Camp Read A Lot is a literacy conference that is a collaboration between Minnesota arts and cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF, the Pioneer land Library System, the Plum Creek Library System and Prairielands library Exchange). Anyone interested promoting literacy and learning about new books for children and young adults can attend. It is designed for more [...]
I attended Camp Read A Lot on August 7. This was the first day and had sessions on Early Childhood books and Grades 2-4. I read all the Early Childhood books and sat through 6 different discussions about the different books. Most of the books were good and had lots of beautiful illustrations. I will [...]
I just completed IM 612 through SCSU. Information Media 612 is called Technologies in the Workplace and taught about numerous technologies available, replacement cycles, and technology plans. I now have numerous ideas of technology I would like to incorporate into the elementary and the high school libraries. I have two courses left to receive my [...]
I took two courses during spring semester at St. Cloud State University. One course was Reading Guidance for Young Adults (Information Media 625). This course focused on reading for the young adult student. Many books were read and discussed in class. I decided to get a number of these books for KMS' High School media [...]
I am a member of the MILE Cohort 2019. This four day institute brings together librarians and other library staff from across fields (public, academic, and school) and across the state and helps enable them to be the next generation of library leaders. The session that shines the brightest for me occurred on the third [...]
Prairielands accepting applications. Apply at: https://www.tfaforms.com/4733003 Apply by May 31, 2019. Teen Summer Read runs from June 3-August 30. Deadline for reimbursement requests and evaluations is Sept. 27, 2019. Read the guidelines at: https://www.prairielands.org/Teen-Summer-Read-Grant For more ideas and information: https://www.ireadprogram.org/
Book Repair Workshop Rescheduled! August 29, Willmar Public Library, 1:00 – 4:30 Lunch provided August 30, Slayton Public Library, workshop 9:30 – 1:00 Lunch provided Registration has ended Workshop This is a hands-on workshop designed to demonstrate quick and easy techniques for extending shelf life on general circulating materials in public and school libraries. We [...]
The Enhancing Quality Staff Symposium When: May 22 Where: University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus Enhancing Quality Staff is a professional development opportunity geared towards library support staff. Early bird registration discount ends on May 1! https://mailchi.mp/ed5d7fdd8f6c/eqs-2019-save-the-date?e=ebfd007f77
Thanks to Prairielands for providing funds supporting my trip to the national ACRL conference in Cleveland, OH. I attended a dozen sessions plus two keynote speakers. One session I'll highlight was entitled "Working at the Intersections of Information Literacy & Scholarly Communication." This panel gave me lots to think about regarding students as content creators [...]
Register for Camp Read-A-Lot 2019! When: August 7-8, 2019 Where: Prairie's Edge Casino, Granite Falls Day 1: PreK - 4th Grade, Author David LaRochelle Day 2: 5th - 12th Grade, Author John Coy Reading lists (Choose one for each day you plan to attend) Day 1: GRADES Early Lit 2019 GRADES 2-4 2019 Day [...]