The Enhancing Quality Staff Symposium was my first library "workshop" event. I learned of new programs that we can modify to fit the needs of our community, such as having a coffee hour with our patrons so they get to know staff and staff gets to know them. There was also book and button making [...]
I attended MILE -the leadership program/group, where I was able to network with other librarians and bounce ideas and learn new ideas. This was a great experience for me. I was able to ask question of other librarians who have done different projects and found out what has and has not worked for them. They [...]
On May 4th, thanks to our SAMMIE scholarship, I got the opportunity to attend the What's New In Children's Books Bureau of Education and Research Seminar in St. Cloud, MN. The day was jam-packed with the best new titles to use for instruction and reader engagement in all genres across the board. Our presenter, Deborah [...]
I attended What's New in Children's Books in St. Cloud, MN, sponsored by the Bureau of Education and Research. Deborah Ford was our presenter and she also works for Junior Library Guild. We received a large manual of all the best books for 2016 that she has reviewed. She discussed how to find the best [...]
July 26-27, 2017 - Register! Reading List Grades 2-3 Reading List Grades 4-5 Reading List Grades 6-8 Reading List Grades 9-12
I was a first-time attendee at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2017 conference held in Baltimore, MD. This conference was attended by 3,400 college and university librarians, and spanned Thursday (3/23/17) through Saturday (3/25/17). I was able to attend the pre-conference on Wednesday, COUNTER Bootcamp: A Workshop about COUNTER Reports, SUSHI, and [...]
I was a first-time attendee at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2017 conference held in Baltimore, MD. This conference was attended by 3,400 college and university librarians, and spanned Thursday (3/23/17) through Saturday (3/25/17). I was able to attend the pre-conference on Wednesday, COUNTER Bootcamp: A Workshop about COUNTER Reports, SUSHI, and [...]
Each year I go to the SRP kickoff hoping to get craft ideas from different libraries because the craft ideas in the book are not that great for our age group. This year I didn't get any craft ideas but I did get some book ideas. As for the Teen summit part of the day, [...]
Thank you to SAMMIE for the scholarship that allowed me to attend a FANTASTIC conference in Madison, Wisconsin. It was so much fun to talk with Youth Services librarians from all over the United States; from Alaska to Connecticut. Partnerships within your community was one of the sessions I attended in which they discuss the partnerships [...]
March 31 - May 24, 2017 Application and guidelines on the Grants page