Continuing Education Events
The Northern Lights Library Network provides continuing education opportunities for library staff, advocates, and trustees in west central and northwest Minnesota.
Upcoming Events in the NLLN Region |
Join us for the 24th Annual March 30-31, 2012 This year's Spotlight on Books features authors Gary Schmidt, Margi Preus and Brian Lies |
2012 Scholarship Application |
Previous Events
Take a look at some of our previously scheduled programs:
- Spotlight on Books
April 8-9, 2011
featuringSarah Weeks, Mike Wohnoutka and Alison McGhee plus workshop presenterAnita Silvey
- Creating Your Digital Destiny!
Monday, Jan 24, 2011
8:30am -3:30pm
with Sunday evening activities
6pm - 8pm
Laurie Conzemius, guest presenter "Weaving Technology into Your Media Program" with additional presentations on Destiny, ELM, and more! - Big Wood Event Center
925 Western Ave
Fergus Falls, MN 56537 -
NLLN Annual Meeting
April 17, 2010
Veterans Museum
Perham, MN -
22nd Annual
Spotlight on Books
April 23-24,2010 -
Library Learning Network Teleconferences 2010
Making the Best of a Shrinking Budget: Creative Practices in a New Economy. January 29, 2010
Cataloging: Where are we now? Where are we going? February 19, 2010
Information Literacy Education: A National Overview. March 12, 2010
Technology Trends in Libraries: Tools, Skills, Staffing, Training. April 9, 2010
All teleconferences 11:00am - 12:30pm CST
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Library Learning Network Teleconference
Millenials in the Library
Friday, Nov 13, 2009
11am - 12:30pm
on-site at MSUM or via webcast -
Library Challenges & Opportunities 2009
Information Literacy for Life
November 21, 2008
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Minnesota State Univ. – Moorhead, Livingston Lord Library, Room 208
Or via webcast -
Northwest Service Coop - NWSC Fall Media Workshop
Nov 18, 2008
Thief River Falls
Northwest Service Cooperative
Contact: Alice Hofstad, NWSC - Soaring to Excellence 2009 Teleconference
Reversing the Ratchet: Basic Technology Adoption Strategies for Library Workers
November 7, 2008
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Minnesota State Univ. – Moorhead, Livingston Lord Library, Room 208
Or via webcast - "TechnoFit: Technology
and Learning
to Transform Your Life"
with Brenda Hough
(rescheduled NLLN Annual Meeting event)
Sept 27, 2008, 9:30 - 3:30, Thumper Pond Resort, Ottertail, MN -
Back to School Special "Building Community--Supporting Collaboration"
Aug 21, 2008 9am - 4pm Arrowwood Resort, Alexandria -
Library Challenges & Opportunities: Tools of Engagement, May 9, 2008
NLLN Annual Meeting: TechnoFit: Technoloyg and Learning
to Transform Your Life, April 26, 2008 Cancelled - 20th Spotlight on Books Conference, April 11-12
- Soaring to Excellence Teleconference, Trends, Fads or Folly: Spotting the Library Trends that Really Matter, April 11, 2008
- EBSCOhost and 23 Things on a Stick Workshop, Tues, April 8, 2008
West Central Area High Schoo, Barrett, MN - Multitype Library System Directors --
NSLC Overview
1:30pm NLLN OPAL room, Aug 23, 2007
- "Back To School Special" : A workshop for all School Media Center Staff , Thurs, August 16, 2007 Detroit Lakes, 9:00-3:30
- Library Challenges & Opportunities 2007- Teleconference The Relevance of Libraries in a Digital Age. May 11, 2007 Registration and more information
- Soaring to Excellence Teleconference:Best from the Web, April 13, 2007
- Spotlight on Books April 13-14, 2007 at Ruttger's Sugar Lake Lodge near Grand Rapids, MN
- Library Challenges & Opportunities Teleconference: Library Transformation: Making It Happen March 23, 2007
- Next Gen Librarianship: Where Do We Go from Here?(teleconference Feb 9, 2007)
- 21st Century Library Tools (Jan 18, 2007 - Barrett, MN)
- Northwest Service Coop Media Workshop (Jan 17, 2007, Thief River Falls)
- Soaring to Excellence: Best New Technologies - Keeping up with the Storm (Oct 27, 2006)
- Destiny Back to School Special: One day advanced training (Aug 25, 2006)
2005/2006
- Teleconference: Confronting the Crisis in Library Education (June 9, 2006)
- Teleconference: Information Literacy for the 21st Century Learner (June 2, 2006)
- Teleconference: Google Print: Its impact on Scholarship and Libraries (April 28, 2006)
- NLLN Annual Membership Meeting (April 22, 2006)
- Advanced Destiny Training (April 21, 2006)
- Teleconference - Soaring to Excellence: Serving Immigrant Populations (April 7, 2006)
- Teleconference: Library Management Hot Topics (Mar 10, 2006)
- Teleconference: Soaring to Excellence Teleconference: Always a River, Sometimes a Library (Feb 3, 2006)
- Soaring to Excellence: November 18, 2005 (Google and Your Patrons)
- Nuts & Bolts of Library Management II: Nov 17, 2005
- Nuts & Bolts of Library Management I: April 29, 2005