Tag Archives: Linking our Libraries

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Next Week: Linking Our Libraries Season 6 Premiere!

Fire up those headphones (and your favorite podcast app) because next Thursday, Dec. 19th, we drop the first episode of Season 6 of Linking Our Libraries!

Episode 601: Working With Teachers features Guest Host Amy Moe, Instructional Technology Specialist. We were so pleased she could join us to share suggestions for collaborating with teachers.

Maybe you’ve been enjoying our book group podcast: Reading With Libraries. (We certainly hope so!) This Thursday is our last episode for the season and it is our classic final episode topic: Minnesota Books! Guest Host Wendy brought some excellent titles to share with us and we hope you enjoy the episode and the book suggestions. Catch up on the rest of the season and all previous episodes here.

As always, if you’d like to support our podcasting work, consider joining us on Patreon.

And THANK YOU for listening/subscribing/recording with us! We are so lucky to work with such fantastic members 😊

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Episode 510: Programs

Welcome back to Season Five of Linking Our Libraries!

Check out our full show notes page here.

In this episode, we will talk about a fun part of library service – Programs. And by “fun” we mean the traditional definition, but also hard, time-consuming, and exhausting. Programs are integral parts to good library service, so let’s chat about doing them well.

But then there is a big hole in the possibilities of what a library can be in a community. Programs provide that missing link of connecting everyone in the community to the library, to the materials, to the resources, and to the services we provide.

This week we have returning Guest Host Kate, from the Great River Regional Library System, to help us get some ideas!

But then there is a big hole in the possibilities of what a library can be in a community. Programs provide that missing link of connecting everyone in the community to the library, to the materials, to the resources, and to the services we provide.

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Episode 506: Children’s Services

In this episode, we will talk about the service most people think of first when they think about cool things libraries do: Children’s Services. While it’s not the only thing we do, it’s important!

This week we have returning Guest Host Kelly Groth, from the Great River Regional Library System to help us get some ideas!

Check out our shownotes page here!

We are big fans of the idea that kids are important parts of any library – public, school, even special library organizations. So we support the idea that service to kids is not just handing them a moldy, torn book from the 80s, or doing the same story time, or having no posters on the walls. It’s not actively working to shush them over anything else, or to ensure they are on their best behavior in the library.

Instead our job is to do just what we do with every patron: actively work to connect the patron to the information resources we provide. That might be books, or computers, or programming. We are filled with so many great things – let’s be sure they are shared with kids!

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Episode 505: Collection Development

You can view our full shownotes page here!

In this episode, we will talk about one of the foundations of all library service: Collection Development. Without good collections, we might be nice places to visit – but it’s not a good library.

This week we have returning Guest Host Amy, from the Great River Regional Library System to help us get some ideas!

Thank you to Amy for joining us this week to discuss this topic!
Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to get all the library skills directly to your favorite app each week. And you can check out our shownotes for each episode to get all the info we discussed, along with the links to more resources. Every episode we have created is available on our website!

If you want to enjoy our book group podcast, subscribe to Reading With Libraries.  

Thanks for joining us this week! And check back in with us next week for another library competency!

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We Want YOU to Podcast With Us This Summer!

Stop by and chat with us this summer!

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!