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Library Hodgepodge Part 2
September 15, 2008 09:36 AM | News, Professional OrganizationsMollie Pherson, Regional Librarian
Happy Monday! Here is some more information pertaining to libraries.
If you are looking for speakers regarding library safety, Wendy Wendt, Marshall-Lyon County Library Director, has compiled a list of library safety speakers. You can access the safety speakers summary by clicking here.
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is now soliciting public comments on the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Science--Draft Revision dated September 2008. As part of the process, MDE is asking public libraries across the state to make the draft standards document and the feedback form in the printed and online versions available from their facilities (upon request). A notice that these documents will be available at public libraries will be part of a press release from MDE. An online link to both the draft standards document and the online version of the feedback form can be found via the MDE homepage by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact Marsha Davis-Busch at 651-582-8755.
Attention Friends of the Library groups and Minnesota library staff!! Did your Friends of the Library group do something notable? The Minnesota Association of Library Friends (MALF) is asking you to submit that special project for the Best Project by Friends Award. The MALF is eager to recognize a variety of projects by Friends groups, completed after January 1, 2007, in communities of all sizes. Submit an Entry Form by Friday, September 26. The appropriate forms are available below:
Entry Form
Criteria
MALF Membership Application
To verify a group's membership in MALF, please contact Bob Papke at 763-545-8072 or papkecr@comcast.net. The award will be presented on Thursday, November 20 at the Sheraton Bloomington during the Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference, November 19-21.
Finally, Happy Birthday to Tomie dePaola, the late Robert McCloskey, and the late Agatha Christie!!
