Use this list as a proactive way to share the merits of school library programming and staffing. It is taken from Standards for the 21st Century Learner by the American Association of School Librarians, suggestions from members of the American Association of School Librarians, and students in the school libraries of the United States. Released by Dr. Nancy Everhart President, American Association of School Librarians May 19, 2011.
Tip: This list would be good to keep on hand in case you need to defend the existence of the media center in the future too!
CMLE is constantly evaluating its services including the Book Discount Program. We are asking book companies in the program for data about usage of the program, but we also need your input.
If you buy books for your library/school media center in Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd or Wright counties in Minnesota, we want you to complete this one minute poll.
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Do you need to do some end-of-the-year ordering of books (including e-books) and are you looking for discounts?
CMLE provides book discounts to libraries in Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Wright counties in Minnesota. This year we have nine book companies participating in the discount program, and six of them are discounting e-books! These discounts provide cost savings to 319 academic, school, public, and special libraries. The nine participating book companies this year are listed below, the companies with e-book discounts are in red. You can go to our website to review all of the savings at http://www.cmle.org/discounts.asp. Each discount has a promo code that you need to mention to receive the savings. In the Fall, our member libraries should have received an email attachment of the discounts and their associated promo codes. Didn’t get the attachment? Send an email to cmle@stcloudstate.eduto receive the document with codes.
Please let me know if you have any problems using these discounts, or if the list does not include a company you would like to suggest for inclusion next year. These discounts are a perk to you as part of your free membership as a CMLE member library. Send email to papost@stcloudstate.edu with your input. Thanks!
The CMLE office is excited to welcome John Meyerhofer as our new Information Specialist. Some of you might recognize John’s name from his time as a CMLE board member. More recently, he has been assisting in the 23 Mobile Things program as a Coach.
John is originally from Zumbrota MN and is a graduate of St. John’s University. He has previous work experience in computer programming and web development. Besides working for CMLE, John is currently pursuing his Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree from the UW Milwaukee.
Did you know? CMLE has a Facebook account! We think Facebook is a great way to connect informally with one another and easily share ideas…..no messy process like you might encounter when trying to comment on blogs. So, it’s easy — no muss, no fuss!
Can’t use Facebook at work? No problem….we would bet you may be using Facebook while away from your work setting! Check out what CMLE has been up to, and provide comments and feedback, all while cruising casually through Facebook. What’s easier than that?
If you work at a library or media center in CMLE’s 12-county region (Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, and Wright), please “Like” our page to see what your colleagues are doing.
So, visit CMLE’s Facebook page today and click the “Like” button!
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