Minitex staff gather in the atrium of Elmer Andersen Library for a group photo, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Back row, left to right: Tim McCluske, Matt Lee, Sara Ring, Bob Francis, Scott Hreha, Paul Swanson, Terry Beseman, Kyle Triska, Anne Hatinen. 3rd row, left to right: Michelle Penna, Jared LaBounty, Bob Fredrickson, Carla Urban, Beth Chekola, Adam Johnson, Obinnaya Oji, Agnes Lee, Sally Dinsmore, Jennifer Hootman, Tim Peters, Mary Garcia. 2nd row, left to right: Beth Staats; Valerie Horton; Carla Pfahl; Molly Huber, Nicole Masika, Joy Knoll, LaReina Adams, Kate Brownrigg, Sarah Anderson, Dana Kocienda, Jolie Graybill, Becky Ringwelski. Front row, left to right: Joan Wollenberg, Tammi Halverson, Greta Bahnemann, Mary Parker, Rita Baladad, Nick Banitt, Chau Nguyen. Seated left to right: Matt Niehoff, Link Swanson.
Valerie Horton, (Minitex Director, 2013-2019), with Scott Hreha, Nick Banitt, and Anne Hatinen in Elmer Andersen Library celebrating the launch of Ebooks Minnesota in February of 2016.
Becky Ringwelski, Mark Wilhelmi, Sarah Anderson, and Joy Knoll at the Try Cool Tools @ Your Library exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Carla Dewey Urban and Becky Ringwelski at the Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference. Celebrating 40 years of Minitex with an inflatable cake, Duluth, Minnesota.
Kevin Lian-Anderson, Jean Silverberg (Dakota County Library), and Sara Ring at the Try Cool Tools @ Your Library exhibit at the 2005 Minnesota State Fair.
Mike O'Rourke holding the painted boxes that Minitex staff drove down to the Greyhound bus station every day. Before using local couriers, the fastest way to transport interlibrary loan items to areas like Duluth was through Greyhound.
Mary Parker (Minitex Associate Director for Reference, 1989 - 2012) and Kristen Mastel at the Try Cool Tools @ Your Library booth at the 2005 Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota
Mark Eckes looks up information for sending interlibrary loan requests to other participating libraries. Mark Eckes worked at Minitex from 1974 to 1984, managing the Minitex staff (payroll, vacation, sick leave) and was responsible for office purchasing and OCLC billing.
Group photograph taken at the Ivy Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota for Edward Swanson's (Manager, Contract Cataloging) retirement lunch. Back row, left to right: Mark Wilhelmi, Carlos Portillo, Mark Ehlert, Sara Ring, Edward Swanson, Bill DeJohn (Director). Front row, left to right: Kay Beaudrie, Sue Zuriff, Renee Johnson, Virginia Dudley, Susanne Nevin, Sue Weigand, Carla Urban.
From left to right: Tom Shaughnessy (University of Minnesota Libraries Director, 1989-2002), Kathi DeJohn, Wendy Lougee (University of Minnesota Libraries Director 2002-2020), and Bill DeJohn (Minitex Director, 1984-2012).
Program for the All-Association Conference Conference 2 held September 12-14, 1985 at the St. Paul Civic Center. Meeting of the Art Libraries Society of North America, American Society for Information Science, Catholc Library Association, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, Lutheran Church Library Association, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, Minnesota Health Science Library Association, Minnesota Library Association, and Special Libraries Association. Opening session entitled, "Information, the Emerging Giant in Economic Growth." Panel discussion topics include library technology, automation, publishing, literacy, bookselling, and ethics.
Preliminary program for the All-Association Conference 2 held on September 12-14, 1985 at the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme was "Information: Minnesota's Natural Resource." St. Paul Mayor George Latimer provided the welcome address. General session topics include social responsibility in the information environment, alternative careers for information professionals, non-library information networks, information services in high-tech environments, the role of mass-media in information gathering, and policy issues that affect information accessibility.
Program for the first all-Association conference held April 29-May 2, 1981 at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The welcome from Governor Albert H. Quie states "this is truly a unique effort to bring together our state's information-related organizations to share ideas and build together toward the future of our state." The theme was "Only One in 81': Cooperation is Learning and Growing Together." The Forum is an organization of eight Minnesota library, information, and media organizations that includes: American Society for Information Science, Minnesota Chapter, Art Libraries Society of North American, Twin City Chapter, Catholic Library Association, Minn-Dakota Unit, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, Minnesota Health Science Library Association, Minnesota Library Association, and Special Libraries Association, Minnesota Chapter.
Program for the first all-Association conference held April 29-May 2, 1981 at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The welcome from Governor Albert H. Quie states "this is truly a unique effort to bring together our state's information-related organizations to share ideas and build together toward the future of our state." The theme was "Only One in 81': Cooperation is Learning and Growing Together." The Forum is an organization of eight Minnesota library, information, and media organizations that includes: American Society for Information Science, Minnesota Chapter, Art Libraries Society of North American, Twin City Chapter, Catholic Library Association, Minn-Dakota Unit, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, Minnesota Health Science Library Association, Minnesota Library Association, and Special Libraries Association, Minnesota Chapter.