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Minnesota Book Award Winners Announced

On Saturday, April 16th, the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library held their 23rd annual Minnesota Book Awards Gala, with around 750 people in attendance. During the event, winners from eight categories were announced, along with one winner of the Readers’ Choice Award. The winning titles include:

Award for Children’s Literature

Michael Hall – My Heart Is Like a Zoo

 Award for General Nonfiction

Michael Nordskog and Aaron W. Hautala, photography – The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition

 Award for Genre Fiction

Wendy Webb – The Tale of Halcyon Crane

 Award for Memoir & Creative Nonfiction

Bonnie J. Rough – Carrier: Untangling the Danger in My DNA

 Award for Minnesota

Mary Lethert Wingerd – North Country: The Making of Minnesota

 Award for Novel & Short Story

John Reimringer – Vestments

 Award for Poetry

Lightsey Darst – Find the Girl

 Award for Young People’s Literature

Pete Hautman – Blank Confession 

The Readers’ Choice Award

Laurie Hertzel – News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist

Be sure to check out the books in more detail here.

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Minnesota Book Awards Readers’ Choice Award

Voting for the Minnesota Book Awards Readers’ Choice Award is open now through the end of March! This is your chance to select your favorite book from the list of 32 finalists. Here’s the link to vote http://twincities.upickem.net/engine/Welcome.aspx?contestid=27674.

Free bookmarks listing all 32 finalist books can be ordered by contacting Ann Nelson, Minnesota Book Awards Coordinator, at mnbookawards@thefriends.org. Be sure to place your order soon since Readers’ Choice voting closes March 31.

When requesting bookmarks, please provide your mailing address and the number of bookmarks requested.

To learn more about the Minnesota Book Awards visit www.thefriends.org.

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Finalists Named for the 23rd Annual Minnesota Book Awards

The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library have announced the finalists for the 23rd annual Minnesota Book Awards! To see a list of all the finalists by category, please visit http://www.thefriends.org/programs/mnbookawards/award_winners_and_finalists.html. The categories include: Children’s Literature, General Nonfiction, Genre Fiction, Memoir & Creative Nonfiction, Minnesota, Novel & Short Story, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. All nominated titles appear towards the bottom of the page. Lots of great stuff here!

Also of note, the 23rd Annual Minnesota Book Awards Gala, when the winners will be announced, will be held on Saturday, April 16th. Visit the main Minnesota Book Awards site http://www.thefriends.org/programs/mnbookawards.html  for additional information and resources.

Keep your eyes peeled for another blog post from us during the month of March about how you can play a part in selecting the Readers’ Choice Award winner!

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Central Minnesota History Day @ SCSU Recap!

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January 22, 2011 was Central Minnesota History Day at the Miller Center Library, and it was a smashing success! This was the third year SCSU has hosted this event, and we had 97 participants. In all, we had six schools attend. This year’s History Day Theme is Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, and Consequences.

The students received detailed research instruction, handouts, and assistance from SCSU librarians, interns, Minitex, and the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) staff. MHS provided guidance on project creation, structure, appearance, and what makes a History Day project great! MHS also had a sample History Day project on hand from last year. Instruction was provided on such topics as: using the Minnesota Digital Library www.mndigital.org, accessing and utilizing SCSU’s many primary source databases, using the ELM Databases, and the SCSU online catalog. This instruction was invaluable, and really got students moving in the right direction.

Throughout the day, CMLE staffers provided assistance with checking out materials and requesting interlibrary loans. In all we checked out 109 materials – ensuring that students in the central Minnesota region have the primary and secondary sources that they need to create a successful project. In addition, Patricia assisted with research questions, provided a nice welcome during the opening session, helped set up the breakout rooms and lunch, and worked to ensure that the day ran smoothly.

 We were happy to see such a great showing and hope to welcome these schools back again next year… and, we’d also love to see you, too! Please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmle1/ to see Central Minnesota History Day @ SCSU in action!

To learn more about National History Day, please visit http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/. To learn more about the research day at the Miller Center, visit http://research.stcloudstate.edu/page.phtml?page_id=344.

SCSU is looking forward to hosting the annual Central Minnesota History Day Regional competition on March 19th, 2011. The event is expected to bring students to campus to compete for prizes, such as monetary awards, continuing on to the state competition, and scholarships.

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Central Minnesota History Day @ SCSU Registration

 Do you have classes that are working on History Day projects at your school? If so, talk with the teacher(s) and have them sign-up for the History Day event described below by January 12th! We’d love to see you there as well! If your school registers, CMLE will contact you to determine checkout options.

 Please have the teachers use this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCSUHistoryDay2011 for registration.

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St. Cloud State University offers help to local students with history research at Central Minnesota History Day @ SCSU

  St. Cloud – St. Cloud State University invites middle school and high school students to participate in “Central Minnesota History Day @ SCSU,” which will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 in the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center at St. Cloud State University. Check in will begin at 10 a.m.

 St. Cloud State librarians and History Day staff have planned a day filled with research and training for all local students working on their National History Day 2011 projects. This year’s National History Day theme is “Debate and Diplomacy: Successes, Failures, Consequences.”

 St. Cloud State librarians and history and education students will help participants find books, articles and other resources in the Miller Center, write bibliographies, focus their topics, analyze and present their information, and add depth and personalized history to their projects.

 The registration deadline is January 12, 2011. All participants must register by completing the form at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCSUHistoryDay2011.

 Teachers should register to bring their classes. Registration must include any adults who will accompany the student or group, including volunteers and parents. Students may register themselves if they are not part of a group coming with a teacher. Space is limited so register soon.

 Students participating in Central Minnesota History Day @ SCSU will learn about the resources for doing history research that are available to them in the Miller Center library at St. Cloud State, and other libraries throughout the state. They will learn to find books in the Miller Center and how to use online databases available to them at SCSU and from home. Students may also request materials from other libraries through the interlibrary loan service provided by the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange.

Students will be introduced to “Minnesota Reflections,” a growing collection of more than 55,000 digital copies of historical treasures from across Minnesota and to the collection of resources available through the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).

 Central Minnesota History Day @ SCSU staff will make a special afternoon presentation on online collections to the adults accompanying the students.

 Lunch will be provided to registered participants. Parking in all SCSU surface lots, including the pay lot on the north of the Miller Center, is free on weekends. Parking is available on nearby streets as well. Fees apply in the parking ramp.

 Central Minnesota History Day @ SCSU is sponsored by the St. Cloud State History Department in partnership with Learning Resources & Technology Services, the College of Social Sciences, the College of Education, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange and the Minnesota Digital Library.