The MN Chapter of the Special Libraries Association invites you to attend:
A Night of Honors
Honoring Minnesota Chapter award winners past and present
Preview of new award opportunities
Roast in honor of longtime member Jerry Baldwin
WHEN
Tuesday, October 30th
5:30 - 6:00 Registration & Networking
6:00 - 6:15 Recognition of MN Chapter award winners
6:15 - 6:30 Preview of new award opportunities
6:30 - 7:00 Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 Roast of Jerry Baldwin
WHERE
Minnesota Historical Society, Deluxe Classrooms 1 & 2 (second floor, Education Center)
345 West Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul MN 55102
(651) 259-3000
See below for links to a map and parking information
COST
$30 for guests
$25 for library association members (SLA, ASIS&T, SCIP, MALL, etc.)
$15 for students, unemployed, or retired
REGISTRATION
Registration is a three-part process - please register and send payment by October 22nd
1. Email name and contact information to minnesota.sla@gmail.com
2. Indicate which entree option you prefer - detailed descriptions on MN-SLA website.*
*Contact Kristine Spanier if you have any special dietary needs or restrictions.
3. Make payment through PayPal OR send check payable to MN Chapter SLA
Registration details are available on the MN SLA website at:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmn/programs/events/e103007.htm
CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS
Jill Strand - jstrand@faegre.com 612.766.8843
Kristine Spanier kdspanier@yahoo.com - 612.823.4242
Karen Stauber Karen.stauber@target.com รข€“ 612.761.7194
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Honor SLA Award Winners Past & Present
Over the years, the Minnesota Chapter has offered a wide range of awards and scholarships in order to promote professional development and honor extraordinary accomplishments. Past awards have included the Kathi Kohli and Grieg Aspnes Scholarship awards sponsored by Cargill, the Quality in Action Award and the Professional Development Grant.
Preview of New Chapter Award Opportunities
This spring Chapter Strategic Director Anne Rogers convened an Awards Committee which has worked hard to review all of the chapter's awards and scholarship opportunities. Anne will talk about the committee's proposals for new guidelines and streamlined application process.
A ROAST OF JERRY BALDWIN
Jerry Baldwin is retiring from the MN Department of Transportation this year and we are pleased that he has agreed to be roasted by friends, family and colleagues. Jerry's brother, Tom Baldwin, a former teacher, education administrator and mayor of Falcon Heights, will be joined by Marilyn Cathcart of the College of St. Catherine and Jim Byerly of the MN Department of Transportation in sharing their insights into Jerry's character and illustrious library career. All attendees will be invited to share their funny memories of Jerry during the roast as well.
After graduating from the University of Minnesota, where he also attended Library School, Jerry started his library career at the Minnesota Department of Highway's General Library, now known as the Mn/DOT Library. During his 35 plus years in charge of the library, Jerry has seen it through a number of reorganizations that have grown the library from a 700 square foot facility with a staff of 1.5 serving only the department's employees to, at its peak, one of 6,000 square feet with a staff of 9.75, including six professional librarians, serving the state's entire transportation community. He also helped create the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies Library that currently has one professional librarian and a student intern.
In the library community, Jerry has been involved in a number of professional organizations including stints as chair of SLA's MN Chapter and Transportation Division and president of ASIS&T's MN Chapter, as well as involvement in many committees. He also served as chair of the exhibits committees for two Governor's Pre-White House Conferences on Library and Information Services and the 1979 Annual Meeting of ASIS&T in Minneapolis. For the 1999 Annual Meeting of SLA in Minneapolis, he served as Public Relations chair. He also was the exhibits chair for Minnesota's First All-Association Library Conference and co-chaired the planning committee for the second that, with more than 1,000 attendees, remains the largest state-level library conference ever held in Minnesota. He was also a co-founder of the Capitol Area Library Consortium, a group working on improving the services of Minnesota's state agency libraries.
DIRECTIONS, MAP AND PARKING
For directions and a larger map, visit:
http://www.mnhs.org/historycenter/directions.htm
Parking is available in the parking lot adjacent to the History Center.
Rates are $4 for 3 hours or less and $5 for 3 - 5 hours.
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