Digital Literacy is taught by our own
November 2, 2020 (AmeriCorps) By Pierre Young - Web/Social Media editor College students and older adults have a phobia of technology. That’s when I come in as a Metropolitan State…
John Lucking, Arcadia German, Emily Rose Duea and Mike Thurston put on a performance of Ms. Marvel’s Sandbox Circus on June 26. (Mandy Hathaway / The Metropolitan)
Open Eye Figure Theater captures attention and imaginations
Ms Marvel's Sandbox Circus brings bigtop fun to Metro State library grounds
Library employee Emily Myanna waits to make her move in a card game at Game Night in the Library and Learning Center on Feb. 19, 2019. (Margot M. Barry / The Metropolitan)
Library offers open invite to Game Night
Every third Tuesday of the month, the Library gives gamers of all stripes a night to unite.
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Read it and weep: Wipe out winter woes with librarian reading recommendations
Feeling weather-beaten? Metro State librarians endorse the best books to take your mind off meteorological conditions (and midterms).
Emily Myanna welcomes students to Game Night in the Library and Learning Center lounge on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Myanna is an AmeriCorps member who offers computer skill tutoring to students and library patrons.
Photo by Kathryn Ganfield
Minding the digital literacy gap at Metro State
Library adds AmeriCorps member to the team to teach tech to students.
Minnesota author Sarah Stonich, center, discusses her memoir “Shelter: Off the Grid in the Mostly Magnetic North” with members of the Dayton’s Bluff Book Club at the Metropolitan State Library and Learning Center on Nov. 7, 2018. Photo by Margot M. Barry
Bonding over books
The Dayton's Bluff Book Club picks books by Minnesota and Midwest authors, with a particular eye to social justice. Members meet monthly in the Metro State Library.
Meteorologist and amateur astronomer Mike Lynch gives a presentation in the Science Education Center on Nov. 19, 2018. Photo by Margot M. Barry
Seeing stars at the Science Center
Cold-hardy kids and adults joined meteorologist Mike Lynch for a November night of stargazing at Metro State.
Minneapolis Central Library, pictured here in 2015, holds the largest collection of items in the Hennepin County Library system. Library users can also download e-books through cloudLibrary and OverDrive.
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E-books on the rise at Hennepin County Library
Writing student examines the popularity of e-books in public libraries.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. West Potomac Park, Washington D.C., 2013. Photo by Jonathan Ellgen, Flickr Creative Commons
Metropolitan State honors Black History Month
Film series and discussions explore African-American history, culture and art.
WCCO Radio meteorologist Mike Lynch adjusts one of his telescopes at the "Star Party" astronomy learning event at the Metro State Library and Learning Center on Jan. 23. Lynch's telescopes brought star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and winter constellations into view. Photo by Mai Houa Xiong
A party under the stars
On the evening after the biggest blizzard of the season, a small crowd braved the snow banks to gather on 7th Street outside the Metro State Library and Learning Center.