FREE Event: From Resistance to Resilience: The Evolution of African American Reading

The Givens Foundation

For African American Literature

The upcoming literary conference, “From Resistance to Resilience: The Evolution of African American Reading,” is an extraordinary opportunity to champion literacy, cultural equity, and social justice. Scheduled for June 3, 2025, this one-day event is made possible through the generous support of the Minnesota Humanities Center.

For more information and FREE registration!

LIT Spring 2024 In Person Event: Space is limited so registration is requested!

Drag Storytime Event by Amanda Mills

LIT virtual event: Public Libraries in Community Publishing

Redesign 2 of Public Libraries in Community Publishing Save the Date by Amanda Mills

Fall 2018 End of Semester Program Event!

Minneapolis College’s Library Information Technology Presents
A Networking & Social Event

Join us for Speed Informational Interviews with Library Professionals, Networking, and Social Hour

Saturday, December 8th, 2018 | Minneapolis College Library
2:30-3:30pm - Informational Interviews 
4-5pm – Social Hour @ Holidazzle Fulton Beer Garden (NA options available) Map - meet there, or at the library about 3:45pm to walk over together

Questions & RSVP: jennifer.sippel@minneapolis.edu

LIT Event: Ask Me Anything Panel + Lunch

Please join LIBT 1100 and Library Information Technology Program Students, Faculty, Alumni, and Friends, for an engaging panel discussion and lunch social.

 

Saturday, October 6th

11am - Panel

12:30pm - Lunch

Minneapolis College Library

1501 Hennepin Ave, Mpls MN 55403

Additional Details Here.

RSVP Required for Lunch by October 1st.

Questions & RSVP: Jennifer.Sippel@minneapolis.edu

Event: “An Evening with Rick Nelson and Chris Hewitt.”

Everyone seems to think that Star Tribune writers Rick Nelson and Chris Hewitt have the best jobs ever. Nelson eats at and reviews restaurants, interviews chefs and writes about food. Hewitt, a longtime movie critic, reviews plays and writes about theater for Star Tribune, the state’s largest newspaper and website.

The two of them share the stage at Quatrefoil library at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17 for “An Evening with Rick Nelson and Chris Hewitt.”

The free event will explore what it’s like being gay journalists at a mainstream newspaper, how they got their jobs and what they think about food, restaurants and theater in the Twin Cities. Questions and a reception follow their talk. 

Moderating their talk will be Tane Danger, co-founder and host of The Theater of Public Policy.

A theater critic for the Star Tribune, Chris Hewitt previously worked at the St. Paul Pioneer Press for 24 years, first as a movie critic, then as a theater critic. Prior to that, he worked at both Children’s Theatre Company and Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, as well as the usual array of career-starting small-town newspapers. He grew up in Wisconsin and Illinois, but he has lived in Minnesota longer than either of those places.

Rick Nelson has been writing about restaurants at the Star Tribune since 1998. Prior to that, he was a food writer at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, restaurant critic at Twin Cities Reader, editor (with Claude Peck) of Q Monthly and a reporter at Equal Time. A highlight of growing up in Burnsville was the opportunity it gave him to perform in “Showtime USA.” The touring variety show, produced by his high school’s theater department, played 40-plus prisons in 15 states. 

Quatrefoil is a volunteer-run, member-supported LGBTQ library, one of the nation’s largest. It is open weekdays 7-9 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Follow Quatrefoil on Facebook, Twitter (@Q_Library) and visit its website at qlibrary.org. The library is at 1220 E. Lake St. (at 13th Av. S.) in Minneapolis

End of Semester Social (for MCTC's LIT program students/grad & MCTC Library faculty & staff & student employees!)

Library Information Technology program students/grads/alumni...

Let's Celebrate!

games. drinks. food. 

Friday, May 11th

3:30pm - 6:30pm

Lakes & Legends

1368 Lasalle Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55403

Questions & RSVP: jennifer.sippel@minneapolis.edu 

"Ask Me Anything" LIT Panel Discussion: December 7th from 6-8 at Webber Park Library

MCTC Library Information Technology presents…

“Ask Me Anything” 

Panel Discussion

for Library Information Technology students, alumni, friends, and anyone interested in careers in libraries at the paraprofessional level

Thursday, December 7th, 2017
6 – 8pm

Webber Park Library

4440 Humboldt Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55412

  Panelists confirmed:

Antonio Backman, Anoka County

Pat Cannon, Hennepin County
Suela Deva, Dakota County

FREE Food & Drink

Complimentary dinner and drink options available

Social hour

Optional social hour to follow panel, at a location TBD

RSVP by December 1^st

jennifer.sippel@ minneapolis.edu

Outreach Program Event: Cedar Riverside Opportunity Center Site Visit & Tour

Cedar Riverside Opportunity Center Site Visit & Tour

 505 15th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55454

Monday, November 27, 2017

4-5pm

You are invited to visit the Cedar Riverside Opportunity Center alongside fellow Library Information Technology program students and faculty on Monday, November 27th from 4-5pm. We will be provided with a brief tour and focused information about the center's partnership with Hennepin County Library, provided by HCL Librarian Sara Zettervall.

Please RSVP to jennifer.sippel (at) minneapolis.edu by Wednesday, November 22nd.

Student Success Day 2017 LIT Program Event

MCTC’s Library Information Technology Program Presents...

A Student Success Day Mixer

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

11-11:30am in L1200

(1st floor of MCTC Library across from Circulation Desk)

Please join Library Information Technology faculty and friends for:

• light refreshments & socializing
• advising & networking
• resume review (bring a copy of your resume if you want feedback)
• Q&A with program students and faculty

There will also be a general INFORMATION session from 10-11am in the same location.
Students unable to attend, may submit questions or comments ahead of time. (Use contact below).


RSVP by email to:  jennifer.sippel@minneapolis.edu