WAPL 2025 - Call for Proposals

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Have you ever been at a conference and thought, "I wish there were more programs on some aspect of youth services that pertained to my size library."  Well, here is a great chance to create that program and pitch it to the conference committee. You can put together a panel of colleagues or invite a partner to present with you or go solo. There are so many great ideas in children's and teen services I see out in Wisco libraryland. You can do it!!! 

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Plans are underway for the 2025 WAPL Conference taking place April 30 - May 2, 2025, at the Oshkosh Marriott Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center in Oshkosh, WI.  Hosted by the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL), a division of the Wisconsin Library Association, this annual event brings together members of the public library community to share big ideas and learn from each other through interactive breakout sessions and special events.  Watch the conference webpage for updates!   Submit a Breakout Session Proposal The application for submitting proposals for breakout sessions is now open, and your expertise is needed to make WAPL 2025 the best conference ever!   Our conference theme is also our state motto: Forward!  This means: Positioning Wisconsin’s public libraries as leaders in the field by showcasing innovative services and programs that can be scaled to libraries of all sizes. Using creativity and persistence to fuel positive momentum for ourselves, our staff, our services, and our communities. Identifying ways to overcome the many different challenges faced by public libraries. While this is a very broad theme, proposals are not required to fit within it.  We encourage innovative proposals on a wide variety of topics.  Learn more.   We welcome proposals from libraries of all sizes and from individuals who work in a variety of roles - from front line staff to technical services to programming and more.  We also welcome proposals from vendors, consultants, trustees, friends, and other library partners.     We will accept session proposals through midnight Friday, January 24, 2025.  Learn more and submit a proposal.    Questions? Please contact the WLA Office at wla@wisconsinlibraries.org or WAPL Conference Chair Heather Thompson at hthompson@mykpl.info.