Scholarship Reports

Association for Small and Rural Libraries Conference by Calla Jarvie/Rock County Community Library

I was fortunate to be able to attend the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico from September 17-20. This is an annual conference focused on only small and rural libraries, so every session and speaker is aimed at our experiences and focused on the resources we have available. I [...]

Association of Rural and Small Libraries Annual Conference by Mackenzie Schley/Jackson County Library System

For 2025, the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) held its annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As always, this conference was jam-packed with quality presentations from libraries similar to ours, serving communities in towns and cities ranging in population anywhere from 200 to 20,000 with attendees from all over the United States. I [...]

Koha-US 2025 Annual Conference by Joel Sasse/Plum Creek Library System

I attended the annual Koha-US Conference in Providence, RI September 2nd through the 5th. The conference was very informative and served to heighten my interest in pursuing some of the topics presented. The first day featured presentations on the history and adoption on Koha, the impact of regional user groups, and how to analyze collection [...]

Koha-US by Elizabeth Hoffman/Plum Creek Library System

I attended the Koha-US annual conference in Providence, RI. The conference focused on practical applications and improvements that can be made in the Integrated Library System (ILS) which PCLS administers for the public libraries in our system. I was particularly interested in ways we can streamline our cataloging process, protect patron data, and improve the [...]

Lake Superior Libraries Symposium by Calla Jarvie/Rock County Community Library

I feel so fortunate to have been able to attend this conference. It was in Cloquet, Minnesota, which was a beautiful setting. The conference was small, but very well organized with a great variety of sessions for all attendees. The keynote speaker was the ALA president-elect, and she gave one of the most inspiring talks [...]

Music Library Association Annual Conference by Blaine Brubaker/ Plum Creek Library System

This year, the Music Library Association gathered online to discuss all things music, music history, and of course, music libraries and librarianship. I learned a lot from this year’s conference, especially now looking at the Music Library Association through a public librarian’s lens rather than a music librarian’s. There were several presentations that stood out [...]

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