In three days at the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) Conference in Fargo, ND, I attended break-out sessions with subjects that varied from library programming suggestions to new book titles for children and teens, from tech issues and medical reference to intellectual freedom and diversity in our libraries, from keeping our patrons and [...]
Wow! What a great informative and fun conference this was to attend. I enjoyed meeting so many different librarians from different states and learning some of their ideas for kids programs, adult programs and teen/tween programs. Even things such as how they do their weeding that may make a difference for the way I may [...]
I had an Awesome time at this years conference! We drove to Convington, KY and the leaves were in full color! The conference started on Wednesday at 7:30AM and ended at 8:30PM that first night. I can say we had a jam packed Thursday as well, and were done on Friday at 2PM. There were [...]
It was another great conference in 2016! The conference marked our 10th Anniversary! In the beginning both the ARSL and ABOS had joint conferences together. I have made it to all but two conferences since starting this job in 1999! In the ten years of attending I have watched the changes in library and outreach [...]
I attended A.R.S.L. in Fargo Oct. 26-29. All I can say is WOW! The sessions were great as they were all geared for rural and small libraries. The speakers and authors were awesome. The Holiday Inn was a very convenient location and the food was fabulous! I came away refreshed and reinvigorated from meeting and [...]
I recently attended the 2016 National Conference for Rural & Small Libraries in Fargo, ND. I heard some wonderful authors, including Will Weaver and William Kent Krueger. I did not attend Lorna Landvik's presentation because she was just in Redwood Falls. Jodee Bock was a motivational speaker and did a great job. I wrote down [...]
The Association of Rural and Small Libraries conference in Fargo, ND was FABULOUS! I feel so fortunate to be able to attend this National conference, Thanks to SAMMIE!Here are some of my favorite sessions at the Conference:“Lights, Camera, Advocacy…Digital Storytelling for Your Library” outlined how easily with a few items, like a cell phone, lighting, [...]
I attended ARSL in Fargo and had a wonderful time. Met some awesome people and networked with them on little things that work or don't work in small libraries.Also I presented a session 40 Non Fiction teen books in 50 Minutes. I had 38 in attendance and they seemed to like what I had to [...]
I had a really wonderful time at the ARSL conference in Fargo, ND! This was my first time attending ARSL, so I wasn't really sure what to expect -- it's a much more national conference than I had expected, which was great. The sessions I attended were really useful -- it's easy to feel like [...]
The first session I attended this year at MLA was Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books. It was very interesting to see how and why books receive the Caldecott Award. Not to mention, I got a bunch of good titles to get for my libraries. I always enjoy 50 in 60 Book Blast. I liked [...]