I attended both days of the Library Technology Conference (LibTechConf) at Macalester College this March. This was my third time attending, though my first time in several years. As usual with conferences, the sessions were a bit hit-and-miss as to whether they were applicable to a rural public library, but the discussions during and between [...]
This workshop was a high energy day that mainly reviewed newly published children's books for K-6th grade. Deborah Ford is a nationally recognized librarian, teacher and presenter. If you like Camp Read-A-Lot you would love this workshop. The 150-page resource book is gold! She has included reviews of books, ideas for digital learning, general hints [...]
This was my first time attending the LibTech Conference at Macalester College in St. Paul. The two keynote speakers presented topics that many of us don’t even realize or think about. Sarah T. Roberts discussed the many issues associated with Social Media and Bergis Jules shared the ethics of collection, use, and access to web [...]
2018 LibTech Conference was great. Our keynote speakers Sarah T. Roberts and Bergis Jules both really made me think about social media posting and the implications of each post, tweet, video upload, and more. The idea of commercial content moderation or CCM, a term Professor Roberts coined to define the field study around the large-scale, [...]
Another great year at LibTech! Both keynote speakers were excellent this year and made me think about topics in new ways. The first session I attended was led by Honna Veerkamp (St. Louis Public Library), who talked about ways to strengthen community partnerships. Honna has a very unique job (she's a Creative Experience Specialist) and [...]
Join us Linking Libraries in the Land of Lincoln! The 2018 Association for Rural and Small Libraries Annual Conference in Springfield, Illinois on Sept. 13th – 15th
Celebrate Teen Tech Week Libraries are for Creating, March 4-10, 2018
Celebrate National Library Week Celebrate National Library Week April 8-14, 2018 with the theme, "Libraries Lead."
Teen Summit Reading Takes You Everywhere April 5th-Murray County Courthouse 12:45 – 3:45 pm April 6th-Willmar Public Library 12:45 – 3:45 pm Register for Kickoff and/or Summit Summer Reading Kickoff Reading Takes You Everywhere April 5th-Murray County Courthouse 9:00 am - 12:00 pm April 6th-Willmar [...]
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine is offering stipends of up to $500 to support travel and lodging to attend the Health Information for Public Librarians Symposium. Stipends are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis with an emphasis on equal distribution across the nation. A deadline of March 1st is in place for first [...]