Training and Continuing Education Resources

TdS email groups and meet-ups

  1. Check with your supervisor or give us a call about which TdS email groups and meetings would be most appropriate and beneficial. Library directors of our member libraries assign their staff to our various listserves.

  2. Public and Sierra library directors meet virtually on Tuesdays at 9:30 for about an hour to share ideas. Meeting information is sent out on the TdS library directors group list.

  3. School media center staff meet virtually about once a month to share ideas. Meeting iformation is sent out on the TdS k12libraries group list.

Social Media

Southern Minnesota librarians closed Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/smnlibrarians

TdS region children's services closed Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/665089260204142

Many TdS library staff follow the Facebook pages of other TdS member libraries for content and other ideas.

MInnesota Librar* https://www.facebook.com/groups/190663858010070

Library Management Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1524906657799350/?multi_permalinks=2780825095540827

Resources to bookmark

  1. Level Up! is a clearing house of continuing education opportunities for Minnesota library staff.

  2. Solo Librarian resources lists best practices, tutorials, and background information. It is useful for any library staff member, where working alone or not.

  3. Linking Our Libraries is a free podcast that teaches library skills produced by our colleagues at the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange

  4. Ischool Wisconsin continuing education has offered classes and conferences that our members have found very valuable.

  5. We hope you aren't job hunting, but you should know about Metronet Jobline

Newsletters

Metrobriefs is a Twin Cities-centric newsletter often filled with information relevant to the whole state. It is produced by MELSA and Metronet; both are regional library systems.

Minitex newsletter : Minitex is the backbone of many Minnesota library services, learn more about MINITEX.

State Library Services newsletter is one of the choices for Minnesota Department of Education updates.

Organizations

ALA/PLA (American Library Association/Public Library Association)

Minnesota Library Association

ITEM (Information and Technology Educators of Minnesota)

Association of Rural and Small Libraries

Did we miss something we should list here? Tell us: support@tds.lib.mn.us