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!