I very much enjoyed this year again. I do like attending the camp at the casino. My only complaint is that it is so very difficult to hear over the very noisy ventilation system they have. The microphone sound is very muffled sounding. I struggled with both of these last year while there for Camp [...]
This was my first year attending Camp Read-A-Lot, and it was a wonderful experience! I greatly enjoyed immersing myself in children's literature for the summer - it was almost like being a kid again. I was especially impressed with the YA titles that I read, and the discussion that took place about them at the [...]
I had a great time at Camp Read this year. The book lists were fantastic and showed a lot of diversity. We had interesting discussions about the books and we talked about some things I didn't anticipate. For example, the book "Animal Beauty" -- I liked it, but when I read it, I didn't think [...]
I have not been to the annual ALA conference in about 10 years, so this was a wonderful experience. I was able to meet some extraordinary librarians and pick their brains in regards to planning programs, marketing the library, and trying different methods of data gathering. We had some impressive speakers (Sarah Jessica Parker and [...]
A co-worker and I attended the EQSSymposium on Tuesday May 23, 2017. It was held on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. We enjoyed a full day of attending various 'classes' that were all presented by librarians from either the University of Minnesota or various academic and public libraries. A couple of [...]
The Enhancing Quality Staff Symposium was my first library "workshop" event. I learned of new programs that we can modify to fit the needs of our community, such as having a coffee hour with our patrons so they get to know staff and staff gets to know them. There was also book and button making [...]
I attended MILE -the leadership program/group, where I was able to network with other librarians and bounce ideas and learn new ideas. This was a great experience for me. I was able to ask question of other librarians who have done different projects and found out what has and has not worked for them. They [...]
On May 4th, thanks to our SAMMIE scholarship, I got the opportunity to attend the What's New In Children's Books Bureau of Education and Research Seminar in St. Cloud, MN. The day was jam-packed with the best new titles to use for instruction and reader engagement in all genres across the board. Our presenter, Deborah [...]
I attended What's New in Children's Books in St. Cloud, MN, sponsored by the Bureau of Education and Research. Deborah Ford was our presenter and she also works for Junior Library Guild. We received a large manual of all the best books for 2016 that she has reviewed. She discussed how to find the best [...]
I was a first-time attendee at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2017 conference held in Baltimore, MD. This conference was attended by 3,400 college and university librarians, and spanned Thursday (3/23/17) through Saturday (3/25/17). I was able to attend the pre-conference on Wednesday, COUNTER Bootcamp: A Workshop about COUNTER Reports, SUSHI, and [...]