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Advocacy in Action: The 2023 Maine Library Association Annual Meeting and Conference

  • 22 May 2023
  • 8:00 AM
  • 23 May 2023
  • 4:30 PM
  • Sunday River Ski Resort - Grand Summit Hotel

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:
  • Early Bird registration opens March 6, 2023. Regular price begins April 17th.

    Attendee is an active member of MLA and will attend for 1 day of the conference.
  • Early Bird registration opens March 6, 2023. Regular price begins April 17th.

    Attendee is an active member of MLA and will attend for both days of the conference.
  • Active MASL members can register at the same price as MLA members, but with no early bird option. 1-Day attendance.
  • Active MASL members can register at the same price as MLA members, but with no early bird option. 2-Day attendance.
  • Disount for members of the primary conference committee and leads subcommittees - this is for a 2-day registration.
  • Attendee is an active MLA member and will attend 1 day of the conference.
  • Attendee is an active MLA member and will attend both days of the conference.
  • Attendee is not an active member of MLA and will attend 1 day of the conference.

    *Please note: If you are an active member of MASL and not MLA, you can register at the MLA member price.
  • Attendee is not an active member of MLA and will attend both days of the conference.

    *Please note: If you are an active member of MASL and not MLA, you can register at the MLA member price.
  • If you are presenting a session or participating in a panel discussion, you get this discounted rate, regardless of your MLA member status. Single day attendance.
  • If you are presenting a session or participating in a panel discussion, you get this discounted rate, regardless of your MLA member status. 2-day attendance.
  • This deeply discounted rate was new in 2022 and is intended for students, retired library workers who like to stay in the loop, and library workers who are between jobs.

    If you are employed full-time and also a student, we ask that you select another registration type.

    Membership is required for this rate, and we also ask for either 2 hours of service at conference (room monitor, social event helper, or registration table), or you can write an article on your experience at conference for the Summer MLA to Z newsletter.
  • This deeply discounted rate was new in 2022 and is intended for students, retired library workers who like to stay in the loop, and library workers who are between jobs.

    If you are employed full-time and also a student, we ask that you select another registration type.

    Membership is required for this rate, and we also ask for either 2 hours of service at conference (room monitor, social event helper, or registration table), or you can write an article on your experience at conference for the Summer MLA to Z newsletter.

Register

Please join us for our annual conference on May 22-23 at Sunday River Ski Resort - Grand Summit Hotel.




Monday Keynote speaker: Tracie D. Hall

TRACIE D. HALL is a librarian, author, and advocate for the arts, and is Executive Director of the American Library Association. Prior to her appointment, Hall served as the Director of the Joyce Foundation Culture Program. She also served as Chicago's Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. In libraries, Hall was VP of the Queens Public Library, and Assistant Dean of Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science. She was also the Director of the Office for Diversity for the American Library Association.

Tuesday Keynote speaker: Monica Wood

MONICA WOOD is a novelist, memoirist, playwright, and the recent recipient of the Carlson Prize for contributions to the public humanities and the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance Distinguished Achievement Award for contributions to the literary arts. Her new novel, How to Read a Book, is forthcoming from Mariner Books, and a new play, Saint Dad, will debut in October 2023 at Portland Stage. Her previous novel, The One-in-a-Million Boy, was translated into 20 languages in over 30 countries. She is also the author of When We Were the Kennedys, a New England bestseller, Oprah magazine summer-reading pick, and winner of the May Sarton Memoir Award. Her other fiction, Any Bitter Thing, Ernie’s Ark, and My Only Story, have also won awards and made bestseller lists. Her short stories have been widely anthologized, and her nonfiction has appeared in Oprah, New York Times, Literary Hub, Down East, Martha Stewart LivingParade, and many other publications. She lives in Portland, Maine, with her husband and their cat, Susie.

We are also THRILLED to announce that on the evening of Sunday, May 21st, we will be hosting a fundraiser dinner with keynote speakers Stephen and Tabitha King! 


  • Conference attendees will receive a code to access the Conference Attendee ticket price ($99) for this event, in your conference registration confirmation email.
  • If you are a MLA member, you can register for that event at the MLA Member ticket price (also $99) without the code.
  • Non-members who are not attending the conference would pay the general admission ($149).

So, if you are a MLA member or if you are attending the conference, you can attend this special event for $99 - which includes a plated dinner with dessert, one drink ticket, and an evening with the Kings followed by music courtesy of Rockashop Sound System. CLICK HERE to register for the King fundraiser

*Please note: The Kings will not be giving autographs or signing books at this event.

LODGING: Sunday River is offering a group rate on hotel rooms for any night, Saturday thru Tuesday. To book a room at the group rate, use this link:

https://sundayriver.com/booklodging?Group=86347H&resultFilterValue=S&Checkin=05/20/2023&Checkout=05/24/2023&pid=25159

Please direct all questions by email to: president@mainelibraries.org and we will be glad to assist you! 


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