If you haven’t heard the news yet, the finalists for the 28th Annual Minnesota Book Awards were just announced on Saturday, January 30th for eight categories. The judges were selected from the literary community around the state which included writers, teachers, booksellers, librarians, etc.
The award winners will be announced on Saturday, April 16th, 2016 at the St. Paul Union Depot during the Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony at 8:00pm. The official hashtag to be used for social media posting, comments, tweeting, etc is #MNBA16.
We hope you have heard the good news about this new improvement! CMLE events show up in red…check it out!
There is a new statewide Library Continuing Education (CE) Calendar sponsored by the seven Minnesota Multitype Library Systems. Its goal is to make it easy for library staff seeking CE opportunities & for planners of MN events to see what is already scheduled. Events on the calendar are open to all staff, although there may be some registration restrictions. Libraries & systems are invited to submit library CE opportunities to the calendar at calendar@mnlibs.info. Comments on the calendar are welcome at that address, too.
Just for giggles….rather than googling yourself which can tend to be sobering, how about letting Google do the work in serving up funny book covers that are sure to make you smile? Too tired and bleary eyed to structure another search? No problem, click here!
Have you checked out these academic tools for your college library?
Toolwire has online learning games that help improve college-level writing by using interactive games. These are realistic simulations with live characters filmed in real locations (not animated).
University app by Boopsie “offers a user experience that not only delivers a library’s content but also increases student engagement, orients students with library services, and provides access to support services.”
Library Quest has a choose-your-own-adventure style game designed to orientate new college students with their library. It gives them a more positive experience and a better understanding of how the college library can be of assistance to them.
If you haven’t heard the news yet, the finalists for the 28th Annual Minnesota Book Awards were just announced on Saturday, January 30th for eight categories. The judges were selected from the literary community around the state which included writers, teachers, booksellers, librarians, etc.
