Public Library Division (PLD) Day - April 25th (Registration closes April 21st)

Public Library Division Day (PLD) Day is coming up at the end of this month! This year's in-person event, located at Brookdale Library, focuses on the varied uses of Artificial Intelligence in Public Library settings, including an AI Panel with information professionals from around Minnesota, and a Keynote by members of Minitex staff (including an LIT faculty, Elissah Becknell). 

PLD Day organizers would be thrilled to welcome the energy and perspective of MCTC students at this yearly event! 

Registration information can be found here.

NOTE: Registration is capped at 70 and registration closes April 21st. (If the registration fee is a barrier to your participation, please contact Jennifer.Sippel@minneapolis.edu) 

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 (Virtual) Event: Networking + Mapping Prejudice on Friday, April 21st, 2023

Please SAVE THE DATE & RSVP!!!

Copy of LIT Spring 2023 Networking + Mapping Prejudice by Jennifer Sippel

Professional Networking and Resume Building Opportunity: MLA Student Round Table!

 

State Library Services BIPOC Advisory Committee

Minnesota State Library Services is seeking members for their BIPOC Advisory Committee. 

Here is some information about the group that includes a link to an interest form:

BIPOCAdvisory Committee Info Sheet - Google Docs

Committee membership includes a stipend, state and nationwide networking opportunities, and the opportunity to guide State Library Services activities in the state. It would also be good to add to a resume! 

LIT virtual event: Public Libraries in Community Publishing

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

Virtual Employer Panel Event: Thursday, December 2nd, 2021

Minneapolis COllege'S Library information Technlogy Program Presents by Jennifer Sippel

MN Library Association -Student Round Table (SRT)

The MN Library Association Student Round Table is currently looking for a new co-chair and member-at-large. They are likely going to ask for volunteers at the business meeting during the MLA Conference this week (Oct 6-8) so please contact MLA President ASAP if you'd like to be considered for these positions. Stacey R. Hendren <Stacey.Hendren@co.anoka.mn.us>

For more information, please visit: https://www.mnlibraryassociation.org/page/SRT  

MN Library Association Call for 2021 Conference Proposals - DUE May 21st

 

The Minnesota Library Association Conference Planning Committee is now accepting conference program proposals for the MLA 2021 Annual Conference, October 6-8 (virtual). Proposals are due May 21, 2021. Students in the Library Information Technology program are invited to submit proposals!

Submit proposals here: 2021MLA Conference: Call for Proposals (mnlibraryassociation.org)

Registration is open for ARLD Day- Student Registration is $5

 

Registration is open for ARLD Day

 

Registration is open for ARLD Day ARLD Day will be held via zoom on April 30 8:30am-3:00pm CDT. We have an excellent line-up of sessions this year that you won’t want to miss! We are also very excited to announce our keynote speaker: No More Pipelines: Indigenous Knowledge and LIS Keynote speaker Nicola Andrews Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco In this presentation, Nicola Andrews will explore ways in which historical trauma surfaces within libraries, and highlight the tricky balancing act Indigenous library workers undertake as practitioners who are accountable to their Indigenous home communities, and their colonized workplaces. Using a range of industry research, observation, and Indigenous research methodologies, Andrews will give an overview of how Indigenous peoples and their knowledges are situated throughout the library and information science (LIS) landscape, and how we need to look beyond recruitment pipelines for sustainable answers to underrepresentation in the profession. Nicola Andrews is a member of the Ngāti Pāoa iwi, currently residing on unceded Ramaytush Ohlone territory. As the Instruction/First-Year Experience Librarian at the University of San Francisco, she helps coordinate efforts pertaining to student success. She holds a Master of Library & Information Science from the University of Washington, and is currently finishing a Master of Indigenous Studies at the University of Otago. ARLD invites all Native American, First Nations, Oceanic, Pasifika, and other Indigenous library workers to enjoy sponsored registration at no cost to them. ARLD thanks our 2021 Keynote presenter Nicola Andrews (Ngāti Pāoa Māori) for advocating for this initiative. ACRL members can register at the member rate but must create an account on the MLA website at no cost. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about this. Full event details and registration information are available via our website.   Special thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible Questions? Contact Amy Mars

Spring 2021 LIT Events with Career Services!

 Friday, April 16: Career Focused Sessions!

• 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Networking Presentation
• 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Employer Panel
• Join the sessions

Friday, April 16: Resume Presentation Session! 

• 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Learn the do's and don'ts on how to write an effective resume 
• Join the Resume Presentation

Thursday, April 29th: Resume Roundup!

• 10am - 12pm: Receive resume feedback to ensure it is tailored to the field of Library

Information Technology. SIGN UP: http://bit.ly/libt-resume-spring-21

MLA 2020 Virtual Conference

 

 

Registration is now open for the MLA 2020 Virtual Conference, September 30-October 2, 2020.

The MLA board decided in May to shift from an in-person conference to a virtual conference. With this change, the cost of the conference has been greatly reduced.

Now is the time to consider membership in the MLA. A student membership is a great value at $30.00/year. With membership you receive a reduced conference registration rate ($45.00). As an MLA member with paid conference registration, you will have access to presentations by the keynote speaker, 5 featured speakers and over 30 sessions produced by colleagues in the library world. All of this is available to you until the end of 2020. Plus, you get an entire year to reap the benefits of membership. 

Please visit our website www.mnlibraryassociation.org for more information about our organization and conference registration.

Real Life Librarianship: A Metronet Wind Down Series

 

Real Life Librarianship A Metronet Wind Down Series Curious about the different types of libraries and the librarians who work in them? Thinking about where you might fit in the library world? Join us in the Real Life Librarianship series to hear real librarians who do a variety of jobs in various libraries explain not only what day-to-day life is like doing these jobs but how to get there. This would be useful for job seekers, library school students, & anyone who is looking to advance or change roles in a library, or anyone who is just curious about other people's jobs. Wednesday, August 26 4-6pm ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS - FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE, USER EXPERIENCE, & ONLINE LIBRARIANSHIP Upcoming panels in this series: Public library jobs Library Directors Special Libraries Government Libraries and more! Save the dates for future panels in this series: September 9 September 23 October 7 October 21 All sessions will take place from 4-6pm. If you are interested in being on one of these panels or know someone who would be a good panelist, email olivia@metronet.lib.mn.us for more information.

Metronet: Learn more at http://metrolibraries.net/

This event will be hosted via Zoom. It is free to attend. Register below and the Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event. REGISTER

Fall 2019 LIT events & opportunities

Saturday, November 9th, 2019 - Library Visits!

Join LIBT 1100 students and jenny sippel for 2 unique library visits

10-11:30am - East Side Freedom Library

1:30-3pm - Quatrefoil Library

Both visits will include tours, talks and time for exploration and investigation. 

Saturday, December 14th, 2019 - Speed Networking!

Join LIBT 1100 students in an exciting opportunity to speed network with 8 library professionals (many are LIT alumni!), followed by an optional Social Hour with colleagues and faculty

2:30-4pm - Speed Networking @ Mpls College Library

4-5pm - Social Hour

Contact Jennifer.Sippel@minneapolis.edu for more information!

Save the Date, Spread the Word: First Fall 2019 Program Event!

Saturday, October 12th LIT Event: 

Panel Discussion & Career Development & Networking!

Agenda

10am-12pm Panel Discussion, "Equity in Librarianship & Library Science"

12-1pm Community Lunch

1-3pm Looking for library jobs (St. Paul Public Library and Minneapolis College Career Services) - PLEASE bring a resume (to revise or share) if you have one!

This event is free and open to the public but Registration is required. 

(Please register ahead if possible, but same day registration will be allowed as well.)

 Event will take place at
Minneapolis College Wheelock Whitney Hall, L3000, 1501 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis MN 55403

RSVP NOW for LIT Spring 2019 Program Event, featuring Hennepin County Library (HCL) POP UP Hiring + Zine Collection Presentation

When: Saturday, April 6th | 10am - 12pm (zines) 1pm- 3pm (HCL Presentation and Interviews) RSVP HERE by March 31st to secure your spot.

Where: Minneapolis College Library Classroom (L1200) for zine making and 3rd floor meeting spaces (L3000 and L3100) for HCL POP UP Hiring

What: Join Minneapolis College Library Information Technology faculty for our exciting Spring 2019 event. Morning activities will focus on Zine Collections: a brief presentation to learn more about Minneapolis College Library zine collection, plus opportunities to practice cataloging zines and to make your own! Light refreshments will be served in between the morning and afternoon programs in L3000.

Immediately following the morning activities, Hennepin County Library will offer a 30 minute presentation on what sorts of employees they are looking for, what it's like to work in their system, and Q&A. After the presentation, HCL supervisors will be conducting 15 minute interviews for the Associate Librarian substitute and Specialist substitute positions. Successful interviewees will be invited to join the substitute pool for these positions.

Minneapolis College's Career Services will be offering additional programming to support this event, with sessions focused on preparing for interviews.

Join us for an optional “pay your own way” Social Time from 4-6pm at Dancing Ganesha.

Why: LIT Faculty strongly encourage ALL program students and alumni to attend, even if you ultimately are not interested in public library work. The networking and interviewing experience alone is worth your time!

HCL substitute employees are offered shifts when and where they may be available, to cover employee illness, vacations, and the like. It's an easy and streamlined way to become an insider in this library system, with a much greater shot at the full-time jobs that regularly come up in these job classifications.

NOTE: If you plan to participate in the interviews, please bring a copy of your Resume and 2 References. Contact LIT Instructor Bill Vann for ideas on how to prepare for your interview: William.Vann@minneapolis.edu

RSVP HERE by March 31st to secure your spot. Please be prepared to specify which programs you will attend, and which HCL substitute position you are interested in being interviewed for.