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Register to Attend Reaching Forward North or Reaching Forward South Today!
February 13, 2024Registration is now open for this year’s Reaching Forward Conferences!
Reaching Forward North and Reaching Forward South are annual development conferences for library staff from central, northern, and southern Illinois. These conferences are dedicated to providing quality training, information, and relevant topics and resources to library professionals wishing to excel and grow in librarianship.
Reaching Forward North is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2024, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The registration deadline is Monday, April 29, 2024.
Reaching Forward South is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Doubletree Hotel Collinsville/St. Louis in Collinsville, IL. The registration deadline is Monday, April 8, 2024.
More information about Reaching Forward North and Reaching Forward South can be found on the ILA website, and if you have any questions about registration, please contact the ILA office at ila@ila.org.
If you have any questions about the conference, including sessions, sponsorships, or speakers, please contact the ILA Conference and Continuing Education Manager Kristin Pekoll at kpekoll@ila.org.