I attended the 2017 MLA Conference in Rochester, MN on Oct 5-6. The theme of this year’s conference was “Radical Librarianship.” I work in Pioneerland’s technical services division and therefore I attended a good number of sessions geared toward technical services. I think it is assumed that technical librarianship has little room to push the [...]
MLA-Rochester was a great conference. I have highlighted a couple of my favorites. Would Trader Joe's Hire You? Lessons from the Best Retailers was quite refreshing. This session discussed the customer experience, from greeting everyone that walks in the door to going that extra mile for our customers. And of course, hiring the best employees [...]
I attended MLA in Rochester this past week. What a great conference! I enjoyed every session I attended. I especially enjoyed they one on Dementia. I think this is a big topic right now and really has moved to the for-front for libraries and looking for information. I talked with the presenters about how they [...]
I attended the Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference in Rochester, MN October 5-6, 2017. There were many interesting sessions to choose from. I attended a session on reinventing Summer Reading Programs to add new life and new direction. I learned new ways to structure and reinvigorate the program as well as drawing in new participants. [...]
Another great MLA conference! The sessions were informative and the keynote speakers were dynamic (especially the keynote on Friday). My favorite session was about using STEM/STEAM activities with toddlers. I have been experimenting with some science activities during story time, so this session was exactly what I needed. I have been trying to incorporate STEM [...]
I found the event very informative of what other Minnesota libraries are doing, and it was an excellent opportunity to network and exchange ideas. This year's featured and keynote speakers were also excellent. I felt that some of the other sessions could have benefited from better planning, rehearsal, and better descriptions in the official schedule [...]
I attended the Minnesota Library Association Conference in Rochester, MN, on Oct. 5-6. I was impressed with the variety of sessions that were available for us to attend. While taking notes at the sessions, I starred things that I especially wanted to remember. I will share some of the ideas and suggestions that were important [...]
The ARSL Conference was held in St. George, Utah this year. St. George is a beautiful place to go. Our Keynote speakers were Jill Nystull who wrote "One Good Life" and Richard Paul Evans who became famous with his book "The Christmas Box". I also learned his daughter, Jenna Evans Welch, has written one YA [...]
I had the pleasure of attending the fourth annual Koha-US conference in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho August 9th through August 12. The conference was split into two days of presentations and two days of hackfest. Day one kicked off with a meet and greet followed by a keynote address given by Chris Cormack from New Zealand [...]
Radically trusting as first time attendee, I blindly volunteered as a grades 9-12 Camp Counselor. Two thoughtful soft-spoken MN authors - Alison McGhee & Pete Hautman - shared personal writing histories and taught a writers’ workshop. Rapid-fire book discussions provided deeper understanding via diverse perspectives of teachers, media specialists and public librarians. Participants offered additional [...]