Marcia Ledin, Acquisitions/Registration Aide, and Mark Ranum, Reference Librarian, are testing the new automation system at the circulation desk of East Central Regional Library's headquarters in Cambridge, Minnesota, April 1, 1996. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Minnesota Library Association; Sales, Deborah K. (editor)
Date Created:
1996-02
Description:
Volume 23, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published February 1996. Contents include Library Legislative Day introduction and summary, MLA board highlights, an invitation to join the MLA Membership Committee, a list of 1996 MLA officers and chairpersons, upcoming events, the Library Legislative Day registration form, miscellaneous news and notes, and a calendar of events.
Minnesota Library Association; Sales, Deborah K. (editor)
Date Created:
1996-01
Description:
Volume 23, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published January 1996. Contents include MLA 1995 year in review and 1996 forecast, an overview of the University of Minnesota's proposed Minnesota Library Access Center (MLAC), MLA board highlights, upcoming events, employment opportunities, miscellaneous news and notes, Library Legislative Day registration form and overview, library legislation news, and a calendar of events.
East Central Regional Library's Director, Bob Boese, testing one of three public catalog stations on the first day of the automation system, IMPACK, in Cambridge, Minnesota, April 1, 1996. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Promotional video created to give prospective students and often their parents a view regarding St. Cloud State's academic programs, student activities, faculty, and facilities.
Volume 22, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in December of 1995. Contents include recognition of the vendors that exhibited at the MLA annual conference, a letter from the MLA President welcoming the incoming Board of Directors, News and Notes relevant to libraries around the state and nationally, highlights of the conference presentation by Sheila Intner on the future of technical services in libraries, a report from the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries on the conference program "Minnesota Legal Research on a Shoestring," a reading list from the Public Libraries Division conference program "Spirituality and Work," a listing of upcoming local and national events, a listing of employment opportunities, and news regarding individual�MLA members.
Exterior view of the main entrance of the Plymouth branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1995 at 15700 36th Avenue North, this was the first free-standing library for the City of Plymouth. Space needs led to an expansion in 2010.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the main entrance of the Plymouth branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1995 at 15700 36th Avenue North, this was the first free-standing library for the City of Plymouth. Space needs led to an expansion in 2010.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the main entrance of the Plymouth branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1995 at 15700 36th Avenue North, this was the first free-standing library for the City of Plymouth. Space needs led to an expansion in 2010.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the main entrance of the Plymouth branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1995 at 15700 36th Avenue North, this was the first free-standing library for the City of Plymouth. Space needs led to an expansion in 2010.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the entrance to the Long Lake branch of the Hennepin County Library. Library service to the Long Lake community in western Hennepin County began in 1913, when the library was housed out of the Long Lake Bank Building. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, until it settled in this commercial storefront space in the Long Lake Town Center Mall in 1995.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Volume 22, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in October/November of 1995. Contents include summaries of the keynote addresses at the MLA annual conference, the MLA president's column, letters to the editor, News and Notes relevant to libraries around the state and nationally, highlights of the annual conference on the theme of Opportunity and Diversity: Libraries in Transition, MLA election results, a listing of the MLA award recipients, upcoming events, a listing of new MLA members, the minutes of the MLA annual business meeting, news items about MLA members, and the MLA calendar of events.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Volume 22, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September 1995. Contents include a guest article about opportunity and diversity in libraries, a summary of a recent legislative planning forum, a summary of the MLA assistive technology workshop, miscellaneous news and notes, an invitation to attend the MLA Annual Membership meeting, upcoming events, an description of conference keynote Sheila Creth, the MLA Annual Conference registration form, a announcement about the next RASS business meeting, job announcements, library staff updates, additional annual conference program highlights, welcome new members, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 22, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published July/August 1995. Contents include a guest article about serving young adults in the age of AIDS, MLA adoption of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 policy, a message from the MLA President, an MLA Board member profile, a survey about MLA's mission, a flier for the next library architecture tour, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, job announcements, a letter to the editor, a call for input on the 1996 Legislative Platform, MLA Annual Conference announcement, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Opened in 1915, Shoemaker Hall has since served as a dormitory. It was named for Waite Shoemaker, an 1881 graduate of St. Cloud State, who served as a faculty member and then St. Cloud State president from 1902 to 1916. A south addition was completed in 1960.
Volume 22, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published June 1995. Contents include a guest article about internet resources for Minnesota libraries, list of candidates for MLA office, a message from the MLA President, MLA Board member profiles, a legislative update, miscellaneous news and notes, Branch Out library conference details, MLA seeking award nominations, upcoming events, a summary of Academic and Research Libraries Day, promoting citizen awareness at your library, MLA Mobile Services Round Table meeting summary, upcoming library architecture tour details, job announcements, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Eastman Hall, named for Alvah Eastman, resident director at St. Cloud State (1901-1908, 1926-1933), opened in 1930 as the campus gymnasium. It served until 1965 when Halenbeck Hall opened its doors. Riverview opened as the campus model school in 1913 where students could watch experienced teachers teach and to student teach. In 1958, the model school moved from Riverview to the new Gray Campus Laboratory School.
Volume 22, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published May 1995. Contents include an overview of the Office of Library Development and Services (LDS), a new partnership between MLA and the Minnesota Library Foundation, introduction of a new MLA program series on the library of the future, a message from the MLA President, an MLA Board meeting summary, lobbying for libraries at the federal level, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, upcoming Minnesota Telecommunications Conference, a "Pass a Buck for Libraries" insert, job announcements, a call for nominations for the MLA Continuing Education Award, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 22, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April 1995. Contents include library cooperation in greater Minnesota, a message from the MLA President, an MLA Board Member profile on the Intellectual Freedom Chair/Member at Large, a summary of MLA Legislative Day, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, new printings of Minnesota Opportunities for Refernce Excellence manuals available soon, a welcome to new MLA members, job announcements, library staff updates, and an MLA calendar of events.
Volume 22, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published March 1995. Contents include tips on determining library user needs, a message from the MLA President, MLA Board meeting notes, MLA Board Member profiles, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, a call for MLA Officer nominations, 1994 MLA Annual Report, MLA Academic and Research Libraries Day program, ALA Legislative Day, Freedom of Information Day events, MLA hires new office assistant, MLA calendar of events, and library staff updates.
Volume 22, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published February 1995. Contents include providing Young Adult library services, Governor's budget cut to library programs, a message from the MLA President, MLA Board meeting notes, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, job announcements, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Eastman Hall, named for Alvah Eastman, resident director at St. Cloud State (1901-1908, 1926-1933), opened in 1930 as the campus gymnasium. It served until 1965 when Halenbeck Hall opened its doors.
Volume 22, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published January 1995. Contents include approval of the Minnesota Librarians of Color program, MLA's Support Staff Round Table upcoming meeting, a message from the MLA President, November 1994 MLA Board meeting highlights, an update on the 1995 Legislative Session, MLA Conference scholarship winner reflection, MLA Reader's Advisory Round Table encourages participation, upcoming events, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, a program insert for the Computer & Information Professionals conference, registration for Library Legislative Day, job announcements, minutes from the 1994 MLA Annual Conference, miscellaneous news and notes, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events. Note: The date of this issue displays as January 1955, but it is the January 1995 issue.
Eastman Hall, named for Alvah Eastman, resident director at St. Cloud State (1901-1908, 1926-1933), opened in 1930 as the campus gymnasium. It served until 1965 when Halenbeck Hall opened its doors.
