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PLD Day 2016 Reminder

Time is running out to register for PLD Day 2016!

Join fellow public library staff for an inspiring day of talks by Gwen Westberg of Patina stores, staff from the University of Minnesota’s TRiO program, and Valerie Horton of Minitex.

Registration for PLD Day ends Thursday, April 21st. Register here!

Wednesday, May 4th, 2016, 9:00am-3:30pm

Water Street Inn, 101 Water St South, Stillwater
Free parking is available at the venue

PLD Day is an annual event for those who work in or are invested in public libraries. This event is hosted by the Minnesota Library Association’s Public Libraries Division and is sponsored in part by CRPLSA and Minitex.

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PLD Day 2016

PLD Day is an annual event for those who work in or are invested in public libraries. This annual event is hosted by the Minnesota Library Association’s Public Libraries Division and is sponsored in part by CRPLSA and Minitex.

Register now!

When: Wednesday, May 4th, 2016, 9:00am-3:30pm

Where:
Water Street Inn
101 Water St South
Stillwater, MN 55082
Free parking is available at the venue

What to expect:
PLD Day will feature three information sessions from four amazing speakers, one from within the library world, and three offering an outside perspective.

Valerie Horton, Director of Minitex – will share her thoughts on Skating on the Bleeding Edge: Risk and Experimentation in Libraries. Let’s get out of our comfort zone and think about how we can be more responsive to changing situations and communities.
Minerva Munoz, director of TRiO Upward Bound at the University of Minnesota, and Kirsten Collins, Associate Academic Adviser of TRiO, will be presenting a workshop titled Class and Classism. This topic has high relevancy for people who work in libraries of all types and sizes.
Gwen Westberg, lead visual merchandiser for Patina stores will reveal how Patina views their merchandising and display efforts, get ideas for applying these techniques to libraries, and envision the results of effective merchandising on your collections and resources.

In addition, there will be networking time, lightning talks from around the state, and fun themed activities.

Pricing:
$40 MLA member
$60 Non-member
Lunch is included with registration and will include vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options.

Register now!

PLD Day 2015

Time is running out to register for for PLD Day 2015!

Registration deadline: April 15th

Who? All public librarians!

When? April 28th from 9:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Where? The Grands at Mulligans in Sartell, MN

Why? Because we’re going to have an awesome day!

To register: Cost for the day, including breakfast snacks and a sit down lunch are $30 for MLA members and $50 for non-members. Sign up today.

PLD Day 2015 is going to be a fun, educational day for ALL public librarians and we encourage you to join us!

In the morning, CRPLSA (Council of Regional Public Library System Administrators) will take us on a tour of Minnesota’s regional library systems – they will talk about funding formulas, organization, service areas, everything you ever wanted to know about the other regions in the state.

Our keynote is Andrew Stehr from Rochester Public Library. Play It Safe: Tips on library Security with a focus on handling issues when you’re on your own. Dealing with security and behavior issues is one of the worst parts of working in a public library. This session will help take some of the confrontation out of security and help you feel safer when dealing with incidents.

And in the afternoon? We’ve got technology demonstrations, including a 3D printer, Discover Kits from Carver County, and a vinyl cutter – all things that could be very useful for your library in ways you have probably not imagined!

And the last session of the day will be a panel on makerspaces, including some of the demonstrated technologies. There are ways to create awesome makerspaces in both big and small libraries so don’t think because you have no space, this won’t be useful for you!