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Volume 7 No. 4
2016
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Metronet is the multicounty multitype library system serving Twin City libraries.
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MELSA is a federation of the seven metropolitan Twin Cities county public library systems plus the city of Saint Paul Public Library. 
 
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  • Kathy Drozd, Minitex Assistant Director, is retiring after 40+ Kathy Droad READ poster years. Kathy joined Minitex as a student and has been instrumental in the development of Minitex. Everyone is cordially invited to attend a retirement party on Wed, Feb 24, 2:30- 4:30pm, 120 Andersen Library, 222 21st Ave South, Minneapolis 55455. RSVP.

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CE, Events, Resources, Opportunities
book _ beer Tomes on Tap! will read The Pocket Wife by Susan Crawford for its Apr 23 meeting. Tomes on Tap is an informal book club for library staff that meets once every three months at restaurants in & around the Twin Cities. 6:30 pm Pizzeria Pezzo in White Bear Lake. RSVP to Angie Noyes know if you plan to attend. angie.noyes@co.washington.mn.us

 

  • Lee Rainie, the director of internet, science and technology research at Pew Research Center, is the keynote at the 25th Annual Minitex ILL Conference on Tue, May 10, at U of MN Conference Center in St. Paul.
  • Metro area teachers & media specialists can order posters & bookmarks for Teen Lit Con 2016. Orders must be received by Feb 29. Order here. MELSA public libraries will receive theirs automatically from MELSA.
  • Simon & Schuster has launched Riveted, a new website for fans of young adult literature, television, film, and online culture.
  • State Services for the Blind: Assistive Tech Showcase, Mar 1, 10:00-noon. 2200 University Avenue, Suite 240, Conference rooms A & B, St. Paul 55114. Low Vision Specialist Stacy Baden from Triumph Technology will demo & discuss the latest Enhanced Vision.
 
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Things We've Heard, Seen, or Read

The Research Pirates of the Dark Web. The Atlantic, Feb 9.  Book Heart

 


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