MLA-Rochester 2024 This year's MLA did not disappoint. I enjoyed every single minute of it. Highlights: (Why) Do People Come to the Library?: Reassessing the Data We Rely on to Speak for the Library and its Users-Verena Getahun, Rachel Howell, Maddie Rudawski, and Eric Yang Wow! I have always wondered if there was a way [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The 2023 MLA Conference was very informative, and I took home a lot of ideas! I attended some amazing sessions over the course of the two days. One session highlighted the current trend of book challenges. It was very interesting to hear some of the challenges other libraries are seeing, as well as some ideas [...]