Jennifer Kleinjung

Listen, ask, never assume. Meeting information needs & empowering knowledge creation through conversation. And being human. #NewLibrarianship

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

I 100% believe that #HistoryMatters. . . I also believe that maintaining functional public access to one's digital collections matters and in that regard I am disappointed here in Minnesota.

[Icona @iconawrites]

You do not have to monetise your every hobby. It’s okay to write a novel that you will never publish. It’s okay to read books that don’t have anything to do with your career progression. It’s okay to use some of your time to live your life, and not hustle.

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

@JennyBean1012 Your amazing ppl are already on it, thank you! :) ATM just considering ease of access for https://t.co/Gf7xSsMsBh vs. poring over microfilm. Getting coverage of Bemidji stories from St. Cloud, Austin, Minneapolis newspapers because they are what's digitized for my time period.

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

Reflecting on the fact that digitized, easily accessible collections are the ones that get used in projects of all kinds. Are there often better options (i.e. physical collections) for research in terms of quality? Sure, but it takes time and money to get at them.

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

Fellow Twin Cities parents of toddlers, today we discovered Rebe's Play Cafe in St. Paul. It is dang magical. Incredibly affordable food and drinks, cool play spaces, and convenient set up for adults to get a little work done. I love this.

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

@haljoh2296 Damn. 4 years and they still haven't learned to prioritize the health and well-being of their staff. Damn. I am so, so sorry for you all.

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

@haljoh2296 @DezarayKnutson Oh no! I would hope management is responding appropriately, but I have very little faith in that regard. Hoping for the best in health and safety for you all!

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

And today in giant statue research: the discovery the Paul and Babe were the "faces" of MNsure launch back in 2013. https://t.co/tjDhfRgjxx

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

Spoke too soon. . . sending a pack of trained beavers to eat another town's statue. Definitely weirder.

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

And just when you think Paul Bunyan statue research can't get any weirder, I give you this jewel. Some sort of state-icon based fiction contest?? Oh 1981, what were we doing?

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

@sonjaPIE Eh, kick it old school and keep it up through Candlemas (Feb 3), that's what we're doing in our house. ;)

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

And wining the prize for creepiest statue update in my search so far? Paul Bunyan statue in Brainerd getting all animatronic. May 26, 1979 Minneapolis Star and Tribune.

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

Top of the list on weird research discoveries of the day? There used to be a 450 mile canoe derby from Bemidji to Mpls as part of the Aquatennial celebration back in 1940. I kid you not.

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

Noting, for future "Big Statues in Minnesota Research" Published May 23, 1977 in Bemidji Pioneer.

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

@gjerdery I mean, if not W.L., who? Someone has to speak for the otter. Speaking of which, otter update. . . apparently statue *does* exist. Built by high schoolers in 1972 for the city's centennial. https://t.co/38h35iBUGe

[condeunion @condeunion]

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[MinnPost @MinnPost]

OPINION | Kelly Rogers, guest Cityscape columnist

"The splash by Cargill was merely a drop in a much larger bucket of shadow corporations that touch every part of our lives." https://t.co/QqxySCI3Cm

[Jennifer Kleinjung @librarianasks]

Surprising that I am seeing ads for the Cabrini movie on social media? Nope. Intrigued to learn more about this saint, yet sad and suspicious of the same producers as Sound of Freedom. *Sigh*