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Library Futures Kickoff Event

Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 13

“We’re all practical futurists now. The future happens so quickly that we need
to make plans here and now for what will happen next.” –Michael Rogers

Monday, October 18, 2010
University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center, St. Paul
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Registration opens at 8:30)
Registration fee: $25.00 (Parking is on your own, $6 for the day)

The Minnesota Library Community is invited to Kick Off the Minnesota Library Futures Initiative. This event will begin the focused conversation that addresses how we can meet the changes occurring in Minnesota libraries now and in the future.

The 24 Minnesota Library Futurists are asked to Envision the Library in 2025. To get them—and the library community—off to a good start the speakers will talk about how to think at the future and offer some action steps. Join them to hear the keynote speakers and then take the opportunity to share your ideas with them during lunch.

To register, visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lfikickoff
Featuring
Michael Rogers: The Practical Futurist
Michael Rogers, the Practical Futurist, will speak about what it means to be a futurist, how to think about the future, and trends through 2025 including the Virtualization of America. At the end, Michael will give us actions steps.  More information about Michael at http://www.michaelrogers.com/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PracticalFuturist

Christine Lind Hage
Christine Hage is a former president of the Public Library Association and ALA Councilor for the American Library Association (ALA).  She currently serves on ALA’s Office for Information Technology Advisory Committee and chairs the Committee for America’s Libraries for the 21st Century. Christine was involved in the production of the 2010 ALA Checking Out the Future Report. She will speak about the report including the process used to produce it. She will also talk about future trends in libraries and innovative programming already happening that is futures-based.

Questions?  Email info@metronet.lib.mn.us or call 651-646-0475

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North Star Consortium New Member Training

If you have been reading our Exchanger newsletter, you are aware that our CMLE members now have the opportunity to join the North Star Library Consortium, which uses Destiny library management software. We have 20 new sites joining the consortium in August, and those participants will need to attend the following training.

 Two-Day Basic Destiny Training

Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug 19th and 20th , 2008

Sartell High School,

748 7th St. No.Sartell, MN  56377

9:00am – 4:00pm each day

 

Who Should Come? New Consortium members who have migrated to the North Star Library Consortium during July-August of 2008.  We will have some schools from the CMLE region and others from the Northern Lights Library Network region in this round of activity. Each school in a district may send one person to this event (one person must be your designated local Destiny Administrator) . Both days of this training are required  to receive support on Destiny software. Follett will have your data ready for use in this hands-on training, where you will work on your settings and privileges using your own data.

 

Lodging:Anyone who needs to come the night before or stay overnight, can call to reserve a room at AmericInn in Sartell, MN. Call 320-259-0877 or 800-396-5007.

 

            AmericInn

            119 LeSauk Dr.

            Sartell, MN  56377

 

Refreshments: Lunch will be provided each day at no cost to you.

 

Questions? Contact Patricia Post at papost@stcloudstate.edu

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Feb. 27th is Library Legislative Day

Please note that the deadline to register for the Minnesota Library Legislative Day is Feb. 17. Activities of this event are shown below. Contact me at papost@stcloudstate.edu for additional information.

Codes in parentheses below are AC=Augsburg College and JC=Judicial Center, Capitol

Tuesday, Feb 26  5:00-6:00 pm      Registration and Reception, (AC)

Tuesday, Feb 26   6:00-7:00 pm     Briefing, Marshall Room, (AC)

 

Wednesday, Feb 27    7:30-8:30 am      Register &Breakfast,(JC)Wednesday, Feb 27    8:30-9:30 am      Briefing, Room 230,(JC)

Wednesday, Feb 27    9:30-12:00      Visit with your representatives

Wednesday, Feb 27   12:00-1:00 pm     Lunch and Debriefing, (JC)

 

 

More information will be posted on the MLA website soon.