Public Library Training Institute is a three-year program of continuing education for new library directors, support staff, and trustees of small public libraries. The focus of the curriculum is public libraries. Institute is limited to 25 students. Preference will be given to students that are new to their position and have limited experience working in libraries.
South Dakota-based library practitioners, support staff and trustees of small public libraries are encouraged to register. No prior formal library science education, or previous college attendance, is required to attend. Students will earn two college credits when attending summer session.
Institute participants can start the program at any point in the curriculum, but must complete a program of continuing education that includes on-site and off-site requirements. A winter course for current students is held every December through April. Participation in this course every year a student is part of the program is required.
Registration for new students opens every January. Students are responsible for paying for lodging (on or off site), meals, and transportation.
Institute instructors provide in-depth classes in: the foundations of public library service; public library administration; services to the public; collections; cataloging and metadata; technology; as well as other current topics. Upon completion of the program, students are recognized as certified public library practitioners.
Focus areas of the program are administration, library resources and collections, and youth services.
Library Institute students are encouraged to attend Regional Library trainings in the spring and fall. Two physical locations will be scheduled, along with an online option.
Tuesday, June 3rd | |
10 am-12 pm | Participants arrive, get checked in, (lunches on their own) |
12-12:30 | Welcome: George Seamon, State Librarian |
12:30-1 | Icebreakers & Announcements: JoAnne Freitag, CE Coordinator |
1-4:30 | Book Repair Workshop: Carolyn Blanchard |
5:30-7:30 | Graduate Celebration & Social Mixer: Pizza Ranch |
Wednesday, June 4th | |
8:30-10:30 | SD Discovery Center: STEM Kits & SDSL Partnerships: Jen McIntyre |
10:30-10:45 | Break |
10:45-12 | ALS Services & Support: Kathleen Slocum & Josh Easter |
12-1 | Working Lunch: Future of the State Library: George Seamon, State Librarian |
1-1:45 | SDLA Presentation: From Advocacy to Leadership: The Role of SDLA and the Power of Participation: Abby Edwardson & Kelly Thompson |
1:45-2 | Final Wrap-Up, Evaluations, Reimbursement Paperwork |
2-2:30 | Graduate Ceremony & Class Pictures |
2:30 pm | Participants Depart |
The graduates of the SD State Library Institute program and the library in which they worked when they attended.
A.H. Brown Public Library (Mobridge) Karla Bieber |
Lemmon Public Library |
Alcester Community Library Dee Cole Paige German, 2024 |
Lennox Community Library Audrea Buller, 2021 |
Alexander Mitchell Public Library (Aberdeen) K.O. Lee Public Library (Aberdeen) |
Leola Public Library |
Ashley Memorial Library Lorraine Nordmann |
Long Valley School Library Ardis Ladely |
Beresford Public Library |
Lower Brule Community College Library Sandy LaCroix, 2017 |
Big Stone City Branch Library Janelle Kelly |
McLaughlin Public Library Lydia Schmeichel |
Bison Public Library |
Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Library, Ipswich Cindy Percy, 2025 |
Bowdle Public Library Lydia Schnaible, 2022 |
Mitchell Public Library Linda Rishling Lori Wagner Jean Jons Cindy Meinen |
Britton Public Library Peggy Satrang Sonia Wolf Sue Bull, 2009 Rhonda Hardina, 2014 |
Newell Public Library Gwen Kitzan Kay Newth |
Burke Public Library Averell Braun Constance Hoffman |
North Sioux City Library Juanita Grewing Liane Welte, 2022 |
Canton Public Library Arla Albertson Edith Nelson Iris Schultz Tracey Zylstra, 2022 Tiana McKinney, 2025 |
Oglala Lakota College Library Ron Randall Wilma Witt |
Centerville Community Library |
Parker Public Library Kathy Rand, 2018 |
Cozard Memorial Library Carole Stricherz Melissa Hutmacher, 2015 |
Parkston Public Library Kathy Behrend Lyle Weekly, 2022 |
Custer County Library Marguerite Cullum Doris Ann Mertz, 2015 Thea Teasley-Whiting, 2023 Sarah Myers, 2024 |
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Public Library Cyndie Harlan Lili Sjomerling Peggy Dobbs |
Dakota Valley School Janet Miller |
Piedmont Valley Library Jane Abernathy, 2013 Megan Stietz, 2025 |
Deadwood Public Library Carol Reif |
Pine Ridge Library Delores Pourier |
Dell Rapids Carnegie Library Deb Huska Brittany Moeller, 2018 Cassie Rodgers, 2024 |
Platte Public Library Anita Nachitgal |
Dewey County Library Margaret Salzer May Petersen |
Potter County Free Library Peggy Williams Renae Lehman, 2016 Barbara Vander Vorst, 2018 |
Doland Community Library Lillie Bucholz Natasha Noethlich, 2024 |
Rapid City Public Library |
Edgemont Public Library Kelly Marriot Ashley Courtney, 2015 |
Redfield Carnegie Library Betty Baloun Linda Keller |
Elkton School/Community Library Sherry Bauman Donna Lynn |
Scotland Community Library JoAnn Gemar Bonita Johnson Kara Vehar, 2016 Michelle Kass, 2021 Tanya Bult, 2025 Billie Jo Hayes, 2025 |
Emil M. Larson Public Library, Clark Tara Thomas, 2023 |
SD State Library Bell Jacobsen Gail Jacobsen Kathy Connell, 2014 Josh Easter, 2021 |
Emma Burnham Public Library, Frederick |
Sherwood Memorial Library, Doland |
Evelyn Lang Public Library, Springfield |
Siouxland Libraries Susan Carlson Betty Kolb Peggy Lind |
Faulk County Library, Faulkton Holly Demery, 2025 |
Sisseton Memorial Library Delores Eggen Jayne Nieland, 2017 Janet Schmidt, 2023 |
Freeman Community Library Bernie Koller Lee Ann Kaufman, 2013 Crystal Gering Nelson, 2025 |
Sisseton Wahpeton College Library Delight Robertson |
Grant County Library |
Sturgis School District Ginny Sannes |
Gregory Public Library |
Sully Area Library, Onida Jackie Aspelin, 2014 |
Haakon County Library Missy Koester, 2018 |
Tripp County Library Sandra Hansen Misti Burns, 2024 |
Hamlin-Codington Regional Library Teresa Petersen |
Viborg Public Library Joyce Jensen Caroline Ackerman Kari Kokesh, 2018 Becky Nutley, 2025 |
Hand County Library Deb Ruhnke Laurel Lammers |
Wakonda Public Library Angela Grider |
Hanson-McCook Central Library Doris Dickinson |
Watertown Regional Library |
Hill City Community Library Muriel Anderson Cindy Girard, 2015 Tammy Alexander, 2022 |
Webster Public Library Gladys Gerriets Teri Ewalt, 2017 |
Holbrook Library, Ellsworth AFB Shelia Isac |
Wessington Public Library Donna Runge, 2021 |
Hot Springs Public Library Dawn Johnson Edie Hooper Rachel Davila, 2018 Heather Lee, 2025 Mary Terrones, 2025 |
Wessington Springs Carnegie Library Barb Horsley Rhonda Behrens, 2022 |
Hurley Public Library Marilyn Jorgensen Amy Smith, 2023 |
Western Dakota Tech Library Deb Arne |
Huron Public Library Danyelle Brotherton, 2025 |
Whitewood Public Library Dorothy Martian Rea Weyrich |
Irene School/Community Library Sharon Hinseth Susan Buchannon, 2018 |
Yankton Community Library Corriene Jordahl Linda Weberg Susie Lippert, 2018 |
Jackson County Library, Kadoka Deb Moor Arlene Hicks, 2025 |
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Kennebec Public Library |
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Keystone Town Library |
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Lake Andes Public Library Mary Jo Parker, 2017 |