2020 Schedule Now Available

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Christa Porter

The full schedule for the 2020 Big Talk From Small Libraries online conference is now available!

You will find all the details on the Schedule page.

Information about our presenters is available on the Speakers page.

We are still confirming details with our presenters, so some descriptions and speaker bios are not posted yet. Additional information will be added as we receive it.

If you haven’t registered yet, now is the time to jump over to the Registration page and sign up!

You are welcome to watch as an individual or to host a group viewing of the conference. If several staff members from the same library want to attend, you can just register for one seat and have staff members view/listen together via one workstation.

You can also host a viewing party this same way and invite staff from other libraries. For any group viewings, if you know who will be there, you can list your Additional Attendees on your one registration or you can send us a list after the event.

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2020 Registration Open!

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Christa Porter

Registration for the 2020 Big Talk From Small Libraries conference is open!

This FREE one-day event is a great opportunity to learn about the innovative things your colleagues are doing in their small libraries. Big Talk From Small Libraries 2020 will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 via the GoToWebinar online meeting service.

The Call for Speakers closed last Friday and we’ll start evaluating the submissions this week. The full schedule will be available soon.

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Call for Speakers Deadline Extended!

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Christa Porter

Did you forget to submit your proposal for Big Talk From Small Libraries 2020? No worries! The Call for Speakers has been extended to January 10!

This free one-day online conference is aimed at librarians from small libraries; the smaller the better! We are looking for speakers from small libraries or speakers who directly work with small libraries. Small libraries of all types – public, academic, school, museum, special, etc. – are encouraged to submit a proposal We’re looking for seven 50-minute presentations and five 10-minute “lightning round” presentations.

Big Talk From Small Libraries 2020 will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 between 8:45 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (CT) via the GoToWebinar online meeting service.

If you are interested in presenting, please submit your proposal by Friday, January 3 10, 2020.

Speakers from libraries serving fewer than 10,000 people will be preferred, but presentations from libraries with larger service populations will be considered.

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2020 Call for Speakers Now Open!

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Christa Porter

The Call for Speakers for Big Talk From Small Libraries 2020 is now open!

This free one-day online conference is aimed at librarians from small libraries; the smaller the better! We are looking for speakers from small libraries or speakers who directly work with small libraries. Small libraries of all types – public, academic, school, museum, special, etc. – are encouraged to submit a proposal We’re looking for seven 50-minute presentations and five 10-minute “lightning round” presentations.

Big Talk From Small Libraries 2020 will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 between 8:45 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (CT) via the GoToWebinar online meeting service.

If you are interested in presenting, please submit your proposal by Friday, January 3, 2020.

Speakers from libraries serving fewer than 10,000 people will be preferred, but presentations from libraries with larger service populations will be considered.

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Save the Date!

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Christa Porter

Mark your calendars for Big Talk From Small Libraries 2020!

Our annual conference will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 via the GoToWebinar online meeting service.

The Call for Speakers will be announced soon. So, keep your eyes open for more details!

#BTSL2020

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2019 Recordings Now Available

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Christa Porter

Recordings of all 2019 Big Talk From Small Libraries sessions are now available!

You will find them through Previous Conferences link on our header menu. You can also jump directly to the Previous Conferences page.

Don’t forget to complete the conference Evaluation! We’re looking for input from people who attended the live conference and watched the archived recordings.

And mark your calendars now – Big Talk From Small Libraries will be back in 2020! Next year’s conference will be on Friday, February 28, 2020!

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2019 Conference Wrap-up

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Christa Porter

Big Talk From Small Libraries 2019 is a wrap! Thanks to all the presenters and attendees. It was a great day!

Evaluation

What did you think of Big Talk From Small Libraries 2019? Please share your impressions of this year’s event on our Feedback Form.

Continuing Education Credit

Nebraska library staff and board members: You can earn 1 C.E. credit for each 50-minute session attended. Due to the nature of this event, we cannot track which sessions you attended, so please fill out and submit this special Big Talk From Small Libraries CE Report form, so your C.E. credits can be recorded correctly.

Non-Nebraska attendees: Any CE credit you wish to earn for this event will need to be arranged with your CE-granting agency, since we are not authorized to give you CE credits. A “Thank you for attending” email has been automatically sent from the GoToWebinar system to all attendees who logged in to the live session. That message serves as your proof of attending. In addition, a link to a PDF certificate will be included in the e-mail.

Recordings and Presentations

At the moment we have a single eight-hour-long video file. As with previous years, we’ll be editing this down into the individual presentation recordings, posting them to YouTube, and embedding them here on the site under Previous Conferences. We’re also collecting the PowerPoint files from each of our speakers and will also be posting them as we receive them. So, this process, especially the video editing, will take some time. Everything will be posted as it becomes available, but experience tells us that this process will take a week or two.

Watch Parties

If you watched our event with others, please let us know the size of your group for our statistics via our Contact form.

Thanks!

Thanks once again, and please keep an eye on the site for more news and updates. If you have any questions, please use the Contact form to send us your questions, comments and feedback.

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What is a small library?

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Christa Porter

Check out the size of the libraries attending Big Talk From Small Libraries 2019 today!

 

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Login Instructions for Big Talk From Small Libraries 2019

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Christa Porter

Big Talk From Small Libraries 2019 will be broadcast online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements and firewall configuration. GoToWebinar works on Windows, Mac, Google Chrome OS, Linux, iOS and Android devices.

TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE – Pre-Registration is no longer required!

On February 22, you will be able to join the conference at any time by following these instructions. There is one login for the entire day of presentations – you can use these instructions to log in and out of the conference as you like throughout the day, based on your interest and availability.

1. On your computer workstation, go to

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2391992333371791107

and register in the GoToWebinar system.

2. Use the link on the confirmation webpage to connect to the session.

3. You will be connected to audio using your computer’s speakers (VoIP).

If the link above does not work, go to https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/join-webinar Type or paste in the Webinar ID: 923-196-827 and enter your e-mail address. Click ‘Yes’ or ‘Always’ (or ‘Trust’ on a Mac) if prompted to accept the download.

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Big Talk From Small Libraries is tomorrow!

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Christa Porter

Small libraries! Awesome ideas! FREE!

Join us tomorrow for the Big Talk From Small Libraries 2019 online conference. Registration is still open, so head over to the Registration page and sign up!

We have a great agenda for the day, with seven 50 minute sessions plus five 10 minute lightning round sessions. You can log in and out of the conference as you like throughout the day, based on your interest and availability.

Topics range from technology to programming to new roles for the library. This event is a great opportunity to learn about the innovative things your colleagues are doing in their small libraries.

So, come join us for a day of big ideas from small libraries!

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