This issue covers improvements to county highways, immunizations, and the dedication of the Arden Hills training center. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Volume 1, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in December of 1951. Contents of the newsletter include a list of the MLA Executive Committee and committee chairs, the 1951-1952 MLA budget, news of budget increases and building progress at member libraries, and dates and location of the 1952 MLA annual conference.
Volume 7, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in March 1958. Content includes a briefing on state-wide project "Operation Library," a listing of upcoming district library meetings, a progress report from Hannis Smith, Director of Libraries, a call to action regarding Library Service Act budget cuts, and an MLA member registration form.
Volume 15, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in August 1966. Topics include call for members interested in off-campus Library Science courses and questionnaire; MLA merges County and Public Library section; Hannis Smith names President of the American Association of State Libraries; biographies of MLA officers;
Volume 1, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in April 1952. Contents include a list of upcoming district and section meetings, information about the 1952 MLA annual conference, and reports of the Membership Committee, the Joint Planning Committee, the Public Relations Committee, and the ALA Councilor.
Volume 15, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in January 1966. Topics include recent awards to Erana Stadler Donahue as Minnesota Librarian of the Year and Helen W. Sweasy as Minnesota Trustee of the Year, and Marjorie H. Sibley received a Certificate of Merit. MLA elections results announced; Section and committee reports for Children and Young People, Trustees, Federal Relations, Membership, World Affairs, and Retirement groups; 1966 budget; "The Cause is Mankind" booklist available; and sustaining memberships form.
Volume 15, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in April 1966. Topics include Minnesota Library fact sheet with current statistics and needs; state-wide and local preparations for National Library Week; Membership Committee update; Announcement of Spring Meeting of MLA Academic Libraries section; and report form for National Library Week activities;
Volume 18, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published October-December 1969. Contents include a message from the MLA President, a 1969 MLA annual conference report, minutes from the MLA business meeting, a National Library Week announcement, a cooperative projects newsletter, a retirement announcement, MLA section and committee reports, a list of MLA officers, and an events calendar.
Volume 15, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in March 1966. Topics include call for nominations of 1966 Minnesota Librarian of the Year and Trustee of the Year; National Library Week recap; announcements of 1966 MLA Conference announcement, Canadian author-librarian, Dorothy M. Reid set to speak at library conference, Midwest Academic Librarians Conference, Library-Labor Institute, Spring district meetings, 1967 North Central Library Conference, and testimonal dinner for Hannis Smith.
Volume 16, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) was published in January 1967. Contents include a list of elected officers, MLA award recipients, lists of officers and section and committee chairmen, an outline of National Library Week activities, an announcement of the creation of a Technical Services Section of MLA, honors and appointments for members, the budget for 1967, the annual report of the treasurer, and a membership renewal form.
Volume 18, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in April 1969. Contents include information about the MLA fall conference, a list of candidates (and photos) for the 1969 MLA officers election, notice of MLA Outstanding Achievement Award winner and luncheon, a reminder to send MLA Award nominations, a letter asking for MLA endorsement of the newly-developed University of Minnesota Health Sciences program, MLA reports from the Technical Services Section and Academic Libraries Section, an editor's note, and a calendar of events.
Volume 21, number 2 of the Lakeland Libarian (Librarian in the title was intentionally misspelled as Libarian) was published in the spring of 1972. This issue includes an announcement of a change in format for the newsletter, editor's column, meeting minutes, roster of the division chairs, section announcements, and biographies of ALA councilor candidates and study opportunities. Also included is an insert by the Intellectual Freedom Committee for reporting complaints against library materials. The Lakeland Libarian replaced The MLA Bulletin as the official newsletter of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) in 1972, after an appointed publication board became responsible for all Minnesota Library Association publications. The Lakeland Libarian employed a newspaper format, incorporating features such as a letter to the editor column, students' column, trustee's section, want ads, and coverage of statewide events. Following a backlash over the intentional misspelling of the word "librarian" in the title, a contest was held to rename the publication and in the spring of 1973 the Lakeland Libarian became the North Country Librarian.
Volume 20, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in May 1971. Contents include an article about developing an oral history collection, MLA Librarian of the Year Award to Erana Stadler Donahue, MLA section and committee reports, book reviews, a letter to the editor with MLA Legislative Committee action recommendations , an editor's note, and an events calendar.
Volume 14, number 3/4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April/May 1987. Contents include photographs and a summary from Legislative Day 1987, January and March MLA Board meeting notes, new MLA Committee appointments, several updates from MLA subunits, an ALA Midwinter Chapter Councilor's report, MLA calendar, a call for MLA award nominations, preliminary plans for a Minnesota Governor's Pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services, information about the upcoming MLA Annual Conference, a call for posters at the MLA Annual Conference, Trustees Day, library staff updates, upcoming events, miscellaneous news, job announcements, and a list of new members.
Volume 18, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in January 1969. Contents include a message from the MLA President, an MLA midwinter meeting announcement, a proposed certification program for public librarians, MLA secretary appointment, membership renewals infromation, and an event calendar. This issue of the MLA Bulletin included an editor's note about plans to greatly expand the content of the newsletter to include articles of substance which are of interest to Minnesota librarians, in addition to regular news items.
This issue is the annual report for 1977-1978. Highlights include a new contract with South Dakota State Library and Minitex for sharing resources; increased Resource Sharing, the MULS 2nd edition publication; Bush Foundation grants to support OCLC participation' an increase in Back-Up Reference requests; a summary of copyright and reference training and meetings, and statistics (including a table).
This issue covers Maine's implementation of an electronic passing-aid system, the annual District Seven bus tour, and a speech by the Governor on highway littering. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This issue is the 1982/1983 Minitex status report and includes background information, program updates, Document Delivery request and participants graph, Reference request graph, MULS Publications bar chart, a list of Minitex participating libraries, a history of Minitex activities in a table, and the list of Minitex Advisory Council members.
This issue is the 1981/1982 Minitex status report and includes background information, program updates, a program history appendix in table form, details Minitex Document Delivery statistics, a map of participants, financial statements, activity level graphs, and a list of Minitex participating libraries.
Volume 20, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in February 1971. Contents include an MLA Midwinter Meeting report, the Minolta photocopy machine and the FASTCAT cataloging procedure, Minnesota's challenge for the 1970s to implement a statewide computer-aided library system, an MLA directory, MLA section and committee reports, an editor's note, and an events calendar.
The Summer 1982 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter provided society notices, and a story on uranium potential on Minnesota.
Mn/DOT News was a newsletter published by the Minnesota Department of Transportation as an official medium of information to correlate the work of its employees throughout the state and to stimulate dedicated and efficient public service in all transportation activities. (1995-2001).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1985-10
Description:
Volume 12, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published October, 1985. Topics include John Christenson named MLA Librarian of the Year; Darlene Arnold received MLA Certificate of Merit; photo of Mary Heiges, Kathy Markowitz and Don Dueltgen at recent Forum All-Association Conference 2; announcement of meeting on Access to Government Information (October 24, 1985) in Golden Valley; announcement of Readers Advisory Round Table steering committee nominees, and Continuing Education Survey results; report of MLA Board and subunit meetings; report of the Ad Hoc Economic Vitality Committee; report of the MLA General Membership Meeting (September 13, 1985); 1985 Membership Directory Supplement; call for nominations for Annual Facts on File Award; announcement of ALA Barber award; call for a new White House Conference by U.S. Representative William Ford (D-Mich.); job openings; "People" news"; Workshop and meeting opportunities; MLA President's award given to Suzanne Mahmoodi and Roger Sween; and ad for EBSCO Subscription Services.
Volume 21, number 3 of the Lakeland Libarian (Librarian in the title was intentionally misspelled as Libarian) was published in the summer of 1971. This issue includes a report of the MLA censure of the Polk County Library Board, book reviews, meeting minutes, a listing of MLA election nominees, statewide librarian job postings, and an essay by guest contributor John Robson titled "The Professional Welfare of Academic Librarians: Some Random Thoughts." The Lakeland Libarian replaced The MLA Bulletin as the official newsletter of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) in 1972, after an appointed publication board became responsible for all Minnesota Library Association publications. The Lakeland Libarian employed a newspaper format, incorporating features such as a letter to the editor column, students' column, trustee's section, want ads, and coverage of statewide events. Following a backlash over the intentional misspelling of the word "librarian" in the title, a contest was held to rename the publication and in the spring of 1973 the Lakeland Libarian became the North Country Librarian.
Volume 1, number 3 of The North Country Librarian was published in the fall of 1973. The issue includes an announcement about the speakers for the 78th annual fall conference of the Minnesota Library Association, MLA section and committee updates, the fall conference program, an invitation to join the Minnesota Association of School Librarians, Gerald McDermott (illustrator) to speak during a Book Week dinner, appointment of Fred Neighbors from Hennepin County Library to state chairperson of the ALA membership committee, two views on the Legal Defense Fund, an update from the Office of Public Libraries and Interlibrary Cooperation (OPLIC), and 30 bylaws changes to be voted on at the MLA annual meeting. The North Country Librarian (formerly known as the Lakeland Libarian) is the official newsletter of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), published quarterly. Following a backlash over the intentional misspelling of the word "librarian" in the previous title, Lakeland Libarian, a contest was held to rename the publication and in the spring of 1973 the Lakeland Libarian became the North Country Librarian.