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Thank you @MackinLibrary @MinitexMN arrowhead library system crplsa @LSEarchitects @midwesttape @CapstonePub @deedlibrarian for sponsoring the #MinLib23 Annual Conference. We appreciate you! #mnitem

We are excited to announce that ITEM @ITEMupdates and @MnDeptEd PELSB have recently updated the library media specialist guidance for schools. Find it on the MDE site – mn.gov/pelsb/district… and this direct linkhttps://bit.ly/pelsb_lms #MNITEM #tlchat #librarymediaspecialists

It was so great to see so many #MNITEM members and to collaborate with librarians from a variety of fields at the #MnLib23 conference. Thank you Conference Committee for making it happen! We can't wait until #MinLib24

Hope to see you at the MN Library Association Conference, Oct 4th & 5th in St. Paul. Wed 10/4 is ITEM Day! Find details below. #mnitem 2023mlaconference.sched.com/event/8767543f…

2023 MLA Conference Registration is now open! Join us October 4-5 in St. Paul to celebrate all the ways Library Workers Make the Library Work! Early bird pricing is available until August 17th: mnlibraryassociation.org/page/2023Confe…

The @ITEMupdates Summer Leadership Meeting takes place in-person and online on Tuesday, July 25th, from 10 am-3 pm! This is an annual get-together of school librarians & school library advocates. Learn more here: mnlibraryassociation.org/events/EventDe…

There is still time to submit your session proposal for the fall conference. The deadline is May 26th.

Every MN student, staff, and community deserves a licensed library media specialist. Thank you to everyone who advocated and worked toward making this happen. Let’s not stop until every MN school is fully staffed. @GovTimWalz @EducationMN @MaryKunesh9 startribune.com/bringing-libra…

"You can't have a library without a librarian. Then it's just a room full of books." Bringing librarians back: Minneapolis district aims to reinstall licensed librarian at each school startribune.com/bringing-libra…

Celebrate #TakeActionForLibrariesDay by standing up for school libraries! Urge Congress to support the Right to Read Act, legislation that would ensure all students have access to a school library, staffed by a certified school librarian! Take action: oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?…

Save the date for the 9th annual Libraries Serving Youth Meetup! When: April 27, 4:30–6:30 pm. Where: Online. This year's event will focus on school libraries. Stay tuned for more details, coming soon!

It's National School Librarian appreciation day. Thank you for all you do!

Are you interested in presenting at the fall conference this year? Check your email to submit your ideas by the April 28th deadline

Every kid deserves a school librarian! @ITEMupdates @MNlibraries

Thank you @MaryKunesh9 for your bill as well as @haugok and @teachingmissk for your testimony. Every MN kid deserves a school librarian! @ITEMupdates @MNlibraries

Thank you to everyone who supported Library Legislative day last Tuesday. Together we can do great things for all libraries.