This year was my second time attending Camp Read, but my first year attending both days. Last year I went to the picturebook day, so it was fun to talk about literature for older readers this year—especially YA. It’s a great opportunity to have thoughtful discussions with teachers and other librarians about a diverse array [...]
It was another wonderful Camp Read-A-Lot! I enjoyed the books that I read and was introduced to newer books that some of my patrons would enjoy. I feel that Camp Read A Lot is a great opportunity to learn more about books and visit with like minded individuals. Author Alison Mcghee was the speaker for [...]
I had the opportunity to serve as a counselor at Camp Read this year. As an attendee in past years, I learned about new authors and titles, but as a counselor, I learned even more. It was very interesting to facilitate the discussions and hear the different perspectives on four specific books. The books I [...]
Another great event sponsored by SAMMIE, PCLS and Pioneerland! I attended the second day, and found the speaker, Pete Hautman, very engaging and informative. He has a keen understanding of the needs of the YA audience and the challenges of writing YA literature. The conference area was comfortable and food was good. I also found [...]
Thank you for the opportunity to attend Camp Read-a-Lot this week, for the first time. Wow! Allison McGhee did an amazing job with her presentation. Her writing workshop was very informative. Pete Hautman was very approachable and I could have listened to some of his stories for hours. I'm looking forward to reading more of [...]
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 [...]