Online ELM Training
ELM Databases for K-5 Friday, September 1, 2017 10:00 am - 11:00 am Register ELM Databases for 6-12 Friday, September 1, 2017 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Register Teachers welcome!
Camp Read-a-Lot by Patricia (Trish) Grieme / Slayton Public Library
Thank you for the opportunity to attend Camp Read-a-Lot this week, for the first time. Wow! Allison McGhee did an amazing job with her presentation. Her writing workshop was very informative. Pete Hautman was very approachable and I could have listened to some of his stories for hours. I'm looking forward to reading more of [...]
Camp Read a Lot by Amy Anderson / Pioneerland Graceville Library
I very much enjoyed this year again. I do like attending the camp at the casino. My only complaint is that it is so very difficult to hear over the very noisy ventilation system they have. The microphone sound is very muffled sounding. I struggled with both of these last year while there for Camp [...]
Camp Read-A-Lot by Valerie Quist / Tracy Public Library
This was my first year attending Camp Read-A-Lot, and it was a wonderful experience! I greatly enjoyed immersing myself in children's literature for the summer - it was almost like being a kid again. I was especially impressed with the YA titles that I read, and the discussion that took place about them at the [...]
Camp Read-A-Lot by Ria Newhouse / Spicer, New London, Lake Lillian, Raymond, Atwater Public Libraries
I had a great time at Camp Read this year. The book lists were fantastic and showed a lot of diversity. We had interesting discussions about the books and we talked about some things I didn't anticipate. For example, the book "Animal Beauty" -- I liked it, but when I read it, I didn't think [...]
ALA Annual Conference by Serena Gutnik / Rock County Community Library
I have not been to the annual ALA conference in about 10 years, so this was a wonderful experience. I was able to meet some extraordinary librarians and pick their brains in regards to planning programs, marketing the library, and trying different methods of data gathering. We had some impressive speakers (Sarah Jessica Parker and [...]
Libraries Ready to Code
ALA is accepting grant proposals of up to $25,000 to join a cohort of libraries that will 1) implement CT or CS programming for and with youth via their library; and 2) collaboratively develop a Ready to Code toolkit with the goal of enabling any library, regardless of geography, expertise, or affluence to deliver programming [...]
Minnesota Library Association Conference
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ESSA State Plan Update
Join us Thursday, June 15, 5:30 p.m., at the Minnesota Department of Education, Conference Center B, 1500 Highway 36 West, in Roseville for an ESSA State Plan Update on preliminary decisions and timelines for the ESSA state plan. The session will also address opportunities for the public to provide feedback. No need to RSVP. We look forward [...]
EQS Symposium : Enhancing Quality Staff by Susan Sanders / Willmar Public Library
A co-worker and I attended the EQSSymposium on Tuesday May 23, 2017. It was held on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. We enjoyed a full day of attending various 'classes' that were all presented by librarians from either the University of Minnesota or various academic and public libraries. A couple of [...]