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There is a new UMD Library display in the red concourse. The display is titled:
Black History Month: Black Americans in Congress
Nine past and current members of Congress are highlighted.
All books and audio books in the display case can be checked out at the UMD Library. Please inquire at the circulation desk.
"I am happy to announce that not only as the application deadline for the MLA Institute for Leadership Excellence been extended to February 13, but the price for the retreat has been slashed! Due to grants from the MN Library Foundation & the State Library, we are able to cut the cost for participants from $300 to $150!! This includes not only the institute's programming, but also room and board from April 28 -- May 1, 2009! More information and applications can be found on the MILE subunit webpage: http://mnlibraryassociation.org/committees-subunits/mile/.
We hope this helps libraries and librarians around the state to be able to partake in this exciting and energizing retreat! "
Rachel Gray
Project Librarian - Smart Investing@Your Library
SELCO
2600 19th Street NW
Rochester, MN 55901
507-288-5513
Check out our website - http://smartinvesting.selco.info!
Submitted by Jodi
Soaring to Excellence Teleconference
Date: Friday, February 13, 2009
Time: 11:00-12:30 pm
Location: L410
Speakers: Penny Mandziara and Kelly Watson
Any library, whether it is school, public, academic, or special, is many things to the community it serves. A library offers the information patrons need to improve their quality of life. A library provides open access to technology and the world of online information, as well as guidance on navigating that world. A library also gives their community something that is less tangible, yet just as essential to improving its patrons’ lives: nourishment not just for the mind, but the spirit as well.
How do libraries do that? Through the programming opportunities they create.
In this program we will look at some of the innovative programming libraries today are creating to meet the evolving needs of their patrons. We will also provide a basic primer for anyone who has always wanted to plan a program, but didn’t know where or how to begin.