2 day retreat at Lake Shetek WORKING TOGETHER Library and Media Center Directors' Retreat October 20 - 21, 2017 Shetek Lutheran Ministries Retreat Center 14 Keeley Island Drive Slayton, MN 56172 Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Pioneerland Library System -Plum Creek Library System - SAMMIE Friday only: (breakfast [...]
Help New School Library Staff! School districts save money by hiring staff without library backgrounds to run the media centers. Even first year teacher lirarians feel lost at times. Experienced staff from any type of library could be a valuable resource for someone with questions. You could be a mentor. Interested? These exercises may help you decide: [...]
SAMMIE Grant application available August 28, 2017
ELM Databases for K-5 Friday, September 1, 2017 10:00 am - 11:00 am Register ELM Databases for 6-12 Friday, September 1, 2017 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Register Teachers welcome!
ALA is accepting grant proposals of up to $25,000 to join a cohort of libraries that will 1) implement CT or CS programming for and with youth via their library; and 2) collaboratively develop a Ready to Code toolkit with the goal of enabling any library, regardless of geography, expertise, or affluence to deliver programming [...]
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Join us Thursday, June 15, 5:30 p.m., at the Minnesota Department of Education, Conference Center B, 1500 Highway 36 West, in Roseville for an ESSA State Plan Update on preliminary decisions and timelines for the ESSA state plan. The session will also address opportunities for the public to provide feedback. No need to RSVP. We look forward [...]
2017 SAMMIE Teen Summer Read Grant Register Guidelines 2017 Deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 31, 2017
July 26-27, 2017 - Register! Reading List Grades 2-3 Reading List Grades 4-5 Reading List Grades 6-8 Reading List Grades 9-12
March 31 - May 24, 2017 Application and guidelines on the Grants page