was sent to MLA members and friends on Friday morning, May 11. Here’s what’s in the edition:
Seven authors and storytellers featured in the book Libraries of Minnesota will speak at the fifth annual Lunch for Libraries Wednesday, June 13 at Kagin Commons, Macalester College in St. Paul.
More than 150 participants gathered at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on April 27 for ARLD Day 2012. With the theme of Transliteracy: Constructing Knowledge and Networks, we had a great keynote from Lane Wilkinson from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. We had nine breakout sessions and a fast-paced lightning round.
Julie Gilbert, an academic librarian and assistant professor at Gustavus Adolphus College, has been named the recipient of the second annual Academic Innovators Award, given by the Academic and Research Libraries Division (ARLD) of the Minnesota Library Association.
Friday, June 1 • Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College • Superior, WI
The Lake Superior Libraries Symposium is a conference developed by librarians from northwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota.
Friday, May 25 • Luther College, Decorah, IA
The theme is “Build on Our Strengths, Design for Our Future” with keynote speaker Michael Porter from Library Renewal.
The Minnesota Department of Education, State Library Services Division, is pleased to announce the 2012 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Competitive Grant Opportunity. State Library Services is soliciting applications from academic, public and special libraries and public school media centers that meet the eligibility guideline requirements.
All companies and organizations are invited to participate in the Minnesota Library Association 2012 Annual Conference. Our theme this year is Minnesota Libraries: A Capitol Idea. This premier educational event attracts more than 500 library professionals, Friends of the Library, and library trustees from across Minnesota. You should be there!
The 2012 MLA-MEMO Legislative Forum will be held on July 18 from 10:00AM until 3:00PM (or as needed) at the Great River Regional Library in St. Cloud.