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CMLE, Programs

This Sunday, May 5th! Have Tea with CMLE!

Just a friendly reminder that this Sunday, May 5th at 10:30 is our CMLE Tea and Postcard Event at the Mad Hatter Tea House! Thank you to everyone that has RSVP’d, we are going to have a great time!

Yum!
  • Our reservation is for the Queen of Hearts tea service at 10:30am on Sunday, May 5th.
  • We will be covering the cost of the tea service for members that RSVP in advance! (Make sure you RSVP by Fri. May 3rd!)
  • We will also be providing postcards for members to sign that CMLE will mail to library stakeholders across our system. Spreading the word about the value of libraries (particularly school libraries!) is something we always strive for at CMLE.
  • This is our second time having a member tea event at the Mad Hatter. Read about our first event here.
  • Please email me with any questions: ajordan@cmle.org

Since our members work in school media centers, history centers, archives, public, and academic libraries, we really appreciate hearing about the variety of tasks and challenges you handle every day. Plus, we love when our members get to meet each other and form connections across different types of libraries! 

If you have not already RSVP’d, you can do so here:

CMLE, Programs

May is approaching and so is our tea event!

Come see this pretty place in person!

We are looking forward to Sunday, May 5th and our CMLE Tea and Postcard Event at the Mad Hatter Tea House in Anoka!

As one of Minnesota’s multitype systems, we’re always working to connect our members with each other. Library life can be challenging and isolating; come have tea with other library people from the area and share your stories of success and/or struggles!

Thank you to everyone that has already RSVP’d, we can’t wait to see you! If you are still thinking about joining us (and we hope you do!) here are more details:

  • Our reservation is for the Queen of Hearts tea service at 10:30am on Sunday, May 5th.
  • We will be covering the cost of the tea service for members that RSVP in advance!
  • We will also be providing postcards for members to sign that CMLE will mail to library stakeholders across our system. Spreading the word about the value of libraries (particularly school libraries!) is something we always strive for at CMLE.
  • This is our second time having a member tea event at the Mad Hatter. Read about our first event here.

Since our members work in school media centers, history centers, archives, public, and academic libraries, we really appreciate hearing about the variety of tasks and challenges you handle every day. Plus, we love when our members get to meet each other and form connections across different types of libraries! 

Please RSVP below, as we need to make reservations! 

Advocacy, CMLE, Programs

RSVP for CMLE Tea!

Hi CMLE members! We hope you are thinking about joining us for our upcoming member event!

We’ll be having tea, library conversation, and filling out library advocacy postcards to mail to library stakeholders. We had the best time at our last tea event and you can read all about it here.

Join us on Sunday, May 5th at 10:30 at the Mad Hatter Tea House in Anoka.
Member events support our mission to connect people from all types of libraries with each other to offer encouragement, brainstorming, and community.


Please RSVP below, as we need to make reservations! And since we do not want cost to prohibit any of our members from joining us, CMLE will cover the cost of tea service for members that RSVP and attend.

CMLE, Programs

Take some tea with CMLE!

Advocate for libraries, chat with library people, and enjoy gorgeous and delicious treats like this!

We had such a delightful time last year when we held a member event at the Mad Hatter Tea House in Anoka that we want to do it again!

Since our members work in school media centers, history centers, archives, public, and academic libraries, we really appreciate hearing about the variety of tasks and challenges you handle every day. Plus, we love when our members get to meet each other and form connections across different types of libraries! We’re based in St. Cloud and hold many events in that area, so we want to branch out a bit to connect with some more members!

Join us on Sunday, May 5th at 10:30 for a Queen of Hearts tea service.
We scheduled this event on a Sunday since the majority of our member libraries are closed that day and can hopefully come join us instead!

We’ll also have a selection of library advocacy postcards with us, ready to sign and mail out to legislators and other library stakeholders. It’s SO important to speak up about the value that libraries add to communities, and we’ll help you do that!

Sip some tea, fill out postcards, and meet some other awesome library folks. It’s a great time!

If you want to reserve your spot right away, RSVP below! We are offering “scholarships” again for this member event, since we don’t want the cost to be the reason you can’t join us!

CMLE, Programs

A Delightful and Tasty Tea Event

Last weekend, CMLE members came together to celebrate libraries! We met at the Mad Hatter Tea House in Anoka and were immediately charmed by the house and the grounds.

Leading up to the entrance were these informative signs that told us all about the history of the Woodbury House and how it came to be the tea house it is today!

Look how inviting the entrance is! Colorful and happily decorated for fall!

The dining room where we sat made me want to completely redecorate my living room. The Alice in Wonderland theme was incorporated in a subdued way that gave the room a classy yet comfortable feeling. We made our introductions and happily got down to a library discussion while waiting for our first tea selections to arrive.

Many of the members who came to tea are true tea aficionados. I am not, but definitely enjoy the beverage. However, this tea service made me want to drink tea (especially from gorgeous china) all day, every day!

And then the food arrived!

Yes, it was even better than it looks. Scones, savory sandwiches with various types of cheeses, and decadent desserts were heartily enjoyed by all.

We had a fabulous time at the Mad Hatter! It was great to see both old and new faces and enjoy some library conversation.

If you didn’t make it but want to meet some other people in the CMLE library world, mark your calendars for Tuesday December 18th! Our next Library Advocacy Postcard Party will take place at the Local Blend in St. Joe from 3pm – 5pm. It won’t be quite as fancy as this event but we’re still looking forward to it, and to seeing you there!