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Many delightful entries and enthusiastic votes later, this year's Montana History Portal's 2025 Meme Contest concludes and what fun entries!
Have a look at this year's entries and you might just spontaneously develop a smirk, a grin, or a good 'ol Laugh Out Loud.
Thank you for submitting and voting in 2025's Montana Meme Contest!
, even if you will not continue the program. This Survey will allow programs to transition at a local level as smoothly and seamlessly as we can, while keeping it a more affordable option for our libraries. Please finalize your responses this week as the Deadline is May 30th.
Please complete survey as soon as possible. Deadline: May 30th.
**Since we have not been denied- please hold onto your devices in case funding becomes available in the future.
Survey Link:
As the Montana State Library's Hotspot's Lending Program is being phased out, we have some additional recommendations for libraries that are downsizing or ending their hotspot programs.
If hotspots currently have holds, it is recommended to treat them the same as other items that become no longer available, i.e. as you remove the items you will remove the holds in the system, set the item to discard, and then contact the impacted patrons.
If you want to make hotspots non-holdable in the system now, or at a particular future date, you can create a .
The Federation Grant Report is now open for the grant you received in November based on your Federation's FY2025 Plan of Service. If you haven't spent your grant yet, do not worry! This report will be open through August 15. To enter your expenses, please login at Counting Opinions. Once you've logged into the portal, click "Respond to the Federation Grants Report" on the middle blue tile.
Please let Rebekah Kamp, Montana State Library's data coordinator, know if you have any questions about accessing Counting Opinions or responding to the Federation Grant Report. You can send her a message via the (select the support team, Library Research & Evaluation).
Teacher Librarians,
We hope the end of the school year is going well!!
We at the Montana State Library have a brief survey that will help better understand what services school libraries are currently offering and what sharing services you might be interested in adding. Please take a moment to complete this survey once the school year officially slows down. It will take about 10-15 minutes.
We hope to better understand your current services, wish list, and the challenges our school libraries face. We highly appreciate your input!
Teacher Librarians and Montana State Library Resource Sharing Survey
Montana's wildfire smoke seasons are getting longer and more pervasive. Learn about the health risks of wildfire smoke, why indoor air can be more unhealthy than outdoor air and how to protect your home if there are fires in your area.
Speaker Bio: Mary Anderson served as a school counselor for over thirty years. When she retired she found that although she left public education, the educator in her was still alive and well. As wildfire smoke coordinator, she works with emergency responders, health departments, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality and several non-government organizations to develop educational materials and a response network that is as aware of the dangers of wildfire smoke as the dangers of wildfires themselves.
Register to attend <> If your library is interested in becoming a cohost for this program and you would like printable posters, bookmarks and a social media invitation please contact
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