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December 14, 2017
Order Your Library’s 2018 Tax Season Outreach
Materials
Tax time is an important moment in the lives of low- and
moderate-income individuals and families. That’s why every year, Prepare +
Prosper works with libraries across Minnesota to distribute outreach materials
about free tax preparation and the Earned Income Tax Credit. Order your free
materials soon in order to receive them for tax time.
Libraries
in the 9-county metro area: order your materials through
the online Prepare + Prosper order form.
Libraries
in Greater Minnesota: order your materials
through the Prepare + Prosper online order form.
Please contact Emily
Kissane (651-582-8508) for
more information.
Get ready for the 2017
Minnesota Public Library Annual Report
2017
will be history soon. It’s time for public libraries to get ready to document their
performance measures in the Minnesota Public Library Annual Report! The online
survey tool opens February 1, 2018.
Library directors and annual report filers are invited to participate
in a webinar on Wednesday, January 10, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., to learn about
proposed indicators and modifications to current indicators and definitions and
how to enter data into the online survey tool. This webinar will be useful for
both experienced and new report filers. When it's time, join
the 2017 Minnesota Public Library Annual Report meeting via WebEx. Registration is not required.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Joe Manion.
Calling
All Kid Filmmakers!
The 90-Second Newbery Film
Festival is an annual video contest that impels kid filmmakers to make movies
that creatively tell the entire stories of Newbery Award/Honor-winning books in
90 seconds or less. Making the film is a fun, creative and multi-faceted
educational exercise that ties directly into reading, writing and media
literacy standards. Kids cooperatively adapt, write, storyboard, produce,
direct, costume, act, film, and edit their own movies.
Public librarians, school
librarians, homeschool parents, and teachers are encouraged to work with their
kids to make movies. Inspiration and more information, including how to submit
films, can be found on the 90-Second Newbery website. Work with students
should begin soon; the deadline to submit films is January 12, 2018.
Don’t forget to mark your calendar
for the fourth annual Minnesota screening of the year’s best entries on Saturday,
February 10, 2018, 3-4:30 p.m., at Hennepin County Library –
Minneapolis Central. For more details, please contact Jen
Verbrugge (651-582-8356).
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Economic Impact Initiative Grants in Minnesota
Economic
Impact Initiative Grants in Minnesota provide funding to assist in the
development of essential community facilities in rural communities with extreme
unemployment and severe economic depression. An essential community facility is
one that provides an essential service to the local community, is needed for
the orderly development of the community, serves a primarily rural area, and
does not include private, commercial or business undertakings. Grants are
available for up to 75 percent of eligible project costs based on need and funding
availability. Funds may be used to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community
facilities for health care, public safety and public service—including public
libraries and museums. Additional criteria apply. Visit the USDA Economic Impact Initiative Grants in Minnesota website for more information,
application forms, and local contact information.
Hennepin County Library Launches New Music Service
MnSpin
This week, Hennepin County
Library (HCL) launched MnSpin, a new music streaming and download platform funded by the
Friends of HCL.
This new music platform
represents a broad range of local talent, with a diverse array of music,
including everything from Americana and bluegrass, to blues and jazz, to pop,
rock, rap, hip-hop, and more.
Through this new platform, Minnesota-based
musicians can connect with new audiences, and music lovers can enjoy their
favorite local artists while also discovering new artists. Anyone can stream
from the platform, and HCL cardholders can download songs for free.
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Your State Library Agency
State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, partners with libraries to achieve equity and excellence in our collective work for Minnesotans. Division staff are consultants who help libraries plan, develop and implement high-quality services that address community needs. State Library Services administers federal grant, state aid, and state grant programs that benefit all types of libraries.
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