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Reader Volume 2, Issue 4
SAMMIE, Southwest Minnesota State University Library,
1501 State Street, Marshall, MN 56258
Phone 507-532-9013 | Toll Free 800-788-6479 | Fax 507-
532-2039
Shelly Grace, Executive Director: [email protected]
Maureen Keimig, Administrative
Assistant: [email protected]
Where was I When…? I know I’m not the most informed person in the world, especially the last couple months
when listening to the news means suspending my disbelief more than I need to when reading
a fantasy novel. It’s just hard. Still, I’m a member of most ALA divisions, and their
collective email helps me stay frustrated and angry over every library-related issue. But
where was I when the Department of Homeland Security announced they want visitors to the
US to hand over their social media passwords?
This is part of the extreme vetting process that keeps getting batted back and forth between
the executive and judicial branches of government. (See the results of my search here, then
pick an article.) I guess when you don’t want to be friends, you ask for their login
information.
After I’ve gotten over my lack of suspended disbelief, it seems funny. Isn’t this the
government that has spied on all international calls without a warrant? The government of
the Patriot Act, suspending law enforcement’s need for a warrant and suspending citizens’
rights to talk about being investigated? And they can’t hack into social media?
I do understand that safety comes at a price, but so does friendship. Maybe the government
has good reason to be extremely cautious, and maybe people from other countries living here
have good reason to be cautious.
What happens outside the library can spill over inside, but it doesn’t have to. If the mood is
tense outside, the American Library Association’s Office for Diversity, Literacy, and
Outreach Services can help you decide how to keep the mood calm inside. Contact them if
you find the open, accepting atmosphere in your library is changing. They can help you open
communication if the disadvantaged or disenfranchised feel unwelcome in your community
and/or your library.
Shelly
News:
Please Don’t Talk About Your Book – Nerdy Book Club
Net Neutrality Rules Are Doomed But The Internet Will Remain Neutral – Forbes
Microsoft Unveils Digital Bookstore – Publishers’ Weekly
Case of the purloined library book solved 35 years later – Great Falls Tribune
The Contraband Book North Korea Doesn't Want You to Read – Vice
9 Books That Have Helped Me Cope During My Saddest Times – Bustle
In the time you spend on social media each year, you could read 200 books – Quartz
Where is the love? No pay raise for MN libraries since 2009 – Detroit Lakes Online
13 books to read before they become movies in 2017 – USA Today
Jobs: E-Resources Librarian – Macalester College, St. Paul School Media Clerk Substitute Positon – ACGC, Atwater/Grove City
Library Associate – St. Paul LINK Site Coordinator – Moorhead Instruction and Digital Services Librarian – St. Mary’s, Winona
Manga/Graphic Novel Grant March 31 – May 24
Guidelines
Application
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Libraries Serving Youth Meetup
Saturday, April 22, 2017 @ SPNN (St. Paul Neighborhood Network)
10-10:30 am – Welcome/ice breaker
10:30-11 am – Organization updates—ITEM, CYP, MYRA, SLS
11 am-12:30 pm – Makerspace presentation by SPNN + Createch (Arlington Hills)
12:30-12:45 pm – Break
12:45-2 pm – Table Talk, Working Lunch (bring your own)
2-4 pm – OPTIONAL Stop-motion animation workshop presented by SPNN
(capacity of 18-20 participants; separate registration required)
Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2017Meetup
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