Category Archives: CMLE

Kick off your summer at Library Bootcamp!

May 15, 2019 Angie

Get your summer off to an AWESOME start and join us at CMLE Summer Library Bootcamp!

Do you work in a library?
Do you want to learn some new skills and strategies that will help you better serve your community of users?

Great! That’s all you need to be able to attend our Bootcamp Series!

Our goal as a library multitype system is to provide training and connection opportunities for our members. We’ll be covering several different library skills and sharing strategies and experiences to help you in your own library practice.

Classes will run from 11:00 to 1:00, and light lunch will be provided. Each class will be $10.

Certificates will be issued for two hours of clock hours or CE credit after each class.

Here are the classes being offered this summer. Sign up by following the links to Eventbrite:

Monday, June 3rd: Flexibility
Thursday, June 6th: Patron Training
Monday, June 10th: Interpersonal Skills
Thursday, June 13th: Collaboration
Monday, June 17th: Political Understanding
Thursday, June 20th: Communication
Monday, June 24th: Leadership From Any Position
Tuesday, June 25th: The Future of Libraries

CMLE members can apply for a scholarship to take the entire series of all five classes. Do not register through the links below; email us at admin@cmle.org, give your name, your library, and your job there, and confirm you will attend all five classes. We will process your scholarship application with that information and get back to you.

All classes will be held at CMLE Headquarters:
570 1st Street SE
St. Cloud, MN 54304

Email admin@cmle.org with any questions! Let’s kickstart our summer!!

CMLE, Communication, Podcast

We Want YOU to Podcast With Us This Summer!

May 14, 2019 Angie

We’re making our summer plans at CMLE and you probably are too! Before your calendars get filled up too much, consider adding “podcasting with CMLE” to your list of summer activities!

We especially would like to feature school library people on our podcasts (Linking Our Libraries and Reading With Libraries). We understand it can be tough to get away during the school year so we want to make sure you have an opportunity to come record with us when it fits your schedule.

A big majority of our members work in school libraries and we want to make sure we are sharing your voices and experiences with your colleagues across our system!

Watch for an email headed your way later this week with more information. Or email me at ajordan@cmle.org with any questions!

Can’t make it to our office?

No problem!! You can still participate!
Maybe you’ve listened to our Book Bites series. That’s when we record around 5ish minutes of a guest talking about a book they’ve enjoyed. If you have a book you want to share, record yourself with your phone or computer and send it to ajordan@cmle.org! We’ll fix it up and use it in our series!

We love to hear about the variety of cool books that our members are reading.

Thank you for being willing to share your love of books and libraries with us and our larger community! We are all stronger when we work together!

CMLE

Library people: RSVP ASAP!

May 13, 2019 Mary Jordan

We’ve been talking about it for a while, and it’s finally here!

Our next library people member event is this Saturday!!!! We’re going to roller derby together!! Doors at the Convention Center will open at 5pm on Saturday May 18.

If you have not already RSVP-d to us, do it by Wednesday. We need to get tickets for everyone, and that will be the final deadline.

Need to get caught up on our roller derby plans? It’s all here!

We will happily buy tickets for ANY library person out there!!! This is an open event, so whether or not you are a CMLE member, we will be happy to see you.

If you have always wanted to check out roller derby – this is your chance! We’ll grab a hotdog, settle in our seats, and cheer on our hometown SCAR Dolls team!!!

Join us! We’d love to see you there!!

CMLE

Strap on your skates and let’s hit the roller derby!

May 8, 2019 Mary Jordan 2 Comments

One of our goals is to help build a community of library people, across CMLE and across the state. So we like to host a variety of member events to encourage all kinds of library people to come together, have fun, and meet each other in person!

Check it all out below, and RSVP now! Comment below, or email to us at admin @ cmle.org, and let us know you are coming with us!

We will buy tickets for all CMLE members. (There is no reserved seating, and it is definitely a family-friendly event – so also feel free to buy your own tickets to bring kids, friends, neighbors, or anyone else who might want to have some fun watching some cool skaters with some awesome library people!)

WHAT are we doing? Attending the SCAR Dolls roller derby home event, against FORX Roller Derby team.

WHEN are we doing this this? May 18th 2019 “Most home games have a start time of 6pm with doors opening at 5pm, but please visit our facebook page to find more detailed information as it can vary per game.”

WHERE is this excitement? The River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud Minnesota.

Wait, What? Who are these people?? “The S.C.A.R. Dolls are the one, the only, the original women’s flat track roller derby league in Central Minnesota. We formed in 2011 to create an opportunity for the women in the Saint Cloud area to participate in the challenging, exciting, and empowering revival of modern roller derby.

Roller derby is currently one of the fastest growing sports in the world, with over 1450 amateur leagues currently in existence and new leagues are forming all the time. This is not the exhibitionist, pro-wrestling style derby of the 1970’s, but a fast-paced, hard-hitting sport that the women of the S.C.A.R. Dolls are proud to be introducing to this wonderful community. We are working hard to make our league competitive in order to represent Saint Cloud both home and away.

Besides being talented and tenacious athletes, the S.C.A.R. Dolls are dedicated to giving back to the community through charity partnerships and fundraisers.”

Here’s a quick video of the team talking about their skati

Here’s a quick video of the team talking about their skating work:

We’ll talk about libraries at some point during the evening, I promise! We wouldn’t want you to feel left out of any library-related fun. We can enjoy hotdogs, chips, cheering for the home team, watching kids run around and lose their minds with the excitement – it’s just some noisy fun for all!

CMLE, General, Programs

Report from Springtime Tea with CMLE!

May 8, 2019 Angie 2 Comments

We were so impressed that CMLE member (and frequent podcast Guest Host!) Ariel matched beautifully with the Mad Hatter’s spring color scheme!

Our members are awesome! CMLE is made up of school, public, academic, and special libraries, and we really appreciate all our members who are doing such impressive work in their libraries.

It can be hard to make connections outside of your library and we always want our members to know you are part of a larger profession! That’s why we hold member events. Plus, we like to have tea!

Take a look at the fun we had, and stay tuned to our website for several more opportunities to connect with other library people! Some upcoming events include roller derby and camping (with a day trip option). Is there an activity you think would make a fun member event? Email us at admin@cmle.org or leave a comment, let us know!