In light of our own inter-office work regarding primary source packets spearheaded by Jennifer Hootman and Greta Bahnemann, I thought it fitting to share the many ways in which librarians seek to tie historical instances and materials with very present and timely conversations. After the Philando Castile shooting, the librarians at Gale Family Library at the Minnesota Historical Society put together the following press briefing and shared it on Facebook.
Obinnaya Oji shares information he learned in a session ALA in Orlando about the future of interlibrary loan.
At ALA in Orlando this year, Agnes Lee attended OCLC's Symposium on Disney's Approach to Quality Service. She shares some of what she learned.
According to the New York Times, 5 million Americans gather every few weeks for book club discussions. At Minitex, we have seen an increase in these type of requests and we attempt to fill as many as possible.
This is a good time for our participants to order various supplies from Minitex. If you need any routing forms, address labels, or cable ties for securing your delivery tubs go to the Delivery Supplies order page and let us know what you need.
The cover of "A Really Cute Corpse" provides good clues that this is a mystery book, if not how to solve the mystery inside!
Did you miss the OCLC sponsored webinar on July 19th, "Unlocking the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States webinar?" Here is your chance to check out the webinar recording and to learn the latest information that will ensure your interlibrary loan operation is up to code.
I was a bit surprised to see this comical cover facing me when I entered our East Bank office the other day.
My first thought on seeing the cover of "Cinnamon and Gunpowder" was that it might be about the French Revolution because of the clothing styles, and one character being a chef.
“I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.” ― Eckhart Tolle.
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