Meetings

CRPLSA meets at library locations around the state and online to conduct business directed at improving statewide library services. 
Bylaws: CRPLSA Bylaws

YEAR     CHAIR                                         SECRETARY                        
2023       Laurie Ortega, PLS                 Krista Ross, SELCO
2024       Elizabeth Hoffman, PCLS      Laurie Ortega, PLS
2025       Krista Ross, SELCO                Elizabeth Hoffman, PCLS
2026       TDS Director                           Jim Trojanowski, NWRL                                       

2024 Meetings

January 25 – online, 9-noon
 
April 4 & 5 – MELSA (tentative)
 
May 23 – online, 9-noon
 
July 25 & 26 – Mankato, TDS
 
September 19 – online, 9-noon 
 
October 22 & 23 – Rochester (Note: Tuesday & Wednesday)
 
December 5 – online, 9-noon
 

2023 Meetings

January 26th – online
 
March 30 & 31 – MELSA
 
May 24th – online
 
July 27 & 28 – Arrowhead
 
September 28th – online
 
October 26 & 27 – Fergus Falls
 

2022 Meetings

January 27 – Online 

March 31 & April 1 @ MELSA

May 26 – Online

July 28 & 29 @ Great River Regional Library, Saint Cloud

September 22 – Online

November 3 & 4 @ Lake Agassiz Regional Library, Detroit Lakes

December – TBD

2021 Meetings 

January 8th
CRPLSA approved minutes 1-8-21

January 28th
CRPLSA approved minutes 1-28-21

March 25th and 26th
CRPLSA Minutes 3.25.21 Approved

May 27th
CRPLSA Minutes 05.27.21 Approved

June 8th – Special Meeting
CRPLSA ARPA Meeting Minutes 06.08.21

July 22nd and 23rd
CRPLSA Minutes 07.22.21 Approved

September 23rd
No Meeting

October 28th and 29th
CRPLSA Minutes 10.28.21 Approved

December
No Meeting


2020 Meetings 

January 
CRPLSA approved minutes 1-23-2020  

March
CRPLSA approved minutes 3-13-2020
CRPLSA approved minutes 3-26-2020

April
CRPLSA approved minutes 4-9-2020
CRPLSA approved minutes 4-29-2020

May  
CRPLSA approved minutes 5-8-2020
CRPLSA approved minutes 5-28-2020

June
CRPLSA approved minutes 6-15-2020

July 
CRPLSA approved minutes 7-23-2020

September 
CRPLSA approved minutes 9-3-2020

October 
CRPLSA approved minutes 10-22-2020

December
CRPLSA approved minutes 12-7-2020


2019 Meeting Dates, Locations and Times

October 24 & 25, 2019 – Pioneerland hosting
October 2019 Meeting Minutes

September 12, 2019 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting
September 2019 Meeting Minutes

July 25 & 26, 2019 – Arrowhead hosting
July 2019 Meeting Minutes

May 23, 2019 – 10:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon via online meeting
May 2019 Meeting Minutes

March 28 & 29, 2019 – MELSA hosting
March 2019 Meeting Minutes

January 24, 2019 – 10:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon via online meeting
January 2019 Meeting Minutes


2018 Meeting Dates, Locations, and Times

October 25-27, 2018 – SELCO hosting
October 2018 Meeting Minutes

September 6, 2018 – 10:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon via online meeting
September 2018 Meeting Minutes

July 26-27, 2018 – TdS hosting
July 2018 Meeting Minutes

May 18, 2018 (Friday) –  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting
May 2018 Meeting Minutes

April 5-6, 2018 – MELSA hosting
April 2018 meeting minutes

January 25, 2018 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting
January 2018 meeting minutes


2017 Meeting Dates, Locations, and Times

October 26 – 27, 2017 – LARL hosting
October 2017 meeting minutes

September 7, 2017 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting – ALS hosting
September 2017 meeting minutes approved October 2017

July 26 – 28, 2017 – PCLS hosting
July 2017 meeting minutes approved September 2017

May 25, 2017 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting – VLS hosting
May 2017 meeting minutes approved July 2017

March 29 – 31, 2017 – MELSA hosting
March 2017 meeting minutes approved May 2017

January 26, 2017 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting – VLS hosting
January 2017 meeting minutes approved March 2017


2016 Meeting Dates, Locations, and Times

CRPLSA group photo 2016-04Wednesday, November 2 – Friday, November 4 – GRRL hosting at the St. Cloud Public Library
November 2016 meeting minutes approved January 2017

Thursday, September 1, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting – SELCO hosting September 2016 meeting minutes approved November 2016

Wednesday, July 27 – Friday July 29 – ALS hosting at the Arrowhead Library System, Mountain Iron, MN
July 2016 meeting minutes approved September 1, 2016

Thursday, May 26, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting – SELCO hosting
May 2016 meeting minutes as approved July 2016

Tuesday, March 29 – Thursday, March 31 – ECRL hosting at the Cambridge Public Library
March 2016 meeting minutes as approved May 2016

Thursday, January 28, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting – SELCO hosting
January 2016 online meeting minutes as approved March 2016

Photo credit: Jon Tatting, ECRL
Back row: Back row: Karen Pundsack – GRRL; Jim Weikum – ALS; Laurie Orteg – PLS; Kristi Hanson – NWRL; Ken Behringer – MELSA
Front row: Bob Boese – TdSLC; Peg Werner – VLS; Ann Hutton – SELCO; Liz Lynch – LARL
Not available: Jim Trojanowski – PCLS and Marian Ridge – KRLS

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2015 Meeting Dates, Locations, and Times

CRPLSA 2015-10 in WarroadThursday October 29 – Friday, October 30 – NWRL hosting in Warroad

Thursday, September 3, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting – SELCO hosting

Thursday, July 30 – Friday July 31 – ALS hosting at ALS Headquarters, Mountain Iron

Thursday, May 28, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting – SELCO hosting

Thursday, March 26 – Friday, March 27 – MELSA hosting at MELSA Office, St. Paul

Thursday, January 29, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon via online meeting – SELCO hosting