Category Archives: General

General, Programs

Tomorrow! Author Event at the Upsala Public Library!

Don’t miss this exciting event taking place at the Upsala Public Library tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 5th!

Attend this FREE event which takes place from 6:30 – 8:30 and is a discussion with four Minnesota authors regarding the “impact of literature in their lives, their connection as fellow Minnesotans, and the lens through which we read.” Find more information on Great River’s event page.

The four authors coming to Upsala are: Andrew DeYoung, David Housewright, Andrea Swensson, and Kao Kalia Yang.
This program actually is holding events across the state of Minnesota, so check out the event calendar to see if there is one near you!

 

CMLE, General, Programs

RSVP today for a scholarship to attend CMLE’s Tea Social Event!

We are very excited for our upcoming event at the Mad Hatter Tea House in Anoka, taking place Sunday Sept. 30th at 10:30am.

If you’d like to come to this event, we want to make it as easy on you as possible. That’s why if you RSVP by the end of today, Monday Sept. 24th, we will cover the cost of your Queen of Hearts tea service. Really, if you are a library person, we want you to be able to come and connect with other library folks in the system! RSVP at the bottom of this post.

CMLE is a multitype library system. Our members work in school media centers, history centers, archives, public, and academic libraries, and more. We work to provide opportunities for our members that work in these different libraries to get together and discuss the various library victories and challenges that everyone faces in some form in the library world.
Who knows, you could make a new friend or form some useful professional connections! (Plus, there’s tea and fancy sandwiches involved!)

We hope you can make it! Please RSVP below:

General

Learning About Library Associations: Canadian School Libraries Association

Library science is an enormous field, home to every interest you could imagine! This means that there are many organizations out there for you to join, in order to connect with other people who share your professional interests.

So even if you work alone in your library, there are other people out there doing work similar to yours! Each week we will highlight a different library association for you to learn more about, and depending on your work, potentially join! You can also check out our page dedicated to Library Associations.

This week we will take a look at the Canadian School Libraries Association. This organization “connects school library practitioners and educators across Canada in the collaborative pursuit of delivering exemplary practices reflective of current professional school library learning commons standards.”

CSL is “dedicated to professional research and development in the field of the school library learning commons in Canada.”

They publish the Canadian School Library Journal and their Spring 2018 issue is now available. Check out their articles about the importance of digital literacy in the era of fake news or how to incorporate Breakout activities into your library.

CSL has this cool postcard (you know we are fans of postcards at CMLE) that can be downloaded and shared with individuals and stakeholders curious about the resources available. Some of these resources include studies on the impact of school libraries, information regarding several national projects involving school libraries taking place across Canada, and some excellent materials targeted at school administrators.

You can learn more about the Canadian Library Association on their History page!

Communication, General

Learning About Library Associations: Association of Research Libraries

Library science is an enormous field, home to every interest you could imagine! This means that there are many organizations out there for you to join, in order to connect with other people who share your professional interests.

So even if you work alone in your library, there are other people out there doing work similar to yours! Each week we will highlight a different library association for you to learn more about, and depending on your work, potentially join! You can also check out our page dedicated to Library Associations.

This week let’s take a look at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). ARL is an “organization of 125 research libraries at comprehensive, research institutions in Canada and the US that share similar research missions, aspirations, and achievements.” You can check out a cool map of all their member institutions here.

ARL has several different focus areas that come from their Strategic Framework that works to support their mission and the current needs of members. Some of these focus areas include: Accessibility, Open Scholarship, and Telecommunications Policies.

Stay up-to-date with ARL News, check out some Advocacy and Public Policy Updates, browse a few of ARL’s blogs, or look ahead with ARL’s future projects. Or take a look at their Upcoming Events page!

There are tons of benefits that come with becoming a member of ARL. Read about them all here! Want your institution to join? Learn about membership procedures here.

 

 

Communication, General

Learning About Library Associations: Utah Educational Library Media Association

Library science is an enormous field, home to every interest you could imagine! This means that there are many organizations out there for you to join, in order to connect with other people who share your professional interests.

So even if you work alone in your library, there are other people out there doing work similar to yours! Each week we will highlight a different library association for you to learn more about, and depending on your work, potentially join! You can also check out our page dedicated to Library Associations.

This week we will learn about the  Utah Educational Library Media Association (UELMA). Even though they are located in Utah, this organization has a lot in common with many of our members, since they focus on school libraries and media centers!

UELMA’s mission is “to provide professional support, leadership, and enrichment for school library media personnel and those who support library programs.”

UELMA does have an annual conference, held this year in March. Each year the conference features a Service Project, and this year they raised money to help the Delta North Elementary School with their shelving and storage issues. Read more about this great project here!

Their website has lots of great resources. You can download their newsletter to stay on top of current events. They have this list of UELMA approved vendors. Learn about the Utah Core Standards. Or check out their book review site especially for school librarians!

Learn more about membership to UELMA here.