Serving the Libraries of Southeast Minnesota. SELS (Southeast Library System) provides services and support to academic, public, school, and special libraries in an 11 county region of southeast Minnesota.

About SELS

Welcome! SELS is one of seven multicounty, multitype library systems established by the state of Minnesota in 1979 under Minnesota Statute 134.351. As a multitype system we facilitate connections between the academic, public, school and special library members in our region and provide efficient, cost effective services. We receive a biennial legislative appropriation and membership and access to all SELS services is free for qualifying libraries in the region. Our support services include but are not limited to consulting, communications, professional development, mini-grants, resource sharing, and assistance with strategic planning. We share a geographic region with our sister organization, SELCO (Southeastern Libraries Cooperating), which is one of Minnesota’s twelve Regional Library Systems serving public libraries.

Multicounty, Multitype (MCMT) Systems

Map of Minnesota showing library cooperative systems by county. Each region is color-coded: yellow for ALS (Arrowhead Library System) covering the Northeast region of the state, pink for CMLE (Central Minnesota Library Exchange) covering the East Central region of the state, red for Metronet covering the twin cities greater metro area of the state, purple for NLLN (Northern Lights Library Network) covering the Northwest region of the state, green for Prairielands Library Exchange covering the Southwest region of the state, orange for TdS (Traverse-Des Sioux Library Cooperative) covering the South Central region of the state, and blue for SELS (Southeast Library System) covering the Southeast region of the state. Counties are labeled with names.

SELS Member Directory Map

Map of southeastern Minnesota highlighting public libraries, academic libraries, special libraries, and K-12 schools across various counties within SELS. Key locations like Rochester and Winona are marked, alongside highways and rivers.