Sessions 2024
We'll be announcing sessions and presenters soon so stay tuned to see who you'll be learning from.
Moving From "Transactional Advocacy" to "Transformational Advocacy."
Discover the thrill of advocating for issues you care about by moving from "transactional advocacy" to "transformational advocacy."
Learn MoreCrisis Communications—Smart Strategies for Tough Times
This session will include practical tips on communicating before, during and after a crisis, including crisis planning, public and media communications, and social media management. REGISTER TODAY Register today and then click to s...
Learn MoreReady, Set, Go! Three Steps to Engage, Energize, and Empower Your Community
Join Kacey Carpenter, an accomplished author, community organizer, and volunteer, in a presentation designed to engage, energize, and empower your library community. Learn from real-life case studies featured in his latest book and gain insights i...
Learn MoreYou’re Writing Your Emails Wrong!!
Email can serve as the bedrock of a campaign for grassroots fundraising, organization and communication efforts. But so many organizations struggle to write emails that “work.” Throughout this session we’ll cover email best practices, common mista...
Learn MoreThat Librarian: Preparing, Protecting, and Being Proactive In Standing Up for Intellectual Freedom
Libraries are seeing an unprecedented number of book challenges and librarians have become the new punching bags for extremists. Learn about my journey from being the target of a harassment campaign to taking back my life. Learn about online resou...
Learn MoreFeelings Don’t Care About Your Facts: Ethically Navigating Library Advocacy in an Age of Propaganda.
Libraries and library workers in the United States are under threat from a powerful and well-funded far right coalition that is increasingly outmatching library advocates in the battle for the hearts and minds of the American public. The rhetoric ...
Learn MoreWhat the %&$*# is Wrong With Library Advocacy?!
Nearly 98% of library funding comes from the will of voters and legislators. That means that nearly all of library funding is political in nature yet libraries don't seem to have the resources, tools, or strategies in place to navigate and influen...
Learn MoreThe Realities of a Book Challenge
In 2022, Gavin Downing faced a book challenge led by his own school principal. In this session, he will talk about his experiences, what worked, what didn't work, what he wished had happened, and more. REGISTER TODAY Register today...
Learn MoreBuilding a Grassroots Alliance to Support the Library and Fight Against Book Bans
Grassroots activism has proven to be effective at fighting book bans and supporting libraries and librarians at local, regional and statewide levels. While most American strongly oppose book banning, many don't know how to effectively organize and...
Learn MoreQ&A With Mike HixenBaugh
In this session you'll hear from Mike Hixenbaugh, author of "They Came for the Schools," in this Q&A with EveryLibrary staff. He'll discuss the powerful forces driving the crusade to ban books, rewrite curricula, limit rights for minority and ...
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