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ARSL Annual Conference by Calla Jarvie / Rock County Community Library

I was able to attend the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) annual conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The opportunity to meet with and talk to other libraries from small and rural areas is invaluable. We struggle with many similar issues, and it was incredibly beneficial to get to talk through things with them and [...]

ITEM Conference by Theresa Nysetvold / Murray County Central Schools

It was such a pleasure to attend an in-person conference! Librarians and media specialists gathered from around the state, though primarily attendees were from the Twin Cities. I enjoyed time connecting with vendors from book distribution and publishing companies, authors and librarians. I attended two workshops on the topic of organizing school libraries by genre. [...]

Crash Course for Library Directors by Shelly Finzen

The Library Director Crash Course program, provided by the ALA, was filled with great, useful information. My primary goal was to learn more about budgeting, but I also gained information on staffing, benefits, working with board members and capital (building and property) concerns.Three things I learned about budgeting is that approximately 50% of our operating [...]

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