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Potter, Tonya; Johnson, Kara – Knowledge Quest, 2017
Students look to their school library to find new books, seek information, creatively solve problems, and use technology. School libraries play an essential role in students' academic growth and development of lifelong learning skills. All of the wonderful resources and services that school libraries provide are easily accessible to the population…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Public Libraries, Users (Information), Library Services
Fiore, Carole; Roman, Susan – School Library Journal, 2010
Based on the findings of a recent three-year study by Dominican University's Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, the authors can confirm what many librarians have long suspected: students who take part in their local library's summer reading program significantly improve their reading skills. This article describes the results of…
Descriptors: Test Results, Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Tests
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Wagner, Mary M.; Willms, Deborah – Education for Information, 2008
The paper reports on a collaborative education model involving library education, faculty and public library practitioners preparing under-represented and culturally diverse individuals for employment as support staff in public libraries. The Urban Library Program (ULP) is an intensive ten month education certificate at the para-professional…
Descriptors: Library Education, Program Effectiveness, Public Libraries, Educational Opportunities
Kirch, Claire – School Library Journal, 2008
Minneapolis is a book lover's paradise. There are dozens of neighborhood bookstores, a sleek new $125 million Minneapolis Central Library, and Open Book, the nation's first facility devoted to the literary arts. No wonder it was dubbed America's most literate city last year. But one of the best-kept secrets is that Minneapolis and nearby Mankato…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Materials, Childrens Literature, Books
Lance, Keith Curry; Marks, Robbie Bravman – School Library Journal, 2008
Storytimes, lap-sit programs, and other services for young children are a major part of most public libraries' missions. According to children's librarians, these services play a significant role in preparing children for success as readers. This article discusses the positive relationship between children's services and early reading success by…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Public Libraries, Emergent Literacy, Grade 4
Peterson, Glenn; McGlinn, Sharon Hilts – Computers in Libraries, 2008
In the spring of 2006, Hennepin County Library (HCL) in Minneapolis set out to create a compelling new reader's advisory website. Inspired by Web 2.0 principles, the library wanted to engage users as active participants, to integrate resources in ways that made sense to them, and to blend staff- and patron-contributed content to create an…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Books, Public Libraries, Internet
Asp, William G., Ed. – Minnesota Libraries, 1976
An introduction discusses data collection methods, population served, materials collection, library use and public library finance. Tables for regional libraries include data for the total system as well as for subsystems. Figures are provided for number of administrative units, population served, staff, collections, open hours, circulation,…
Descriptors: County Libraries, Financial Support, Librarians, Library Circulation
Rohlf, Robert H.; Smith, David R. – 1970
A study of existing library service in Southeastern Minnesota resulted in the recommendation that a Southeastern Library Cooperative (SELCO) be formed under a contractual, federated basis. The cooperative would consist of all public libraries in the region who meet the current requirements for eligibility for state aid funds. It was recommended…
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Services, Library Surveys, Public Libraries
Westat Research, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1974
Thirty-one Minnesota public libraries were studied to determine the best use of state funds to promote library development. The overall objective of this study was to determine the most effective organizational structure, appropriate standards of operation, and a program of financial support for public libraries in Minnesota. An analysis was made…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Costs, Financial Support, Library Acquisition
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., Washington, DC. – 1981
Cost estimates provided by cataloging vendors during January 1981 are analyzed to identify the costs of catalog conversion options and alternatives to the card catalog for six Minnesota regional library systems. Following an executive summary of the study is a discussion of its background, scope, objectives, data gathering methodology, and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Output Microfilm, Costs, Library Catalogs
McDonald, Fran; Stark, Matthew – 1983
In late 1981 and early 1982, a total of 775 public secondary school librarians, 507 elementary school librarians, and 324 public librarians in Minnesota were sent questionnaires asking about instances of censorship in their institutions from 1979 to 1981, and about their library selection and reevaluation policies. Response rates of 29 to 32% were…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Acquisition, Library Material Selection
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Forsyth, Ellen – Australian Library Journal, 2006
A growing number of libraries have installed wireless data connections as a way of providing access to the Internet for members of the public. Some libraries have used their wireless networks to enable staff to use wireless devices to increase their mobility, effectiveness and responsiveness to client need particularly in providing reference and…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Library Services, Reference Services, Internet
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Johnson, Carol P. – Public Libraries, 2001
Discussion of the professional education of employees in small libraries focuses on the Minnesota Voluntary Certification Program and its core set of domain competencies. The program provides focused professional education for library employees without a master's degree and reinforces the professional values of the library community and libraries.…
Descriptors: Competence, Library Education, Library Personnel, Professional Education
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Feye-Stukas, Jan – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Provides an overview of library automation in Minnesota. Topics include regional public library systems; library automation vendors; multitype library systems; postsecondary and academic libraries; state government libraries; the Internet; telecommunications and statewide online system legislation and funding; and state library agency involvement…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Internet, Library Automation, Library Funding
Fuhr, Sandra – American Libraries, 1996
Describes how the people of Redwood Falls, Minnesota worked together to build a new public library facility in their community. Library personnel and volunteers held various fundraising activities which matched donations from a department store owner and a local grant. Discusses the architecture of the new library which includes computer…
Descriptors: Architecture, Community Action, Computer Centers, Construction (Process)
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