I attended the LibTech conference at Macalester College. The first session I went to -- "You've Got Mail: Tales of Form-Based Readers' Advisory" -- was put on by librarians from the University of Minnesota, but I can definitely see how such a program would appeal to public libraries. These librarians are essentially book matchmakers; patrons [...]
I recently heard another person who attended this conference say, "I found 'My People' there." This was my first time to attend and that was absolutely my experience, as well. There were a wealth of sessions on pedagogy and technology in higher education. Some of the sessions I went to: virtual reality, adaptive learning, student [...]
I have completed the e-course "Genealogical Research For Librarians" offered online through the American Library Association. This course was presented over four weeks by June Powers, a librarian from North Carolina. She recommended several book titles as recommended resources and then each week had a video presentation and additional readings for us to do, as [...]
I appreciate having the ability to go to MLA in St. Cloud. I was fortunate to present a program (Geek Squad by Default) that was well attended, as well as being able to pick up new ideas to bring back to my library. Working in a small rural library, it's good to get ideas from [...]
This was my first time attending a Minnesota Library Association Conference. The sessions I attended mostly focused on youth programming and collection development. One of my favorite sessions was Out-of-the-Box Book Clubs. One of the presenters runs a book club where everyone reads a book based on a theme, rather than reading the same book. [...]
Thank you for the opportunity to attend the 2018 MLA conference in St. Cloud. This was my first time attending and I really enjoyed the experience. I was very impressed by the wide variety of session topics offered to attendees. All of the sessions were interesting, but those I enjoyed the most included; “Expanding world [...]
The Minnesota Library Association annual convention is always an interesting experience! I attended a variety of sessions, and I’d like to share some thoughts and resources on a few of those topics. The “Dark Web,” Anonymizing Software, and Patron Privacy It’s always worth noting that it’s not illegal to access the dark web or to [...]
The convention was very good. The speakers were informative with some good ideas. Well organized for a large group.
I had the privilege of attending the 2019 SRP Resource Fair at the Great River Regional Library in St. Cloud on November 2, 2018. Being a new children's librarian this was very informational and fun for me! I got to meet new people within the Pioneerland library system as well as other libraries, which is [...]
I took the course IM (Information Media) 555 from St. Cloud State University, Design and Presentation of Multimedia Presentations, fall semester. This was an intensive eight week online course in which design principles and visual principles were taught and practiced by creating projects using various media. We used Creative Commons images to create visuals for [...]