From left to right: Tom Shaughnessy (University of Minnesota Libraries Director, 1989-2002), Kathi DeJohn, Wendy Lougee (University of Minnesota Libraries Director 2002-2020), and Bill DeJohn (Minitex Director, 1984-2012).
Group photograph taken at the Ivy Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota for Edward Swanson's (Manager, Contract Cataloging) retirement lunch. Back row, left to right: Mark Wilhelmi, Carlos Portillo, Mark Ehlert, Sara Ring, Edward Swanson, Bill DeJohn (Director). Front row, left to right: Kay Beaudrie, Sue Zuriff, Renee Johnson, Virginia Dudley, Susanne Nevin, Sue Weigand, Carla Urban.
Jolie Graybill (Minitex Assistant Director) & Sarah Hawkins (MELSA) frame themselves at the 2017 Minnesota State Fair Read and Ride Day (sponsored by MELSA).
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Romance. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Learning. This figure was later adapted and is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Science. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Science. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing Learning. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
A figure study drawing by artist Kenyon Cox of a woman representing History. This figure is a part of his "Light of Learning" mural, located in the south lunette under the dome at the Winona Public Library in Winona, Minnesota. The mural was a gift to the library from William Hayes in memory of his wife, Charlotte Prentiss Hayes.
The original blueprint that details a cross section of the Winona Public Library as viewed from the west. The blueprint, drafted in 1897, indicates drawing number 147-7.
Mark Eckes looks up information for sending interlibrary loan requests to other participating libraries. Mark Eckes worked at Minitex from 1974 to 1984, managing the Minitex staff (payroll, vacation, sick leave) and was responsible for office purchasing and OCLC billing.
Mary Parker (Minitex Associate Director for Reference, 1989 - 2012) and Kristen Mastel at the Try Cool Tools @ Your Library booth at the 2005 Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota
Mike O'Rourke holding the painted boxes that Minitex staff drove down to the Greyhound bus station every day. Before using local couriers, the fastest way to transport interlibrary loan items to areas like Duluth was through Greyhound.
Kevin Lian-Anderson, Jean Silverberg (Dakota County Library), and Sara Ring at the Try Cool Tools @ Your Library exhibit at the 2005 Minnesota State Fair.
Carla Dewey Urban and Becky Ringwelski at the Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference. Celebrating 40 years of Minitex with an inflatable cake, Duluth, Minnesota.
Becky Ringwelski, Mark Wilhelmi, Sarah Anderson, and Joy Knoll at the Try Cool Tools @ Your Library exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota.