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Be an Ambassador at Teen Lit Con
Help make a great day for teens
 Teen Lit Con brings teens together with their current and future favorite authors. 2016 has more than 10 authors participating: Neal Shusterman, Faith Erin Hicks, Jason Reynolds, Leigh Bardugo, John Coy, Monica Ropal, Pete Hautman, Dawn Klehr, Derek Sullivan, S. A. Bodeen, Julie Schumacher, E. Eero Johnson and Kirstin Cronn-Mills.
The event features author panels, keynotes, writing workshops, breakout sessions and an exhibit hall with book sales, book signings, and other book related cool stuff to do. We're expecting 1200 attendees & need your help to make everything run like clockwork. Check out 2016 details at
teenlitcon.org.
Date: Sat, May 7, 2016
Event Time: 10am - 4:00pm
Location: Henry Sibley High School, 1897 Delaware Ave, Mendota Heights, MN 55118
Shift Options -
click to register
Ambassador Duties: Ambassadors will help out in the auditorium, as breakout session moderators and in the exhibit hall with activities
 and book signing.
Ambassador Perks: Each ambassador will receive an awesome Teen Lit Con t-shirt & sportsack as well as access to the Ambassadors Lounge!
Other Ambassador info:
- Feel free to sign up for more than one shift
- Adults only, please, we want teens to experience the full event
- Plan for some flexibility in shifts. Times may vary slightly depending on your assignment
MELSA MEMBER LIBRARY STAFF PLEASE NOTE: When serving as a Library Ambassador you are representing your library system. Therefore, MELSA understands you are on work time and have obtained permission to participate from your supervisor.
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CE, Events, Resources, Opportunities
- Free 2016 calendars from the Minnesota Digital Library. The Minnesota Digital library has 2016 calendars available that feature images from Minnesota Reflections's premier project. If you would like to give these free calendars out at your local library, please don't hesitate to order 50, 100, or more to give away! Place your order online here.
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Save the Date:
Better Together - Strengthening Adult Learning Communities - Libraries, Adult Education and Workforce Regional Meetings. Join colleagues from adult education, libraries, & workforce development for a full-day learning opportunity. The workshops are designed to increase our collective capacity to work together to improve adult literacy and workforce outcomes for Minnesotans.
- April 29, 2016 - Roseville at Minnesota Department of Education
- May 9, 2016 - Mankato at Country Inn and Suites
- May 16, 2016 - Grand Rapids at Saw Mill Inn
 Minneapolis Young Writers Workshop connects motivated young writers ages 13-19 with best-selling authors who are gifted with the ability to write and teach. There will beevening keynotes by members of the author faculty. These are free & open to the public of all ages, but you must register on-line for a spot as seating will be limited. The event is June 14-16 at North Central University in Minneapolis. More details here.
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