What's New? (Latest updates and news)
News for the week:
(gleaned from American Libraries Direct)
Top 10 Challenged Books of 2011
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Library & Archives
The Greatest Girl Characters of Young Adult Literature
Fighting Back Against Spam Texts
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Metronet Scholarships
Metronet has scholarships available to library staff in the seven-county metro area. Click here for the scholarship application and guidelines.
Click here to read about the general Metronet CE Scholarship program open to all members.
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Check out the Minnesota Library Community Calendar of Events (available via WebJunction Minnesota)
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Keep up with the Metronet Information Literacy Initiative
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Programs & Events
Metronet WindDowns
Metronet Wind Downs are designed to give library staff a quick introduction to current topics in the library world. Keep checking this space for upcoming sessions.
Do you have an idea or topic for a future Wind Down? Would you like to present a Wind Down? Want to host a Wind Down at your library? Email leann@metronet.lib.mn.us with your ideas.
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2012 Camp Read-A-Lot
Registration opened Monday, April 2, at 8:00 a.m. Still a few Day Camp spaces open and lots of room in Virtual Camp. Visit www.campreadalot.org for more information. (Registration link will appear on the site when registration opens.)
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