Runkel, Anthony C.; Tipping, Robert G.; Green, Jeffrey A.; Alexander, E. Calvin, Jr.
Date Created:
2001
Description:
Maps showing distribution of karst (carbonate rock with caves, springs) rock units and features and karst hydrology, including springs (water emerging from the ground) and stream sinks (water sinking into the ground), in carbonate rocks susceptible to being dissolved by acidic ground water, scale 1:100000, Wabasha County. Electronic file available at: ftp://mgsftp2.mngs.umn.edu/map_catalog/pdf/umn22339.pdf
Map showing interpretations of Quaternary (Pleistocene [glacial] and Holocene [post-glacial]) surficial geology (distribution and type of materials at the land surface), scale 1:100,000, Wabasha County. Electronic file available at: ftp://mgsftp2.mngs.umn.edu/map_catalog/pdf/umn22337.pdf
Miller, James D., Jr.; Green, John C.; Severson, Mark J.; Chandler, Val W.; Peterson, Dean M.
Date Created:
2001
Description:
Generalized bedrock geology, aeromagnetic data, data base information, scale 1:500,000. Electronic file available at: ftp://mgsftp2.mngs.umn.edu/map_catalog/pdf/umn22528.pdf
Miller, James D., Jr.; Green, John C.; Severson, Mark J.; Chandler, Val W.; Peterson, Dean M.
Date Created:
2001
Description:
Compilation of interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of the Duluth Complex, scale, 1:200,000; 1:500,000. Electronic file available at: ftp://mgsftp2.mngs.umn.edu/map_catalog/pdf/umn22527.pdf
Exterior view of the Hopkins Branch Library. Library service to the Hopkins community was established more than 100 years ago, when the library was housed in City Hall. The library moved to the historic Dow House in 1948 and then temporarily to a vacant restaurant in 1963. The library opened in its current location in 1968 and was renovated in 2002. The Hopkins Library merged with the Hennepin County Library system in 1973
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Anoop Mathur was born in India and immigrated to the U.S. as an adult. He has served as a teacher, administrator and board member of SILC. He developed the SILC Achievement Project class. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background; positions at SILC; SILC Achievement Project; curriculum development; language fluency; school board meetings; Festival of Nations; SILC Day; India Day; volunteer participation; changes over time.
Chitra Subrahmanian was born in India and immigrated with her parents to the U.S. She attended SILC as an older student and now serves as the principal of SILC. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background; participation in SILC; carpooling; experiences as a student; social connections; SILC Achievement Project; SILC Day; Festival of Nations; visits to India; benefits of attendance; experiences as an administrator; comparing and contrasting professional and volunteer administration; focus groups; facilitating knowledge transfer; school board; committee work; preschool program; outreach to adopted children; vision for future.
Author of the acclaimed Peace Like a River {Atlantic Monthly Press), a national bestselling novel about a Minnesota farm family; interviewed by writer William Kent Krueger at Stillwater Public Library.
Manas Menon was born in the U.S. His parents emigrated from India. As a child, he attended SILC for about ten years. More recently, he has served as a teacher. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background; participation in SILC; experiences as a student; language fluency; General Knowledge; Indian classical music; social connections; experiences as a teacher; student-teacher relations; Festival of Nations; Indian culture; volunteers; trips to India; future plans.
Nayana Ramakrishnan was born in India. She immigrated to the United States with her parents in the early 1960s, and attended school and college in Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early life - parents - journey to the U.S. - adjustments - education - food - dress - language - traveling to India - discrimination - home ownership - socializing with Indian community - comparing and contrasting Indian and Western culture and values - marriage - family values - School of India for Languages and Culture - participation in Indian associations.
Rajan Menon was born in India and immigrated to the U.S. as an adult. He has served in various capacities at SILC. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background; participation in SILC; experiences as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and board member; curriculum; accommodating growing enrollment; cooking class; secularity; language instruction; volunteers; teaching methods; festival celebrations; Indian culture; personal experiences.
Tom is the author of A Cup of Christmas Tea, a holiday favorite for over 20 years, plus Peef: The Christmas Bearand other Peefbooks, and Up to the Lake. Warren is the illustrator of Tom's books and is author and illustrator of The Next Place, an inspirational journey of hope. Dorothy Molstad of Waldman House Press, publisher of all the books, introduces Tom and Warren as they read and talk about their works at Barnes and Noble in Minneapolis.
May 2001 issue of the Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Newsletter. Topics include results from the Craft Organization Directors Association survey on the impact of crafts on the national ecomony; organizational planning; calls for entries; other information of interest; exhibits and events; classes and workshops; membership form; calls for volunteers for the 29th annual Minnesota Crafts Festival; and future MCC activities.
November 2001 issue of the Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Newsletter. topics include 16th annual Fiber/Metal Arts award winners and summary of event attendance, sales, artists' evaluations, marketing and promotion, and sponsors; member news; notes from the MCC office; holiday sales; exhibits and events; calls for entries; 'Art with Heart' program for the September 11th Fund; classes and workshops; membership form; annual holiday gift exchange event; and future MCC activities.
DOT Connection was an electronic 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. 2000-2001).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
The front side of "Minnesota Bike Map East" contains the map of the southeastern quadrant of the state, from Elmore to Royalton, a legend, a small map of native vegetation in the state, and an article about bicycling safety and security. The back side contains the map of the northeastern quadrant of the state, from Royalton to Baudette, and a legend. MnDOT's bikeway maps serve as a reference guide illustrating major historical and cultural points of interest in Minnesota, public park lands and facilities, equipment, and safety information. They also depict road analyses for bicycle travel, location of paved road shoulders and off-road bikeways, and controlled access roads where bicycles are prohibited. There are 54 maps in the Statewide Series (1979-1983), 4 maps in the Statewide Quadrant Series (1986-1993), and 2 maps in the Metro Series (1989). Legislatively mandated, these maps were prepared as convenient guides to help bicyclists select their routes. Each map is unique and signifies a historical reference to the state of bicycle facilities at the time of publication.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
The front side of "Minnesota Bike Map West" contains the map of the southwestern quadrant of the state, from Elmore to Genola, a legend, a small map of native vegetation in the state, and an article about bicycling safety and security. The back side contains the map of the northwestern quadrant of the state, from Genola to St. Vincent, and a legend. MnDOT's bikeway maps serve as a reference guide illustrating major historical and cultural points of interest in Minnesota, public park lands and facilities, equipment, and safety information. They also depict road analyses for bicycle travel, location of paved road shoulders and off-road bikeways, and controlled access roads where bicycles are prohibited. There are 54 maps in the Statewide Series (1979-1983), 4 maps in the Statewide Quadrant Series (1986-1993), and 2 maps in the Metro Series (1989). Legislatively mandated, these maps were prepared as convenient guides to help bicyclists select their routes. Each map is unique and signifies a historical reference to the state of bicycle facilities at the time of publication.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game, State of Minnesota
Date Created:
2001
Description:
Booklet containing 2001 fishing laws and regulations for the state of Minnesota. Summarizes laws concerning game fish, angling licenses, fish limits, the sale of fish, fish houses, and spearing fish. Includes a detailed schedule of open and close dates for the fishing season with special limits and dates for experimental lakes and the boundary waters separating Minnesota from Canada, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Iowa. Fishing advisories including contamination warnings, list of Minnesota fishery statistics, sunrise/sunset timetable, and contact information for DNR fisheries offices.
Volume 28, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published January/February 2001. Content includes self-introductions from members of the 2001 MLA Board of Directors, a note from the MLA president, news from the MLA Foundation, a call for mentee participants for the MLA Member Mentoring Program, 2001 Library Legislative Day registration form, MLA subunit news, a library director job posting, an announcement for the new Library Futures Quarterly publication, an event announcement for a preservation seminar, American Library Association (ALA) news, notable quotes about libraries, and a reminder for the 2001 MLA annual conference.
Volume 28, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published July/August 2001. Content includes a summary of the 2001 legislative session, a call for volunteers for the MLA annual conference, a note from the MLA president, an article regarding library trustees and advocacy, MLA subunit news, an election ballot for the 2002 MLA Board of Directors, an announcement for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) national conference, announcement of the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award (NEMBA) winner, and discussion of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Volume 28, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published March/April 2001. Content includes a call for 2001 MLA award nominations, a summary of the annual Spotlight on Books conference, a note from the MLA president, an event reminder for the 14th annual Minnesota/South Dakota Government Publication Information Forum, a call for essays for the Voices for the Land project, a call for MLA Board nominations, a request for library programming samples for the MLA annual conference, MLA subunit news, an event announcement for the Council on Library/Media Technologies (COLT) annual conference, a notice for nominations of the Minnesota Association of Library Friends (MALF) "Best Project by Friends Award," a retirement announcement for University of Minnesota librarian Dr. Thomas O'Shaughnessy, an issue of Linking Library Trustees, Minnesota Twins Minnesota Library Day registration form, and the 2001 Readers' Retreat registration form.
