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 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 [...]
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 [...]
I registered for the 2023 Minnesota Library Association Conference "Library Workers Make the Library Work!" Due to unexpected circumstances, I was only able to attend the first day of the conference. However, thanks to digital resources, I will be able to access information from the Thursday sessions, too! The first day of the conference was [...]
This year’s Minnesota Library Association Conference was full of great sessions, keynotes, and vendors. I crammed as much as I could into my schedule and even downloaded the slides and notes from sessions that I could not get to as they were doubled with another session I wanted to attend. My favorite sessions were the [...]
MLA 2022 DECC Duluth MN - It was great! I made a new librarian friend because we seemed to keep bumping into each other. Her name Suela Bace and she's a supervisor at Dakota County Library, Burnhaven. She immigrated from Albania many years ago and has a special interest in EDI initiatives which made her [...]