Tag Archives: continuing education

Academic

Remember to Register for ARLD Day!

The Academic and Research Library Division (ARLD) is hosting their annual conference via Zoom on May 6th! Make sure to register by May 2nd.

The keynote speaker is Derrick Jefferson: “Connecting the Dots is a conversation led by Derrick Jefferson that explores and examines not just identity, but how multiple intersectional identities engage on both personal and professional fronts.”

There are several different sessions offered throughout the day, ending with a virtual social hour!

Find more information on their event page which includes a PDF schedule of the day.

Conference

Attend the MNwest Entrepreneur Summit! (featuring a CMLE member!)

This event sounds like such a great opportunity for our CMLE community! Whether you are in education, a library, or a nonprofit, definitely consider attending this event! (CMLE members, consider applying for a scholarship to help cover the cost of attendance)

Plus, you’ll get to hear from CMLE member Angie Kalthoff! “Presenter Angie Kalthoff is an experienced K-12 technology instructor, University of MN Adjunct Instructor in Curriculum and Instruction, and Tufts University ECT Program Manager.” You can listen to her fantastic episode on Season 2 of Linking Our Libraries here.

From their website:
“At the Entrepreneur Summit, education, business, and government leaders will converge, to focus on creatively fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in our MNwest region. The Summit brings together businesses and communities, colleges and high schools, that are leaning in, with students and startups, to shape and strengthen our regional entrepreneur ecosystem.”

This document has additional details about the event, including specific information for why this will be such a valuable experience for teachers!

CMLE, Conference

Thinking about attending a conference? Apply for a CMLE Scholarship!

Opportunities for professional development and continuing education are everywhere! Earlier this month was the Minnesota Library Association annual conference, later this week is the ITEM conference, and coming up in December is the TIES conference! Not to mention webinars and other online and in-person training opportunities!

We know it can often be difficult to come up with the time or money to attend conferences or training events. That’s why we offer scholarships! If you need financial assistance to cover the cost of registration, parking, cost of a substitute or child care expenses, we want to help you!

We’ve already awarded several scholarships for this year so join your colleagues and apply today!

You can read more about CMLE Scholarships here, or fill out an application today: CMLE-member-scholarship-application

Send us an email at admin@cmle.org with any questions!

Resources

CMLE Resources: Take advantage of CMLE Scholarships!

Each week, we will draw your attention to one of the many resources available to you from CMLE Headquarters. Our mission is to help build connections between members, across all types of libraries. We exist to share information across libraries (and archives, and museums, and history centers) – and we are always looking for more ways to make that happen!

One of the ways in which we encourage creating connections is by offering scholarships for professional development opportunities. And there are so many options out there for library people! We want to make sure all of our members get a chance to participate, whether it’s taking a webinar or attending a conference. Since we know money is often tight in libraries, CMLE has scholarships available to help fund your continuing learning and professional programs! And starting this year, you can apply for up to $300 to help with your expenses!

Some quick guidelines:

  1. You can apply for up to $300 in each CMLE fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).
  2. We need the application before the event, to approve it.
  3. You must be an employee or Board member of a CMLE member library. Preference will be given to first-time scholarship requests.

Find the rest of the guidelines here, along with the FY18 CMLE Scholarship Application.

If you are looking for professional development opportunities, make sure to keep an eye on our Continuing Education calendar which we update frequently! Or check out sites like TIES, ALA’s webinars, Library Juice, AASL’s eAcademy, and ACRL’s online learning page.

CMLE, Communication, Training

Summer is great for Continuing Education!

It can be hard to find the time for growing your professional skills and connections, but CMLE is here to help! We maintain this calendar full of many opportunities for Continuing Education classes, webinars, and conferences.

Remember, we also offer scholarships to make it possible for you to take advantage of these learning opportunities!

Take a look at the calendar which is located on our Continuing Education page and is updated often with new learning opportunities. We include a variety of events like webinars, online courses, in-person conferences, workshops, and yes, even free opportunities!

The page also has links to organizations like Library Juice, TIES, and the AASL’s eAcademy that offer their own training and development opportunities.

Make Continuing Education a priority this summer, and you will have some great new knowledge and skills to bring to your library in the fall! (Of course, if you are a year-round library person, you can put your new skills to work right away! 🙂 )