Volume 16, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in July/August of 1989. Contents include a summary of the library-related legislation passed in the 1989 legislative session, board meeting highlights, a program and registration form for the 1989 Annual MLA Conference with the theme 'Libraries & Education: An Evolving Partnership,' registration form for the Readers' Advisory Round Table Readers' Retreat, events calendar, News & Notes, updates on the Year of the Young Reader, job listings, People & Places, and a new members list.