Mary Treacy

Mary Treacy

Please check out my blog at:http://marytreacy.wordpress.com One time librarian and former executive director of the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information I am currently a very happy independent consultant exploring untold options. My passion is to contribute the bit I am able to an informed and engaged community in which everyone's story can be told - and heard. This means using a dynamic array of media - newspapers, websites, television, radio, social media and whatever comes on line tomorrow. It means being willing to plumb the depths of a story - and it means having the courtesy, if not the intellectual curiosity, to learn from others. My sons are both enmeshed in the information maze. Rick Birmingham is the Manager of IT Services at MAP for Nonprofits. Steve Birmingham works his magic on the public access terminals in Hennepin County Library. Grandson Will Birmingham, 19 months, loves food, slides, puddles and books - in that order. A graduate of what was then the College of St. Catherine I went on to get a MS in Library Science. Truth to tell, I didn't work in real libraries that much, but I did work 18 years as Director of Metronet, a collaboration of nearly 600 public, academic, corporate, medical, school and other libraries and information services in the TC's. In recent years I've worked in a number of consulting positions, most notably the Sisters of St. Joseph Ministries Foundation. As a hapless volunteer I've worked with a host of nonprofits including the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information, Learning in Style, the DFL Education Foundation, the Village Farmers Market among others. I've also written several pieces for TCDP. In recent weeks I've been joined the throngs of scribe wannabes by launching my own little blog called Poking Around With Mary - because poking around is what I do a good deal of the time.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Hip-hop at Northeast Library in April

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 9, 2012

Northeast teens, may be surprised to learn what’s happening during April at the Northeast Library, 2250 Central Avenue NE.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Polish American Cultural Institute of Minnesota is moving

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

The Polish American Cultural Institute of Minnesota (PACIM) and the Polish American Library, long a fixture at 2514 Central in Northeast Minneapolis, is moving – but they’ll still be in Northeast,

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Learning opportunites for gardeners in Northeast

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

For Northeast gardeners Spring is in the air and thumbs are turning green as they explore envision possibilities by perusing seed catalogs and exploring learning options.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | EFC movie night: “Our Daily Bread”

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

Movie Night at the Eastside Food Coop this month features “Our Daily Bread”, a look into the little-known world of high-tech agriculture. It’s Thursday, March 15, 7:00 p.m.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Northeast Food Cooperative continues nutrition series

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

The Northeast Food Cooperative continues its nutrition series, “Defining the Role Food Allergies, Sensitivities and Intolerances Play in Your Life!” with these sessions:

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | EFC raising funds for Little Kitchen

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

Again this year the Eastside Food Coop will participate with food coops around the state to raise awareness and donations of food or money for over 250 food shelves.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Antigone at Edison

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

The Thespians at Thomas Edison High School are as bold as they are energetic. This seasons production which opened March 7, is Antigone, the Greek tragedy by Jean Anouilh. Th

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Gopher volleyball team

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | February 7, 2012

This weekend we celebrated the 40th anniversary of passage of Title IX, the landmark legislation that has bedeviled Athletic Directors and made the way for young women for four decades.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Northeast Hub meet-and-greets

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | February 4, 2012

The seed catalogs are gathering, the sun is shining and the moist soil beckons every green thumber to start digging in.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Class on building solar stations

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | February 4, 2012

If ever there were a winter to think solar, we’re experiencing it now – not that we need the heat, but the sun is shining and we need to know how to harness that heat.

Twin Cities Daily Planet - Amplifying and connecting marginalized voices

Twin Cities Daily Planet - Amplifying and connecting marginalized voices

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Hip-hop at Northeast Library in April

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 9, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Polish American Cultural Institute of Minnesota is moving

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Learning opportunites for gardeners in Northeast

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | EFC movie night: “Our Daily Bread”

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Northeast Food Cooperative continues nutrition series

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | EFC raising funds for Little Kitchen

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Antigone at Edison

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | March 8, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Gopher volleyball team

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | February 7, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Northeast Hub meet-and-greets

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | February 4, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Class on building solar stations

By Mary Treacy (Neighborhood Notes) | February 4, 2012