I attended the workshop on November 9 at St Catherine's University. There were 2 large group sessions featuring Dr. Debbie Reese and Dr Dawn Quigley as well as 2 small group break out sessions lead by each of the speakers. They talked about the inappropriate/negative use of Native Americans in children's books as well as [...]
Camp Read a Lot never fails to bring me excitement. I always enjoy and look forward to what we I learn and take back with me this year. I have implemented in my library several of the things that I have taken back with me from Camp Read a Lot. I enjoyed both speakers this [...]
Thank you so much for providing funding to attend the Minnesota Library Association Conference at the Mystic Lake Casino and Conference Center on September 19 and 20, 2019. Below are the sessions I attended that resonated with me and the work we are currently doing at the Marshall Lyon County Library. The Library as a [...]
Libraries: Stronger Together 2019 MLA Conference highlights: *The Interlocked Library: Interweaving Your Community’s Mission into Library Services. This session alone was worth coming to MLA. Jammed packed with ideas on how to form collaborations with local businesses and the library. I cannot wait to bring ideas into my community! This session was informative, engaging, and [...]
The 2019 MLA Conference themed “Libraries: Stronger Together” is similar to the Glencoe Public Library’s 2019/2020 goal “community and library @ Glencoe, Minnesota.” I attended many sessions which emphasized connecting, outreach, and collaboration with the community. The session “Engagement: Outreach Librarianship,” provided information on planning an outreach program. Katherine Chew of the University of Minnesota [...]
Highlights of this year's conference for me were the lunch keynote by Minnesota's Secretary of State Steve Simon and a session on the 2020 Census. Mr. Simon focused on the important role libraries play in helping patrons get accurate information about candidates and issues, as well as practical information such as how to get registered [...]
I attended the Minnesota Library Association Conference on September 19th and 20th at Mystic Lake Center. The first session I went to was The Interlocked Library and I heard all about Waseca's Public Library and how they became such an integral part of their community. I learned some great tips to try in my community. [...]
This year's conference once again offered a great opportunity to gain new ideas and network with other library staff. The presenters were very competent. The presentations at this year's conference seemed heavily skewed towards information for library system administrative staff, rather than librarians and library staff, which was mildly disappointing, but the presentations were still [...]
This was my second time attending MLA and my first time presenting. Jody Wacker and I did a DIY Escape Room Workshop session and since it was interactive I had the opportunity to connect with many of the participants. I attended a couple sessions about planning large-scale events--a Harry Potter Yule Ball and Teen Lit [...]
Surprisingly, one of my most valuable moments at MLA 2019 was the vendor connections in the exhibit hall. I'd had my eye on the Paper Plains art cart through Springboard for the past few months, but had decided I wouldn't be able to afford bringing them to our library. However, after meeting Hannah and seeing [...]