Association for Rural and Small Libraries by Calla Jarvie/Rock County Community Library
Thanks to the grant from Prairielands, I was able to attend the annual Association for Rural and Small Libraries conference in Springfield, Massachusetts from September 11-14. One of the highlights of the conference was being able to see members of my cohort from the Rural Library Network cohort from Save the Children and Berea College. [...]
MLA 2025 by Sara Oldre/ISD #518 Prairie Elementary & Intermediate School
I attended the MLA Conference in Rochester, MN on Oct. 24, 2024. I had the opportunity to drive to the conference with the other media specialist in our district which enabled us a significant amount of time to collaborate with each other before, during and after the conference. The keynote speaker, Mychael Treets, was an [...]
Association for Rural & Small Libraries Conference by Carrie Dose/ Jackson County
I attended the Association for Rural & Small Libraries Conference in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 11-14. This is the 2nd time attending this conference and I have to say it is well worth the time and money. The conference offers great sessions that are indeed applicable to the small & rural libraries. Sessions I attended [...]
ALA Conference: Calla Jarvie; Rock County Community Library
I was able to attend the American Library Association annual conference in San Diego, California from June 27 - July 2, 2024. It was the first time I have had the opportunity to go to the ALA conference. I was able to meet librarians not only from all over the country, but from all over [...]
Practicum through MSU: Mankato; Lori Gunnik; Pipestone Area Schools
I was able to successfully complete my practicum, thanks to Bethany Kaufman and the amazing team at Mankato State. I had started my master's degree in library media and had to put it on hold. The opportunity to complete the degree was possible due to the support I received from Mankato State and also from [...]
Working Effectivly with Difficult People: Bethany Vazquez, Jackson Public Library
I really enjoyed this training and learned a lot of valuable ways to effectively deal with patrons who may be difficult. This training gave many different scenarios and ways that difficult people could be dealt with, many of which I probably wouldn't have thought of. One of the biggest things from this training was the [...]
MLA 2023: Emily Spieker, Marshall-Lyon County
I had a wonderful first time at MLA! I have not been to a library event like this, it was a great experience not only for the workshops, but for the networking experience as well.Some of my favorite workshops that I attended included: Teen Takeover: how to deal when teens take over the library, presented [...]
ARSL 2023 “Unite to Ignite” Conference: Carrie Dose, Jackson Co.
Thanks to Prairielands, I was able to attend the Association for Rural & Small Libraries conference in Wichita, Kansas. The conference exceeded all of my expectations. The sessions I attended were all fantastic, informational and applicable to rural/small libraries. The sessions I chose to attend (out of many choices) included: Strategic Plan-It; Meeting People Where [...]
ARSL 2023 “Unite to Ignite” Conference: Mackenzie Schley, Jackson Co.
Attending the Association of Rural and Small Libraries 2023 Annual Conference in Wichita, KS was a great experience! There were 4 days of sessions and each one was incredibly helpful. Beyond the sessions, it was fantastic to network with libraries that face similar challenges because they are also small and many are located in rural [...]