Volume 20, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published October 1993. Contents include cover articles on the importance of technical standards, and announcement of Metropolitan Council library study, MLA Board meeting highlights, MLA calendar of events, announcement of MINITEX/Office of Library Development and Services (LDS) Joint Standards Review Task Force, 1994 Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD) award nominations, So Much MORE (Minnesota Opportunities for Reference Excellence) program announced, upcoming events including Public Library Association (PLA) national conference, the 25th Annual Festival of Books for Young People, National Bookmobile Leadership conference, new members, miscellaneous news & notes including call for All-star excellence award nominees, upcoming seminars, conferences, and workshops, people & places, and employment opportunities.
Volume 21, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published October 1994. Contents include the proposed Minnesota voluntary certification pilot program, applications available for the Children's Services Collaborative grants, a message from the MLA President, MLA Board meeting minutes, welcome new MLA members and thank you to renewing members, upcoming events, internet access for teachers (InfoMN), miscellaneous news and notes, job announcements, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
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.
Volume 16, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in September, 1989. Contents include MLA President Michael Hauser's call for attending the MLA Annual Conference, a special section on dealing with changes in reference technology, reference librarians and the online catalog, mediated and end-user database searching, the changing role of the reference librarian, a sub-unit summary of the Academic and Research Libraries Division, a Library Automation News column on computers and the control of information, recognition of the MLA Newsletter team and a list of upcoming theme issues, News & Notes, events calendar, job listings, and People & Places.
Volume 17, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in September 1990. This issue focuses on special collections. Content includes a calendar of events, a new MLA policy on censorship and libraries, automation updates from ALA conference, library news briefs, job postings, upcoming learning opportunities, and a list of new MLA members.
Volume 19, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September 1992. Contents include cover article on marketing and user surveys for libraries, MLA board minutes, announcement of 1993 MLA Conference theme, "Leadership and Self-esteem," MLA calendar of events, presentation of new MLA logos, Cataloging Basics workshop registration form, Minnesota Library Services Roll of Honor honoree, Della Louise McGregor, miscellaneous news & notes, upcoming seminars, conferences, and workshops, people & places, and employment opportunities.
Volume 18, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in September, 1991. Contents include description and discussion of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services, board meeting highlights, description of the upcoming Midwest Federation of Library Associations Conference, events calendar, job listings, News & Notes, People & Places, and new members list.
Volume 20, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September 1993. Titled call to conference issue, contents include cover article on collection development changes, and invitation to attend MLA annual conference in Rochester, MLA awards policy revision, proposed changes to MLA bylaws, MLA financial update, reminder to vote for MLA officers, letter to the editor, miscellaneous news & notes, upcoming seminars, conferences, and workshops, people & places, and employment opportunities.
Volume 21, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September 1994. Contents include a list of programs at the upcoming MLA Annual Conference, a message from the MLA President, July MLA Board meeting highlights, a summary of the Branch Out Conference, upcoming events, miscellaneous news and notes, a registration form for the MLA Readers' Retreat, a summary of a talk by Toni Carbo Bearman at the Humphrey Forum, a summary of the Richard Lucier lectures on the Virtual Library, miscellaneous news and notes, library staff updates, job announcements, and the MLA calendar of events.
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 25, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September/October 1998. Content includes an update for the MLA annual conference, an introduction to information ethics, an announcement of Julie Billings as recipient of MCI's Cybrarian of the Year award, a summary of the Minnesota Twins Library Day event, feedback from the library breast cancer awareness promotions, a focus on library trustees, the change in education needs for library science students, the installation of INNOPAC automation system in Minneapolis public libraries, and miscellaneous news and notes.
Volume 27, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September/October 2000. Content includes a list of MLA Foundation Library Enhancement Grant winners, a note from the MLA president, an announcement of collaboration between libraries and Minnesota Crime Network, promotion of the MLA Distance Learning Round Table, an overview of the cooperation between Chaska Public Library and Chaska Police Department, details of the annual children's literature conference, web resources for Minnesota libraries, and miscellaneous news and notes
Volume 28, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in September/October of 2001. Contents include information on the upcoming Annual Children's Literature Conference featuring the theme "Poetry in Motion," the MLA President's column, an article on the emerging field of information architecture, information about the Special Library Association, photographs from Library Day with the Twins, entry information about the essay contest titled Letters About Literature 2002, an article on the responsibility of library trustees, and a call for library trustees to advocate for increased library funding.