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Please take a moment to read this School Library Journal article about the value of school librarians.

The topic was about indigenous representation with @debreese from American Indians in Children’s Literature, @DawnEQuigley & @readingspark from St. Catherine’s University, @guthrie_cap from MDE’s Office of Indian Education & @LeahDeliaLarson from MDE’s State Library Services

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Check out the tweets from the 2019 Fall Conference: https://wke.lt/w/s/8G1yg6

Join us at the Omni Brewery on Thursday night between 5:30-9:30! Sponsored by Steelcase and General Office Products, RSVP here and receive a ticket for a free craft beer! (Additional tickets will be available for $6, cash or credit.) We'll also have a free shuttle running between the hotel and the brewery so you can just relax and have fun. View the flyer here.

Don't forget to add the Thursday night Fellowship/Past Presidents' Dinner when you register for the conference! It's a nice way to kick off the conference with a good meal and good people. (Please note that this dinner is an addition to your registration - it is not included in the conference meals.)

The first #mnitem Twitter chat of the year will be on Tuesday, September 17th at 7pm CST. Our topic for the evening will be the upcoming ITEM Fall Conference. Come join our facilitators @awbodeau and @ohlgrend and learn about the exciting keynotes and sessions that will be at the conference.

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If you missed the last chat of the 2018-19 school year you can still see what was talked about: https://wke.lt/w/s/6bLEYM

Join us when chats resume in September. Have a great summer!

If you couldn't join us for the April chat, you can review the conversation here.

If you couldn't join us for last night's Twitter Chat on Digital Citizenship, you can check out the archive here.

Don't forget that tomorrow (2/26) is Library Legislative Day and a great time to contact YOUR representative to advocate for libraries. If you can't attend in person, participate virtually all this week! Visit https://www.mnlibadvocacy.org/ for more information.