Manga/Graphic Novel Grant
March 31 - May 24, 2017 Application and guidelines on the Grants page
Association of College & Research Libraries Conference by Pam Gladis / Southwest Minnesota State University
Thanks to SAMMIE for funding to support my trip to Baltimore, MD, for the Association of College & Research Libraries national conference. I attended a variety of learning experiences including panel presentations, conference paper presentations, roundtables, keynote speakers, and poster presentations. I was also able to attend a pre-conference session focusing on Universal Design for [...]
2017 LibTech Conference by Cindy Hendrickx / Appleton Public Library
The 2017 LibTech Conference at Macalester University in St. Paul, MN was FABULOUS! I find myself thinking about the various sessions days perhaps weeks afterwards. I think about what I see and listen to and I think about how I can incorporate some of the various ideas and programs into our library. Makerspace Mornings in [...]
LibTech by Dawn Dailey / Benson Public Library
This was the first time I attended the Libtech conference. I totally enjoyed it. I was on the waiting list and was later contacted that my name had come up to attend. Great information to bring back to my library. Opening speakers were great, especially the second day! It was amazing to see how work [...]
AASL Annual Conference
American Association of School Librarians November 9 - 11, 2017
LibTech Conference by Ria Newhouse / Spicer, New London, Lake Lillian, Raymond, Atwater Public Libraries
I was excited to attend this conference because I received a scholarship from the folks at LibTech that covered the cost of registration. I haven't attended this conference before, but it's VERY popular and usually fills on the first day that registration opens. I attended a lot of interesting sessions that really got me thinking. [...]
Teen Summer Read
Teen Summit / March 28 - Slayton / March 29 - Willmar
ARSL Annual Conference by Margaret Anne Weigelt / Grove City Public Library
What a treat to attend the Association of Rural & Small Libraries annual conference in our neck of the woods! Love my How FAR Can You Go? 'North of Normal' cloth tote bag. The ear flap hat design is very clever! I guess the 'North of Normal' moniker is an official City of Fargo marketing [...]
TIES Conference 2016: Empowering Learners by Naomi Shadis / Park/West Elementary Schools/Hutchinson
TIES was full of rich learning opportunities. You can see snippets at #TIES2016. Monday morning's keynote by Dean Shareski focused on "Whatever Happened to Joy?" View his TED talk: https://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Whatever-Happened-to-Joy-in-EduIn addition on Monday, I attended several breakout sessions. One session was on coding taught by Mrs. Kalthoff from St. Cloud. She has both plugged and [...]