St. Catherine University: SLA

You are invited to join the St. Catherine’s SLA Student Group for a Happy Hour on Monday, November 12 th at 6pm . Come network and get to know other students and librarians. Details: Green Mill 57 South Hamline, St. Paul , MN 55105 (located on the corner of Grand and Hamline) Phone: 651-698-0353 Reservation under: SLA

Here is the additional information on the upcoming event as promised. It looks interesting and it's only fifteen dollars for students. SPECIAL LIBRARIES 2.0 – THE TECHNOLOGY FORECAST A presentation by SLA President-Elect Stephen Abram Sponsored by The Wall Street Journal WHEN Tuesday, November 27th 5:30 – 6:00 Registration 6:00 – 6:30 Dinner & Networking 6:30 – 7:00 Presentation 7:00 – 7:30 Q&A 7:30 – 7:45 Wrap Up WHERE Open Book Center for the Book Arts Target Performance Hall, Second Level 1011 Washington Avenue S Minneapolis MN 55415 612.215.2650 See below for links to a map and parking information. COST $30 for guests $25 for library association members ( SLA , ASIS&T, SCIP, MALL, MLA, etc.) $15 for students, unemployed, or retired REGISTRATION Registration is a two-part process – please register and send payment by Monday, Nov. 19 th . 1. Email name and contact information to minnesota.sla@gma

Are you interested in hearing the SLA president-elect speak? Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 27th. More details to come.

For those of you who missed Hollywood Librarian , it was a great success! Jeanne D'Arc Auditorium held 266 librarians, future librarians and other supporters! Thanks to all who come and supported the film.

Twelve students and librarians toured Thomson's corporate library, law library and book manufacturing plant. "To see how a book was made, to look at the presses in motion -- it was amazing!" said one attendee. Afterwards, a number of people gathered to celebrate and network at a nearby hot spot. Yummy appetizers were enjoyed by all, compliments of the SLA group. Much thanks to Thomson librarians for providing such a great experience for all involved!

Help the Friends support the MLIS accreditation process by reach their goal of $100,000 in the Sister Marie Inez Johnson Library Endowment. As of August the account has reached $95,567! Thursday, October 18 th 5:30 – 7:30 pm 409 Derham Hall, CSC The Saint John’s Bible Presented by Tim Ternes, Director of Programming & Exhibitions, St. John’s University Refreshments & Door Prizes RSVP to Rita Schultz 651-690-6649 or rischultz@stkate. edu

Don't forget to check out the full length documentary about librarians. Monday, October 1st at 7pm in Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium at St. Kate's. Students and librarians are FREE!

Join the St. Kate's SLA student group for a tour of Thomson libraries in Eagan. St. Kate's MLIS students are invited to tour the corporate library , the law library and the book manufacturing plant . It's not often that you get a chance to see inside a corporate library, but the Thomson librarians were kind enough to agree to stay late and keep the libraries open for us. They'll give us a tour and answer questions. After the tour, we'll all meet over at Jake's City Grille for happy hour and some casual networking. If you can't make it to the tour, feel free to meet us at Jake's. What: Tour Thomson's corporate library, law library & book plant plus Happy Hour Date: Monday, October 15th Time: Tour 6:00 - 7:00 pm (please arrive by 5:45), Networking to follow at 7:30 pm Place: Tour @ Thomson, 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, MN 55123 ; Networking @ Jake's The book manufacturing tour requires that you wear n o open toed shoes , please . Watch out

Here are the official bios of the student leaders for 2007-2008. You may have already met one or more of us when we introduced the SLA in a few selected courses. Amy Gustafson Co-President (Fundraising & Marketing Coordinator) Amy is planning to graduate in May 2008 from the Dominican University/St. Kate’s MLIS program. Her studies have focused on special libraries, online database research and web design. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Amy will be responsible for the marketing of the group and organizing the fundraiser event. She will also support her fellow co-presidents with delegated assignments such as writing articles for the SLA MN Chapter newsletter and website projects. Amy currently works as a writer in corporate marketing and communications for Regis Corporation in Minneapolis, MN. Her goal is to work in an environment where she can combine her experience in marketing and writing with the knowledge she’s obt

Monday, October 1, 2007 from 7-9 PM, the LIS Department and the College of St. Catherine Library are jointly sponsoring a showing of The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians through Film (Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium from 7-9 PM). According to the website ( http://www.hollywoodlibrarian.com/about.html ) there’s a “high-tech corporate librarian” in the film. The MN Chapter will be providing popcorn and/or snacks.

Margaret Ostrander, current SLA student group Treasurer, was awarded the Grieg Aspnes Memorial Scholarship this year. Margaret's interested in special libraries is linked to SLA, as she comments in her scholarship essay, "The Minnesota chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and its St. Kate’s student group counterpart have played a prominent role in my passion for special libraries. SLA events afford unique networking opportunities with both future and seasoned professionals, through which I decided SLA membership should be a key piece of my professional life." This annual $2,000 scholarship is awarded to a to a College of St. Catherine MLIS student. The award is based on: Interest in special librarianship Leadership abilities Overall academic achievement This award honors Grieg Aspnes, a talented librarian at Cargill, a past president of the Special Libraries Association, and an active leader in its Minnesota Chapter and is funded by the Minnesota Chapter of