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MSL Staff are getting ready to present the following sessions at the , March 26-29 in Bozeman.
Wednesday – Pre-Conference Sessions
Roles and Responsibilities of the Library Board - Cara Orban and Corey Sloan, 1-4pm
Thursday
Learning and Leading: Public Library Board CE Planning – Colet Bartow, 8:30-9:30am
Conversations with the Commission – Jennie Stapp, Montana State Librarian; Commissioners: Tom Burnett, Tamara Hall, Brian Rossman, Carmen Cuthbertson, Robyn Scribner, and Peggy Taylor, 9:45-10:45am
Easy History Programs – Jennifer Birnel, 9:45-10:45am
Metadata in the MSC – Keiley McGregor, 3:30-5:00pm
Montana Wild Trunks in Your Library – Ryan Schmaltz and Bobbi deMontigny, 3:30-5:00pm
Managing the Money: Best practice for public libraries – Tracy Cook, 3:30-5:00pm
Friday
Navigating the Future: Business Strategies and Generative AI – Rebekah Kamp and Sean Anderson, 8:30-9:30am
Spend Smarter: State Purchasing Options for Local Libraries - Sean Anderson and Grace Waring, 11:15am-12:15pm
Perspectives on Montana Libraries - Pamela Benjamin, Jennie Stapp, and Panel, 2:15-3:45pm
Montana Shared Catalog Updates - Amy Marchwick, 2:15-3:45pm
Website Accessibility – Bringing All Users to Your Digital Welcome Mat - Colet Bartow and Corey Sloan, 2:15-3:45pm
Let's Talk about Library Facilities - Cara Orban (moderator) and panel, 2:15-3:45pm
Saturday
Lifelong Learning Chat - Bobbi deMontigny, 8:30-9:30am
MLN Projects: Courier, Sharing Groups & Hotspots- How Can I Best Use Them? - Savanna Sill, 9:45-10:45am
Wildfire Smoke and Clean Indoor Air: How Montana Libraries Have Partnered - Mary Anderson and Bobbi deMontigny, 9:45-10:45am
The Federation Grant Report is now open for the grant you received in November based on your Federation's FY2025 Plan of Service. If you haven't spent your grant yet, do not worry! This report will be open through August 15. To enter your expenses, please login at Counting Opinions. Once you've logged into the portal, click "Respond to the Federation Grants Report" on the middle blue tile.
Please let Rebekah Kamp, Montana State Library's data coordinator, know if you have any questions about accessing Counting Opinions or responding to the Federation Grant Report. You can send her a message via the (select the support team, Library Research & Evaluation).
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The Hell Creek Formation in Montana and Dakotas is a fossil treasure trove from around 68 to 66 million years ago. Some dinosaur fossils from the Hell Creek Formation contain preserved biomolecules such as collagen, yet what preserves these biomolecules is still unknown. Dr. Yamamura studies these biomolecules to figure out how this preservation occurs. His fieldwork took place in eastern Montana and South-central Utah where he used chemical signatures for paleoclimate investigation. His research includes petrography, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and stable isotope geochemistry. Register here () to learn more about his fascinating research. If your library is interested in becoming a cohost for this program and you would like printable posters, bookmarks and a social media invitation please contact Bobbi deMontigny (bdemontigny@mt.gov). |
Lifelong Learning and Talking Book Services are you looking for feedback and interest in regard to a Blind and Low Vision Trunk. Please submit answers to this survey.
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