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New ELM Webinars, Spring 2016

ELMIt is just fun to be able to refer to Spring in any way! The staff at Minitex have been busy and welcome you to join them in any of the webinars shown below.

Register now for upcoming ELM webinar offerings, February-April, 2016.

Do you need a refresher or want to learn something new? Minitex Reference Outreach & Instruction has a new group of ELM webinar offerings packed with practical information you can apply to work or your personal interests.

Click below for webinar descriptions and registration.

Vendor Hosted

History Day Research (Minnesota): Recommended Sources and Research Tools – Dinah Ramirez, Customer Education Specialist (Midwest Region), Gale/Cengage Learning

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 12:00 pm Central Standard Time

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ALA book award winners

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2016 Caldecott Winner

The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world, holds the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in January (this year in Boston). The conference draws more than 10,000 leaders and staff, educators, writers, publishers, Friends of libraries, trustees, special guests and exhibitors from the library and information industry for some 2,400 meetings, programs, discussion groups, events, in-depth conversations and exhibits.

As many of you know, when over 10,000 librarians get together, there are bound to be book lists, and lots of them. To save you time, we have compiled many of them here from press releases on the ALA site. If we have missed your favorite, check out their site.

2016 Notable Books List: Get the list here

ALA Readers Advisory experts announce years best in genre fiction for adults readers: Get the list here

ALA Compiled List of Youth Media Awards: Each year ALA honors books and media for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, ALA awards, including the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards, guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Get all of the winners here.

YALSA 2016 Award Winners: The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is a national association of librarians, library workers and advocates whose mission is to expand and strengthen library services for teens, aged 12-18. Through its member-driven advocacy, research, and professional development initiatives, YALSA builds the capacity of libraries and librarians to engage, serve and empower teens. Five popular lists are published as a result of this conference!

 

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Notable Dates for your Noggin: February 2016

Calendar BannerEach month we’ll bring you a compiled list of fun national holidays, birthdays of authors, and publication dates of favorite books.  You can use these for your own personal use or for some library inspiration! Yes, we know it is still January, but it is time to think ahead!

February is Black History Month. Other things to celebrate in February. . .

February
1  Langston Hughe’s birthday (1902)
3  Carrot Cake Day
4  Thank a Mailman Day
7  Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthday (1867)
 Send a Card to a Friend Day
8  Boy Scouts Day
10  National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
11  Judy Blume’s birthday (1938)
 National Make a Friend Day
15  Norman Bridwell’s birthday (1928)
16  Almond Day
17  Random Acts of Kindness Day
20  Love Your Pet Day
26  Tell a Fairy Tale Day
27  John Steinbeck’s birthday (1902)
 Strawberry Day
 Chili Day
28  Lemony Snicket’s (Daniel Handler’s) birthday (1970)

Did we miss anything?  Let us know if we did!

For our calendar of library events, including conferences and library days, check out our CMLE Events page.

And for more Notable Dates for Your Noggin, check out our Notable Dates page.

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Weekly Review: 1/21/2016

 CMLE Updates: State & Regional News

  • Minitex year in review More
  • GRRL and ECRL libraries highlighted on MDL More
  • Fireside reading series and podcasts More
  • TIES Scholarship Summary More

Upcoming Events and Registration Information

  • Register now for free genealogy event in St. Cloud! More
  • Need financial help to attend events? CMLE Scholarships! More
  • Archived hangout: Finding your ideal library job More

Resources You Can Use

  • Did you miss any of these? Ed Tech Trends from 2015 More
  • Edutopia names top 10 education videos More
  • NYPL puts 180,000 high-res images online More
  • Education research highlights from 2015 More

Tech Bits and Ideas

  •  Creating a digital hub for PD materials More

Food for Thought

  • Big things that happened in libraries in 2015 More
  • Need tips to stimulate or quiet the mind More

Just for Fun

  • Laughs from the @Lousy Librarian More
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Creating a digital hub

computersThink about it. What if there was one central place in your school or district that had all of its professional development resources together? Digital materials from a year ago, last month, or even last week? There is no step-by-step or specific way to do this, but Edutopia has come up with a number of good beginning discussion points to implement this in your school or district.  Click here for the article.

 

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