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What's New? (Latest updates and news)

News for the week of June 30:
(gleaned from American Libraries Direct)

Minneapolis merger costing more than expected

LibraryThing offers member homepages

Library a popular place for children

Tech's 15 turning points


News items from previous weeks

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Don't forget to blog!!! And watch for More Things On a Stick coming in late 2008!



Keep up with the Metronet Information Literacy Initiative

Programs & Events

Metronet Governing Board meeting: July 15, 2008
Metronet office (contact the office for more info)

Check out the Minnesota Library Community Calendar of Events (available via WebJunction Minnesota)

Information Literacy: The Bridge to College Readiness
Couldn't make it to the conference? You can still keep up by looking at some of the materials presented:

Kent Pekel
PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
College Readiness Paper
The Bridge to College Readiness

Joan Lippincott
Student Content Creators: Convergence of Literacies

Larry Hardesty
Bibliography

More info
- Featured speakers
- Schedule & details

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Click here to read about the Metronet CE Scholarship program.

Director's Blog

The Director's Blog is on a temporary hiatus while we get the Metronet Information Literacy Initiative (MILI) underway for 2007-08. But in the meantime, check out the MILI blogs:

MILI-Chaska (District 112)
MILI-Minneapolis Public Schools
MILI-St. Paul Public Schools

News

Library Link of the Day (RSS feed)