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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
2017 SAMMIE Teen Summer Read Grant Register Guidelines 2017 Deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 31, 2017