Mentors Still Needed: Are you interested in helping to develop the future library leaders in the list below? The MN Institute for Leadership Excellence (MILE) is still looking for mentors. They are seeking applications from experienced librarians/library professionals who would like to contribute to the success of Minnesota libraries. Applicants are sought from all types of libraries, and with a range of professional experiences. This is a great opportunity to make a professional contribution while getting to know an enthusiastic and engaged mentee. More information about the mentorship program and the mentor application can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/mlaexcellence/mentors.
Drum roll please….here are the 24 selected individuals for 2015!
Please take a moment to congratulate the new Minnesota Institute for Leadership Excellence (MILE 2015) participants. These individuals will come together over the next two years to build their leadership skills as well as create better libraries for our Minnesota communities. Hearty congratulations to the following individuals; please note that individuals from the CMLE Region are highlighted!
Carolyn Avair, East Central Regional Library System
Roxanne Backowski, St. Cloud State University
Trent Brager, Minnesota School of Business-Rochester
Adam Brisk, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Julia Carlis, Dakota County Library
Amelia Cohoes, Globe University
Allison Girres, Pioneerland Library System
Shelly Grace, SAMMIE
Sarah Hawkins, East Central Regional Library System
Stacey Hendren, Anoka County Library
Kristin Jones, Carver County Library/Pioneerland Library System
Richmond Kinney, Duluth Public Library
Kelly Kraemer, College of St. Benedict | St. John’s University
Stephanie Langer, Kitchigami Regional Library
Rachel Lockman, Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Sarah Lo Pinto, Washington County Library
Anne Lundquist, Traverse de Sioux Library Cooperative
Chris Magnusson. Arrowhead Library System
Amy Mars, St. Catherine University
Lisa Motschke, Scott County Library
Jake Odland, Douglas County Library
Michael Schnieder, Minnesota School of Business-Elk River
Christie Schultz, Dakota County Library
Jill Wujcik, Sanford-Brown College
Jessica Zillhart, Anoka County Library
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The great thing about a new year is the number of booklists that come out in the first few months! YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) is a division of ALA (American Library Association) and releases its Best Fiction for Young Adults list annually. This year, 58 titles were selected from 113 nominations. The recipients are books recommended for ages 12-18, and “meet the criteria of both quality literature and appeal to teens” (ALA press release). Here are the committee’s Top Ten books from the list:
The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley, Elephant Rock Books, 2014.
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
The Gospel of Winter by Kiely Brendan, Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2014.
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, Penguin Group (USA)/Dial Books, 2014.
Jackaby by William Ritter, Algonquin Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Noggin by John Corey Whaley, Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books, 2014.
The Story of Owen Dragonslayer of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston, Carolrhoda LAB, 2014.
Vango by Timothee de Fombelle, Candlewick Press, 2014.
We Were Liars by e. lockhart, Delacorte Press, 2014.
The Young Elites by Marie Lu, Penguin Group (USA)/G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2014.
These are just ten of the 58 titles on the booklist – check out all 58 here!
Library marketing has become a part of many library jobs. Whether it’s helping out with social media or working on a print publication, marketing is now a part of our jobs! Recently Tiffany McClary shared her thoughts on what 2015 holds in library marketing. “The trend toward providing useful, relevant content that people want to consume will continue,” she says. “[T]eams can take the information they share in the library—how to research a term paper, search for a job, find investors—and turn it into bite-sized tips for Twitter, blog posts, and ebooks.” The main ideas from the article are:
Mobile Marketing
Content Marketing
Visual Storytelling
Human Speak not Marketing Speak
People helping People
Do you have any other marketing ideas for 2015?
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2015 is upon us and the predictions of what 2015 has in store for us have too. Computerworld starts us off with their prediction of 6 technologies that will change PCs in 2015. One example that seems exciting is wireless charging. Who among us wouldn’t want to get rid of all those charging cords!
Another great look ahead comes from Joyce Valenza. Her top 10 tech trends are a varied list and include things like social media, crowd-sourcing, app-smashing, and making.
Mentors Still Needed: Are you interested in helping to develop the future library leaders in the list below? The MN Institute for Leadership Excellence (MILE) is still looking for mentors. They are seeking applications from experienced librarians/library professionals who would like to contribute to the success of Minnesota libraries. Applicants are sought from all types of libraries, and with a range of professional experiences. This is a great opportunity to make a professional contribution while getting to know an enthusiastic and engaged mentee. More information about the mentorship program and the mentor application can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/mlaexcellence/mentors.
