MELSA News
- MN Votes Workshops
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MELSA and the metro public libraries are pleased to partner with the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State to bring "Minnesota Votes" voting workshops to dozens of metro public libraries between now and the general election.
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- Quiet On The Set
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Quiet on the Set Metro Public Libraries Short Film Competition.
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- Sample Night Live...Art in a Trial Size
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Preview a dozen performing arts events the first Wednesday of every month. Now MELSA library cardholders can receive a FREE ticket!
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- Summer Reading Program
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Summer is the perfect time to kick back and relax with a good book – or several good books! On CD, downloaded onto your MP3, or the old-fashioned hold-in-your-hand format, books are a great way to spend a lazy summer afternoon at the beach, in a hammock in your backyard, on the road for summer vacations, etc.
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- Beth Kidd blogs about Quiet on the Set
Read 102.9 LITE FM's Beth Kidd's latest blog post on the Quiet on the Set Awards Gala.
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- Legacy Amendment
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MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs are funded in part with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 which dedicated funding to preserve Minnesota's arts and cultural heritage.
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- Star Tribune: "Shhh! Curtain's opening on library film competition"
Read the Star Tribune's article on the Quiet on the Set short film competition.
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- How Libraries Stack Up
Did you know that Americans make 1.4 billion visits to public libraries each year? That's more often than visits to movie theaters or to professional sports events. Check out some of the other interesting numbers on libraries in the US (compiled by the OCLC).
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- Kare 11: "Budding filmmakers put spotlight on local libraries"
Check out the Quiet on the Set film competition featured on Kare 11.
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- Museum Adventure Pass Program on Kare 11
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Kare 11 visits The Works, a hands-on engineering, science, and technology museum, one of the 18 destinations for the Museum Adventure Pass program.
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- Libraries Featured in Minnesota Parent Magazine, June 2010
Minnesota Parent June 2010 issue features summer reading and the resources available at your local metro library. Full issue can be downloaded here.
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