TO: Minnesota Libraries
FROM: State Library Services
DATE: October 28, 2014
SUBJECT: GCFLearnFree.org Webinar, Libraries and Service Delivery Consultant Group

Webinar: Get to Know GCFLearnFree.org

State Library Services is building a new relationship with Goodwill Community Foundation. Over the past decade, the foundation’s GCFLearnFree.org program has helped millions around the world learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century. From using Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, the website offers more than 90 free, self-paced tutorials, including more than 1,000 lessons.

Please join us for an informational webinar on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 from 11 a.m. to noon. Get a virtual tour of the site and learn how other libraries have successfully used GCFLearnFree.org with their patrons. Preregistration is not required. To view the webinar, please follow this link. If requested, enter your name and email address, then click “Join.”

For more information, please contact Jennifer Verbrugge at 651-582-8356 or jennifer.verbrugge@state.mn.us.

Libraries and Service Delivery Consultant Group 

The Libraries and Service Delivery Consultant Group met at the Minnesota Department of Education on October 20. The PowerPoint presentation from the meeting may be found on the MDE website.

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 17, 2014 from 1:00–3:00 p.m. at the Minnesota Department of Education, 1500 Highway 36 West, Roseville in Conference Center A, Room 13. Please note the time change. For more information about the Libraries and Service Delivery Consultant Group, please contact Jennifer Nelson at jennifer.r.nelson@state.mn.us or 651-582-8791.