2018 MLA Annual Conference October 11 & 12 , River’s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, MN This year's theme is "Programmed to Lead" where we will discuss how libraries are leading their communities and campuses in solving problems through, and addressing issues with, digital technology. The idea too is to encourage libraries to embrace these [...]
YALSA's Young Adult Services Symposium takes place Nov. 2-4, 2018, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Programs will cover the entire spectrum of topics related to providing services for and with young adults. Session content is focused around key issues in YALSA's recent report. Connect with other attendees on the Symposium event page on Facebook. Ticketed Events I Free Evening Activities [...]
Realities360 was an entire conference on using virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for learning. It was held in San Jose, CA and sponsored by the eLearning Guild, an organization that includes higher education, but consists primarily of trainers and instructional designers in the corporate environment, e.g. Medtronic, Apple. There were a handful of [...]
Registration for the 2018 Fall Conference is open! October 25-27, 2018, Alexandria Get away and re-charge with other library and technology folks! This year we're at the beautiful Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria, right on the shore of Lake Darling. Take a little time during the conference for a walk by the lake, or bring the [...]
Time to unwind and share stories For everyone who worked on a Summer Reading Program with Children, Teens or Adults. Thursday, August 30th, 2018, 4:30-7:00pm @ The Marshall Lyon County Library Marshall Lyon County Library 201 C Street, Marshall, MN RSVP: shelly@sammie.org Walk-ins Welcome! Refreshments provided
Prairielands Library Exchange Teen Summer Read Grant *Application *Evaluation *Guidelines Apply by May 31, 2018 Reading Takes You Everywhere!
This was my first time attending the Library Technology Conference at Macalester College, and it won’t be my last. Both keynote speakers (Sarah Roberts – UCLA and Bergis Jules – University of California, Riverside) presented on very poignant topics that I had not thought much about previously but were very thought provoking. The first session [...]
27th Annual Minitex ILL Conference Apr 25, 2018 8:30am to 3:30pm $40 #ILLMTX2018 Register Continuing Education and Conference Center University of Minnesota Saint Paul Campus 1890 Buford Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55108
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 [...]