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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am excited to share the UPRLC 2024 Annual Conference call for proposals! This year’s theme is Bold Library Futures, and the conference will be held at the Joseph
Heirman University Center on the campus of Bay College in Escanaba on September 25th and 26th. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We invite proposals for Breakout Sessions at this year’s UPRLC Annual Conference. This year we are looking for new ideas, programs, and sessions that help us explore
a bold and positive future for our libraries. The past several years have been challenging, and we’re setting our sights on where libraries will go next in service to their patrons, staff and communities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>We are looking for proposals that will elevate the ideas in our areas of special interest which include:</b></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Artificial intelligence</b></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>The library as community center</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Library access in a post-pandemic world</b></span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Shifting customer service expectations and boundaries</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Each breakout session should be approximately 45-50 minutes long. The UPRLC Annual Conference registration fee will be waived for all those presenting a breakout
session at the meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>To submit a program for review, please fill out a proposal submission form at this link:
</b><a href="https://form.jotform.com/240394558704159" target="_blank" id="OWAd81fa8d0-6d22-b419-3c85-205f497aa687" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">https://form.jotform.com/240394558704159</a> <b>by
Friday, May 17th. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please submit your proposal and help us create Bold Library Futures! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you!</span></div>
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