St. Catherine University - MLIS Program

02/03/2026

Our ALA-SC group is hosting an Author Talk with Bobbi Newman on February 11th at 6pm -- all MLIS students and Alumni are invited to join!!

Please email [email protected] in order to get access to this event, or with any questions!

08/06/2025

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our first Alumni Network social event on Saturday, August 16th!

We’ll be meeting at Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub in Minneapolis from 3:00-5:00 pm.

This casual event will be a great opportunity to socialize with fellow alumni and the student members of the Alumni Network Advisory Board. We will provide board games, but feel free to bring your own. Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub offers a full food menu in addition to beer, cocktails, and nonalcoholic beverages.
We hope to see you there!

Where: Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub, 2716 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Date: Saturday, August 16th
Time: 3:00-5:00 pm

07/23/2025

We’re bringing our Alumni Spotlight series to social media! This week we’re highlighting alumna Tiffany Ly. Tiffany graduated from the program in 2023 and now works as a Systems Librarian for the University of St. Thomas. Read the full profile here: https://sites.google.com/stkate.edu/stkatemlisprogram/alumni-profiles?authuser=0 .dk3r6rrvy9ww

06/25/2025

We’ve expanded our social media presence. Follow us now on Bluesky and Instagram!

Instagram: https://instagram.com/stkate_mlis/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/stkatemlis.bsky.social

04/02/2025

Also, in case you missed it, registration is now open for the MLIS Summit on April 26th! Register here: https://forms.gle/NZHmgYhyk1YHkXZp9

Since this year we're going hybrid, you can attend either in person (at St. Kate's) or virtually on Zoom. However you are able to join, we hope to see you there!

03/31/2025

Hey everyone! Our Spring newsletter went out on Friday!

Honorable newsletter mention goes to the annoucement that registration for the Summit is now open (we'll post more about this next week). You can also read an alum feature on recent graduate Tiffany Ly, a highlight of notable Fall 2025 student projects, and faculty updates, among other things!

If you didn't catch it, you can take a look here:

Happy Spring to everyone, and a warm welcome to our incoming students this Spring semester!   The MLIS Summit is back after a hiatus of several years. Cody Hanson, Director of Information Technology at the University of Minnesota Libraries, will present the keynote, "Ignore All Previous Instruction...

02/24/2025

We are excited to announce that the MLIS Summit is back!! This year, the Summit will be held on the afternoon of April 26, 2025 (specific time TBD) as a hybrid event, meaning both in person and virtual attendence will be possible. The topic of the keynote will be AI and Libraries.

We're currently gathering attendence format interest to assist with planning for this event. Please fill out this interest form (even if you're not sure you can attend): https://forms.gle/c7v8EsDujTxPeqjY9

02/21/2025

The ALA Student Chapter and MLIS Department are teaming up with Career Services to host Thriving Through Difference: Career Success Strategies for Neurodivergent MLIS Professionals. This virtual event will take place on February 26th from 6-7 p.m. on Zoom.

This panel is open to both students and alums. If you are interested in joining, please email [email protected] to register!

10/27/2023

Curious about what is going on around the MLIS program!? Check out our Fall 2023 newsletter for program updates, faculty presentations, student work, and more!

I want to warmly welcome everyone to a new academic year, especially our new students in the fully online MLIS program! In this newsletter, we highlight the many exciting activities that MLIS faculty, students, and alums have been engaged in recently.  Faculty members and students presented at the ...

09/21/2023

All St. Kate’s LIS student groups will be co-hosting a Scholars & Sips Social Mixer for current students at Sociable Cider Werks in Minn. this Saturday (9/23) from 3-5 pm! Non-alcoholic drinks will be available and children are welcome.

**This event will also be live streamed here, on our page, so if you aren't able to attend in person, you will be able to join that way!**

Whether in person or virtually, stop by and say hi!

06/30/2023

Congratulations to Stephen Hearn on being awarded this year's ALA Margaret Mann Citation! The award is sponsored by OCLC and provides a $2,000 scholarship donation to the LIS school of the award winner’s choice. Stephen has chosen St. Kate's MLIS as this year’s recipient. Thank you so much, Stephen! We're also grateful for the years you shared your valuable expertise with our students as an adjunct professor!

This was announced at this week's ALA Annual Conference.

Stephen Hearn has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Margaret Mann Citation, sponsored by OCLC and Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. He is retired from the position of Metadata Strategist in the Technical Services Department, University Libraries at the University of Minnesota.

06/29/2023

One of our own, Corinne Burrell (MLIS '23), gave the commencement speech at the Graduate College ceremony this past May. “While we may not always be sure of what the future holds, what we can be sure of is we are ready.” Well said, Corinne, and congratulations!

Graduate College Commencement Ceremony