SLA-SG Spring 2025 Meeting 2

Hello everybody,

First of all, we'd like to thank everyone who joined us for our second meeting of the semester. We continue to be impressed by our rates of attendance, and we're optimistic about seeing these numbers sustained into the future!

For anyone who couldn't make the meeting this month, here is a summary of the items we discussed. If you're interested in seeing the meeting minutes in their entirety, you may do so through this link.

SLA-MN Chapter Updates

Registration for the Special Libraries Association conference (for June 7-10, 2025, in Pittsburgh) is now live; the early bird rates end on March 21st, so be sure to register fast if you're set on going. You can learn more about the conference, including registration fees, scheduled events, and accommodations through this link.

If you're an SLA member who's more interested in a meeting that won't require travel or expenses, be sure to check out the virtual New England Coffee Chat hosted by SLA. This is an opportunity to learn more about the interviewing process for special libraries. It runs for an hour starting at 7:30am CST on March 20th. You can register here.

Upcoming Student Group Events

We currently have three in-person tours planned for this semester.

Our first one will be a weekend visit to the Northwest Airlines Archive scheduled for Saturday, March 22nd, from 12:00pm - 1:30pm, at 10100 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. You can RSVP here by Wednesday, March 19th; we will provide more details about the event very soon.

On Wednesday, April 9th, 3:30pm - 5:00pm, we will tour the Lending Library Educator Resource Center at the Science Museum of Minnesota, 100 N Chestnut Street, St Paul, MN 55102. You can RSVP here by Saturday, April 5th.

The last tour we currently have planned is for the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library, 400 Stinson Blvd NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, on April 16th, 3:30pm - 4:30pm. We will have an RSVP form available soon.

Shared Social Events

Another event to mark on your calendar is the St. Kate's MLIS social mixer scheduled for Saturday, March 29th, starting 6pm at the Summit Brewing Company in St. Paul (910 Montreal Cir, St Paul, MN 55102). We plan on an evening for talking and playing board games; you can RSVP here.

Also, mark your calendars for the upcoming MLIS Summit scheduled for Saturday, April 26th.

Jobs, Internships, and Volunteer Opportunities

Here are three opportunities we've been made aware of:

Director of Collection Development & Outreach – LLMC (Minneapolis)

Law & Collection Development Librarian – Carver County Library (Chaska, MN)

Programming Librarian – Metronet (Hybrid/St. Paul, MN)

GSAB

The next Graduate School Student Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for March 19th, from 4:45pm to 6:00pm.

Be sure to take a look at the meeting minutes for more information. We're looking forward to our next meeting on April 14th!