Conference URL: https://uprlc.org/uprlc-annual-conference-committee/
Looking for an excuse to visit the UP this fall? Have a great program geared towards small and rural libraries? Wanting to collaborate with some dynamic, creative and extremely talented librarians? Then please consider submitting a proposal for this year’s UPRLC Conference. Located in Sault Ste Marie, this year’s conference theme is Charting the Course, and will be held on September 14th at Lake Superior State University. A half-day, pre-conference will be hosted at the Superior District Library’s Bayliss Public Library location on September 13th.
If you are interested, please see the attached Call for Proposal for more details. Deadline is May 31st. Questions? You may reach out to Conference Chair, Lisa Waskin at lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org or SLC Director, Dillon Geshel at dgeshel@superiorlandlibrary.org.
UPRLC Annual Conference 2023 Call for Proposals is Open!
This year’s theme is Charting Our Course and will be held at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie on September 13th and 14th in the Cisler Center on campus, overlooking the St. Marys River and Canada.
We invite proposals for Breakout Sessions at this year’s UPRLC Annual Conference. This year we are looking for new ideas, programs, and sessions on what you have experienced in your library as we all continue to navigate library issues in this post-pandemic era. With recent book challenges on the rise, we are now seeing new issues that we are facing on a daily basis.
We are looking for proposals that will elevate the ideas in our areas of special interest which include teambuilding, staff structuring, mental health, community development, strengthening relationships, innovative programs, Diversity and Inclusion, Intellectual Freedom, and digitizing collections. Each breakout session should be approximately 45-50 minutes long.
The UPRLC Annual Conference registration fee will be waived for all those presenting a breakout session at the meeting.
To submit a program for review, please fill out the attached proposal submission form and return to lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org by Wednesday, May 31st.
Please submit your proposal and help us all to continue Charting the Course towards great library services for all.
