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A Letter from MALF President: Library Day at the Capitol

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A Letter from MALF President: Library Day at the Capitol

Hello, Library Friends,

Save the date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Cost: Free for all Library Friends Members

carol-walsh-blog.jpgEach year the Minnesota Library Association – MLA -- and Minnesota Educational Media Association – MEMO -- the organization of school librarians, co-sponsor Library Legislative Day at the Capitol.

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The Friends Of The Ely Library receives $100 Thousand Gift

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The Friends Of The Ely Library receives $100 Thousand Gift

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The Friends of the Ely Library received a windfall in November 2011 in the form of a $100,000 gift from the Edward B. and Esther Nelson Estate.

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Help Ensure Access To Effective School Library Programs. Sign The Petition.

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Now's the chance to do your part in the legislative process. 

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Farewell To 2011

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Goodbye and Hello

The MALF Board of Directors said goodbye to two long-serving and highly productive board members at its meeting on November 7 and will say hello to four new ones in 2012.

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Teens & Social Media: Pew Report

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By Ann Treacy via Blandin on Broadband

Last week Pew Internet & American Life released a report on teens and social media. Some findings surprised me; others did not. To begin the report indicates that...

Fully 95% of all teens ages 12-17 are now online and 80% of those online teens are users of social media sites.

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