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Call for Program Proposals for the 2025 Reaching Forward Conferences
September 10, 2024The Reaching Forward North and Reaching Forward South Committees are accepting program proposals for their 2025 conferences. These annual conferences, dedicated to the professional development of library support staff, are deeply committed to delivering high-quality and relevant content to benefit the Illinois library community.
Program slots for both conferences is 60 minutes and programming is organized by the following tracks:
- Advocacy and Funding
- Collections and Technical Services
- Community Engagement and Customer Service
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Human Resources
- Leadership and Management
- Marketing and Outreach
- Personal and Professional Development
- Programming
- Reference and Readers Advisory
- Technology
- Wellness
- Youth and Young Adult Services
Reaching Forward North is scheduled for Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Donald E. Stephen Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. Reaching Forward South is scheduled for Friday, April 4, 2025, at the Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham, IL.
If you have questions about the submitting a program proposal or the conference, please contact ILA Conference and Continuing Education Manager Kristin Pekoll at kpekoll@ila.org.