MELSA News
- Homework Rescue
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Homework Rescue is one-to-one homework help from online tutors for grades 3-12.
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- Community Cinema at the Library
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Twin Cities area public libraries will host free screenings of films from the award-winning tpt series Independent Lens as part of its national engagement program, Community Cinema. Community Cinema pairs independent films with lively panel discussions featuring local experts and community leaders and moderated by hosts from tpt.
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- Winter Jackets 2012
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Winter goes a whole lot faster with a good book (or several!).
From January 17 through February 29, your metro public libraries encourage you to spend some of our cold, snowy nights and weekends checking out some books and sharing your reactions as part of the Winter Jackets Reading Program.
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- Club Book
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Club Book brings best-selling and award-winning national and regional authors to library communities throughout the seven-county metropolitan region. All events are free and open to the public.
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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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- Volunteer at Your Local Library!
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Thousands of Twin Cities residents donate their time and talents at the metro public libraries. Learn more about volunteer opportunities available at a library near you!
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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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- Kare 11: Museum Adventure Pass
View Kare 11's segment on the Museum Adventure Pass program. MELSA staff is joined by Hennepin History Center's executive director, Jada Hansen.
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- MPR: "Changing technology and the future of libraries"
Listen to Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning discussion on the future of libraries and the impact of technology on library services. Guests include Kit Hadley, director of Saint Paul Public Library, and Lois Langer Thompson, director of Hennepin County Library.
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- Star Tribune: "The humble library, a valuable resource"
The Star Tribune says libraries are a "valuable resource." Databases in libraries allow job seekers and small business owners access to research and information for free.
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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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