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Apply today for MILE 2013!

From MILE 2013:

The Minnesota Library Association’s Institute for Leadership Excellence (MILE) will help you discover the leader within yourself and give you tools to learn how to lead effectively today—even if your current position isn’t one of leadership.Leadership

During this four-day conference, selected participants will spend their days in an intimate conference setting with 24 other emerging library leaders from across the state. They will learn about using improvisational humor and creative idea generation to foster creative approaches to problem solving and strategic planning, discover their personal strengths, and learn to lead no matter what their current library position may be. Participants will also become involved in an ongoing mentoring relationship.

Applications for participation will be accepted through Friday, January 11, 2013. Accepted participants will be notified in February.

Learn more and apply today at  http://milethirteen.weebly.com/index.html

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Minnesota Chosen for National Digital Library Project

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The Minnesota Digital Library was chosen to be a key early contributor to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The groundbreaking project aims to make our nation’s collections of significance to the study of American life digital, searchable, and accessible to the public. Read the press release at MDL’s homepage: http://www.mndigital.org

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Tips on Connecting with the New Congress – From Stephanie Vance

The ALA Washington Office held a webinar on November 19, 2012 in which Stephanie Vance (The Advocacy Guru and keynote speaker at MLA 2012) gave an update on the recent elections and tips on how to connect (about library issues) with the new Congress (113th).  The video was recorded and is available at the following link, which also includes some additional materials referenced in the video.
http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/11/election-update-and-connecting-with-the-new-congress-video/

School Media Specialist

Rocori School District in the News!

Rocori School District made the news via Network World this week! Rocori’s Technical Director, Brian Michalski, was interviewed regarding his approach to launching a new virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to cut down on costs in the school’s 13 computer labs. Now, rather than operating Windows on each desktop, they’re utilizing VDI. To learn more about this approach, view the article: School District Opts for VDI in Computer Labs.

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Recommended App: P2K Money

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The helpful website, Parents to Kids Money, has a fantastic free app available to teach kids about the responsibility of money and budgeting. The P2K Money app will teach kids how to create a budget, track their expenses, save their money, and spend wisely. It is an interactive, easy to use, app that allows them to input their “income” (allowance, mowing the lawn, babysitting, etc), expenses, and items on their wish list. Overtime, as they learn the value of careful spending, they will see their “available money” increase as well as the funds they’ve put aside for their wishlist item.

The P2K Money app is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The app requires iOS 3.2 or later.