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Save the Date – FREE Genealogy Research Workshop

Genealogy Research Workshop
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Bremer Room, St. Cloud Public Library
4 – 6 pm

Sherlock_holmes_pipe_hatCMLE is pleased to partner with GRRL and genealogy expert, Wendy Sykes, to host this free workshop in early February. Come and learn the basics of genealogy research both for your own personal enrichment, but to better help others too. Come right after school or work; there will be food and drink at this fun and interactive event. Wendy will be highlighting how to use library and free internet resources to search for genealogy records. She will also demonstrate tips and techniques that make the searching easier. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops or tablets to amp up personal learning. No device? GRRL has got you covered. We will have use of ten GRRL laptops during this event! Genealogy is a perfect topic to make all types of librarians shine! Amaze your friends and family with your newfound knowledge and skills. We hope you will join us.

To register, click here. Problems registering? Send email to admin@cmle.org

See our earlier post about Wendy Sykes

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We've Learned: Staffing updates & job openings

We’ve Learned… is designed to keep our readers informed about news concerning personnel in CMLE libraries/media centers. Please keep us informed of any “happenings” regarding staff members in your area so that we can include them in the next write-up! Happenings can include: changes in staffing, awards, honors… you get time_alone2_hiresthe idea!
New East Central Regional Library (ECRL) staff:
  • Aitkin – Mary Johnson, Library Assistant
  • Mora – Patty Thompson, Library Assistant (formerly Cambridge Library Assistant); Mackenzie Lucking, Library Assistant
  • Pine City – Heidi Anderson-Ferdinand, Branch Librarian
  • Outreach at Isanti – Tim Olson, Outreach Librarian (former part-time Outreach and Interlibrary Loan assistant)
  • Wyoming – Melody Baker, Library Assistant

ECRL vacancies for Branch Assistants* still remain in Aitkin, Mille Lacs Lake Community Library in Isle, Princeton, and Cambridge. Get more detail about these positions here.  *Position was formerly titled “Branch Library Aide” (prior to July 2015)

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Great River Regional Library (GRRL) Personnel Updates

  • Lisa Pelkey, former Library Services Coordinator of Albany, has joined the Upsala staff as a Library Assistant
    Substitute.
  • Kara Gibford-Markman joined the Sauk Centre library staff in November as a library aide.

Over the summer GRRL had a few resignations in the St. Cloud Circulation department. These openings
allowed for adjustments to be made to existing staff schedules which resulted in five (5) Circulation
Assistants and two (2) Circulation Aides receiving additional hours. The remaining hours were posted as job
openings that have been filled, and the St. Cloud Circulation department is now fully staffed. Welcome to
all of our new Great River Regional Library staff, and congratulations to our recently promoted staff! Below
is a list of St. Cloud Circulation staff with their new role and effective date:

  • Heather Peterson, Circulation Aide – September
  • Margie Nalezny, Circulation Aide – October
  • Sara Kirk, Circulation Assistant – October
  • Jan Juetten, Circulation Assistant Substitute – October
  • Kelly Groth, Circulation Aide – October
  • Joe Godfrey, Circulation Assistant – October
  • Victoria Welle, Circulation Assistant – October
  • Susan Vail, Circulation Aide – November
  • Maxim Kroll, Circulation Aide Substitute – November

GRRL Retirements

  • Karen Zeug, Delano Branch Services,  8/14/2015
  • Debra Micah Sc – Patron Services, 9/26/2015

GRRL vacancies include Library Aide in Royalton and Buffalo.  More information on these openings here.

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St. Cloud library worker thrives on genealogy hunts

graveRecently, Great River Regional Library associate Wendy Sykes made the front page of the St. Cloud Times for her subject expertise in genealogy. Sykes perceives peoples pasts as treasure hunts, and indeed admits with the tricky ones she digs, and digs, and digs, and digs some more! St. Cloud Public Library is lucky to have Wendy’s expertise in house, and it sounds like it is well-used. Sykes leads twice-a-year genealogy classes to teach people the basics of getting started. Library staffers also take the course on the road to different GRRL branches. Did you know that GRRL has a genealogy club that meets the first Thursday of the month? Stearns History Museum has its own club too.

What I found most fascinating was Sykes’ hobby as a volunteer to wander graveyards and take photos of gravestones for the Find a Grave website. Who knew?  The full article is well worth your time…

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We’ve Learned

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photo-1423666639041-f56000c27a9aJobs

  • The St. Cloud VA is looking for a Librarian. The deadline to apply is November 6th. View the full posting here.
  • The Wright County Historical Society is looking for a Curator/Volunteer Coordinator. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
  • Great River Regional Library (GRRL) has 2 positions. The first is for a Computer Systems Analyst position with a deadline of 11/8/2015. The other position is for a Distribution Aide with a deadline of 11/13/2015. View both jobs now!
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GRRL Educator Request Form and Book a Librarian service

GRRLAre you a busy educator in need of a collection of learning resources for study at your school? Great River Regional Library (GRRL) is here to help you out!

“Using the Educator Request Form on the GRRL website, educators can request subject-specific library materials by specifying the grade level they are teaching, the information they need, how the information will be used, and the sources already checked. On receiving the request, library staff will pull together a selection of books from across the region that are suitable for the specified classroom use. The educator can then pick up the materials at whichever of the library’s 32 locations he or she selects.” Just remember to allow at least 1 week for GRRL staff to compile the materials for your request. But if you need the information sooner, you can always call or visit your local library.

And if that’s not awesome enough, you can also Book a librarian for a personalized face-to-face session! Sessions typically last 30-60 minutes. After submitting your request, you will be contacted by a librarian to schedule an appointment at the library location of your choice.

Among other reference and research services, the Educator Request Form and Book a Librarian service can be found under the Ask A Librarian link on the library’s home page. Take advantage of them now!